Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-01


greatly desired. The river still declines slowly.
The upper Missouri Is on the swell; with that
exception, everywhere the rivers tend shallow
ward. River business continues fair with 9 good
stage of water liz al d.rectols. New Orleans
toaase continues in excess aad viii be SO until
about tive weeks hence, when navigation will
probably l. diticIit between 81. Louis and
Cairo. Freights Is scarce for the mountains.
There is only one boat louding here for Benton,
and no others ar spoken Of.
STOCK OF GRAIN AND FLOUR IN sIoKK IN TINS
CITY on SATURDAY NIGHT. APRIL q, lS.2.
Wh.atI+s. ca: corn 80 40; oats los, 2ls; barry
l.. 5sjl: rye :i.55:: Flour ;. l6l.
I1t:! last Week. wl:at lie NJ: corn 3sl,sso:
oats i2i ,'l6: barry l,6Ss; rye 40; fSur 1855.
NEW YORK.
New York. April y Flour 51l9c better and
far business doing, receipts S,uoo; super wes-
term an state 81 jti6 81: common to good s;a
: 81; good To Choice ). .aO.s a5:w hite wheat west
rrn extra - ga Q u: extra Ohio s. f0A. .5;eNfra
Il Louis sslIa. Wheat less active: receipts
too bn: spring No. l 81 6.ral s.: No. Z 81 boa
| bI; winter: rel western 81 S0al -; amber wrs-
81 seal 10; whit" 81 sJi2 o.. Rye is scarce and
less 'irfirr; western in store held at SIS. Malt
quiet Corn less ac,Ivc; receipts 81 900; western
miXc,l, al 'it. 7oi-o'.'. yellow &c. Oats quiet.
receipts IL. Ep,: Western in store and afioat 5li;a
lir; Obi" 5;!-jc. Egg uu -ettlei: western lst:s
l6c Wool firm unwA.H, d SIC; superine pulled
1ai>;c: Western Texas Sc. prnvisions-porL
Il. m: ms Sli"jllt prime ~silall'.: prime mess
.jili 81. Ref unchanged Midiles firm 6'.c;
short rib .f.r short clear SIC; bellies Sc. Cut
mats hr:n: ham. 9i-tl0; shoulders ~5.4ot4c.
Lard iirDl y; No l To prime steam 9."l-c; kettle
s-ac. Batter hcaH! new 5oa5.c.
tutC co.
C!icaEs' Alrii :: - a;,irr; sxtr, sprins
prtc"s arr higher: No: spring closed nj 81 Sax
na.S ::':!yc: No 5t.i.54,c ~. Rye stronger. .5c
bill Barley 4 shade easier ri 30 ij.c. Provisions
active: mess pork 81. .cal3 a. cash; sI5alS 10
June. Lard scarce; s. - bu;. - -. asked.
est> hithcr: shoulders -; clear rib, ~6i.a6'.c;
%iG.T : t' nj N E,eEi. Sa%,., M'-hwin.s
i;-ly aci.N- At - I.tsaii ~. Receipts. Flour !, 900
wheat I.ap: cor, l%Y:'.oo9; "ais li'.'So: rye.
iDur rye J.un: wheat -. UCi. corn III, 90; oats
zoe ..GJo; bar.cy 1850; hogs 1900.
i:Iun The -. LOU, Republican. sunday, 18th. ]
+ CHsiS STEALING.
II hl> l"r- been Il coma lain; of shippers of
grain by Railroads 10 this market. that the return
OF VT! .il:s mair by their commission merchant,
Frequently falls Materially short OF the amount
shipp"'s-ani this places the latter in Il very veN-
ati"u- and embarrassing position. as the shippers
return, or "a; Least = st:: i'rt"ry explanation Of
the rtu,e OF III. shur,aS'. Ii i asserted that
ttS!lEN every car tl -GlIi lsrtNInk fIlGI sl-s-t
from III" amour; ia the bills of lilcu u, d, 80
and ev"l - high IL Io per car. AMI il this Is so.
II l. certainty II just -r:,V.inrr which should h.
rtIl"i.:'t, II .tciIctIttr and where the clll>. i
know Il ih'Er can b. ~" reason why il should not
be- ihi~ shortage j. a,crihr,t IL Wholesale steal
lnS fr";iI tn ears an tn. track after arrival, lay
men Ia Wagons, vino a. soon a. the wagon haul
ii,s on IN "Eier OF Ia" c"n>iSn,c leaves, takes its
place. AMI GET AMY >rct;rrlV WIKI Il s;irr.lt:-
tinI> i"a't. L" c-Iy"ct tni> eva the iotlnwiny
ltu'''> sI%- '~fr'! hH Respectable grain lnusr in
thIs ely ilaLt al! railroads :I:rrr not To deliver
from ANY '.:r L" wagon uu or, order, hut shall
rAICt an order tor every ill.-ib. order 4, h,.
9IsnrG IN every instance. 10y la. party the grain
may br Consigned -. az course this csn apply
only to grain that has 10 Ia hauled from the Ear
IN wagon lhr lit M ;y!CrYrgi T., say that on.
road on TIM other -!'le has agreed /" station "A
man AZ VERY ctr, it:!c other ro.,, will do the
sam thing.
We give below --latest -. L"ui, quotations:
t-iiiLE-ih. demand j. principally to sup.
ply h. local trade, but i, tair and steady for this
'sri>g!. of tt-. wear ~. t":l"n ing tall,. give.
the who!csai. price, r::.i.! ant>l:tll lots >rilin.
a ,r!lr higher:
Choice native blood ir,rs. av. 1900 To
ife' lhS. 81 5o2G s.
i'riuI" ID Glass nL;Gy" lipUi. HS llJn 20
Coo, 81 Grade NATIVE hto"i. ay. loa,ro
1900 ...--... ..- -... 1 a1Si {
rarr lutcl,rr-' steers OF 1000 /, 100 ID,
:tv- and over aoa5 0
iThr.ftv stock steers. AZ. 90p II 1870 ID. 4 25,ti :
L.i.hi GGI,vyl stock >Ic,-a,. N .Tn L. so ) ,rtnQ4 z
iui"ri"r Scruhhy etr"rr end hritrrs... ) o'v33 s
GOOD heavy ii oxen, >nitll-h"i,'ta AMI
sm''ih.. 3Jii 0
Coar. h"ny ON 81 al "c!Ehts nap; : 5o1i :
Gh"ic' cow ant itr1;er'. ~ 900 t" ilo9 ! 5gt&i !.
Ini".',r inXI .t,.S imclrIt,r tauIm.; . sd !,
Ih,i,.. rnrr.r,,t.n., I,H.ns 4 ,I..ro-
-. ,-o, =
't;"~i lr>an, ana ,!, rokrys, cngn-;a;-
ir!;et ---.- " ZOOS .
inirIiar I" common lyAals 30. = Ur@3 .
r A.E.t. LA. ,.Fy Ft.N, Ia A.. t.t t.t. MI A. nl.t a a.
- -, ne" , ' b "a ~ y no., ~ "
-,
il'"N-An !"''.'-'"'r''pic decline Is l" b
noticed The weakness l., ~a;tr:hutl able in part (
%, c>r... If .,,,Iv. Tbs, ,xrr.n,. rang, mad H.
tN 90! Us i"'' =
shippers We're Si.Ji 10 ~; IA DIX however n
s. sat l." TO. In. general RANG. pAil ly butch
- 1T , -o
- -" '' ~ - 81" 7"'
d. 81 2jtp -, itIr q" - Ia I 100 II Gros
w,i.:!.
= uu.,, -
= "''n " h'"'''s Improve
Ii!cnt III Tins n'ar"e'- Choice mutton grade
. l,~ sro,, weight.