The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-05-03

cattle-Prices to-day range as follows:
Generally Gene rated first quality GO So
Ordinary thin Steers. oxen and Cows. s 500 90
General average OF the market. O0@ 90
Extreme range OF prices. 500 %
Most Of the sales were from. .;..:..,..4 500 80
sales 1249.
The market opened on Monday fairly active,
SO fg tine day. the
sales were very slowly effected, and the market
hung on for a considerable time. quotations to-
weeks figures. The quality was fully as good as
last week, some dealers thinking the average
Mich Cows-There has been fair supply, and
prices slightly of. We quote good at 40a$5o. and
common at 25a$35 per head.
week, followed by light run OF sheep this week.
has enlivened the market and improved prices
that Of last week. The demand has been confined
to the supplying the wants OF home butchers. We
quote sheep at 4a5hc per pound gross. Lambs
zoos head. -
Hogs-The market has sbeen moderately active
aed % hs eose
made more slowly than they were 2 short time
after the market opened: The quality of the Of
ment on last weeks receipts. We quote light
bacon at 7a79le and best butcher hogs at 7Na71c
per fb net few extra sellingat the latter figure.
Receipts this week 55S5 head.
NEW YORK. CATTLE MARKET, April 2e.-Beeves-
Receipts 49, head: The market closed with an
ID from last Friday on all grades below prime.
Compared with the current rates Of last Monday
good steers ranged from 10 to lie per h; prime
and extra do from IL to 1lAc; few fancy selec.
sold at II 4 and f I'll. OF
terers for the English market took upward OF 100
fat steers at l0AallAc per To- A year ago prime
steers were quoted at 10Aa lie per lb; two years
ago at 12zal2Ac.
Mich Cows~Receipts 81 head. which partly sold
at 6oa$65 each. Common to extra may be quoted
Calves-Receipts 776 head. Prices were fully &c
per Id higher than on Monday OF last week, and
trade was fair at 6asc per ID for poor to good
VealS.
sheep and Lambs-Receipts $3.50 head. Market
20 rsr
in consequence OF the warm weather, for which
preparations are not vet complete. slaughterers.
for tthe English market, however, took some OF
the heavy wethers at good prices. The extreme
range Tor 9nshorn sheep was 6Aa7hc per ID. ex ;
Nc II Clipped 81 Ease
per lb; Spring lambs from lOA to 12hc per lb.
HogsmReceipts io.375 head; Market quiet at
loads selling at sOa$5 95 respectively. rs E
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, April 26.-Cattle-re-
prices unchanged. Hogs-receipts $4,000; ship
ments. AGO. dull; opened steady, but prices de-
clined' closing with downward. tendency; light,
$5 rs. sheep-receipts, 900; steady; good demand !;
/ 8 25a$6 rs.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET, April 2s.-loo head
OF cattle were sold at prices ranging from to &C.
per h.. 500 sheep and lambs were offered sheep
brought 41sa5h perlb. As Cows and calves sold.at
25a$45.
CINCINNATI HOG MARKET. April 26.-Live Hogs
active and firm; common, 5oa$a 90; fair to coed
light 1Oa$5 IS; packing 5a5 3d. butchers 40a$5 49,
Receipts, 3095; shipments 1886.
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
RICHMOND. May Wheat was active to-day on
Change at $215 This is the highest figure that
has ever yet been obtained. Flour is quoted to-
day as follows: Family. GIL to 1l5s extra, $1,000
superfine, $50 to 9.75.
Wheat dun, nominal and lower Corn very heavy;
ana DC. lower. Pork quiet at SIG. 30. Lard
heavy; steam, $l0S5. Spirits of turpentine steady
at @33c. Rosin quiet at 81 s5@$s0b for strain
ed. Freights lower.
uBALT5MSRE, May Flour quiet ri and steady;
Howard Street family. $lO@1l.50; other grades
unchanged: Wheat quiet and easier; Pennsylva-
MIA and Maryland red $2.2o@$2 20. Southern
corn dull weak 1@4c. lower; closed quiet .and
weak; southern white and yellow, zoe. 49,