Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-30
ST. LOUIS MARKET.

APPLES-Heavy receipts by river had o
| demoralizing effec2 on the market; prices
| lower, receivers anxious to sell, and deal
ers disposed to hold off. Bulk OF offerings
| quotable at 75c to $1.00 z brl; choice to
fancy red at 81 .25@S1 80. Sales: Ben davis
| at Zoe, at 81 .62h, at Sl.20. at S1.22, at
$1.25, at S1.3J, on trk at S1.50; other
kinds-geniting at SOC, winesap at 75c,
mixed at $1.2O, smith cider at S1.5O.
DRIED FRUlT-Sun-dried apples in de-
| mand evaporated do slow; other kinds
| iruit quiet. We quote: Apples-peelings
| and cores 1c, common and poorly handled
&c, fair 2kc, prime 2a.c, fancy quarters
| worth more; evaporated-quarters and
| sliced 5@6c, rings 7l2CG7Gc. Peaches NOM
| inal at 4c TO &c for sun-dried, and 12c to
| 1Sc for evaporated. Blackberries Sc. Old,
wormy, etc, less. Sales Apples-sun-
| daied. small lots do at PIC to 2Tc; evap-
| GRATED at G.c boxes do at 7ac; peaches
quarters and mixed at 3Ac.
POTATOES-There has been a steady
| good demand for choice stock. Choice
Ohio ranged at 3S (G 42hc, and peerless
at 39c, damaged and inferior at35c.
ONlONS-Steady and unchanged. De-
| mand has been moderate and the supply
| fully ample. Choice Eastern yellow sold at
S0@S2c Z bu bulk and So q brl; red at
STkG 90c. q bu.
WHITE EBEANS-Trade small. Country
range at 5@S1.OO for common, $1@1.25
for choice, and 81 .5O@1 SO for fancy.
GRASS SEED-Timothy has declined
almost steadily during the week, good seed
selling from S1.70@S1.75.
FLAXSEED-Lower. Thursday and
Friday market was weak and nominal at
81; Saturday and Monday sales were made
at 93c.
CASTOR BEANS-Unchanged but very
quiet. Prime sold at $1.50, in car lots and
at 81 go in small sack lots.
FRUITS, ETC.-Repacked oranges $3.50
@9.00 g box, and lemons $500 Pbox; CO.
coanuts $5fs 100; raisins, layers, $2.20;
| muscatelle, new, $3.50; London do So p
box; Valencia, new, 10kc u 10; new cur
rants &c e 10; figs 15c q ID. citron, candied,
22c; srunes, 4hG5c almonds, 1S019 u 10;
tlberts 100 l3c; pecans, Texas, SC; West
ern, SIC.
BUTTER-Market quiet. Choice and
fancy stock in fair local demand, light sup
ply and firm, while the medium and low
grades were in large Offering and dull.
Creamery-Choice and fancy, 23@25c;
selections. 26c; Elgin and some favorite
makes higher. Dairy-Choice, 19@21c;
selections, 22c; fair to medium, 12@16c;
common, 7@Sc.
HEMP-Prime undressed salable at S12s
@130 q ton.
BALiNGSTUFF-Bagging is in good re-
Pure iute bagging-1h.fb, 7hc, 12 h, 7xc;
2-ib, SIC; "a 10, 9Ic-on orders Hc higher
than the foregoing rates.
MANUFACTURED TOBACCO-Natural
leaf, 12-inch, 62@6S@7 72c; standard pound
lump goods, 37g39c; do rough and ready
pound lump do, 37@39, thin pounds. 12-
inch.5 to 6-ounce Jumps fine, 500 55c;do do
| medium, 3S@44c. Plug, smoking 26@30c.
HIDES-Quiet, but steady and unchanged;
NA.I NJ
No. at 7lzc; glue 8. Dry fint-No. 1 at
15Hc; No. at 12hc; bulls and stays, 10c;
dry salted, 12c; damaged, 10c; glue 6.
TALLOW-Most OF the offerings are Of
| summer rendered. Prime summer rem
dered in oil brls at 3sc; in irregular pkgs
" less; No. . at 34@34c p Id.
GREASE-Dull. Brown and yellow 2k
| @3c, white 3a@34c.
DEER SKINS-Steady at 19c for prime
| dry.
SHEEP PELTS-Green 6Oc@1 for fair
to choice large; dry 40@7O; lamb skins 80
a50; shearlngs 20@4o.
LEAF TOBACCO-On the best descrip-
tions, sellers were unable to hold their own,
| while on the low and medium grades buy
ers had things their own way, Sales were
| as follows: Virginia wrappers at $15@1S,
| at $20@27, at S37. Lugs-trashy at 75c;
| common (mainly light weights) at $1@
Ii dJ gOOu dJ DO
| 81, 81. 20 and S. 80. Leaf-Common dark
| Qight weights) atS2@2. 80, at 5000. 80;
| medium at S4@4. 80; hurley at $5@5.90,
at sS@6.50, at$7@,7.5o, at $S@S.49 at
$50.
LEAD-Dull. The asking price for COM
| mon was $4.20 and for refined S4.25, but
| these figures would have been shaded by
sellers hand an offer OF SALTY been made
| for the former and S4.20 for the latter.
| MILLFEED-Dull and weak. Sales; In
| bulk-bran 40c screenings soc. Sacked 4Sc;
| do T. o. b. soc. On orders del. by dealers,
| small lots bran sold at soc.
| SALT-Steady. Domestic, 95c p brl and
81; G. A, s1.10 q sack, in a small way
| higher.
| HIGHWINES-Fai active at $1.13
| for finished goods.
| BROOM CORN-Quiet at 2@3A for
crooked, and 3@5c for straight.
! HAY-The best timothy was strong, while
the low and medium grades were quiet;
sales: Common mixed timothy at S70
7.50: prime due at SS.50@9.00; prime TO
strictly prime timothy at S9.50@10.O0;
choice to strictly choicedo at S11@Sl1.5O;
fancy do at $l2.
| W00I4--The market continues active and
buoyant, and toward the last was a shade
higher on bright, light well-grown woods,
! which were light, both in stock and receipt.