Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-02-10
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LANCASTER LOCAL uaRkE

Market this week rather duh owing to snow
blockade on railroad aud bad roads throughout the
county
Receipts o. all produce light bat what came in
brought good prices The only cattle sales Of note
during the week were 90 head stces sold by NJ L.
Spauldng 70 Nathan sehreinef & Co. Al $50 per
head, A few butchers COWS aud steers were sold
at So. 5Os Sc Is for the former and S8s5 $500 for
the latter
Hogs sales Of - head al Sl591fSl.75 for shotrs.
Choice heavy woald command Ske0aS5 Mar
ket l. not quite 80 strong on hags as week ago
owing to general hear movement in Chicago.
Where for the past few days everything In produce
lino has been forced down. Receipts of diessed
hogs light. A few sold at e 50eSG.O0 Choice
heavy would probably have Jroughi $500 81. 20.
Mess pork declined 5000 cts per barrel
Wheat declined cts. per bushci
Oats declined sal ct. per bushel.
Corn declined Ct. per bushel
Clover and timothy has declined abont 10 cts.
per bushel
The only article showing any strength being flax
| secdw advanced cts per hushel. Sotwith-
standing the decline in seeds in Chicago the mar.
kct here has been firm.
Sales Of 30 bushels fair $40 clover at $3.50 II
bushels 1880 clover at S4s1 10 bushels 1879 clover
at $is5 s7bushels choice 1879 clover at s.. d
Timothy firm al former prices No sales except
a few bushels at retail from store at $3.50 per
bnshel
Rntter firm al 1000 cts. for roll.
Eggs have taken tumble. On saturday last
| they were 30 cts On Monday y cts On Tuesday
20 cts Closing market at 20 cts. with prospect
II weather keeps mild Of going to is before the
close of the week
Hides, wool and pelts weak with prospects
| Of lower prices. Bnyers adhering to last weeks
prices however,
Poultry both live and dressed better Good fat
live turkeys bringing cts. at which several hun
bred were sold during the week Fat dressed sell
ing at 10 cts.
Howe & Baxter report
Hides bought at 6lkg7 cts. per n. Pelts s5@.75
cts each Butter 150is cts. per n. Eggs ~ cts.
per dozen. Apples IS IS. per bushel.
Good demand for all kinds of produce.
j. p. Lewis reports good demand for any kind of
seed, including field peas and potatoes Goodbut-
ter scarce. Demand good Orders untitled.
Ivey & Webbrcport shipment of tubs Of butter
by Spccht's, case Of eggs. Local demand good
for both articles. Sales of timothy during the
week at S2.25. Market for seeds Of all kinds good
Potatoes and onions scarce. Former stable at
about 10 cts; latter searceat ST. Hides and pclts
demand good at G1s@a
Thompson Bros. report market about same as
last week Demand good for all kinds Of produce
Lots of money but no produce. Shipments light
owing to the weather.
Howe & Benedict report good demand for but
ter, and prices firm from tG0120 cts. Demand for
apples at s5G175. Not much surplusage of produce
over home demand. hence local market is GOOD
Jnc Ellis, of Lancaster, sold one team Of horses
at $40 to buyer for Chicago market. Also bought
team of kunshenhauser of Lancaster, for S1t0.
Joseph Clubb, of this place. bought three car
loads Of cattle this week, one of them from Tom
Mcdonald.
Large sale of stock to be made at Lancaster ON
Thursday. nth Notice given in our advertising
columns