Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-08-20

Associated Press Dispatch by Special wres.
NEW Yonr, Aug. ia.-Flour, stateand western
dull southern, dull
Sage; afterwards fell back HasSc. with an
active trade; No. white nominal; No.
red, September, eshSae4 &c; October. s5xaoessc.;
January, $1.01H March, S1.05k.
Corn, without important change, dull mixed
western spot, 6ea54S< do future 50a52b. = -.
9sts,a shade lower and quiet western, ssa42c.
Lard, dun and easier; ss.wH.
Spirits of turpentine, dull s5c
Eggs, western, l3ka14c.
New York stocks.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires
NEW YORK, Aug 1g.-noon.--stocks. quiet,
souri, IS, iOiS: Canton Company, "A: N. v.
Central q Hudson, LOON; Erie IN adams, i4a
i2tk; !fort Wayne, 1877 Wesarn Union. 69yf I:
wsMpash, New Jersey Central, 40 Ontario
Cattle Markets.
WEST PHILADELPHIA STOCK YARDS. Aug. IT,
Cattle In active demand receipts, $500 head;
prime, 6a6sSc; good, hha5sfc.; medium. Ava
Sheep market demorallzed; receipts. 10 00O;
prime. Ha44c.i good, a axe. ;medium3hn3
common, sA aSc; rulls, 2t; Limts, Gent 9.
at 6Aa7c.
NEW YORK; Aug. 17.-Beeves III c,ipis,
700 car loads or 1870 head; 80 car ats for ex-
port and 22s for home use; dull and lower, but
the buying of 600 cat lie by an exporter pre-
vdnted serious break, and the feeling nt the
close was better than At the opening; poor 70
prime native steers, a. 8la620 per 1nO pounds
live weight; extra do, sc. 25aG.45 and ordinary
and flir Texas do, $4.40a4.6756; exports to-day
900 steers; for the week ending Saturday, 100
beeves, 1860 quarters of beef and $50 carcasses
OF mutton. Sheep Receipts, 1850 head no
Improvement in prices, but a little better feel
ing. Sheep sold at S3a475 per 100 poun,is:
lambs at Sl.65a825 Hogs-Receipts,s,66O bend
no trading in live hogs; common 20 good may
be acknowledgement at "a, 30a46J per leo pounds
BUFFALO, n. Y, August Observation-Disclosures
l.lO0 head good demand and prices shade
higher for butchers and good mediums; best
and heavy export grades lower sales, prime 10
extra native steers, $5.7Sa59O good shippers,
s5.30a5.10; fair TO medium, "a 75a5.35; light TO
good butcher, a 25 t490; mixed but hers fair
TO choice, 315a4.25; stockers, s3.25a3.f0; fat
bulls, 81 S5a325; stock do, az 25a2.7J Sheep
Receipts, $500 head gooti demand and pricea a
shade higher; the supply of good sheep 10
sheep, S5. 15a365; good b choice, s375a4. 25;
common TO prime western limbs, u 25u5. 10
Canada lambs, s5.5Od5TQ: liogs-kec,ipis,
poor TO medium, s4.70a5S0; good medium,
si.75a5 IS poorest to best grassers siaL75; all
best grades sold. f
slow; good cattle unchanged as 10 quality;
other grades 16aAc. lower; best beeyes, rs a
5<c.; hrst quality, 4asa59sc.; medium, 3afa4A4,.;
ordinary, 2Aa3hc.; most of the sales were
from 32c. 10 5Sc.; receipts, 2,146 head; sales,
1897 head. Swine-I4ight supp and only fair
demand; receipts, 4,s74 head; quotations, Ga1c;
The receipts OF sheep and lambs were S,pN
head sheep, 2a4c.; lambs, 3a5hc.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, Aug. 17.-Cattle slow;
rece' pts. al head shipments, 1859 head. Logs
firm; receipts, 800 head; shipments, 200 hea
Philadelphias, st7Oa475; Workers., s4.50a4.70.
Sheep-Market bad and prices csc. of from last
week receipts, 1860, head shipments. 600
head.
CHICAGO, Aug 7.-Cattle-Reeeipts, 80
heal; shipments, $500 head; shipping steers,
1880 TO 1900 pounds, s5.4ua5g7&; 1920 to $50
pounds, $4.90a5.40; $50 to 200 pounds, SARA
400; suckers and feeders, s3a4. 10; cows, bulls
and mixed, s2a4; Texans, 15a25c. lower, s. e0a4;
Western rangers, weaker; natives and half
breeds, S425a5.15 wintered Texans, s375a4.l0.
Iiogs--Receipts, 1000 head; shipments, 1880
head, steady; rough and mixed, So gOa4 IS;
packing and shipping, S4.25a4.60; light weights,
s4a4 IS; skips, S3a3.9L Sheep-Receipts, 1900
head !; shipments, $50 head; slow !; natives,
s2ad.1u; Texans, $2a36O; lambs,per head, slaah0.
The Liverpool cable quotes the market for
American cattle steady: best steers selling at
12Hc. per pound dressed.