Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-05-17
DETROIT MARKETS.

DttrOlt, May Ii, looo.
Wharf.-The market for wheat is compare
lively quiet, with no material change in prices.
We quote as follows: No. | White, $1.0SA01
$10S9l; No. White, 97CQ9S; No 3 White S19
s711; No. Red, 81, i61l; No. 8 Red, SLIP
FLoUR.-The movement to-day of products
has been sluggish and very little has been done
outside OF few channels. A steady and even
9 strong feeling prevails and for fayorite brands
full terms are required For less desirable de-
scriptions the market is not quite as strong,
although even these concessions would be re-
sisted except for inferior goods. Current rates
are as follows:
Roller process. ....................$5 700
Winter wheats, city brands. ....... 5 30d5 50
Winter wheat brands, county,. 0O9
WINTER patent5. ..................~ oUCc6 20
minnesota brands. ................. 2od6 80
minnesota patents. oOC9S 5O
OAT MEAL.-In fair demand; Ohio kiln
dried 81 25(97 SO; common stock, IS 1906 25.
RYE FLoUR.-Steady and in fair demand at
81 GA %.
FEED.-Inactive Bran is dull at S14 so and
would not readily command over $14. Coarse
middlings about SIS, and fine at $1S9l9.
CoRN.-The market continues quiet but is
well sustained. OF Ne. 2 corn, FIVE carloads
were sold at Soc. High mixed could not be OBJ
tanned for less than 6Oc. new mixed 56c and re-
jected 53c.
OATS Continue quiet and heavy and un-
settled feeling has prevailed. Buyers have not
been found although No. 2 oats have been
pushed at Az and No. white at ACC.
AppLEs-A few are moving but at wide
range In quotable values, according TO condi-
tion. An invoice of choice fruit would com
mand $500 GA but for most receipts $1.50
Cs2.50 are full quotations.
BEANs-Iuactive; pckers are quoting S1.95
(12.5O; unpicked would be dull at 81. 40 al 81
| fort good stock.
BERswAx-Scarce, firm at 2SQS0c.
BuTTER-Receipts and the current demands
| OF the market are about equal. Neither being
large and prices are very steady at 20(g2lc for
| fine invoices, only very choice, attractive par
GELS commanding outside terms
EGGs-Recdpts are not large, but they are
| about equal to the demands Of the market, and
| the prices are sustained at 1511c the feeling Is
| pretty strong at the quotation.
| HoNEr-Inactive; invoices of comb are Of
fered at 15(Sl6c, strained at 1910.
Hops-Scare aud firm at Sl@l 10 per ID fol
choice hops.
MAPLE sUGAR-Quiet at 1917 @ 1sc for pure
sugar.
| ONIoxs-Inactive and unsettled: old stock 1.
quoted at 4OG50c; Bermudas, 81 75.
| PoTAToEs-The market continues quiet, ant
II
] quoted ut 5O(955c, and mixed stock at 10c low
| or rates. Bermudas are moving at about g. *
and are quiet.
| PROVISIONAL pretty firm feeling prevails
| In the market for all products, and good sea
sonable inquiry is made for supplies; smoked
meats are especially brisk in their movement
| and hold strong values. We quote: Mess
pork 500 15(a2l family, S2l 80; clear, S22 so
Lard l24l2Lc for tierces, 1890 for half bar
rels. Hams, 134c; shoulders, 9l401911c
bacon, 12Ac; dried beef, 13(Gl34c; extra mes
beef, $12 759lS.
| SEED-Inactive; for clover moderate I'm
quiry Is made at about 81 for prime seed with
sellers at 81 10 Timothy is quiet at 81 So ant
millet at 15c@$l.
LIVE STOCK.
| CATrLE-fhc cattle market Is active with
heavy run Of stock Butchering cattle were
| firm at last weeks prices, while shipping cattle
though active, declined l09l5c. Prices ranged
| as follows: Extra steers, s. 1896 25; good
| TO choice, s. 25(l6, medium, IS 25(ol5 15; goot
butchers, So 25CG5 65; common, 81 5O(65
feeders, 81 5O@7 IS; stockers', 81 25664 80.
| HoGs-The market was weak, dull, the quail
] ity was good; sales Of common TO good mixed
packing and shipping grades at S16s7 40; gooC
| to choice heavy lots of packing and shipping
| So 1907 65; light and bacon grades, $76g7 30
skins and culls, SO 60G6 so.
| SuEEP-The market was firm; supply soon
| exhausted; common TO fair sheep at $i(d5
| good 50 60; choice $6016 %.
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