Daily globe., 1883-08-08
General Market.

The fruit market has not been fairly
active during most of the week. Peaches
have not come very largely into the mar
ket yet. and those that do have are not such
as will do to ship. Bartlett pears are in
better supply, and can be bought
now for $3@4. The supply of grapes Is
very small at present and they bring s.
per case of 20 pounds. BIueberries are
more abundant, but the price still re-
mains at $4@4.5O per bushel
Blackberries, raspberries, cherries, ETC., are
too soft to ship, still they sre in
fair supply. Michigan peaches are sell
ing at $1.75@2 per q of box. Domes.
tic grapes sell for 15c per pound. Messina
oranges, SIS per box; California oranges
do not keep we'll, and are selling at 81
per box; lemons are advancing and are
now quoted at $7@7.5O per box; apples,
new, ,$450@6 $50 per bbl, by the box, x,75@8Oc,
as to quality and variety; bananas, choice
Aspinwalls. $3@4.50 per bunch; cocoanCts,
selected Carthagenus, Sc per 100; toma-
toes, $4,000 per 3 bu. box; dates IN trails,
&c per pound; Duffy's cider is out
of the market; New York clarified
cider, $3.50 per bbl or 26c per gal. in casks;
peanuts, fancy hand picked White Virginia,
12c per pound; Teragona almonds, 1Sc;
new Naples walnuts, 15c; new French wal
nuts, 12c; new Brazil nuts, 12c; new Sicily
filberts, 12c; new Baraco fiIberts, 1Oc; Pc
cans, 10c; Cicily shelled almonds, in 25 ID.
boxes, 35c per Id.
CATTLE have been in good supply and
the market is now easy with fair demand.
Choice steers $5@5.25; fair to
good, $4.25@475; good mixed, $375@425;
milch COWS, $40@65; veal calves, $5@6
per 100 lbs.
ONIONS are quoted at 25@3Oc per bu,
outgoing from 40 to SOC. Bermudas,
$1.25 to $3.50 per box.
HoGs-The demand is not large, but the
supply is abundant to meet all calls.
Dressed hogs are quoted at 7@715c. But
few live hogs are coming in, and they are
nominally quoted at 5@52c.
SHEEP-Mutton still continues to be
moderate IN price and in good supply.
Quotations for shearlings are $3.75@
4.25; city dressed, SC; country dressed
715@Sc.
PROVISIONS, remain at the decline not
ed last week-Mess pork. $780,
hams, 121a@12A; clear bacon, scarce
1215c; spiced and breakfast bacon, 12115c
shoulders, 84@SMc; tierce lard, 1Oc; keg
lard, 1890; wooden pals, twenty pounds
1115c; tin pals, pounds, 1870; 1C
pounds, 14c; mess beef, $12@12.50 pei
barrel; smoked beef, 16c per pound.
FLoUR-Is quiet and weaker. Patents
S6.5O@6.75; straight $5.75@6; bakers
XXXX, $4@4.25.
BREWERS SUPPLIES has declined
IS to soc. Hops, both Washington and New
York, have declined to 40c.
BUTTER-It is the same old story abou
this article of commerce. There
is an immense quantity Of
stuff on hand, all of which
goes by the name of butter, but most of i
is awful stuff. For the best grades there
is fair demand but for the poorer quail
ties there is no demand whatever.
DRESSED MEATs-Beef sides dressed IA
sic. Mutton, city dressed, Sc. Veal
915@1Oc.
HIDES are in good demand and are firm
at quotations. Green hides are coming il
slowly and quotations are unchanged.
LIME, CEMENT, ETo.-Quotations are a
follows: Oshkosh, Port Byron and Mil
waukee white lime, $1.25 per barrel; Mil
waukee cement, $1.5O per barrel; Louis
vile cement. $1.S5 per barrel, plaste
paris 50 per barrel; clustering hair, 35@
4Oc per barrel; st. Louis No. 1 fir
brick, $40 per thousand; fire clay, $35
per barrel.