Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-19

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| sweet oos...s...ss.ss....ssss. ~ M
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Turnips.. ...--................ ...... lOE
Philadelphia H1Arketn.
ssIooiassd fTnss DiAps,gD Dy spooisl TiIos.
PHmADELPBIA, March lS.-Flous, dull an,
Wheat, quiet and steady No. western red
Corn, dull and weaker steamer, 4Sa4S1<c
| No. 2 yellow and mixed. 49a49kc.
oASs, dull; No. 2 white, S7sS75zc.i No. 8 do.
851sa36c.; rejected, 3316a35u.
Clover seed, dull 71fa8kc.
Provisions, quiet.
Butter, dnh And unsettled rolls, Sal0c.
Eggs, hrmer and more active; extras, 19i
Cheese, quiet
Philadelphia stocks.
Associated Fress Dispston by Special Wires.
| PHILApELPHIA, March lS.-noon.-Stocl1s
81 Pennsylvania, 5S1S; Lehigh Valley. 57sS
ern Pacifo, lSsk do. preferred, 42sSi Northern
| Central, 81 Lehigh Navigation. 40 Norris
i town. l0; Central Transportation, Is Buf
| fAlo, NY. d Philadelphia. LATHE Schuylkill
Baltimore narkota.
Associated Press Dispatch by special Wires.
| bA1flhOhkf hArcn los-rlOut. uuu.
Wheat, southern, nomlnally steady: west
| ern, steady and dull; southern red, 85aS9c.; do
amber, y4sS8j.; No. Maryland, 9Ossaslc.; No. Z
western az Sinser REQ SPOT, e., S5l1aS51Ec,; fie b,
aS8e6c.
Corn, southern, quiet western, easier and
dull; southern white. 6la521zc.; do. yellow 4sa
o0c.; western mlKsd spor and Ma CHI, 48a4S11<
April 4Shc. asked May, 4S1fa4s9sc.; steamer,
46a461<c.
aoSts, steady and firm for ehoice; uOuthern,
3BaSSc.; western white, o7a3Su.; do. mixed,
35aSdc.; Pennsylvania, S6lSSc.
Rye quiet 72A75c.
Hay, firm; prime 10 choice PennsylvAniA ana
Aarylanu sl8alb.
Provisions, quiet and steady; mess pork 81 rs
ala; bulk meats, shoulders, and clear rib
sides, packed, 57za71sc. bacon shoulders, B1Sc.;
clear rib sides, SMc;; hams, hA1ai21<c.
Butter, easier western packed, leasOc.;
creamery, 2la29u.
EsRB. weak lSc.
20.
lofIee, dull; Rio cargOes, ordinary to fair,
sugar, quiet; A soft &c.
Copper, renned, nominal.
Whisky, steady; SlzJal.21.
New York Markets.
Associated Press DlSpstch by special Wires.
NEW YORK, March 49, Flour, state and
western dull, unchanged;s uthern, steady.
Wheat, opened weak and 1za1zc. lower after
WbEuH 6kifuklutneu ANU recovered mObL OF
decline with less doing No. 2 red April.
I4AaSSlS =; May, Sjs6 sbJ5zc.; June, 901 ALL
March, e7s6c. bid, e8i. asked.
Corn, shade better and quiet; mixed
wes ern spg,. As AbO% 90. tutIit, 49A5lc
Oats, tribe stronger; No. April, 385kc.;
May, 86,to June, s61zaS67sc.; state, S9AaIc.;
western, fSAI0s.
Beef dull /, new extra mess, Sll.s0al2
Pork, steady and quiet new mess, sl3 5Oa
lard, a tribe better steam rendered, s7.2.1<.
Egg, ives ern firm 2Oha2lc.
rev York stocks.
Associated PTees DisDAtcn by special Wires
NEW YORK, March 1S.-neon-Stocks, more
active, higher money, easy. l {: Xirginia T., SO
Missouri br, 1884 anton Co, AZ N. Y. Gem
ra 4 Hudson, Ss5S Erie, 1877 Adams, 1853 |;
nois Central 1854 Plttsburg 1873 Rock
island, ll4eh; For W agne, l251<; Western Union.
So Wabash N; New Jersey Central, 071S;
Ontario q Western, l0<.
QuOEAttOns.
The 2 O'Clock bids of the New York stock
Of Elliott, johnson q Co., stock brokers at
No. 81 Market street, were as follows New
f sss sS Ssntrs a. Hudson VS. vs. Ere
vs. Ohio q Mississippi, :; Pacific Mail,
6IM Western Union Telegrsph, 5sss Mn.
Sacinc, 49,; Central Pacific, s2X Texas
ware LaShswanA a 4 Weste.n, lOsx Della
preferred. :; New York, Ontario 4 W, -;
" &C.. 2; q &C. !. e.. nj ohie Central. -:
vile snS chatsanooS S ana Hannibal SA s..
Joseph G SsnI PreferEsd Colorado
Phil PSiiade T n Reading, 'H" .; Lsiigh
Valleys; Lehigh Navigation, =; Buffalo,
Pit s9urg Western, q Philadelphia Erie,
CON- coi is% Northern Pacific preieri ID, 12S
He.tonv1lle, -; Huntington 4 Broad Top,
preferred, -; Roche ter q PitlsbuTg, :;
Oregon q Transcontln. ntal; lSk Louisville d
Nashville, -; Crude OIL. 42k. ...
Cattle Markets.
WEST PHILADELPHIA STOCK YARDS. March
lB-Cattle, In fair dema d; receipts 2,S0U mead,
&C.; common, Ss4c.
Sheep, in fair demand receipts, 7,OO1 head
prime, 5I1s55zc.; good, 4lza5c.; medium, 3Na
&C.; common, SaSNc.
Hogs, in far demand receipts, 5000 head
NEW York, March Receipts,
including 50 carloads for expectation, were l9i
carloads, or 9 800 head, making 800 head Tor
the week. Inc marset was active and arm
% cents pc 100 pounds live weight, good and
prime steers showing the most improvement;
ext. emes, s. 25a6S0 for steers and S3t0ai 81 for
bulls and old cows. No exports Of i've stock
or fresh meat to-day. For the week ended
with Saturday the shipments from this port
were l,lOO cattle. 90 quarters of beef and
1910 carcasses of mutton From o her United
states ports $40 cattle, 1900 quarters OF beef
and 1000 carcasses OF hutton. Sheep-he-
ceipts, 81 carloads, or u 90 head, maklIp
Is 400 head for the week Prices were a tTiha
stronger Tor cd and prime stock, and he
market closed firm. Sheep sold at 81 25a6 with
choicest wethers 10 rs, and yearling
lambs at S5a89O ii GER. ceipts, 81 carloads
or ~ 600 head. Not much trading in live tgs.
fair LOT sold ut % "a per leo pounds, AID
dealers put the nominal range at t5 i0S5 u.
BUFFALO, March l6. -Cattle-r eceipts, 400
head stock in fair demand goon grades
were steady common grades were IN fair
demand, but at lower rates good to choire
steers, Of from Ivy 70 " pounds H.65 s. I;
fair to choice butchers grades at S. i5s4 SO I;
medium TO good do, at t260A4.25; etockers
and feeders, light inquiry, at s425AI35.
Sheep and Misunderstanding u % head market
was active and shade higher medium TO
good sheep at 81 75ai.25 900 to choice D. at
s4.35a4 IS gooi to hoioe lambs at 81 7,a5 30
Hogs-Recetpts TOO i'd market was quiet;
SO k in fair demand; ood to ezra Workers
at IS, lUah Is but hers grades at IS .a5 rs j;
pigs at 5t5i51 10 /; market closed weak.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, March l6.-Live stock
inquiry Tor cattle YVES fair but prices wei
strong and un hanged; receipts, $50 he's d;
shipments, 1856 head; shipments to New York
firmly Notwithstanding the receipts we're
quite heavv; Philadelphias, s5lOa5.25; hest
Workers, ,A.SOa5 receipts, 1900 head ship
mems o,UOUi hnlpmtnlS 70 new 1OTk yes
terday, IS carloads. Sheep were steady and
firm at an advance Of 253 over last week; re-
ceipts 40 o head; shipments, q 90 head.
| BALTIMORE, March 16.-Beef cattle-Ma
ket slightly more firm through ut and prices
without serious change; best beeves, SKA
5+5..; first quality, 51sa5kt; medium, IA
So; ordinary, 3a3szc,; most sales were from
4L<c. TO $40; receipt, 7Sy head; sales. 7S5
head. Swine-Light supply and fair demand
receipts, 4740 head quotations, 614a71zc.
The receipts of sheep and lambs were S9t
head; quotations-Sheep, Sa5Nc. lambs.
| 31ka5szo.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March Cattle-Receipts
| $500 head shipments, 3 900 head market
\ active, early, but prices steady closing weak
shipping steers, 1850 TO 20J pounds, sis0a5OO
| 1,2l0al,350 pounds, s5l0s5.50; l,S5OL,6
pounds IS 4Oa5.75; cows and mixed common,
240a9 80; good, 50 1914 90; stockers S2.60a4 Is
| feeders, 81 S0a4 20 Hogs-Receipts,l IL, 600 head
| shipments, 500 head; market steady and Arm
| rough packing a. 40A4 20 packing ard shipping,
30 to 400 pounds; s470a6.0O: lieht, $50 to 2l(
| ponds, A.35a4 80; akips, S3.50a4 20 Sheer
Receipts, 3 200 head shipments. Loo head
| ma ket steady; inferior. 81 0pa3 90; medium
! SS.00A3 SO; good E3.75a4.2S; choice, "a 20A45J
The special Liverpool cablegrAm reports cattle
No. lower; best Americans making, l31Sc. pei
pound dressed.