Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-06-09
BRANDY-Apple. COOS.
Porter AND ALE. doz................S 50.
Richmond Livestock Market, June

Receipts: $50 head cattle, 800 sheep, $50 hogs.
Sales: IH head cattle. $50 sheep 300 hogs.
Prices were as follows:
Cattle-Best 5a5Ilc. gross: medium to good,
41la434c. gross; common to lair 2Aa4c. gross.
Sheep-Mutton. 314a4c. gross; lambs, 414a51ac.
gross.
Market active on cattle. hogs, and lambs and
extremely dull on sheep.
Richmond Flour Market. June 2.
We quote: Fine. s2.5Oas2.75; superfine s3as3 Is;
extra. S3.50as375; family. 1885, patent family;
country, S5.25aS5.75.
Baltimore Livestock Market. June 2.
BEEF CATTLE.-Trade has been fair general
ly to-day, with prices small fraction off from
last weeks quotations, about 1sc on the better
grades and shade more on others: The
week. We quote at 1905 90, with most
sales at 8 75@s5 rs per 100 lbs. OF the receipts
so head came by the Baltimore and Ohio and
las by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows: Best
at 621@@s5 80; that generally rated first quality
5o@sg ia " ordinary thin Steers, oxen and
Cows 275@s4 Is. Extreme range of prices
2 75@S5 80. Most of the sales were from 8 75@
IS rs per 100 lbs.
Ofthe Cattle received some 1879 head came
from Maryland, 299 from Pennsylvania, from
Ohio, SOL from Kentucky, 81 from Tennessee. II
from Illinois. and ll9 head from Virginia.
S74 last week, and S53 head same time last
year.
Of The OuerlnSS 0SU neau were take Ell ny Dal u
more butchers, 27 sold to country dealers. 80
to Eastern buyers, and 16 to Washington city
butchers. Total sales for the week 96l head
against 1872 last week, and 645 head same time
last year.
SWiNE-There has been fair supply this week,
with the quality fully good as last week.
The demand has been fairly good. but at prices
q shade off. We quote at 5@55s cts per ID net
Arrivals this week 6250 head against 1896 last
week. and 1895 head same time last year.
SHEEP AND LAMBS. There Is full supply
of Sheep and Lambs on the marke this week,
and trade being rather slow numbers will be
is not as good as last week. We quote sheep
at 2614% cents; Lambs at 1907 cents per 10
gross. Arrivals this week 6l02 head against
$3.50 last week, and 364l head same time last
year.
philadelphia Livestock Market, June
z, 1856.
Cattle market easier; receipts $500; sales OF
prime at 1864 cents, good 519@5A cts. medi-
UNI 5@5H cents, and common 4@4A cents
per Id. Sheep in slow demand; receipts ii 900;
sales of pine at 4@5 cents go@a 4SS cts
Id. Lambs 5@S14 cents per ID. Hogs Inactive;
receipts $500; selling at 51z96 cts for country,
and 6@6H cents per Id for rough Western.
New York Livestock Market, June 2,
Beeves-Receipts to-day 253 carloads. 15S car
loads for the market, 20 carloads for export
and 80 for slaughterers. Market dull and weak
at decline of 1Oal5 cents on medium and COM
mon grades; prime steers about steady; poor to
best steers sold at 40aS6 16 per 100 lbs, and
bulls and dry cows at 3aS4 65. Exports, Ais
beeves.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts 1900. more than
one-third Spring lambs market dull, closing
weak at decline of nc. per Id. on sheep, and
over L. on lambs; sheep sold at sass so per lo'
Hogs-Receipts ID 300, and all for slaughter.
ers market nominally firmer at 45a$4 IS pei
100 lbs.