Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-08-31

thai DIT any tiiae since 1854. The ''Gazetteh
land the farmers, discouraged by the low mar
kets, made small seeding in 1887, and paid
little attention to the quality of seed used, the
result being very ordinary wheat and o small
quantity. In Baltimore last Thursday wheat
touched the highest point since July, 1884, a
cargo OF $500 bushels being sold to m1llers at
81, bushel. The next day Southern wheat
wheat advanced to $1,O3 The continued bad
weather in Europe and the unpromising news
from the West has stiffened the market ain ost
up to the point of excitement. Up to last
Monday the sales of new Southern wheat in
Baltimore were 2,192,122 bushels, against
l, 1886, 709 up to the same date last year
GRAIN MARKETS.
RICHMOND, Aug. 29.-Wheat-Sales Of TO- $40 bush
els prime sl.01, very good 9S, fair "a, and common
SO. Corn-Sales 500 bushels at f6a57. Oats S1a35,
BALTIMORE, Aug. 29.-Flour IN good demand.
Wheat-Southern quiet and steady; Fuliz 9Sa$l 90,
Longberry 99a$1.e3. Western ruled active, and
higher but closed easy-No. 2 Winter red spot,
soa93A. Corn-Southern quiet and easy, white
Sass; yellow 56a57; western dull and finn.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2e.-Wheat, September delivery.
9214 October 9lA December 9214. Corn September
delivery 451a October Asa. and May 40la Oats
September 2ial, Oct ober 249s
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Aug 23.-Beef
Cattle.-Prces of Beef Cattle ranged as follows
best...'.'...... .....................$4.50 49O
Generally rated first quality ......... 425 a $50
Medium or good fair quality 4.00 a 425
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows. Observation-Disclosures. FPS a 3.25
Extreme range of prices ............. 225 a 400
Most of the sales were from ......... 325 4.5O
Total receipts this week 1883. Total sales l,l56.
| Of the receipts l,24S came from Virginia.
There was some little improvement in the mar
ket over that of last week in activity. Prices at
wholesale were shade higher than last Thursday.
| but those at retail show no serious change. The
quality is scarcely up to that of the average last
week, and few sales were made at our top quota
| ton. There were some 276 head sold at the
| Claremont yards. Baltimore butchers bought more
| largely than they did the previous week.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.-The receipts, which number
some LOO head less than last weeks offerings,
| show no improvement as to quality. Prices for
| butcher Sheep are shade higher, but Lambs are
| without change. There is a fairly good demand
throughout for all kinds of stock We quote butcher
Sheep at 3a411c per lb gross, and Lambs at 414a6c
per Id gross. Stock Sheep 81 50a$3.25 per head. Re-
| ceiptS this week of Sheep and Lambs 1859 head.
| BALTIMORE HOG MARKET, Aug. 27.-There is a
very light run of Hogs this week, about two-thirds
| the number of last week. The quality ranges
about as it did then, and there is an advance in
quotations of fully &c per Id. with very moderate
| demand reportedin all the yards We now quote
| Hogs at S15aS34c per ID net a few rough Hogs SELL
| ing at 715c; most sales at SIC net Receipts this
| week 3l2 head.
| RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET, Aug. 27.-Re-
ceipts-32S head cattle; 213 sheep and lambs; Ia
| hogs Saes-32S head cattle; 2l3 sheep and lambs;
| LA hogs. Prices-Catte best, 4Na4Tc. gross;
medium to good, 314a4c, gross; common to fair.
2a3c gross; Sheep, 2a4c, gross; Lambs, 3Lla514c,
| gross. Hogs, 7aS14c, net. Bulls, 2a2i4c, gross.
| NEW YORK, Aug. % -Beeves-Dressed beef
| irmer; common to prime native sides 719a911;
fancy do 9s4al0c. Sheep and Lambs inactiv
Sheep at So 50a4 90 per 100 lbs, and lambs at $500a
1925 per 100 lbs. Hogs SIS .45a6.75.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2S.-Beet 511a53{ for extra,
and 3a4 for common. Sheep-414a5l1; Lambs
| 31aa711.