Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-12-10
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.
The City Trade.

The approaching holiday season is absorbing
all other progress in trade. Transactions in
wheat and COM and hay are nominal and pri-
ces are unchanged from last week. We omit
the usual remarks under each head of the
more important and active items of traffic be-
tween farmers and merchants, because the
| stocks are full and the usual animation sus-
pended for the absorbing retail business, which
is very fine in all branches.
Needing space, and no change In quotations,
our price current is also left out.
| The weather is delightful, and some OF the
December days have been inclined to borrow
from November q part of its golden Indian
summer, which never appeared in richer full
ness than in the parting weeks of that month
The streets are thronged with city and country
people passing to and fro. The greetings be-
tween them are cordial, and cheerfulness
beams from every countenaEce.
Our young city and its growing commerce
Its fell retail trade and the busy customer
that enllven it. and the blended progress of all
pursuits, speak well for Staunton and the no.
BILE county and the trade sections OF which
our fair city is the centre.
Richm0asa Five Sleek Market, Dec. 8.
Prices this week RANGED as follows:
BEEF GATTLE.-Very best, 5@51Sc.; medium
| to good 1850; common to fair, 2N@33lc.
SHEEP 3@4l4c gross.
Hoes -5a1964c net; extra, 615c.
There were 3e5 head OF beef cattle, 1856 hogs,
| and III sheep on the mark ct during the week.
Baltimore live Stock Market. Dec. g.
BEsF CATtLE.-The marke ct was very dull
| to day and sales hard to effect Numbers OF
roagh and half fed Cattle had 10 be takeI back.
seliars being far Off In their ideas from pur-
chasers The offerings were not as toppy as
those of last week though there were
enough good Cattle for the market. Prices
| are # zs@14c from last week. We quote at
2;5o@s5.So, with most sales at S.0o@s5.25 per loo
Prices OF Beef Cattle ranged as follows
Best 00GeS5 50; that generally rated first quail
! ity 409@A.75: medium or good fair quality
| ows 250@S2.75 Extreme range of prices 2sOta
S. so Most of the sales were at 300@$5 rs
per 100 los. Total receipts for the past 1854
head against 1891 last week, and ,243 head same
] time last year. or the offerings 703 head were
taken by Baltimore butchers. Al sold to East
ern Spectators. and SO to country dealers.
Total sales for the week 800 head against i2)5
| last week, and lS23 head same time last year.
| SwINE.-The offerings number O few hundred
| less than last week, but sufficient for a
| light demand Tue quality is fully as good as
| it was last week suited as size for the pres
| eut demands of the trade We quote at 51I@6
| cents per Id net, with extra shade higher
| Receipts this week 5,44f mead against ISL last
| week, and 200 head same time last year.
| SHEEP AND LAMBS.-fh offerings were less
| than last week. but are sufficient for very
| limited demand from butchers only. The
quality is somewhat better than last week
| A''iOoP az -eSh/ "Atu o.
| 1851 cents per 10 gross. Receipts this week
| g3i bead ag inst 953 last week, and 2,967 head
| same time Inst year.
Philadelphia Live stock Market, Dec s.
| Cattle in lisht demand: receipts 3.2C0; prime
| 6@64 cents, medium 4G AZ cents, and common
| 3i34 cents per ID. Sheen il fair demand; re
eeipts 1900; prime 4A(941z cents. good 3k@4
| cents, medium 215934 cents, common 1927
| cents per 10. Lambs az 3@ cents per 10. Hogs
IN far demand: receipt $500; selling at 511@61s
| cents per ID.
|
| New York Live ssnck HIarkct, Dec. 8.
| Baeves-Receipts 3 GOO head. Firmer and
fairly active al advance of Is to 20 cents per
| 100 lbs live weight ON all grades below prime
| and steady for tops; native Steers sold at 660@
s6 80 per 100 lbs. Exporters used 30 carloads
| nd paid 5..0@S6l6 per 100 lbs for fair to good
| Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 1880; steady for
Sheep: frmer for Lambs Sheep sold at 3@sS
| GER 90 lbs. end Lambs at 475@s5.75. Hogs
| Receipts Is, 100; live Hogs are dull and nearly
nominal at 4 26@s4.7O per 100 lbs.