Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-04-01
Richmond Grain Market, March so

Richmond G rain Market, March 80.
OFFERINGS.
WHEAT.-White "A bushels, Mixed, 52s
bushels. Red, $50 bushels. Total, 1.432 bushels.
CoRN.-White, loss bushels. Mixed, 1880
bushels.
OATs-l.662 bushels.
SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WHEAT.-White, II bushels very eood at 66a.
Mixed, 20 bushels very good at Csc. Red, 800
bushels common to very good Shortberry at ~
to CSC.
prime at 521a to 54c.. lO9.bushels prime on pri-
vate terms.
Richmond Live stock Market, March 80.
Prices this week ranged as follows:
BEEF CATTLE.-Very best, 5@5a4c; medium
to good, 41S@41sc.; common to fair. S4@4c.
SHEEP-454@6c. gross.
Hoes -5@@7c net.
There were 24l head of beef cattle, 500 hogs.
and S22 sheep on the market during the week.
Baltimore Live stock Market. March. 80.
BEEF CATTLE.-Trade in Beeves has been
slow to-day. Efforts to hold up prices to last
weeks values were successful only In d few in
stances, near the opening of The mark ct.
Nearly all dealers report prices q 10 cents
lower than last week. considering the quality,
which was of much better average. We
quote the ran e at 2.5O@$5-75, with most sales
at 4. 25GS5.50 per l0) lbs.
Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows: Best
80 s. IS; that generally rated first quality
5.0O@s5.50; medium or good fair quality $3.50
80 W; ordinary thin Steers. Oxen and Cows
Most OF tie sales were at 25@s5 50 per IUO lbs
Or The Cattle received. 900 head Ca ne from Vir-
ginia % from Kentucky, ~ ON New York,
MaryIa 90 from West Virginia. anu 399 from
PennsA wanna. Total receipts for the past
eek 1857 head against 935 last week, and 957
head Same time last year. of the offerings 20
head were taken 10y Baltimore butchers, l6 sold
TO Eastern speculators, on TO country dealers.
and to Wa hi gtun butchers. Totai sales
10 the week Sl2 head against 7S3 last week and
7i3 head same time last y ar.
SWINE The receipts show slight increase
over last week, and the average qualify quite
good as it was then Trade is not acLIve
the supply being fuIly eqn to I very mode
rate demand. We quote at 64@7 cents per In
| net, with most sales at 634@7 cents. Receipts
this week h4)2 bead against 1889 last week, and
| $40 head same time last
| SHEtP AND LAMBS. There is a slight in
crease in The receipts over last week with the
quality about the same as 1t then. The
| 0ffer ngs are in excess of q moderate demand;
common sheep extremely dull. We quite
Sheep at 1864 cents, with a tew extra AT the
outside Fall lambs 4@5 cents, Spring
do IU@l215 cents per la gross. Receipts TIM.
| week 2zSS mead against 2U75 last week, and 1925
head same time last year,
New York Live Stock Market. March. 80.
| Beeves Receipts 3400 head, of which 81 car
| loads go direct T., British markets. A sh...e
| firmer and aonut 81 per head higher, with a
| brisk trade; Steers 80 d at 495@T per 100 lbs
| live weight; Bulls IA sI75. Shipm -nis 351 Cat
| Mutton. Sheep and Lamos-Raceipt- 900:
| slow trade; common to choice sheen sold at
4@S5 rs per ltD lbs, yearling Lambs at 5.50@s6 75
| Hogs-Receipts 1900; none offered alive;
| nominal value 4.S0@s5.l0 per 100 lbs.
| Phiia.iel phis Live SiOrk Market, March
so, 1855
| Cattle in fair demand; receipts 5501; prime
| al 6ll@ 619 cents, good 515@6 cents. medium AZ
| @5H C. hts, and common 1914 cents per 10.
sheep ov receipts 5000; prime 81 So cents
| good 4A@5 cents, medium 4M@i4 cents, COM
| mon :15@I4 cents per 10. Ian, BIS 4@l7 cents per
b. H.,.:, IN active demand; receipts 1900: SELL
Ing at 81 So cents per 10.