The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-08-31
New York Markets.

FLoun AND MEAI--The market was fairly active
for all grades of -four and those from spring wheat
eps %sTs In Seng e. fe en state
i've. Rye etlour and corn meal in better demand and
irm. We quote Western and state snperti1e
Sie5 s52Oi DO. shipping extras, $3.50 q IS GO; DO
bakers and family brands including st. Louis, Is rs
ss25i southern shipping extras, s5.75 %; do
S. Corn % meal % $3.50 Is 50 for | western, and q
SLl5 for Southern and Brandywine.
CoIToN-The market was firm and active; sales
at lShc. for middling uplands, and 17ac. for low
middling. For future delivery prices were higher
oSer or the later r0n moSPPSs iOr
PRovIsIoHs-Pork was fairly active. and closed q
shade 1rmer sales at sl3.25 for mess, on the spot
prime mess and sioso a sii for extra prime. Beef
iIm at " Si4 for prime and extra mess, and el6 @
hams i 50 a s2s Bacon steady % sales at 9Sc % for
Western short clear, and Sc for city Stretford
salted shoulders, IN &C. for picked bellies, and
l2h 13c. for light picked hams. Lard more active
ing pure new at nc to arrive and SIC. for oity
Cheese frmer at 1lc., the latter choice factory
state daries, Is 27c Western, I2 2Oc inciudine
fair yellow for shipment at Is a l6c. - =
GRLM-wheat was 1 &c. lower; sales at s1.27
prime red and amber winter, 81 An for old amber
winter, and $3.50 sl55 for prime TO choice white
active and firm sales at 4Oc. for Western little
unsound, 43 a 47c. for black and mixed Western,
and 40 SIC. for prime to choice white. Corn de-
clined " &c, leading to a fair business opening
at &c. and closing at 66Ac. yellow nominal at 6s a
zoe. .... r-
GRocEREs- coffee more active for Rio at Il 1eke.
gold duty paid. Java coffee, 19 &c., gold duty
paid Rice in fair demand at ga 7hc. for foreign,
| and 81 exc. for domestic. MOlassos dull. Cuba
muscovado 33 40c Sugars dull for raw at 9h a
exc. for fair to good refining. Refined sugars qui-
| ct; hards 1875 a l3c.
| SUNDRIEs-Petroeum was flrmer for refined at
| 2ih 24Ac for this month; crude lSh a l4Ac in
bulk. ROsin steady at S2-S5 for strained. Spirits
turpentine was dun but firm small sales at 52kc.
Talow was quiet at Oh 9Ac. Whiskey was hrmer
at 95 95kc. Freights were firm, but dull to Great
Britain; to Liverpool, wheat by sail. 3D., and corn
by steam, sdi three vessels TO the Continent with
wheat at I'd. rr.. NJ
| LIVE STOCK MARKET-Prime steers We're compar-
atiyely scarce and were nearly sustained in price,
but common and medium stock was extremely dull
at decline OF y q &c v 10; Excepting few of the
best steers, which were sold at II l2hc. " ID, the
top price was lAc and the range for native West
eIn steers was 0a1lAc. Lr..-
The market for sheep and lambs was fair at Az a
&C. " 10. for poor to prime sheep, and at 81 SC. p
10 for poor TO choice lambs, State lambs selling at
&C., and poor State and fennsylvania at Ok 6kc.
| Veal calves were firm at l0c. ~ fb, and grass
| calves sold readily at q. so a $3.50 y head.
Coarse Michigan hogs, 2l0 fbs average, were sold
| az 5Ao. ID d. and live hogs may be quoted firm at
/ 5A a5h. Dressed were In demand AZ 6A TIC. %
! ib Tor extreme weights