Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-03-11

Richmond Grain Market, March 8.
OFFERINGS.
WHEAT. MIXED .l44 bushels. Red, $50 BUSH
els Total. ! Cos bushels.
CoRN.-Whlte, 400 bushels. Mixed, 100 bush
els.
OATs-5000 bushels.
CLovER-SEED.-S6b bushels.
SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY.
WHEAT Mixed, 544 bushels at CSC Red, 500
bushes prime Lons berry at 9Sc.; 50 bushels
very good Shortoerry at 800.
CoRN.-White, 100 bushels prime Virginia at
OATs.-Mixed, 100 bushels very good at soc
100 bushels very good on private terms
Richmond Live Stock Market, March Q.
Prices this week ran. ed as follows:
BEEF cATrLE.-very best, 5A@5s4c; medium
to good. 4H@5: common 10 fair. 3@ 4c.
SHEbP -4@ 15c. gross.
Hoes -6@g3c net.
There We're i53 head of beef cattle, 56S hogs.
and 2i0 sheep on the market during the week.
baltimore Live Stock Market, March. 9.
BEEF CATTLE.-There has been no improve
ment III the market to-day in point of activi-
ty, as conn pared with last week, and prices are
generally reported 1s@A cent lower Than they
pares favorabiy with that OF last week. Bul
Few sales We're made at the top figure. we
qaotes The be, RANGE At OO@s6, with most sales al
4.25@S5 621% per 100 los.
riIces Beet Cattle ranged as follows Best
80 St 90: that generally rated first QUALITY
Ol@sj 81 =; medium or good lair quality S.75@
4 70; oruiuary thin Steers, Oxen aud Cows
25@s3 so Extreme range of prices 325@$6 10.
Most of tie sales we're at4 Esq s. 62la per lUU
Or he Cattle received. l25 head Cd ,.e from Vir
sinia 10 from Kentucky, IS ON New York
$40 from Illinois. 90 from Ohio, 46j head from
Hary land, 10 from West Virginia. and 21S from
Pennsy Ivauia. Total receipts for the past
week 1898 head against 1851 last week, and 1871
head same time last year. Of the offerings SOL
mead were taken ny Baltimore butchers, As SO d
to Eastern Spectators, 90 TO country dealers,
and 10 to wa hli gtnn butchers. Tota. sale
for the week Si6 head against S06 LAST week,
and y2f head Same time last year.
SWISE.-There is Il very heavy falling off in
the Iecel ITS this week as compared with last
week, and coed hogs are less p entlful in pro
portion than then, there being TOO many small
Hogs, which have to be sold at The lowest
prices. We quote at 6@7 cents per 10 not, with
most sales at64 6Aceuts. Receipts this week
ABS head against S45 last week, and $3.50
same time last year.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-There is no improve.
ment 10 note in the trade IN Sheep. The sup
ply is 10 excess of very slow demand. ano
there will be numbers left over unsOld There
Is no outside demand, and butchers are buyiD g
slowly. Tue quaIi y is better than that OF lasi
weeks offerings We quote Sheep at 219@54
.en,s, and Lam 312@l,5s cents per 10 8 ross.
receipts this week zo5Y mead against 2, 752 ias
week, and 8, lSl head same time last year.
New York aive stock Market, 1arcf. 8.
Beeves-Recefpts $3.50 head, III carloads for
this market and Al carloads for export. De
uand lair 1T an advance of Is 10 20 cents per
OJ ihS live weight: common 10 good steer
sold at 5 0@s6 40 prime to extra 6.50@s6 rs. ano
TAT Bulls 8 10 Sl35 per lVU IDS. SneSp and
Lambs-kecelpts $500; dusI. but good ano
choice stock made small advance; rheep sole
It i0@S1 Is per 100 lbs, and Lam os 4.509 So 0O
Hogs Receipt 700; Motive Hogs were offered !;
nom nally steady at 9j@S5.l9 per 100 lbs.
ahiissdei p.,ia Live stock Market, March
8. 1854.
Cattle in fair demand; receipts $500; prim,
at 6o6& cents, good 5l4@5A cents, medium
il4@l5 cents, ana comLnon 3G4 cents per Id.
,n5+ p dull: receipts 8 Oh /; prIsue 434115A cent
good a3z@415 cents, med um $40 81 cents. COM
mon zl4@S cents per 10. LaInos 34614 cent
per Id. togS are inactive; receipts 5JOO; SELL
ing Il 61S@74 cents per ID.