The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-05-20
Opening. Closing.
LIVE STOCK.

L1N 1OS
The cattle market has been fairly active and
steady, with no important changes to note.
Receipts materially lighter and quality good.
Shipping steers, s5.25@6.30; fair to choice,
S6.50@6. rs for extra. Bulk of sales to ship
pers at S6.0O@6.25. Stock cattle steady at
$4.O0@5.O0. Butchers stock dull at $4,000
$50 for poor to choice; S3.OO@3.75 for inferior.
Hogs dull and 2O635c lower. Workers, $7.00@
IT'S; heavy, 81. 5O@S.25 Quality poor. Bulk
of sales at $7.3O@7.75. Sheep steady and
quiet at S3.00@5.00 for shorn and S5.00@6.50
for wooded.
PROVISIONS.
There was q fairly active business transacted
in this market on speculative account, but the
feeling under unfayorable advices from the
East and Europe was rather easier. The ar
rivals Of hogs were also liberal and this aided
somewhat in the depreciation of values. Quo
tations of mess pork ranged at S21. 55921. 65,
and S21. 55921. so seller June seller July sold
at s21. 9O@22.05, and closed easy. Cash lard
quiet but steady at S15.40@15.45. Seller May
closed at $15.40@15.42I, and seller June at
SIS. 50@15.55.
SEEDS AND W
There was considerable activity in the seed
market but the interest manifested was CEN
tered chiefly in Hungarian. During the early
part Of the week, there were numerous outside
orders on the market for the above named seed
and prices we're higher, but towards the close
of the week, the demand was less urgent and
the market closed rather easy. Timothy was
quiet but firm at $2.25@2.45 for fair to prime
and 81. 50@2.5 5 for choice; clover firm at $500
for prime medium, and S7.75 for mammoth;
Hungarian sold at S1.40@1.60 for prime, clos
ing at about S1.40; miilet quotable at S1.45@
1.5O for fair. Tn offerings of highwines were
light and the market for this reason ruled quiet.
Closed at about S1.15 for spot.
PRODUCE.
There was a good demand for butter and the
upply of choice grades was barely sufficient to
meet the requirements of the trade. Prices
were firm, but ne material alteration was
noticeable. Fresh made quotable at 16@18c
for fair streaked and white colored, and 20@
26c for good to choice. Old butter ranged at
11916c for poor to fair, and sales of roll were
made at 12H@20c according to quality. In
broom corn the movement was rather light, but
prices remain steady at 11T@14Lc for No. l
to extra hnrl and 11@13c for good to choice
stalk. Beans were q tritie firmer toward the
close of the week, but there was no increase
in the amount of business transacted. Quot
able at 81. 70(11. rs for eastern mediums in
bags, and about S1.80@1.85 for the same in
barrels. Western were dull at S1.00@1.7 rs for
poor to good. BeeswaX quotable at 26@2Sc.
There was q fair local demand for prime old
factory cheese and choice new at about 15916c
for the former, and 13@1315c for the latter {;
but the common grades were dull and slow
sale. Cranberries were dull at S6.00010.00 per
brl for poor to choice cultivated, and $500
3.75 for boxes containing one bu. Choice sweet
cider was in moderate request at $5.75@6.00
per brl; common was very difficult to sell.
Dried fruits were dull and very quiet. Apples
quotable at about SIC for Michigan and New
York, and at 7@7Lc for Southern. Halves
peaches quotable at J@9Ac, and blackberries
at 9%@10c. Eggs were rather weak and the
market closed at about 13@13Hc. There was
some Improvement shown in green apples, and
prices were a shade higher. Sales ranged at
g. 5000. Is for choice in lots, and $3.00@3.50
was paid in a retail way, according to the
quality. Hides were dull at TIC for heavy
green sailed and SC for light do calf about
12@1214c. Hay was in demand and firm al
ZIG. 00(919. so for No. 2 to prime timothy, and
S9.00@15.00 for fair to prime prairie.
Potatoes steady and firm, quotable at
9569Sc for Eastern peachblows in car lots, and
s1.O5@1.10 for the same from store. Western
peachblows sold at 80G90c in lots. Eastern
Early Rose slow ut zoe in car lots, and S0(G90C
from store. There were less onions and tur.
nips offered on the market, and prices under 9
fair demand were firmer. Sales were made al
g. O@3.O0 per brl for onions, and 50@65c pei
bu for rutabaga turnips. Veal was dull, the
market being largely oyerstocked with common
carcasses; quotations range at lose for common
to choice.
CooPERAGE, LUMBER n WOOD.
Cooperage met with a fair demand for the
packing descriptions, aud prices were a shade
tirmer. The offerings were only moderate, anC
quotations. range at S1.121S for pork barrels
S1.4O for lard t~ierces, 51.9O@2.10 for whisky
barrels, and 45@55c for flour barrels. The ar.
rivals of lumber were quite liberal, but there
was a good country and local demand, and the
market ruled fairly active and firm; quotable al
$3.50 per 1000 feet for joist and scantling, and
S8.50@14.00 for strips and boards in cargo lots,
according to quality. Trade in wood was rather
light, but the supply mot excessive, and prices
remain unchanged. Quotable at $3.50 per cord
for hickory and maple, $3.50 for beach, and &c
for slabs at the yards.