Daily globe., 1883-07-18
General Markets,

The fruit market usually falls off little
after the 4th, still, Notwithstanding this, a
great deal of fruit is being handled. Pres
ley & Co., who bring through direct from
the California orchards fruit in car lots, are
receiving two cars per week of the choicest
fruit that grows. Bartlett pears are sell
ing at 81 to $3.50; plums IS to $3.50;
aprIcots $3.50 to 81; peaches 81 to
$3.50. Grapes will arrive in few days.
Strawberries are too soft to ship, but they
are in good demand for the local trade.
Blueberries 81 to $3.50 per bushel, and
will probably be cheaper. Blackberries,
raspberries, cherries, etc are all too soft
to ship. Michigan peaches have begun to
arrive and sell at $1.7592 per s of a box;
Messina, $3.50 per box; California oranges
do not keep well, and are selling at 81
per box; lemons are advancing and are
now quoted at $7@7.50 per box; apples,
new, $3@4 per 3 bu., by the box, 504 75c,
as to quality and variety; bananas, choice
Aspinwalls. $3@4.50 per bunch; cocoanUts,
selected Carthagenus, sc per 100; toma-
toes, $1.25 per 4 bu. box; dates IN trails,
SC per pound; Duffy's New York clarified
cider, $3.50 per bbl or 26c per gallon in
casks; fancy hand picked White Virginia,
12c per pound; a Teragona almonds, 1Sc;
new Naples walnuts, 15c; new French wal
nuts, 12c; new Brazil nuts, 12c; new Sicily
flberts, 12c; new Baraco fiIberts, 10c; Pc
cans, 1Oc; Cicilys helled almonds. in % ID.
boxes, Soc per ID.
CATTLE-The market has been easy,
with good supply and fair demand.
Choice steers S56$5.25; fair to
good, $4.250 0475; good mixed, So .75@4.25;
miIch COWS, $4O@65; veal calves, $5@ 6
per 100 los.
ONIONS are quoted at 25@30c per bu.,
outgoing from 40 to soc. Bermudas
$1.25 to $3.50 per box.
HOGs-Only dressed hogs are coming in
and but few of them and they are now
quoted at 70715c. The market is, as q
matter of course, bare of live hogs, but
they are quoted at $50 $50.
3 SHEEP-Mutton still continues to be
moderate IN price and in good supply.
Quotations for shearlings are $4.25@475;
city dressed, Sc; country dressed, IL q Sc.
Provisions, remain at the decline noted
ed last week-Mess pork. $3.50;
hams, 12R@124; clear bacon, scarce,
1215c; spiced and breakfast bacon, 1215c;
shoulders. 8 Il 6S34c; tierce lard, 1Oc; keg
lard, 1O15c; wooden pals, twenty pounds.
1115c; tin pals, pounds, 1870; TO
pounds, 14c; mess beef, $12@ 1850 per
barrel; smoked beef, 15c per pound.
BEANs-Are quoted from $292.30,
from medium to hand picked navy.
FLoUR-Is quiet and weaker. Patents
$6.7567; straight $780,; bakers.
XXXX, $4.25@450.
BREWERS SUPPLIEs-Malt has declined
to SOC. Hops, both Washington and New
York, have declined to 48c
LIME, CEMENT, ErC.-Quotations are as
follows; Oshkosh, Port Byron and Mil
waukee white lime, $1.25 per barrel; Mil
waukee cement, $3.50 per barrel; Louis
vile cement, $1.85 per barrel, plaster
paris 81 per barrel; rlastering hair, 35 q
40c per barrel; St. Louis No. l fire
brick, $45 per thousand; fire clay, $3.50
per barrel.
BuTTER continues to accumulate, and
immense stocks of it are on hand that
cannot be disposed of. There is a good
demand for the best grades and none al
all for other grades.
DRESSED MEATs-Beef sides dressed Z tc
Sc. Mutton, city dressed, Sc. Veal, 91E
to 10c.
HIDES are in good demand and arr
firm at quotations. Green hides arr
coming in slowly and quotations are un
changed.