The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-17
WEEKLY REVIEW OF THE CINCIN-
NATI MARKET.
CINCINNATI, April 17-2 P. NJ.

CINCINNATI, April 17-2 p. NJ.
FLOUR-The market has been strong dur
ing the past week. with considerable advance
| In prices and fair consumptive demand. 1t
closes firm to-day, and yesterdays prices are
sustained: Fancy IL quoted 81 85a9 10 per
at sea8 25 per brl. Extra is quoted 81 50
az rs. Sales Of superfine at Sc 75, and some
brands held higher. Low grades Offering at
IS 25a6 per bril- Spring wheat flour selling to-
day at 81 50a8, the latter for choice Minnesota.
Rye flour quiet at 81 60a4 IS per Drl.
| WHEAT-The market is firm and excited.
White is quoted 81 75a1 IS per bu, for good to
choice and held 3a5c higher. Red quoted 81 65a
l 80 for fair to choice, 2a3c more is asked, with
light offerings.
BARLEY--The market is firm under limited
offerings Fair to choice fall is quoted 6ja80c
per bu. Western spring is quoted 45a60c per
bu. Canada Offering at 85caS1 05 for good to
choice per bu, in elevator.
RYE-The market is firm and irregular Not
much Offering, and demand light. Good to
prime sample is quoted 82a85c per bu, on arrl-
val, and No. S7asSc IN elevator, but 2aSc
more asked.
OATs--Market Arm, but moderate local de-
mand only White are quoted 40t43c, and
mixed 36a89c per bu for good to prime Inferior
grades are merely nominal.
| CORN-The market is quiet to-day, and
| rather easy Mixed car is quoted 46a4ic per
bu on track, and held at 47a48c in sacks on
"A
and 49aj0c in elevator. White shelled sold to-
day at SOC per bu to arrive.
I BULK MEATS-The market is firm, but
uuiet. Shoulders are quoted SIC. clear rib
| sides 7XaSc, and clear Sides held at SIC per
| Id, all loose
| BACON-Held firm. but the demand is mod
| crate. Shoulders are quoted 61la6Ic, and held
mostly at the latter figure Clear rib sides
i are quoted SIC, and clear sides &c per lb, all
\ packed. Sugar-cured hams quiet and steady at
l0al1c per lb for good to choice averages.
| MESS P0RK-The market is weaker and
irregular. City is quoted Sl5 5Oal5 Is per brl,
| and little Offering.
LARD-The market is not so firm to-day.
| and rather unsteady. Prime steam is quoted
| 9Xal0c per Id. Kettle is quoted nominally 10 Y
| %a1lc for city, and lOalOAc for country, and
dull.
| COTTON - The market was quiet all the
| week and closes easy, with a decline To-day of
| Nc per lb on all grades. The following are the
official quotations.: Ordinary sac, good Or
| dInarv 9Xc, low middling lU3fc C, mIddlIng 10Xc,
good middLlng 1lhc, mIddlng fair 1lZc, tair
| 125<c per lb. .
| WHIsKY-The market has ruled steady all
the week. but closes firmer to-day and 1c
higher, with sales Of 1lO brls on Change at
81 U5 per gallon.
| ALCoHOL-There is moderate demand
and market steady at ~ 0Sa2 10 for IS per cent
| above proof.
AsHEs-The demand is light and quoted
6XaTc for pearl and &c for potash per lb.
|
demand is light except for burlaps No
change in prices. We quote l9a24c for cotton
seamless sacks, l4al5c for gunnies. and l2ha
13hc for burlaps.
| the demand being moderate. We quote fax
bagging l2hc for 2-lb, Rxc for 2L lib, and
| 13c for ~ lib per yard.
| BEANS-The market remains quiet with
| liberal offerings but prices are unchanged.
Choice naveS are worth. 81 65al u, prime white
| or medium 81 40al 80, fair to good IL 1Jal rs,
and common 75a90c per bu.
| BROOMS-There is q very moderate demand
| but the market remains unchanged. We quote
81 50a2 0U for common, 50 50a2 rs for hurl 81 75a
| 8 w for shaker, and S4a5 for steamboat per
dozen.
| BROOM CORE-The market has undergone
no change. The demand and receipts both
| light. We quote 2Jaa4c for red brush, 4ha6c
for green stalk braid, and 51Sa6c for green hurl
per Id.
BEESW AXIS IN moderate demand, and
| steady at 27c per lb for prime yellow.
BUrTER-The market has been quiet and
easy this week. The receipts were IN excess
of the demand, particularly Of the lower
grades. The best grades are in fair local de-
mand, but qualities below prime are dull and
nominal Prime'to choice lots are quoted liza
lSc per lb and selections of strictly fresh bring
2Ua2lc per lD by the single package. Inferior
grades are held at 1Oa14c per lb, as to quality.
CANDLES-Demandf fair and market steady.
Common talloW are quoted il u al21xc, and star
candles l5al5hc per ID.
CHEESE-Tne market is about nominal for
old, with little or no stock left Some new
creamery Offering at l5c perth for prime.
CORDAGE-Ihe market is quiet and easy
We quote 9Hal0c16 for jute, 1OXallH for SIsal,
and l3%al4S<c for Manila.
COFFEE-Ihe market is easy with very
moderate demand, mostly for local consump-
tIop and OFFICES have q downward tendency
Rio is worth l7a1sc for common, 19aaOc for me-
dium, 2la28c for good to prime. and % a24c for
choice per lb. Java Is selling at 25a26c per
pound.
UOOPERSTUFF-Tne market was steady.
with some improvement in the demand. We
quote: Flour Darrel poles soar, tight barrel
poles $9al2, hogshead poles $5a2O, rough bar
rel staves $l2al5, dressed do $l7alS, and hogs
head slaves $25a30 per LOCO.
COOPERAGE-Inere was only moderate
demand. but the market remains steady, with
no material change Pork barrels are quoted
75aSJc: pork half f-Darrels, 5Oa65c; lard terces.
Slal 10; slack h0gsheads. 81 a0al 40; ham
tierces 50a60c; lron-bound whisky barrels,
81 10al S5; -four barrels. 2Oa25c; ands slack
half barrels. $2 7ja3 per dozen.
CUAL-The demand is very moderate and
the offerings are generally light The market
is steady and unchanged II is delivered to
consumers at the following rates: 1lal2e for
YoughioSieny, llal2c for kanawha and Mus
kingum. l0a1lc for Ashland, and 9aiUc for Ohio
River per bu. The rates afioat are: 5a56c for
Ohio River, 6lsa7c for Ashland, and 7aT1lc for
Youghiogheny, per bu Anthracite is held at
S8a9 per ton, and Kanawha Camel at 20as2c
per bu, delivered to consumers.
COKE-Is in limited demand and ample sup
ply at &c for gas house, 6a7c for city manufac-
tured, and &c for crushed per bu at yards,
and s0Jc more per bu delivered to consumers.
COTTON YARNS-The demand is fair
and there is steady market, with no
material change. We quote: Pound yarns
carpet warp anu candle wicking. 2lc: coverlet
yarn, 2sc: coiored warp, 27c; twIne 20aa3c ana
rope nc per III; No. jUO at lU1se anu No.-6UO at
95Sc per dozen.
DRIED FKUITo-There is dull market
for apples at 3a4c and peaches at l0at kc per
ib LAYER raislns are quoted S. 70al 81 per
box. We quote prunes 51sa71se, currants 7Sa
Scs hgs aal2c and citron 20a22c per lb.
EGl5-Tne market has been steady, with
ample offerings and demand moderate. We
quote l2al2hc per dozen Tor fresh arrivals.
FEATH ERS-The market Is we'll supplied,
but the demand Is light. Dealers pay 45c per
ID for prime live geese.
FiSH-The market 10 drm, with fair demand
and no material ohm e In prioea. We quote: