Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-25
MARKET QUOTATIONS.


Arsoulstsl frnss DtBDeVon ny SPECIAL ma
rHIEArSrPHIA, Dec "a Flour. dull and
Wheat, firmsr and quiet; No. western red,
Corn, firm, but quiet; steamer, 47kaAsc.i
No. 2yellow, and mixed, 49a60c. oo.oo,<
Oats, quiet and steady; No. white, S5a3B1kc;
rejected, sl1z4S2kc;
FLAX seeo, firm; l.48.
Butter, active and firmer; creamery extras.
8lc; trsts, 25a2Sc.; Bradford county ana new
York extras, &c.
Eggs, firm; eAtras, 28as0c.; held lots, 20a2sc
@nflGssIpasES sassssas.
Asso1isss6 Prass Dispscan By special Wares
PHu.aDELPHA. Dec. A,-nnon - BtocbD,
weak: Philadelphia . EIIu. l2A Reading,
5 SissG Go%psnis s New 1 Jersey ISL
Northern Central, 81 l4ehign NAVIGATION,
ssG SoTr.gsoSn, los oensrsi Transpo as5
HAAS soDnvlklii 52h.
Baltimore Markets.
Associated Press dispatch by special Wires.
BALTIMORE, Dec "a Flour steady;moderate
local demand: Howard street and western
supertine, .225a285, DO. extra, s276a8.8I, ".
27j; a. ezra s8.O0aS5O do. Rio brsnus
a Ssa4 50, patApsco family s6 Is do. superlAtive
amber, SS o.; No. Maryland, SiaS6Mo No.
Western +,utel red sp0E, f9Iaa8 O.; Deem.
Der, 7Bl<a794c.; January. S01saS0zc.; Feb n
airy slskasl2sc March, ssN' a.keoi May ah
Uorn, southern, steady western, firm and
dnll; southern white ks48Hc.; do yellow 49A
1880. bid; February, 46lza4bc.i steamer, 6lh :.
oat., finn, drll; southern. 8sa3sl.; western
whipe. IA $780,; do. mixed, 89a88xo.; Pennsyl.
Sye. noTinal eOa82c.
HAY, easy quiet' prime 70 choice Pennsyl'
vania and aryland, sl4aiab0
des, pack d. 6t7c.; bacon shoulders, TO;
clear RIB sides, 81; hams, ls<a 2Ac.
Butter, steady; western packed, l2a24o.i
| creamery 22a3Oc.
Eggs, firm, 25aS0o.
Petroleum, nominal'y steady refined, 7ss'
Coffee, quiet Rio cArgoes, ordinary to fair
sugar, steady, quiet A soft, $40.
| Topper, rer nee, quiet l09zails
| Whisky, quiet ;sI.iSal.l9.
Cattle Markets.
WEST PHILADELPHIA STOCK YARDS
/ Dec 22.-Cattle, in fair demand; receipts
2.4n head pine, 81<a7e; good, 5xaSc.
medium, 4ha5hc common, Ssae ~ am -,
| prime, 5a6lzc:; good, 4a4I<c:; medium, 8aSszc.
common, 2a2szo lambs, 3a61zc.
/ Hogs, IN lair d6mAndt rec6tptB, 0,b0O head
/ selling 6a8I<c
NEW YORK, Dec. % -Beeves-Receip
| $50 car LOADS or 8 92) head, making ~ $50 fo
| he week opened firm at strong Friday
| prices, but closed dull and weak at decline o.
Il i0tl5o. per 100 pounds live weight; extremes
| Si60t7 so per 90 pounds live weight, for steers
| general sales at S5a8 "A; exporters used 81 cal
loads. Sheep-Recei, $1,000 head, making
| $500 head for The week; irregular, with I'll
| sales at full prices and closing transact MS a
falling OH equRl to 20, per pound; extremes
s350a8 Per 100 pounds for sheep and k.7si
TO s8.75. Hogs Receipts, 1873 head, MAXIM
| 100 pounds
CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. Cattle-Receipts
5000 head shipments, 1000 head; qualit
poor and demand weak best grades nomi
nally weaker; common grades, very slow
exports ncminally IS 75a6 25 good to choice o
from 1880 to l 400 pouncs s5s6.4O; common +
fair, $4a4.g0; common to fair COWS, s2a2 rs
medium TO good, s2.80s3 IS; choice % 75as Is
storkers, S'a8.80: feeders, s3S5a420; Texant
93A4; $50 head of Utah cattle, of l,t6i pounds
Si51 Hogs-Receipts, 81 900 head shipments
5000 head; general Qemand hrisk and good
| and prices 6slOo higher; rough licking sal q
| packing and shipping of from $40 to Sc
pounds, S3S0a445; light, of from los to q.
pounds, eia4 IS: skips. s3a4; the marke
| closed with 10 900 head unsold, mostly lat
arrivals. Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head shiI
| ments, 400 head; market slow, quality pOoi
and values weaker; inferior to fair, S2a1 rs
| medium to fair SO o. rs medium to goou, 50 81
$50 choice s. e0i4; lambs, S4a4.60. The cabl
quotes the Liverpool market nc, better o