Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-07

PROVISIONS.
Opened weak and easy and declined daily
until mess pork was SOC to zoe per brl and
lard Il to &c lower. Demand mainly on local
speculative account with comparatively few
orders received. The market however closed
frmer aud with more favorable outlook.
Mess pork closed at S1S.75 to $3.50 for cash.
$3.50 for January and S19 Is to SO. ia for
February. Lard closed at Sl3 90 to S1305 for
cash, and S13 S2il to S13 35 for March. Meats
steady and firm.
LIvR STOCK.
Cattle market steady and firm, with no
difficulty in obtaining relatively good prices
for good stock; quality medium, closing at
$3.50 TO $50 for fair to choice steers, and
S625 to 1878 for extra. Stock cattle steady
for common to good lots. Butchers
common to good lots. Through Texans
S1.75 to 1915. Corn fed 1915 to S4.75.
Hogs very dull and lower. notwithstanding
the meagre receipts. Quality only fair.
Packers doing but little, closing at $500 to
$50 for light, and 500 to $40 for heavy
Sheep steady and firm with good shipping
demand at $500 to $3.50 for poor to extra.
DRESSED HOGS, HIGHwISEs AND SEEDS.
Dressed hogs opened firm at IS 90 to So. 40
for light to heavy; but ruled weaker, declin-
ing to t7.60 to $40 for light and So to So Is
for heavy. Pigs sold at 800, closing steadier
Highwines closed steady and firm at 97lc for
iron bound packages. Seeds were very quiet !;
demand light. Timothy quotable at 81 to
S2.55. Clover IS so to $3.50. Flax s.. 80 to
$500. Hungarian Zoe to soc Millet zoe to 75c.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
As usual the holiday trade was quite active,
but the distribution of goods was mainly on
mail order account and largely in the fancy
goods line. The attendance of interior buy
ers was light, but there we're a
Dry goods sold to fair extent at former
prices. Boots and shoes selling quite freely
Coffee firm at the outside price for choice
| Rio-24c being well maintained. Sugars were
easier: Standard "A" l0sc. Grain bags re-
main dull, with but little inquiry. Building
materials were slow sale. Oranges firm at
Sl2 per brl for Louisiana. Fish dull and
weak. Hay was SOC to 81 per ton lower
Lumber remains very quiet gil to S12 for
common mixed, fencing, etc. Leather
| quiet. Nails selling to a fair extent
at S3.62A rates. Oils steady and firm. Salt
steady and firm at 81. Is to $500. Wool steady,
but firm. The stocks are light, while the
shipments continue in excess of the receipts.
Prices steady.
PRODUCE MARKETS.
Butter quiet and prices easier. Good to
choice RON, % to 28c. Packed butter. 22c to
32c for fair to extra grades. Beans, S1.25 to
$2.00 for common Western to choice Eastern
Beeswax, 27c to Csc. Cheese in fair demand
and prices steady at lac to Isle for good to
choice. and &c to 13lc for common to fair. Eggs
were dull. local dealers about the only buyers.
Sales at 24c to 25c for fresh new 15c to 2Ot
for picked. Game was dull at So 90 to 50 q
for prairie chickens; $500 for ducks, and
S1.00 per doz for rabbits. Apples slow sale
at 75c to - so for common to selected. Hides
steady and firm at 7sc to Sc for green frozen
15c to l6c for calf; lSc to 19c for dr. flint
Hops steady and firm at Csc to sic for fair te
prime. Honey q1otabe at zoe to 25c per ID
Poultry was du.i and slow. Chickens, Sc t.
SC per ID; S2.00 to $500 per doz turkeys
DC to Sc per h. ducks. $500 to 81 90 per doz
and geese, $500 to $1,000. Potatoes quiet q
75c to 90c for fair to choice peachblows. vege
tables quotablo at 81 80 to 50 so per brl TO
red to yellow onions, and Csc to 40c per bl
for turnips. Veal dull at 4c to Sc per 10.