The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-10-07
Closing.
PROVISIONS

PROVISIONS.
The advices from the East and European
markets were more favorable in tenor, and a
material improvement was exhibited in prices
for all descriptions here. The market closed
as follows: Cash mess pork, $3.50 !; seller
October, $22. 00@22.2 20, and seller the year,
$751; 0@18.2 5 /; seller January and February
sold at $500. Cash lard closed at 3d. 40 ;
seller October at S13. 35@13. 40 seller the year,
81. 95@l2.20, and seller February sold at
S11.8C.
PRODUCE.
Butter was quotable at 24@30c for extras,
19@23c for firsts, 1761sc for seconds and
14@1Gc for thirds. Beans we quote prime old
Eastern mediums at about 81 .80, and a sale of
new Western was reported at S1.65.
Trade was quite brisk in broom-corn.
Quotations range at 10@12c for No. l to extra
hur1, sT@B16c for good to choice stalk braid,
and 6@5Lc for crooked. Beeswax was quiet
and nominal at 26@2Sc for good to prime yell
low. Cheese-Quotations range at 5(9Sc for
poor to common, 9@10c for fair to good, and
104@101Sc for prime in lots. There was a
good supply of cranberries on the market, but
the offerings were rather poor in quality and
for this reason sold slowly. Prices ranged
as follows: $2.25@2.50 per bushel, and 5000
$50 per barrel, the outside figure being for
choice. Cider was dull and the few sales re-
ported ranged at S5.00@6.00 per barrel and
: 2.5s@3.O0 per key, according to quality.
Dried fruits were quiet. Quotations
range at Sc for choice Michigan
and New York apples, and TIC for Southern.
Peaches quotable at 10@101%c for halves, and
about &c for mixed. Dried peas were dull and
slow sale, with light arrivals of new repo ted
quotable at S1.60 for new green, and $1,000
LAO for yellow. Eggs were in good demand
and firm ; the market closed at about 1Sc pei
doZ for warranted fresh. Feathers were in
moderate demand and steady quotable at 55@
SEC for prime live geese, 20025c for turkey
tail, and 3@5c for chicken. Game was in good
demand and firm. The receipts were fair and
better in quality than during last week. Prairie
chickens quotabl e. at 90. 5O@s.75 per doz NAL.
lard ducks at $500, and small at g. 90. Greer
fruits we're in good demand. Quotations ranged
at S1.00@2.50 per brl for Southern apples, and
S2.50@3.50 for Michigan, according tt
quality. Peaches closed at about S1.5(
1.65 for %-bu boxes in lots, and
Sl.65@2.00 in a retail way; M-br
boxes sold at 60@75c. Choice Concord grapes
quotable at 80. 50@2.7 rs in 36-lb cases; 81. Goa
LIS in 20-lb baskets, and 60@75c in Michigan
lib baskets. Plums were firm at S4.0e@5.0C
for &-bu boxes of New York, and $1.25@1.5t
for T-bu boxes of Illinois. Pears were firm a
SO. 0O@14.0 0 for New York in barrels, and 80,
@S1.00 for Michigan baskets. Hides remair
steady at SIC all round for green sailed, ant
G4S6%c for damaged. Honey vas rathel
SLOW sale. Quotable at ZO023c per ID for coml
and 121Sc for strained. There was but littl,
demand for hops, and the market lulet
dull. Quotable at 4@12bc for poo
to good, and 14@16c for prime new
The supply of poultry was fully equal to thu
demand. aud prices ranged as follows: 100
l21Sc per lb for turkeys, s3.00@3.5 so for ok
chickens, and S2.0O@2.75 for spring, accord
ing to quality. Potatoes sold slowly at 75c@
S1.00 per brl. All kinds of vegetables solt
slowly. but there was no particular change il
prices from those quoted last week. Tomatoes
about 40c per bu. Turnips 75c per brl. Cab
bage S3.00@4.00 per 100, and cauliflower 5Oc@
$1.50 per doz.
SEEDS AND
There was a good demand for Timothy seed
Prices ranged at 81 00G2.35 for common t.
good, and 52.4002.45 for prime. Clover wa
dull and weak. Sold at :5.50@6.5O for poor +
prime medium, aod 1915 for mammoth. Fla
in fair demand at S1.25@1 42l16 for common t
good. Highwines were fairly active, but price
ruled a. shade lower. Sales we're made at til
close at S1.151%.
C~ooPERAGE- LUMBER AND WOOD.
Quotations range at 81. 1215@1.1 Is for porl
barrels S1.35@1.45 for lard tierces $1,000
2.10 for whisky barrels, and 45@55c for flou
barrels. There waa a moderately active busi
hess transacted in lumber. Quotable at $50
for joists and scantling !; S9.00914.00 for com
mon strips and boards : .10@2.60 TO
shingles, and $3.50 for lath Wood remain
rather quiet. Maple quotable at about $500
and beech at 800 per cord.