Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-11-13
ST. LOUIS MARKET.

prove, shippers taking hold freely, but CIV
Ing car lets the preference. Good keeping
varieties are now being sought after, bus
the fruit must be large, well packed and
free OF worms ineorder to sell well. The
market is being pretty well cleaned up of
the common and inferior fruit, which has
depressed the market Of late. Sales rang
ed Ben davis at S0@S1 for damaged, ST.
ESQ 40 for fair and 81 COG 20 for fancy;
winesap remain comparatively low priced,
selling mainly at soc s1S1, but large bright
will command S1.10@1 .25; gentling at 90c
@Sl for small to S1.1O az LIS for large;
| willow twig and roman beauty at $1.30 q
1.G0; russell at SIG S1.25; huntsman's
iavorite at S1.75@ 200.
DRIED DFRUIT--Apples-Su
and poor, 2 @27c; fair to good quarters,
~ a. 23.c; choice bright quarters, 3@3hc;
peelings and cores, 1@1hc. Evaporated-
quarters and sliced, 5@6c; prime to fancy
rings. 7@7Xc.
Peaches-Sun-dried- and mixed
22rt3c fair to good halves (old), 3k@4ke;
choice halves new, 4A@5e. Evaporated
Peeled: l2@ 1sc; unpeeled, 10@12c; black
WHITE BEANS-Firm, and demand fair.
Eastern sell from store at 81 so for medium
to 81. .65 for navy. Western quite at 76c0
81 FOR ordinary, to s1.25@1.5O for choice.
DRIED GREEN PEAS-Choice sell from
store at 81 Sl.OoG1.lO.
GRASS SEED-Timothy better at $1.65
@1.67 for prime, but little doing. Clover
quiet and unchanged at $4.30@4.4O, and
red top at 25@42c. Sales: Timothy
dirty at Sl.5O, II at S1.65; clover-smaH
lot at S4.35 and s4.40 del; red top at csc,
30c and 35c.
Wool Combing unchanged. Slightly bur-
| ry, cotted orsandy &c to Sc of; moderately
do 4c to &c off; hard do lie to 15c p ID.
Tub-Choice, 39@40c; fair, 37@3Sc; low
| and coarse, 30@35c. Sack-Once used.
| 1Sc; old 10c; tare, 3A lbs; Texas. 10c.
HlDES-In demand and firm. Green
salted-No. at &c; No. 2 at 12kc; bulls
and stays at 10c; dry salt at 1Oc; glue at
&c.
TALDOW-Steady. Prime summer.ren-
dered in oil brls. 3Sc; in irregular pkgs, No
less; No. at SIC 3hc q n.
SHEEP PELTS-Green 60c@1 for fair
to choice large; dry 4O@70; lamb skins 80
| @50; shearlings 20@45.
| FEATHERS-Market quiet and weak.
| Prime live geese (white) at 42c in large sacks
tstock largely gray &c 2 ib less than prims
| white); unripe, quilly, etc., 3O94Oc; mixed,
| 10@35c; chicken (dry picked), 4@5; duck,
| 2Oc; tare, 3 and 10 q cent.
| POTATOES-Ind demand atsteady rates.
but there was considerable small and
worm-eaten stock Offering. which was diff.
| cult to place even at low figures. Northern
rose and beauty OF hebron sold at 45c and
burbank at 4S@5Oc del. Sales on levee:
Mixed at 23c, 25c, 26c; Ohio at 30c; peer
| less at 40c.
ONIONS-Quiet but steady, and a fair
business done. Prime red and yellow sold
at S0@s2hc Pbu; quotable at 81. .15@2.25
| e brl. Iowa dull at $1@1.25 y brl and
35@I5c r. bu.
| CABBAGE-Northcrn sells at So p ton
on Z track. On orders, S1.25 per crate.
| BUTTER-Under a light local demand
| though we make no material change in
value. Creamery-Choice and fancy, 24@
25c; Elgin and some favorite maks higher.
Dairy-Choice, 10000; selections in q
small way 22c; fair to medium, 12@16c;
common, 7t9Sc. Nearby country make at
&c to 10, according to quality.
| EGGS-Firm, and in demand at Ice
for fresh. Interior stock dull at less.
| LIVE POULTRY-Dull and unchanged.
| The demand for chickens showed no i'm
provement, while the supply was quite
large, and some round lots being sold at
very low figures. Turkeys steadier and in
fair request, but ducks and geese were dead
dull. Sales ranged: springs-Small and
thinat S1@1.25, fair to good-sized S1.40
@1.60, choice and fancy large at $1.759
200, old hens at $2@2.25; common hens
and mixedat S1.75@1 80; turkeys at 7h(9
Sc 2 10; ducks at 1.5O@2. 90; geese at IS
@S4 q dozen.
RYE FLoUR-Quiet at ss.2o@s.so y
brl del.
CORN MEAL-Quiet aud unchanged at
S2@2.05 for city on orders del. pearl
meal, $3.50; hominy and grits. s2.60@
2.75.
| SALT-Steady. Domestic, 90c p brl and
95c; 6. A, S1.1o p sack, in small way
higher.
HIGHWINES-Steady at S1.13.
| BROOM CORN-Quiet. Insi6es aud
covers, 2@3Hc, se!fworkiDs, 3H@4Hc;
hurl 4zc at sc.
| HAY-The market showed considerable
change. and although prices were without
any change whatever there was healthier
under-current, the general condition of the
market being stimulated by the decided i'm
proyement in the demand, about all ol
which was on local feeding account with
here and there an order for n car or two.
The inquiry was mainly for the better
grades OF timothy and prairie, and descrip-
items below choice showed only a moderate
demand. Sales: On East traeks-Mixed
timothy, prime at S7.50@S. 90; timothy,
prime to strictly prime at s9@9.50; choice
at $40. On West side-Prarie: 2 cars
choice at $S.5O@9.0O; 1 fancy (rope-
bound Ls) at $3.50. Mixed timothy-low
at seq $50; prime at $S@S.50; choice at
sea so: fancy at $40. Timothy-Prime
at SO. .5O@ $1,000; strictly prime at 81 o.5O
@11.o0@1l.sss choice ct $11.so; iaaey =,
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