The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-07

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The demand for cattle was active and the
market ruled steady and firm, with higher
range of prices. Receipts moderate and
quality very good, showing a marked i'm
provement all round. Eastern advices were
favorable aNd shippers we're more anxious to
purchase, entering into lively competition ;
closing at $500 to 1926 for fair to choice. and
$3.50 to $500 for extra steers 50 so to $4. SO
for butchers cattle. Hogs were quiet but
steady, although with the limited receipts the
market could not have been very active clos
ing at 1925 to Sc 80 for poor to choice light
weights, and $6.75 to 1925 for the same de-
scription of heavy; bulk Of sales at $675 to
$40. Sheep were steady and firm, with a
good demand and well-maintained prices /;
closing at $500 to $3.50 for poor to choice.
PROVISIONS.
Only fair degree of activity was shown,
trading being mainly on local speculative &C
count and for future delivery. Stocks of
mess pork large and of lard moderate.
Market closed at $1S 95 to $19 for cash and
$13 40 for February pork, $l3. 40 for cash and
$13 SO for March lard.
DRESSED HOGS AND SEEDS.
Dressed hogs opened dull, but closed
firm at SOC to SOC higher, the ad-
vance being relatively larger on light
than on heavy weights, owing to
competition between New York buyers, closing
at So to $500 for light and So 20 to $3.50 for
heavy. Seeds were quiet all round, closing at
So to So go for poor to prime timothy; So so
to 1910 for clover; 50 for fax; 75c to SOC for
Hungarian; and zoe to 75c for mllet.
Butter remains very quiet stock large and
tendency of values to q lower range packed
22c to 35c for fair shipping to extra fancy
dairy and factory rolls 22c to 24c. Beans
dull at $1.25 to $1.75 for Western and So to
1926 for navy. Broom corn firm. Cheese
steady and firm at 15Ic for prime fac
tory; 14c to 143c for good, and &c
to 13c for poor to common. Cider firm
at Sc to $3.50 per brl for choice sweet
Eggs were dull and sales slow. Fresh quot
able at 21c to 24c. Feathers were quiet but
firm at &c to &c for chicken and 45c to Soc for
prime live geese. Apples slow at 75c to So
for common to choice. Game slow. Honey
was steady at zoe to 25c for comb. Hops
were quiet at former quotations-33c to SIC
per 10 for good to prime new and Csc to Soc
for fair. Hides were in moderate demand
and steady at 7&c to Sc for green frozen, SIC
for heavy green sailed, and 15c to 16c for
calf. Hay was dull and weak, the supply
being In excess of the demand. Prime
timothy, $3.50 to $19; No. l, $3.50 to $18;
prime prairie $12 to $1250. Nuts were steady
at $500 per bu for shellbark hickory, and 81
for large. Butternuts and Walnuts slow at
W., ~ POI VII FotAtoeS were quleb anu Gull
at 85c to soc for small let's peachblows; 75c to
85c for mixed. Turkeys were irmer, although
chickens were dull and other descriptions of
poultry were offered quite freely; we quote
turkeys at &c to l0c per tb for poor to choice
chickens Sc to Sc per ib and $3.50 to So per
doz; ducks $3.50 to $3.50. Tallow slow at
74c to SC. Veal firm at &c to Sc. Vegetables
dull at So so to 1915 for red onions; So to
$3.50 for yellow; 30c to 45o for turnips; and
Soc to Csc per doz for celery. Wool steady
and very firm.