The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-11

bales The official prices for the market are as
follows: Ordinary, re, good ordinary SMc. low
middling SIC, middling 9 &C. good middling si1c,
middlipg fair 1915, fair 11sslc per lb.
steady, closing, with good demand at 81 OF per
gallon.
BAGGIEG-Has had fair demand and the
marEet ruled steady and quiet. Jute- -baggiug is
quoted iOc for 2-lb; 101+c for 21sb and l0lac for
Jute. Iron ties at 81 25@2 per hundred.
BAGS-Were in fair request and market frm
and steady, with no material change, We quote
4 blu burlaps at 1O@llc, 2-bu gunnies at l4@l6c
and seamless cotton sacks at 20@24c. Woolen
bags at 35(l38c.
BEESWAX-Moderate demand and liberal offer.
ings but steady, and prime yellow selling at 23@
24c per pound on arrival.
BEANS-Had a quiet aud steady market, and
moderate offerings. Choice navys in jobbing lots
selling at 81 50@1 60, for prime white or medium
in lots at $l@l %, and common held at 60@s0c per
bu.
BROOM CORN-The receipts were ample, but
not large, and the market was quiet and steady.
We quote red brush and red tipped at 293c green
stalk at 3h@4c, and choice hurl at 414@5c per h.
BRO0Ms-Selling moderately and steadily at
previous prices We quote: Common at 81 75@2OO;
hurl at 81 25(92 rs, Shaker ut 81 5093 00 and
and steamb boat at $5 25@4 90 per dozen.
BRAN, &c,steady and quiet and market amply
IL 80 for shipsuffs and Sl3@l7 for m ddIings per
ton, all in bulk on arrival. and held at 81 more in
store.
BARK-was quiet and easy with liberal supply
and prime chestnut oak selling ut Sl1 81 per cord
afioat.
BUTTER--Has not had any special variations
during the week. There was only the usual good
local Sconsumptive trade in the best qua tiles,
which were in ample but not large supply. There
were liberal receipts Of inferior grades and very
little demand for anything below p line. Packers
and shippers max ng limited purchase, and only
ut very low prices. Creamery was hardly on lhe
market, and when offered brought 3O@S3c per lb
for choice Choice dairy made at the close selling
at 12@l3c for central Ohio, and 4Ggl5c for Western
reserve in LOIS on arrival, and single packages of
selected at l6@lSc per Id. Good to prime lots at
9@llc per ID. Common grades dull and nominal
at 56i7c per ID.
C4NDLEs-Fair demand and firm at about
previous prices. Star candles selling at 121a@13c,
and common tallow at 10H@l1c per Id. Palanine
at 20@2lc per lb.
CHEESE-Prime to choice was in fair jobbing
demand. and selling at 7q71ac per Id. Inferior
dull and nominal.
COTTON YARNs-Have been firm and quiet
at the following prices: Batting, s@14c;
pound yarns, cotton warp and wicking 17691Sc;
coverlet yarn, zoe; colored warp, 23c; twine, II
@1sc; rope, Agile per lb;' No. 500, &c: No.
600, SC: and No. 700. &c per dozen.
COFFEE-Moderate consumptive demand and
the market firm but scarcely any change. We
quote Java at 23@2sc, Rio at 12A@1alac for com
mon, 14@15ac for fair to good, 16@l6Iac for prime,
and l7@lSc, for choice, and 1s552@l9c for fancy
yellow per lb and Laguayra at 151a@1714c per lb.
COOPERS' STUFF-There was quiet market
and liberal receipts and easy, with no material
change We quote Eou, barrel roes
poles S20B25; rough barrel slaves, Sl2@16: dressed
do. SlS@2l. and hogshead staves SIS 00@20 90 per
1000.
COOPERAGE-Was in moderate demand and
market steady at the following prices on arrival
for ntry- m hrlo
8j@9Oc: lard tierces 81 1901 10: ham tierces, 55@
6Oc; slack hogsheads, 81 40@1 50; half hogsheads,
81 S0@l 10; lard kegs 35c; lron-bound whisky
barrels S1fa1 10.
COAL-Had moderate retail demand and the
market easy and quiet. We quote Yough
iogheny,7%@ pei bu alloatand lO@l1c delivered
Hooking Valley. &c at elevator and l0@1lc
delivered; Muskingum Valley. SIC on cars nnd
1o@11c delivered Ohio River, 5lza6c afloat and 5
@9c delivered; Kanawha River, TIC afloat and
10@11c deliver d; Kanawha camel, 16@l8c per
bu, and anthracite S97 so per ton delivered.
COKE-Demand moderate but market steady
with ample offerings without material change
We quote gashouse at &C, city manufactured at
7c, and crushed sc per bu at yards, and &c more
delivered.
CORDAGE-Has had moderate demand and
the marketouiet and steady. Wequote Manila at
11a@121Zc Sisal at 1o@101ac, and Jute at Ss4991ac
per ID.
EGGs-Had weak market and prices rapidly
declined, under heavy receipts, and at the close
fresh arrivals freely offered at 15@l6c per doz
en-, and moderate demand.
FEATHERS-Pri live geese sell at SIC per h.
and the offerings ample with moderate demand
and steady.
FISH here is moderate demand and mar
ket steady and quiet. We ouoe: Mackerel-
extra mess S26 0O@27 90; No. l large mackerel,
s23 oo@@25 90; No. snore do $l6@16 so;
No. large, 50 500l0: No. 2 medium, SS 50@9;
No large. $S0l8 80 No. medium. $6a6 SO per
brl, ana half barrels one-haf these prices with
Csc added extra for package. Lake herring S2@
2 %; whitefsh, $4a4 % per half bril- sardnes,
quarter boxes, S15@l4 per case. ana Goldfish 5a5iac
per ID.
FRUITS-Fair demand for apples, and plenty at
81 75a2 so per brl, as 10 quality. Oranges in good
supply and fair demand. and Messina quoted at
S202 so per box and Valencia at IS 5096 per case.
Lemons Quiet and ample offerings at So 1903 so
per box. Cranberries were in moderate demand
and steady at S2(g2 25 per bu and $5@6 per brl.
Dried fruits dull and apples quoted at 2@3c and
peaches at 2A931ac per ID, and held nc more for
small iobbing lots.
GINSENG-Market dull and prime lots at 75@
soc per b, and moderate supply
GREASE-Moderate demand and market firm
and unchanged. We quote white at 5@s5Ac yell
low at 41a6l4s<c, and brown at 4t0414c per ID.
HAY-The demand was fair only for the local
retail trade, and generally the best grades wanted
Timothy selling at $S@9 per ton for good to choice
on arrival. Inferior dull and held at S. 500l7 so
per ton. as to quail ty.
HOPS-Had steady and quiet market with lib
eral receipts. and prime to choice quoted 12@14c
Tor Eastern per 10. western 0ull ana nominal.
HIDES-Have been in fair demand and market
amply supplied, and prices steady as follows:
Green at 5s4t96i4c, wet salted at 6Aa7l4c, dry
salted at 9(910c, and dry flint at 13@l4e per Id.
Sheep pelts at 50c@$1 each, as to quality.
HEMP-Market quiet and steady for rough Ken
Kentucky, and light receipts, and quoted at sS5@9O
per ton, on arrival. Moderate demand for dressed,
and selling in store at 7@71ac for double aud 6@9
6%c for single dressed per ib.
IRON-Has had firmer market, but 1t remains
quiet with only moderate demand. Prices have
an upward tendencywithout any material advance.
We quote pig iron at months time, as follows:
charcoal hotblast Hanging Rock No. l. $40
d2l; No. g. $1Stdl9: mill Sl6918; Alabama. No. l.
$l8@2O; Georgia and Tennessee No. /. Sl802O mill,
s17@18 Raw coal and coke-No /, Sl601S; No.
q Sl5@l6 American Scotch-No. l, $20921; B l,
$l8(@20. Hanging Rock car-wheels, $2s933; Ala
bana do, S26@30; Georgia end Tennessee do $3.50
30: Salisbury do, $36@37. Old car-wheels Sl7@l8.
scrap-Wrought, S0c@$l cast, 50@60c per cwt Bar
iron-Boied, 2g24c; charcoal 3@3Ac, Sheet
iron, boiled, 3G3Ac: charcoal, 49519c: Russian
lac per lb. Horse-shoes, 81 and mule-shoes S. Pc
keG.
LEAD-There was firm market and fair de-
mand, and quoted Pig lead at 4$4@51Ic, latter
figure for small jobbing lots; bar lead at b%S6c
and sheet lead at 6A@61ac per lb.
LEATHER - The demand was fair and
the market steady. We quote oak
sole, 32@32c: hemlock do, 19@27c; harness.
2S632c; rough do, 22G23c; skirting, 32@