Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-17
WANAMAKER & BROWN,
Oak Hail. S. E. Cor Sixth and Market Sts. Philadelphia

re.
goes, ordinary 70 fair 7%aSxc.
Sugar, steady; soft, 6zr.; copper refined,
firm, 105ka10kc
Whisky, arm and quit; s1.1sa1.2o.
New York stocks.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special wiree.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1s--noon- Stocks, moderately
6s, ~ Missouri 6s. 1903: Canton Company,
40K New York Central q Hudson, ia2h
Erie, ssss Adams, Iao; Michlgan Central, IN
burg, 14s Rock Island. 1851; Fort Wayne.
l41T; Western Union, "a; Wabash. 10H /: New
Jersey Central, 4S1d; Ontario q Western, 1s%
Quotations.
The Y o'clock bids OF the New York stock
rrarhet today, received over the private wire os
Elliott, johnson b Co., stock brokers. at NO. Gle
Market street, were as follows; New YORK. Gen.
sSds e w aSsS s s Ss lo 5Es ohio
Union Telegraph, FAX. MnwauRee \ st Paul.
gan Central, =; Union Pacific, b48 Central
centrei. ak; Delaware, Lackawsna q Western,
i. y r, common. liz; wabash. 81. I. ;
2. preferred, 1s1: Ohio Central. =; Mie-
souri. Kansas q Tsxas, ssx: Manhattan.
Ohstanooga, -; Pennsylvania, 5sX; Phila-
-. LAhiRh Navigation. -: Bu6alo, Plt.eburg
ern Central, -; Northern Pacific. common. ga;
Northern , Pacitlc, preferred, $50 Hestouyilie,
mental, sex: Oregon Navigssion. los
Cattle Markets.
WRIST PHILADELPHIA STOCK YARDS, Dec. a.
Cattle, market inactive; receipts $500, prime,
! 5Ka6s.; good. 4Ha5Ac; medium, 3katAc.;
sheep In good demand; common grades,
/, lower; prime, 4Aa5c.; good, SHa4c-; medium,
| 2s1a3hc.; common, lHa2&c.
Hogs, inactive demand; receipts, $500; selling,
BALTIMORE, Dec. 14.-Beef oattle-The market
| slow and prices <aAc- lower, considering the
Improved quality OF the offerings: best beeves,
54a516c.; first quality, 4a5c.; medium, saAc.;
| ordinary, 2ka2s<c.; most of the sales were from
| 81 to SC. receipts, 1884 head; sales, 1,f,s
heal swine FAR Supply sod ana ont Sae6ase
| 5a5 nett he receipts of sheep and lambs, were
| 1879 head. Quotations; sheep, lha4c. lambs,
| 3a4Kc,
East LIBERTY, PA, Dec. i4.-cattle-Receipts
/ $3.50 head shipments, 800 head market over
supplied and fully CSC. on from last week; &c
/ cars were shipped to New York. Hogs receipts,
| 10000 head shipments, 10000 head market,
slow Philadelphias s4a4.10; Workers, So 70a3 So
shipments to New York, 40 car loads. sheep I;
/ receipts, @ 400 head shipments, $500 head
| market very dull and 10at5c. lower than the
close of last week.
CHICAGO, Dec. I4-oattle- Receipts, = 200 head;
shipments. 800 head; market dull, 10a15 lower;
to 500 nounda, ss.5Oa5. sd stockers and feed
ers, S2.50a3 30; cows, bulls aud mixed, 81 90
3.75; cows and m xed, ss.60a3.e6. Hogs-Re-
| ceipts, 5000 head; shipments, 5000 head Z.
market slow; rough and mixed SO 40a3.75 pack
ing and shipping, ss.7tas.95: light, g. s5a375;
| skipe, Sc. 50a3 IS. Sheep-receipts, 5000 head
shipments, l. 90 head; market slow; natives, 81
a3.s5; western, $1.75a3.50; Texans, N.5Oa3.2S ;
Lambs, per head, $aR425
BuFFAI0, N. Y, Dec. Observation-Disclosures
$500 head; market dull and prices a shade
lower; there ar prospects Of still lower prices
extra steers Of 1,s0O pounds, $3.50; good g
choice steers of 1,400to $500 pounds, IS 10a57 20
fair to good native shipping steers q LII IL
| 400 pounds. Si.60aS00; good to choice steers
| butchers grades of $50 to LOO pounds SSMa
| SIS; stockers and feeders very dull at $250a
| 3S5; mixed lots. butchers grades, s3.UOa3 hO
Sheep AID Lambs-Receipts to-day $500 hrnci
1 mrrSet dull and unchanged; very light tnquir,
| except of local trade and out-of-town butchers
common to fair sheep, $1.t0ae.00; medium Y
| good of 50 to 90 pounds s2-75sSO0; good Z
fair Western lambs, IS. OOas 65 good TO choics
do, s3g5a6O0; good TO choice Canada lambs
s5O0a5.50., Hogs5Receipts, 200 head; make
selected at So rs; good butchers grades, s. So
ssl; good to choice heavy, s. 75a3 20; close
! weak, with thirty cars unsold. 90.
, car loads or 5,l30 head; 2l5 car loads for th'
market, 65 car loads for export az
: IS car loads for saughterers' direct: on-r
| ings Included afew car loads OF premium steer
| and more good cattle than have been seen u
| this market on any day for many montne
2 Prices were up to the mark of Friday last. bu
| quality con idered the selling rates We're lower
| and the market was extremely dull from mrs
to last, with bad finish and 30 car loads Z
lrry over. Extremes for steers were " buah * y.
with few Christmas bullocks sold at $3.50
GA, and n single pair at$6.75. Sheep-Receipt'
IL 300 head a shade firmer for choice STOCK, ~
a slow trade, and not all sold; extremes 70
sheep, 81. 25a5.25 per 10l pounds; for lamb;
s % h6 10. Hogs-Recetpts, 1880 headi dul
and nearly non inal for live hpgs at s3sOad.