Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-21

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Baltimore Markets.
Associated Press Dispatch by special wires.
BALTIMORE, August 2l-Flour, steady
| and quiet Howard street and Western
| euperbne, 81 37a2.75; do. extra, s3a3.75; DO.
| extra sS.52aS75; do. Rio brands s4.75s5.S7 Pa
| tapsco family, 1915; do. superlative patent,
Wheat, southern, higher; Western, firmer;
| Southern red. sable; do amber, 9la95e.; No.
Maryland, 9814a9SS4c.; No. 2 Western winter
| red spot, SS1SaSSs4c.; August SS1<aS9c.; Sep
TENDER, Sg1saS9ssc; October, 9Os<asOJSc.; No
Corn southern. easier and quiet western,
no offering and no bid; southern white, Ga
| &c.; do. yellow, GAGS.
Oats, steady, moderate demand Southern,
32a37c.; Western white, 34aS6c.; do. mixed,
| 3la33c.; Pennsylvania, 32aSIc
Rye, quiet and easier; 6Sa80c.
BAY, lower and quiet; prime to choice
Pennsylvania and Maryland, sl3al6.
Provisions, active, firm; mess pork, SlS.75;
bulk meats, shoulders and clear rib rides
packed, 75zal1l &C.. bacon shoulders, Skc.; clear
| RIB sides, l21Sc.; hams, 16al6,
Lard, refined, 9Izc.
Butter, steady; western packed, 8al5c.;
creamery, l5a22c.
Petroleum, lower; refined, 7xa72so.
Coffee dun Rio csrgoes' ordinary to fair,
Sugar, steady; A soft, 6ssc.
Copper refined, quiet; l3c.
whisky, steady; si.i5. ....
New York Markets.
| Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
NEW YORK, August 20-FIour without
important change, and very moderate trading;
southern, quiet, steady; common to fair extra,
| sS40a4.40; good to choice, do, 81 45a625
Fued s5tosSer az sn sfe
hazc.; moderate speculative trading; MOL
white, nominal; No; 2 red SEPTEMBER, eOsSa
December, 961S a96azc.; january, g7sza9SISc,;
February, 99aB9sSc.
Corn, Aal1<c. higher and moderately active;
mfIa1 WnatdTn HDOI. 6SanRn
68o.
Oats, Izas4c. better; No. 2 september, ssy<c.;
October, 31sssa3S1zc.; western, 33a43c.; state,
3Sa43c.
Beef, firm and in moderate demand
Pork, quiet; mess I9c.
Lard, higher; steam, s8.05.
Butter, dull.
Cheese dull.
Spirits of turpentine, steady 1920
Western eggs, dull; l7Szal8Tc.
new York stocks.
Associated Press Dispatch by special wiroi.
NEW YORK, August 20. - noon STOOLS.
firm; money, Lag; Virginia Is, 81 bid; Missouri
b, lU211 bid Canton Co., 35 N. Y. Central
S,o a5Sason; e lgs Erie lsM Ada%s 1sl
Illinois Central, l2s; pittsDurg, 1888 Rock
slsnd' al llIS Fort any. Wayne, isI Western
B31<i Ontario q Western, l1z3
QHotAuOms.
The O'Clock bids OF the New York stock
market to-day, received over the private wire
Of Elliott, johnson q Co., stock brokers at
No. SO Market street, were as follows:
New York Central q Hudson, 1903; Erie,
lsss; Lake Shore, S61& o. a N. western,
Eacifc Mai, 5ls6 Western Onion Telegraph,
Canada Isogthern, $50; Michigan Central. .:
Texas Pacifc, l51si New Jersey Central, 62ss;;
Delaware Lackawanns Western, l5
RssT p oos d. Aqd %aS. Ell 1. Tassh n s.
ferred, IL I New York, Ontario & W.,
Il Denver q Rio GranaSe IA; Nash
vile Chattanooga, :; Hannibal 4
e. Joseph n, Common 1,1 mon =; Preferred -
sylyaniR, S6,Si PhnadeipaiS 4 Reading,
~ Leeh hg Valley, 81 Lehigh Nayiga-
srn III h F6iiaSslphis 'DsrE Erie, T 1SS;
Northern Central, 81 Northern Pacinc.
com, 2ih Northern Pacific, preferred, 54ssS;
preferred, Is; ROehesteT Pittsbur r t ~;
Nashville, s5ggs.
Cattle Markets.
WEST PHILADELPHIA STOCK YARDS, Aug.
lS.-Cattle market, fair demapd receipts, $500
head; good &c. lower; common nc. lower;
prime, 6Na7J4c; good. 6a6Ilc; medium, ga
5S4c.; common, 4a5c.; Texans, 5a51Ec.
Sheep, dull: receipts $4,000 head; prime, 4gza
&C.; good, 4ai1e.; medium. SaS7zc.; common,
2a254c; lambs, Sa71sc.
Hogs active; receipts, 3 500 head; western,
Magl4 10 com mon as low as SIC.
new YORK. Aug. S-Beeyes-Receipta,
300 head making 300 head for the week; at
further decline Of 15c, per 100 pounds, live
weight, on all grades except strictly prim and
fancy steers, the market was extremely dull,
and closed weak. Extremes, $iSBa6 Is per 100
pounds live weight, for native steers, and
81 G0l5.22 for Texas do. A few extra and
fancy native steers reached s7a7.25, and
native stOckers went down to So 75a4. 80 per Ito
pounds. Exporters had so car loads direct
from the west, and bought so ear loads for
British MARI cts in the yards here. Sheep-Re-
ceipts $500 head, making 81. . head for the
week; ABOUT steady for fat sheep. hut dull and
extremely weak for lambs sheep sold at
export sheep sold at s565;' lambs at y450a825.
Il, gs-Receipts, . QUO head, making ~ $50 for
dull at S1.75a6.25 per 100 pounds for ordinary to
fair. F.
BALTIMORE, Aug. ls.-Beef oattle-Market
slow anu prices &c. lower; very best 654a6l.;
first quality, 5a51c.; medium, 31<a41<c.; ordi.
nary, 2szaStGc; most sales at 3s<a51 &c. ;Iecepts
s,2i9 head sales, l,sss head. swine-suPply
fully equal to a moderate demand; receipts,
l1Sl head quotations, TaS54c. The receipts
tiona, sheep, 3a41&c.; lambs 3a5xo.
EAST LlBERTY, Aug. lS.--Cattle, dull; la
95e, off from last weeks opening prices
receipts, 4, $40 head; shipments ,729 head Hogs,
firm; receipts, 1880 head; shipmenrs, 4o0head;
Philadephiss, s661s6 Is; Workers, s6Ona6.4O:
grassers, 60a5 SU. Sheep, dull 25a41c off
from last s Meek Sod prices plenty t Unsod
CHICAGO, LII, Aug. ls-Hogs -Receipts,
5000 head; shipments, 40 head; market
f5.60a6.39; packing and shipping, So goa
q is; light %jg0a6.60; skips, sia5.5O.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head; shipments, 1900
head; best cornfed, firm; other grades, lOa
Doc, lower; export grades, S6.50a6.91 good to
choice shipping, S5.9ja6. i0;cnmmon Co medium,
81 5Oa6 49, Wyoming range cattle, 81 55a6; grass
Texans, S3,t5a4 90 Sheep Receipts, 2,00U head;
shipments,0O head;market slow;inferiort to fair,
$50 50; medium to good, t3.50aI.00; choice to
extra, Sia4.25: TIE Ias sheep, i2.tOaS75. Lambs
psr head. tl.50l3.50 The Liverpool special
quotes tirmer market for best Amerit an
cattle at l6c. per pound estimated dead weight.
The sheep trade is unchanged at l5ai6c. per
pound for good heavy Americans.
BUFFALO, N. ", Aug. MISUNDERSTANDING,
2,Uu0 head; market dull weak and lower; extra
cattieS SOgond to choice shipping, 80;
fair to good native shipping steers, s5a5.5l;
light do. Sl.50a5.N butchers cows, S4a4.25;
common do, S. 5Ol3.75; stockers, common
to choice, $50 la425; feeders, 81 s0ai.70: fat
bulls, 81, SOa1.75. A number Of loads are held
over Sheep-heceipts,6 %, 90 head; market dull.
dropping; common to tar, $3aS75 good to
choice, S4a4,G0; western lambs, si50a525;
Canada do, Sj.50a5.60 p Lon DIS held over. Hogs
Receipts, 5000 head; market active and firm
and higher for good grades; good to choice,
| Workers, &C., DaG so grasseTs, s5.90a6.20 com.
mon light do, ,55Va575; good corn fed medi-
| uns, S6.7Ja6.S0.