The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-24


lb. Dary-made sold Mt 12@l3c for prime and 149
15c for choice Western Reserve, and 2@3c more
was obtained for single selected packages. Good
lots offered at 10Gl1c medium at 79Sc, and COM
mon down 10 4g5c per ID.
BRAN, &C-The market was quiet and steady
Bran in good supply and fair demand at $10@l0 Is
per ton. Shipstuffs held at $l29l3 and neglect d.
Middlings freely offered at Sl3@17 per ton, and
demand moderate. All in bulk, on arrival. Held
at $l@2 more in store.
CANDLES-Only moderate demand and the
market steady with sales at 10@l1c for common
tallow and1291Se for star per ID.
CHEESE-Had quiet, steady market with lib
eral receipts and only fair consumpuve demand.
We quote IL 715dgsc per ID for prime to choice
factory Dull and nominal for inferior.
CORDAGE-Had moderate demand only, and
the market quiet and steady. We quote Manila
per lb.
OooPERs sTUFF-The receipts were large,
but the market remains steady with moderate
demand. We quote: Flour barrel poles, Sc O0@S 90;
tight barrel poles $l2914 hogsnead poles S2O925:
rough barrel slaves, $l2@16: dressed DO $lS 00@
2i co. and hogshead slaves, SIS 00@20 90 per 1000
COOPERAGE-There is fair demand for pork
barrels, and the market firm but otherwise dull;
Flour barrels, 320l3Sc; pork brls, $l@l 05. lard
tierces. 81 30@1 35; ham tierces 60@65c;
slack hogsheads, 81 4O@l So; half hogsheads,
SlMl 10: lard kegs, ,35c' whisky barrels Slql TO-
COFFEE-Steady market, and quiet, with mod
era demand and liberal supply. We quote Java
at 25@2Se per H. Rio at 13d1312c for common, IA
@141ac for fair, l5C915lac for good, 16gl6'%c for
prime. 17@l71ac for choice, and is11l9c for fancy
yellow per lb. Laguayra quoted at 15@l7c per 10.
COTTON YARNS-Had a firm market and fair
demand at the following prices Batting, S@14c;
coverIet yarn, zoe; colored warp, 23c; twine, la
l9e: rope. i4@17c per lb; No. 500, 9e No. 600, SC;
and No. 700, &c per dozen.
C0AL-Was in fair consumptive demand and
the market easy with large offerings, and quoted
as follows: Youghiogneny, 613c per bu ahoat, and
9h@10c delivered; locking Valley, Sc at elevator.
and l0c delivered; Muskingum Valley, SIC on
cars, and Zoe delivered; Ohio River, Sc afoat, and
TIC delivered; Kanawha River, 61ac afoat, and
9@1Oc delivered; Camden, 7971sc; Kanawha can
mel, 16018c per bu.
COKE Steady and quiet, with ample offerings,
and unchanged. Selling at yards at &c for gas
crushed, per bu, and delivered to consumers at
&c more.
EGGS-Have Quiet, steady market, and the de-
mand is fair with fresh selling at 19@2Oc per Dozen
\ FEATHERS-The receipts have been large and
demand moderate, with prime live geese selling at
3Sc per h.
FfSH-Had quiet market ard demand mod
Hs saS oS7 Co. as No. 0ws ase nscsere ea
S23 O0@@25 70; No. l shore do. $lG@l6 SO;
No. 2 large, SO 50g10 No. 2 medium, S. 50@9;
No. large. $S0lS 50 No. 8 medium. $6096 SO per
brl ana half barrels one-half these prices, with
Csc added extra for package. Lake herring, s2t9
%: whitefsh, $i@4 % per half brl; sardines,
quarter boxes, SlS4l4 per case. and Goldfish 5@5ac
per 10.
FRUITs-There has been fair demand for ap-
Piles, and the market literally supplied and firm,
and selling at 81 5OI91 75 per brl on arrival, and
S2@2 90 per brl for choice in store. Lemons sell
ing moderately at $3@4 per box. Oranges had
good demand and steady, with ample offerings at
S@S per brl for Creole ana 81 30 go SO per box for
Messina. Cranberries steady, with fair demand
and selling at $5@6 per bril- and 70 00@2 % per bu.
Dried fruit dull, with apples at 2@Se and peaches
at 3@4c per lb
GJNCFNG-Woc ouiat ap5 ctaodu with or,r1a
receipts and demand moderate at 70@75c per lb.
GREASE-Had only light demand and steady,
and quoted at 4@44c for brown. 41a@454c for vel
low, and 5@5Ac for white per ID.
HAG-Has been quiet with moderate demand
for the local trade, but generally for the best
grades, and inferior hay was dull. Receipts lib
eraL We equote $Sd9 per bale for good to choice
timothy and $6 5O97 so for inferior, as to quality,
all on arrival, baed. Held 81 more in store
HOPS-Only limited demand. and market
fully supplied and selling at 12914c per lb for
prime to choice Eastern.
HEMP-Market dull for rough Kentucky, and
little offering, at Ss599o per ton arrival. Fair
joboing demand for dressed at TIC for double,
and 619c for single, per lb.
HIDES-Tne receipts were liberal and the Mai
ket steady and let and selling at 5'4@6!4c for
salted, and 13@l4c for dry flint per lb. Sheep
pelts at 5oc@$1, as to quality
IRON-Cont.nues dull with very little, If any,
change, the demand being still light for bo pig
and malleable. We quote as follows,
with pig iron at four months time:
Charcoal hot-blast Hanging Rock No. /, sls
@2l; No. 2, $1Sta20: mill $l6@18; Alabama No. l.
SlSt92O; Georgia and Tennessee No $ls@2O; mill,
S17918. Raw coal and coke-No. l, $l6@1s; No.
@ $15916; American Scotch-No. l, $2O@2l; B l,
S1S@2O. Hanging Rock car-wheels, $2S@S3; Ala
bama do, $26@e30; Georgia and Tennessee do, $3.50
30: Salisbury do, $36@37 Old car-wheels sl7@1S.
Scrap-Wrought, 8o9S1; cast, 5o@60e per cwt. Bar
iron-Boiled, 2@24c; charcoal, 3@3Ac Sheet
iron, boiled, 3@3hc; charcoal 4@5Hc; Russian,
14c per ID. Horse-shoes. a. and mule-shoes, 50 per
ker.
LEATHER-Moderate jobbing trade and steady.
We quote: Oak sole. 32@35c hem
lock do, 23t@30o; harness. 3OG34c; rough do,
25029c; skirting, 30@39c; American kip, 55990c;
French do, $l@1 40; Anne lean calf sOc@Sl Is;
French do 81 50@2 90 per ID: bride leather,
S45 00@55 90 per dozen. and upper leather 1stQ22e
per foot.
LEAD-was moderately active and steady, and
selling at 5@5Ac for bar lead. and 4A@411c for
! M0LASSES- Market quiet and steady, and I'M
changed. We quote New Orleans at 30@3Sc per
gallon, refined syrups at 40@65c per gallon, as to
qua ity; sorghum at 25930c per gallon
NAVAL STORES-Had moderate demand.
Market quiet and no especial change We
quote: Turpentine, 31@33c per gallon resin, ex-
ira pale, 81 25R5 pale, So 50@3 rs; No. /, 81 759
8; No 2, 81 5O@2 75i No 81 25@2 50; navy pitch,
So 50@3 rs per bril- Coal tar, 50 50@2 rs per bril- ILL
luding barrel; oakum, 6@10c pes lb.
NAILS-The demand was fair and market
steady and qu ct, and selling at 50 1922 60 per
keg for 10d to God, and proportionate prices for
other sizes.
NUTs-Modernte demand and steady market for
peanuts, and white Tennessee quoted at 4A@
454c, aud red at 3(934c per ID. Hickory nuts sell
at 81 7592 for shellbark, and 75@s0c for large
per bu. Almonds at 1S@20c, English walnuts at
14@15c, flberts at n@12c, pecaTs at 8@9c, and
Brazil nuts at 6g7e per lb.
0ILS-Linseed oil quiet and steady at 5866Oc
per gallon. Extra lard oil in mode ate demand
and steady at 55@57c per gallon Refined petro-
leum quiet and Sc ling at 10Dl2c per gallon.
POWDER AND SHOT-Moderate demand for
powder. and steady at 81 25t92 65 for mining and
IS 1906 for rifle per keg. Shot in fair demand
at $2f 25@22 for buckshot and 91S 25@ls for as
sorted perke g.-.
POTATOES-The market has been very Quiet
this week, the weather peing too cold for ship
ments either way and the demand is Mined TO
a light local demand. Held nominaly at 55@65c
per bu for prime to choice and 45@50c for com
mon. Sweet potatoes dull and quoted at $2@2 SO
per brl. A
POULTRY-Has had a fairly active market with
liberal receipts and prices steady. Live turkeys
sell at 6G7c, and dressed at S59c per lb. Live
chickens at 81 50t92 so per dozen, as to quality
Live geese at So 2594 co. and ducks at 81 00@2 80
per dozen.
RAGS-were in fair demand and steady with
liberal supply Cotton sell at Sc for white, and &c
for mixed per ID. Woolen at S@9e for fine and
Aa1c for coarse per lb.
RICE-Fairly active and steady and market we'll
supplied and selling for Louisiana at 6L0l7c per