The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-12-28

produce limited. Wheat l30al40 for good to prime:
Corn 42a45; Rye 6Oa62, and Oats 32a35.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET.-Sugar.
We notice sales to-day at auction of 81 hhds low
grade New Orleans at 75a$e 80 per 100 lbs, but
we hear of no movement whatever in foreign and
for refining grades there is absolutely no inquiry.
Prices are, however, nominally unchanged. and
Westill quote as follows:
Cuba grocery grades 1U1s@
Cuba, centrifugal. .1044e IL
Porto Rico grocery grades. "a lOa
Eng. Island, fair to good refining. $50 81
Demerara vacuum pan .loA@ l0A
New Orleans, grocery grades. ........... $50 9a4
CofTee-The market is very strong, with an ac-
tive inquiry from the trade, and prices have an
advancing tendency. We note the resale of 1900
bags at private terms, but said to be an advance
of &c on nuotation rates also the sale OF IA bags
Porto Rico Coffee, on private terms, the latter to
ton Roads, 1922 bags. has been sold in New York
We quote again as followa;
Job Ordinary. 1910 II
Fair. ..........................lss s@ 10
Ff%e ::1sas - %
Choice to fancy. q
Gold, 60 days.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Deer. 22.-Re-
ceipts of cattle this week were good and the quail
ty generally fair; the demand is limited and pri-
ranged from to Sc per pound. Calves are
dull at 4a5c But very few Sheep were offered, and
we quote at sc. Hogs are in fair receipt; sales
were made at 8 5oas6 Is for live and CAST per 100
lbs for dressed. Cows and calves 25a$5O. The sup
ply of Poultry and country produce is good, and
keeps the prices in the cattle market low
New YORK CATTLE MARKET, Dec 21.-Beeyes-
Receipts 1929 head. Among the offerings were
number OF droves OF premium steers TO Christ
exhibition. The market was fair, with pre-
MUM stock selling at rather easier prices, and
medium to good steers at an advance of about nc
per pound. The premium cattle were mainly
sold at HALL 4, with some OF the best at l1AaI2 ::
good to strictly prime steers from lOalOs4 medi-
UNI to fair do at SAa931c, and inferior and COM
mon do, at 7ha0kC, with a few rough stays at OK
cents About $50 cattle were taken for tee En-
gish Market, including more than 100 premium
steers,
Sheep and Lambs--Receipts 9784 head. Good
to extra and premium sheep were shade fr1ner
but lower grades were dull and weak at about
former prices. Common to prime Sheep ranged
from to 614 per Id extra do. were sold at 6haes
cents per lb. Lambs were sold at 4ha6c per lb
with one lot at OK, A few selected premium
wethers, averaging PA lbs, were sold at &c per lb
Hogs-Receipts 1913 head. The demand for live
Hogs was very moderate, and trade was dull at s
a61sc per pound.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, Dec 21-cattle re-
ceipts 1900; shipments 5000; prices firm market
steady a1d unchanged. Hogs-receipts $4,000 ;
shipments not reported market active and pri-
oes q shade higher for prime best calls sold at
90as5 light to extra packing T5a$e rs; fair to
choice 85a$6 Is good to extra shipping 6aS6 30 ::
closed trifie weaker. Sheep dull and anchang-
ed receipts 500.
GEoRGETOwN CATTLE MARKET, Dec 21.-The Of
ferings OF Beef Cattle this week reached 22O head
OF which nearly all were sold at prices ranging
fered most of which were sold at 4a5hc per H. A
lew COWS and calves brought 2Oa$4D
CINCINNATI Hog MARKET, Dec. 2l-Hogs fairly
actlye la. and shade higher; common 5a$6; fair to
good ligh5 65a$5 81 !; packing S5a$6 10 few
heavy at Sc Is receipts 1895 SHIPMENTS l2l