The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-07
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TFfE CEN-
CHNNATI MARK EFT.
CINCINNATI, May :, 1S7S-2 NJ.

ClNClNNATl, Mdy I, lSiS-2 T. NJ.
FLOUR-The market has been steady with very
little variation since our last. The demand was
still confined to local consumption. Market and
prices were without material change. Family sold
at S. 1905 40 for ordinary brands, and held up to
So so for fancy Extra held at 81 GOOD S5, and
superfine at $3 65Ql3 80 per brl. Low grades are
about nominal at 81 1903 Is per brl. Spring wheat
-four sells at "a S5@5 20 for ordinary and s. $50
5 50 for prime to choice. Rye is quiet and quoted
So 1908 25 for inferior and up to S3 30 for best
| Northwestern per brl.
| CORN-Has been in active demand all the week,
but generally for mixed. The receipts were only
moderate The market closes firm. Mixed ear OIL
track sold at 43c per bu Shelled is quoted 42c per
bu on arrival for mixed, and held 1@2c more in
elevator. White is quiet and held about l@2c
more than mixed.
WHEAT.-The market was quiet and without
| much animation, but generally firm under light
receipts. Choice white quoted 81 22@1 %, and
good to prime at 81 1St9l 20 per bu. Red quoted
81 13@1 Is for fair to choice, and down to Il per
bu for inferior. Amber is held about the same as
| white.
RYE-Market quiet and steady, with moderate
offerings and closing with a moderate demand.
Good to choice sample on track quoted at 57@6Oc
per bu. No 2 in elevator held at Gle per bu. In
| feror lots are dull and merely nominal
BARLEY-Not enough doing to make quota
| tions, which are therefore omitted.
| OATS-Have been inactive, except the moderate
amount taken from the local consumptive market
| The receipts were ample and prices without ma
teral change. Mixed sample quoted 2S@29c per
bu for good to prime. White at30@32c per bu,
BAC0N-Was in limited demand but there has
been no material variation in prices. Shoulders
quoted 44c, clear rib sides at 5.40c, and clear sides
at 5.65c per ID, for packed
| MESS PORK-Has been quiet and the demand
generally light but closing steady at 80 per br foI
prime city packed, and held at 50 % for small lots
LARD--IIad good jobbing demand, with am.
pie offerings and steady. Current make is quoted
6.S5@6 90c per lb, and the outside price wanted
Prime steam is about nominal at 1918 per lb
Kettle is dull at 77s@Sc for city, and 73s972c fol
sUGARCURED MEATs-were in fair con,
sumptive demand, and market quiet but steady al
previous prices. Hams quoted at 76GSl9c, shoul
ders at 414@l1ac, and breakfast bacon at 634@713C
per h.
| BULK MEATS-The movements were light but
the market closes firm with moderate demand
Shoulders are quoted at 3.55@3GO clear rib sides
at 43Ic per h. loose. Clear sides held at sc per h.
Packed meats are held 1s@l4c higher than loose
COTTON = Continued dull and unchanged
throughout the week. The receipts were light
The stock is now estimated at 7,025 bales. Sales
to-day 1i7 bales. The official Cotton Exchange
quotations are as follows: Ordinary 758e, good or
dinary SIC low middling g9gc, middling r0hc
good middling 1926, middlfng fair 111sc, fai
WHIsKY-Has been firm during the week, with
an advance OF 1@2c, closing firm at 81 o. per gal
lon, and fair demand.
| ALCOHOL-Had quiet steady market, ant
moderate sales at s2 05@2 06 per gallon for IS pc
cent. ABOVE prOOl'
ASHES-Very moderate demand and the mar
ket dull, but prices steady. quoted 6@614c per II
for pearlash, ana 4i4695c for potash, per lb.
|, BAGS-Were in limited request with liberal OF
ferings at tprevious prices. We quote 4-bu burlap
i12@13c 2-bu gunnies l4@l5c and 2-bu cotton sack
(seamlessl at 22G25c.
BAGGlNG-Continued dull there being but lit
tile call for it, but prices are nominally unchanged
Quoted for flax in jobbing lots at 10l4@lg5sc TO
2-lb, 1G12@1o3sc for 21ss-lb, and l0}4@l01sc 10
2A-lb, per yard. 1900.
BARK-Was quiet and weak, the receipts beinl
large, and prime chestnut oak freely offered a
S. 50C99 per cord, ahoat
BEESWAX-Only light demand and marke
easy and difficult to sell prf.e yellow at e per lb
BRAN, &c,-The market has undergone olt LIT
tie change during the week. The offerings ar
liberal and demand generally light Bran quotet
$l2@12 50 per ton. Shipstutfs held at Sl3@l4
middlings at $lt@20 per ton, all i'll bulk on al
rival
BROOMs-Quiet market and steady, with hardl
any change. I'VE quote common II 50@1 70, hui
So 25g2 3d. shaker 81 1898 co. and steamboat S4@
BROOM CoRN-The market is quiet and steady
The demand is light and very little Offering. W
: quote red brush 31a@4lae,, green stalk braid 81
SIC, and hurl 513961ae per ID.
BUTTER-The market was quiet and rathe
: heavy throughout the week. The receipts weI
unusually large, and being considerably in exces
Stocks, OF the lower grades especially