The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01

Opened weak and easy and declined daily
until mess pork was soc to zoe per brl and
lard 1c to 10 lower. Demand mainly on local
speculative account with comparatively few
orders received. The market however closed
firmer and with more favorable outlook.
Mess pork closed at SlS.75 to $3.50 for cash.
5lS 80 for January aud S19 Is to S1917l for
February. Lard closed at Sl3 90 to S13.05 fer
cash, and S13 324 to 513 80 for March. Meats
steady and firm.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle market steady, and firm, with no
difficulty in obtaining relatively good prices
for good stock; quality medium, closing at
"a. so to 5000 for fair to choice steers, and
&c. 25 to Sc rs for extra. Stock cattle steady
and in moderate demand at $3.50 to S3. 10
for G n9nsan to good ID lots Butchers
common to good lots. Through Texans
Sl.75 to 1913. Corn fed 1915 to $4.75.
Hogs very dull and lower. notwithstanding
the meagre receipts. Quality only fair.
Packers doing but little, closing at 5000 to
6.60 for light, and 1910 to S7.10 for heavy.
Sheep steady and firm with good shipping
demand at $500 to $3.50 for poor to extra.
DRESSED HOGS, HIGHwINEs AND SEEDS.
Dressed hogs opened firm at SO 90 to SO. 40
for light to heavy but ruled weaker, declin-
ing to S760 to $40 for light and So 90 to IS Is
for heavy. Pigs sold at 800, closing steadier
Highwines closed steady and firm at 97Ic for
demand light. Timothy quotable at 81 40 to
S2.55. Glover s. so to $500. Flax 80 to
$500. Hungarian 75c 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 were a
good many local buyers present
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 we'll maintained. Sugars were
easier: Standard "a" 10sc. 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 S1l to S12 for
quiet. Nails selling to fair extent
at S3.623 rates. Oils steady and firm. Salt
steady and firm at 81 .65 to 5000 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 roll, % to CSC. Packed butter, 22c to
32c for fair to extra grades. Beans 81. rs to
90 90 for common Western to choice Eastern
Beeswax, 27c to Csc. Cheese in fair demand
and prices steady at lac to 15lc for good tc
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 2go
for picked. Game was dull st SO 90 to 50 q
for prairie chickens; SO 90 for ducks, and
S1.00 per doz for rabbits. Apples slow sale
at 75o to % 80 for common to selected. Hides
steady ard firm at 7sc to Sc for green frozen
15c to Ice for calf l8c to 19c for dry flint
Hops steady and firm at 25c to sic for fair e
prime. Honey quotabe at zoe TO csc per NJ
Poultry was dull and slow. Chickens, &c tC
SC per ID; $500 to $500 per doz; turkeys
DC to DC per ID, ducks. 100 to "a 90 per doz
and geese, So to $1,000. Potatoes aaiet a,
Zoe to goo for fair to choice peachblows yege
tables quotablo at 80 so to 50 so per brl 70,
red to yellow onions, and 35c to 4Oc per br
for turnips. Veal dull at 4c to Sc per 10.