The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-10-21
Opening. Closing.
PROVISIONS.

Rather an unsettled feeling prevailed in this
market during the past week, and q marked
falling of was noticeable in the amount Of
business transacted. The fluctuations in prices
were quite frequent, but not severe, they being
confined to rather q small range The market
for mess pork closed at s22. rs for cash, SPAS
seller October, and S19.15@l9.20 seller the
year. Cash lard closed at 13.3716@13.4 40,
seller the year at S12.05@12.2 715, and seller
February at S11.05.
SEEDS AND
The market closed at 90. 00@ IS for COM
mon to prime timothy; S6.00@6.50 for medium
clover; $1.20@1.30 for flax, and light sales of
fair Hungarian we're made at 42L@45c.
Prime quotable at about SOC. Highwines were
quiet.
cooPERAGE, LUMBER AND woeD.
Quotations range at 81. O0@1.O5 for pork bar
rels, and $1.25@1.30 for lard ~tierces; $3.50
@2.10 for whisky barrels, and 45@
Sc for -four barrels. The offerings of lumber
were quite liberal, and there being a good de-
maud the market ruled fairly active. and prices
were steady. Sales ranged at 81 .50@14.00 for
common to choice boards and strips, So. rs for
joists and scantling. S1.50 for lath, and $2.30@
2.75 for shingles. There was no change notice
able in the market for wood prices remain
nominally the same as previously quoted.
PRODUCE.
Butter was quotable at 26933c for extras, 10
| @25c for frsts, =17@1se for seconds,
and 14@16c for thirds. There was a fair
trade reported in broom corn, but the
arrivals of new were somewhat larger,
and this caused rather an easier feeling to pre-
vail. Quotable at 10@1114c for No. 2 to No. 1
hurl, 7@Sc for good stalk braid, $4,000 for
inferior brush, and 4c for crooked. There was
nothing of consequence donein beeswax. Quo
table at 26@2Sc for prime yellow. The offer
reason ruled steady. Quotable at $3.50 for
prime Eastern medium, and $1.25@1.75 for
western, according to quality. There was a
good demand for cider at $6.00@7.0O per brl,
and S2.75@3.25 for kegs. The supply was
only moderate. Cheese was firm, and
somewhat higher, owing to an i'm
reports from Eastern markets. Prime sold
freely at 11%@12c, and good at 1016@11c.
Common grades, however, we're rather dull,
and these ranged at 4@8c. Dried peas were
slow at SLIGO for green, and S1.25@l.4O for
yellow, according to quality. Dried fruit was
in good demand and higher, with the offerings
Of all kinds light. Apples quotable at 1O@1019c
for Eastern, and J @9c for Southern. Peaches
steady at 12@13c for halves, and 10c for quar-
tiers. Feathers were firm at 53@55c fol-
prime live geese, 25@27c for tur-
key tail, and 3@5c for chicken.
Green fruits were fairly active. and fol
most descriptions prices were firm. Apples
sold at %. 50@3.25 for common to choice in
lots. Peaches closed at 90c@$1.25 for large
boxes, and 10000 for %-bu baskets. Grapes
sold at 2O@4Gc for Michigan baskets; $1.00@
lbs for 20-lb baskets of Ohio Concords, snd
$3.50 for 36-lb cases. Delaware quotable a
81. 75@2.0O for large baskets, and $3.50 fol
cases. Catawbas sold for about the same prices
as Delaware. There was a good demand for al
descriptions of game, and prices were firm
Prairie chickens closed-at S4.0O@4.25 per doz
/ Mallard ducks at $780, and small ducks a
81. 5062.00. Snipe sold at 51.00@l.25. Hop
!. we're steady, though the market was dull, ant
!. but few sales were made. Quota
I tons range at 4@13c for poor to prime
Hides remain steady and firm at SIC for greer
salted and SIC for damaged. Honey remain
quiet at 2O@23c per ID for comb and 10@12H
, for strained. Potatoes sold slowly at 25@35
per blu, and sweet potatoes at $500 for yello'
. illinois, and 80. 50@4.00 for Jerseys. Their
: was a fair demand for salt at S1.50 for Onon
r daga and Saginaw fine S1.70 for ordinary fin
without bags. There was but little deman
for vegetables, and the market ruled dull
3O@40c per bu for tomatoes, 5@6c per doz fo
corn, 75c per bl for onions.