The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-12-26

in Europe and ON incfeasing ~vi.ible supply
gives promise of plenty It moderateS price.
when wanted. At home on spring whsaf mar.
kets are still in the banda of the clique WHO
show no desire to maniPulate than fog theiI
own use but greedily take all the No. wheat
offered. All sorts of theories are advanced -
the cause of their enormous purchases and
each person for himself il ut liberty 70 accept
the one most suitable.
IL. rs some believe. they are purely fog an
investment, or to bull railway stocks BY con-
trolling freights for certain eastern roads, why
not buy No. spring and winter wheat - well?
When least expected the reason viii probably
be made known.
CoRx-Liyerpool markets are three pence
per quarter lower for the week and trading
light. The same influence abroad, essential to
the advancement of values In wheat, are neces-
sary for corn. and without this stimulus from
foreign markets, and lower rail and ocean
freights, we cannot have any early apprecia-
ton in our markets.
Reno special feature to note in this mar
ket. Farmers deliveries continue in about the
unchanged. Foreign orders are light in our
own markets and the general feeling without
any animation.
OArs-Receipts At interior marketing points
have fallen off, while exports for the same time
have amounted to nothing. Values without
any change, and quotations in our local mar
ket merely nominal
KANSAS CIY-Grain: Spring wheat, No. 2,
671zc bid; No. 8, sales &c. Winter wheat.
No. 2, cash, sales Slszc. No. 8, 79c
bid. No. cash, TIC bid. Barley.
nominal at S0c. Oats, No. 2, &c bid. Rye, No. 2,
32ISc. Corn, No. 2 mixed, cash. 23ISc bid.
LIVE SrocK-Choice native steers. e3.75 to
si.oo; prime native steers, ss.5o@asO; good
native shipping steers, Nv. 1850 to 1850 Bs..
:: ss 400 sss fair light shipping steer, Az 1850
steers, ~. 800 to 100 iba., e265@a.25; good
feeding steers, ~. 1000 to 400 Ma, 32.sO@
1920; good stock steers, ~. 800 to 1000 bs.,
good flesh, S2-5092S0; choice cows and heif-
ers, S2.50@S.0O; good COWS and heifers. s225
G260; common to fair cows and heifers.
sL75@200 mich cows sl5.00@5 5000
Hogs, heavy packers, q 55@2.6o; light and
medium grades, sa4o@25o. Sheep, prime
natives, t275@300; good medium, $200@
2.J0: common st0ckers and Mexicans, Sl.25
@L75.
PRODUCE MARkEr-Applea, $2001275 per
Dbl Butter, good to choice, l2@l6c. Eggs, 1Sd
20c. Prairie chickens S22522.75 per dog.
ouails, 60@s5. Chickens, el.50@l.75 per dog.
Turkeys, ga lOc per h. dressed. Cheese, fresh
Kansas II @75tc; choice Eastern, SIC. Gran
berries, s5.OO@7O0 per Dbl Hides, green, AZ
oZ9c peA
St. Louis-Wheat, jar, 92ltc; Feb, 925sc.
Corn, JAM, Soc; Feb, 301sc: March SIC.
Milwaukee-Wheat, firm; hard No. S2ssc;
Dec, s2slc; JAM. SIC; Feb. No. 70ISc.
Chicago-Wheat, Dec. S2$tc; jan, S3itc;
Feb, s334c; No. 2 red winter. S91 s@90c. Corn,
Dec, 30sSc; JAM, sic; Feb, 81 &C; May. CSC.
New York-Wheat, No. 2. red winter Dec.
asked. Corn, Dec, steamer. 45ssl a. &c; No. 2
~ &c; JAM. steamer, 44L4@ 45c; No. 2 47Jz@
i7Jsc.
Toledo-Wheat, closed steady; No. red,
Wabash So &c cash and Dec; 961sc Feb. Corn.
quiet; No. cash. new, $3.50; No. 2 May, 36JSc,
seller. Rejected. new, 81 &C.
Baltimore-Wheat, market dull; sl.0i1sc.
Corn, quiet and unchanged.
LiverpOol-Whcat, quiet and unchanged:
'prIng, Is Sd to IS Sd; winter, ID l0d to 9s.
Corn. % to DIS Sd.
London-Consols "a SIG to 94ass.