The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-04-03

FLoUR.-The sales include: Spring
extras-50 bbls Mimi, brand not named at
80; 100 bbls do at 81 25; 100 bbls do at 81;
200 bbls do at 81 rs; $50 bbls do at Sc so;
100 bbls athlete at Sc rs; 100 bbls,
brand not named, at So 25 900 bbls do at
IS 90; 700 bbls do on private terms.
SPRING SUPERFINEs-5O bbls, brand not
named, at 81 so; 100 bbls do at So Go.
uWHITE WINTER ExTRAs-7O bbls, brand
not named, at So 90; 100 bbls on private
terms.
SPRING WHEAT-This market was quite
weak on yesterday. Unfortunately eastern
ana foreign advices, pleasant weather, and
the prospect for continued fair receints
exerted' as might be expected, depressing
influence, and again give the "bear" por.
tion OF the deal an opportunity to share the
course OF prices In way to suit their
peculiar interests. Hence, the tendency of
the market was naturally downward, and
on cash and April wheat, which were re.
garded with some disfavor, decline of
1@14c was suffered. For the more ex-
tended options for No 2, however, the
feeling was somewhat better, and for May
delivery the reduction experienced was
something less than lie. Cash wheat was
slow, though the demand for lots was
about as large as usual. No closed for
present delivery at 81 173s for regular,
and 81 1917 for fresh receipts. No and
rejected sold at rather wide range, accor-
ding is the character and date of the recent
perchased,
LATER NO spring wheat was in mod
erately active speculative demand on the
afternoon open board on yesterday, and
ciosed at $l III for seller April, and 81 %
z for sellers May. No. corn was rrtber
quiet and steady, closing at 301Sc for seller
April, and 347sc for seller May.
BROOM CoRN-Common and Medium
grades were plenty and dull. We again
quote com mon at $4,000 per ton medium
to good at $7O@SO; choice stock braid at
$1O0@110, and choice hurl and brush at
$120@14O.
BUTTER-No new features vero aovo,
oped In Il worthy. of any extended re-
MARKS Common and medium assertions
were in fair supply, and prices ruled
steady, fair focal demand being reported.
We again quote; Inferior to Common at
1O@12c per Id; medium to good 14@eOc
cannon to choice 2O@27c; choice dairy at
2S@3Sc.
PorALoEs-Prices unchanged sales
were made of car choice peachblowf at
90 from store Car do at So delivered 3
car at so on track.
PoULTRY -The market for choice dress.
ed poultry again ruled firm on yesterday,
the receipts etc., light, fair local demand.
Sales were made of 700 lbs turkeys at 16 :;
$50 lbs do at loo; $50 lbs at 14c; 10 doz
chickens at 81 90 doz do at 81 5Oa4 70 :;
doz large at So.
| CATTLE-The receipts since SATURDAY.
W ere about 3,400 head. There was less
animation in the shipping demand, as shin.
| pers in view of large number sent east
the past week, were operating with con-
81 derable caution. There was, however a
fair busines transacted, prices for all grades
below choice ruling easier. During the
afternoon medium to fairish steers of I 100
1,30O lbs averages were offered at 1O@121sc
per 100 lbs less than was demanded on
Saturday last, and at the close quite a large
number w ere left over. We quote
| CHOICE GRADED STEERs-This descrin-
ton were in light supply, and prices were
steady at $6 50@6 70.