Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-03
DETROIT MARKETS.

Detroit, April 30, 1888.
WHARF.-The wheat market has been unusu-
ally quiet for few days past, the sales being
from IL to Is per cent. less than for the week
previous. With the opening Of navigation,
however, the market has frightened considera-
bly,, and quotations for to-day are as follows:
No. white, 81 0415 @t1 049(; No. 2 white,
e4s4(994; No: white, S49S4]4; No. 2 red,
81 l219@n 49,
FLoUR-The record of the market to-day
shows the market to be unchanged. In GER
tain quarters good inquiry is reported and
free movement OF stock: through other chan
| nels the movement Is rather slow and only in
certain directions. Prices are unchanged but
are steady and even firm for some descriptions
OF stock, and quotations are repeated: Roller
brands, 1926; Winter wheat brands country,
| S4.906$5.00; Winter patents, $6.50(ne6. 20
Minnesota brands, $6.00@6.50; Minnesota
patents, $7.50@SS.60.
CLOVER SEED-Nonei is moving and prices are
nominal at about IS 40 for prime seed and
So l09S Is for No seed.
RYE FLoUR-In fair demand at s4694 25.
DAT MEAL-In fair demand; Ohio Kindred,
~ 2o(97 30; common stock, IS 1906 %.
FEED-The market is very unsettled. For
bran shippers could not pay over $l4, yet none
can be secured atthat rate and for local trade
ga 5O9l5 are quoted terms. For mddlings no
reliable rate can be named. Corn meal Is quiet
at $23925, and corn and oates at the same
rates.
CoRN-Is quiet, but the market is steady and
| seems even strong. For new corn 57(95719c are
nominal terms; OF high mixed one car load was
| sold at Soc
| OATs-Have received very little attention to-
day, but the market appears to be well sus-
tained Sales of No 2 oats include carload at
45c and 2, 200 bushels for May at the same rate !;
asT &C. "ni'' carloads al NC and l do at
PoTAroEs-Receivers report a dull market
and 1t is difficult to place invoices even at the
decline. Early Rose are not quotable at over
50055c. and less desirable stock at 4O(G45c
New Bermudas are quoted at 81 so per bbl.
PoULTRY-Little or none Is offered and the
market is unsettled; live chickens would COM
mand l09l1c and dressed 14@l5c. Demands
are poorly supplied.
PRovIsIoNs-A good seasonable demand pre-
walls for products of all kinds, but especially
for smoked and for dried meats. Prevailing
terms are as follows: Mess pork, $40 1920;
family, $50 so; clear, SCI 50(022. Lard
| l1T&l2c for tierces, 1215c for half barrels
Hams, l3@l34c.. shoulders, 9499l5; bacon,
| i224c dried beef, 13(9l3l4c; extra mess beef,
sl2 75(9l8.
DRIED FRUIT-Inactive, all descriptions be-
ing quiet apples, s@S11c; evaporated fruit,
| 149l5c; peaches, .501l6c, evaporated 30(p32c
pitted cherries, 29@30c; raspberries, 1O@llc;
| California plums. lsc.
BUTTER Receipts are light and even the
moderate demands OF the local trade are not
well supplied. Fine fish roll has sold at l0(ds0c
| and is In demand at these terms. For creamery
26(G2Se are quoted rates.
EGGs-The market is pretty well supplied
and buyers are willing to allow l5c. but at over
that term the market is dull, although now
and then receivers are inclined to demand 1915
@l6c.
| LIVE STOCK.
CATTLE.--The market is more active, with a
| large run Of cattle. Prices have advanced on
| all grades, the quotations being: Export grades,
| S6.3O(GS6,60; good to choice shipping stock
S5.9O8s6.2O; common to fair, $5.40@$5s5.
SHEEP.-Sheep were active, and the stock
offered in good condition. Prices are firm, as
| follows: Common to fair, $4.00Gs4.75; good
to choice muttons, s5.75d1s6.00.
HoGs.-Are in good good demands and
prices firm as follows: Common TO mixed pack
| Ing and shipping grades, $7.0O@s740; good
| TO choice, s1.409sI75; light and bacon grades,
$1009sZ75.