The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-06
REVIEW OF THE CINCINNATI DAILY
MARKETS.
CINCINNATI. May Gap. M.

Flour fairly active in the local market and
steady. We quote family at 81 5Oa5 so, as to quail
ty or brand, outside figure for flncy. Extra at
grades dull at 81 1898 Is per brl Rye -four quiet
and steady and quoted at s. 1898 % for good to
choice per brl.
Barley dull and unchanged Fall sample quoted
at 90c for choice 7O@S5c for fair 10 prime and 50d
6Oc for ordinary. Spring barley held at 35@65c as
TO quality.
Rye is steady and fair demand. No. 2sold to-
day in sacks at SIC on arrival. Sample is quoted at
j5d5sc for good to choice on track and down TO 4g
g50c for common per bu.
Oats Market dull, with only light feeding
demand. Mixed are quoted at 27a2gc, and white
at 29g3le per bushel on arrival. Nothing doing
in inferior oats
Corn is steady and fairly active with liberal Of
ferings OF shelled. Mixed ear in rather moderate
supply, and selling to-day at 3Sc for prime on
track. Mixed shelled at 31@3112c, latter for No.
in elevator. White corn held l@2c above these
figures.
Wheat is steady and the demand fair for To-
cal milling purposes. Sales of pr me to choice
white, about No. 2, at 81 05. Amber at 81 05 for
choice and 81 0291 O4 for good to prime. Inferior
lots dull and nominal.
PRovIsTONs.
Lard is quiet and steady. Current make at 5 80
6g5.95 per h. winter steam at &c per lb. City ket-
lie dun at 7@7l2c per lb.
Mess pork quiet and little doing and quoted
SO rs per brl for city packed
~ 1fu
1345c, clear rib at i.40a4 45c clear sides al 45Sg
4.70c per lb, loose.
Bacon; Packed is steady and demand moderate.
Shoulders al 4941sc, clear rib at 5@e51sc, and
clear sides at 54953sc per H. sugar-cured
hams at 7H@9c and shoulders at 51sGI5Jscper lb.
COTTON.
Has an active and Arm market to. day and prices
generally advanced 1sqAc per ID beyond those
reported yesterday. Sales to-day at the Cotton
Exchange 7SS bales. The receipts were 19l bales.
Shipments pa bales Stock 6223 bales The Off
cial quotations are as follows: Ordinary lie good
middling llAc, low miad1ing 1l24c middling
re, good middlings l214c, middling fair lS. fair
lac per lb
has fair demand and ample offerings and no
change in price. On Change selling at 81 OF per
gallon.
MISCELLANEOUS
Beans steady and liberal offerings. Choice navys
sell at 81 30@Sl 40. Good to prime white or me-
diums at 81 lO9S! 20, and inferior at 759S5c PER
bushel
Butter: Market well supplied and steady, and
little if any change is observed. The finer quail
| ties continue in good local demand, with ample
oheTn-s, and sell ng at ll@l4c for prime 10 choice
dairyand lg2c more cln be had for single selected
packages, and creamery will br ng lS@20c per h.
Good packing lots are quoted at S@g9c per H. with
| moderate demand. Inferior grade offering at
312dGc per h. and dull.
| Cheese quiet and demand only moderate with
liberal supply and selling at G@7c per lb. for good
| to choice.
Coal is dull and unchanged, selling to consumers
| deliv red ut SM9c for Ohio River, 9Gl0e for Ash
land log for Hooking Valley and Muskingum
| lOgl1c for kanawha and Youghogheny per bu,
and S6 5O9S1 for Anthracite per ton The rates
| afoat are loughogheny at he kanawha at
| 7G7Yc, Ashland at 6961ac, and Ohio River at 519
| 96c per bushel.
Coke is in light request, but steady and no
| change. We quote crushed at Sc, city manufac-
tutcu at &c and gas house at &c per buShe at yards
held at &c more to con oeTs delivered.
Eggs are in ample supply and the market steady
with only moderate demand at g@9Lc per
dozen for fresh.
| but quiet at IS 5OG4 50 per box and s. jOal0 so
per case. Lemons are steady and fairly active, and
selling at s4@5 per box. Apples in rather moder
ate supply and firm at So 25a3 per bril- Dried fruit
dull and quoted fOrapples az q and peaches
| at Bale per ID.
Hay is in fair demand in the local market and
the offerings moderate. Prime to choice timothy
sells at Sll@l2 per ton, in bales, on arrival Me
dunn grades at 50 5OGsl0, and inferior at SSGs 80
| per ton. Held $ls2 more in store.
Hemp is in light demand, but not much on the
market and steady. Rough Kentucky sells AT SO
@fS per ton, on ARRIVAL and held IS more in store.
Single dressed hemp sells at 646Ac and double at
| 61a@ 712c per h. in store.
Mlllfecd: Moderate demand for bran and steady,
with amrle supply at Sll 50911 rs per ton. Ship
sus neglected and freely offered At sl2 50 per ton.
Middlings at sl3@15 per ton, all in bulk, OIL ar
rival About 81 more asked in store.
OilS: Linseed isquiet but steady and jobbing
| sales at &c per gallor. Refined petroleum steady
and demand fair at 9l2d11c per gallon as to FIRE
test Lard oil is in moderate demand at 520q53c
| Tor current make, and soc for winter extra per
| gallon.
Peanuts quiet and steady and moderate but
| ample offerings We quote white at 4$495c for
Tennessee and SIC for ch ice Virginia per h. and
red at 494Jec per b, as to quality.
Potatoes have quiet and steady market, with
| moderate demand, chiefly consumptiye and sell
ing in store at 8OG9Oc per bu for peRchblOws, New
potatoes in moderate supply at s. 5og5 50 per bril-
Sweet potatoes dull at 81 50@3 per bril-
Poultry: Market steady and quiet. Live chickens
IN la'ge supply and fair demand al $2(l3 per doz
as to quality. Live geese dull at 7@Sc per ID.
Ducks held at $2t92 SO per doz, and little demand.
Salt is quiet with only a moderate demand and
selling for Ohio River and Kanawha at 81 10 per
brl OF 2sO lbs, and 81 so per br of bushels.
Turks Island held at 3i@85c per bu and coarse
Liverpool nt 95c@$l and dull.
Seed: Market steady and quiet, with clover
quoted at 61296s4c per lb. German millet at
81 so per bu, and common millet at $l9l 10 per
bu. Hungarian at l@1 Is per bu. Timothy
jobbing at 81 S5@l 10 per bu. Flax selling at
81 l0Gl 20 per bu
Tallow is quiet and steady and ample receipts,
with country rendered at &c in packages and city
at 614c loose per ID.
GROCERIES,
Coffee has a steady and quiet market Laeuayra
at 512@l8c Java at 22d27c and Mocha at 2s63Oc
per lb. Rio quoted 11Rd1215c for common l8m
l5c for fair to good. l6glSc. for prime to choice,
and held up to l9920c for fancy yellow per lb.
Rice is steady and quiet with ample supply, and
demand fair for Louisiana at 654d715c per Id.
Syrups are in moderate demand and selling for
New Orleans at S0940c per gallon for fair to
choice. Maple syrup selling at 65@S0c per gallon
Refined syrups held at 35970c per gallon, Us TO
quality.
Sugar: Market steady and demand moderate.
Selling for refined yellow at 7@7ISc, extra C at
794@Se, A white Mt 6145S}Sc, granulated and
powdered at s7s@9}Sc, and crushed at gSlm
9Ac per lh. New Orleans at 6a7c for raw ia
re for yellow clarified, and S@S5sc for white do
per lb
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