Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-30
NTH. Hay is unchanged. There is good

demand for good lots.
The New York ''Herald'' of last Friday de-
voted ten columns to the views Of prominent
| business men all over the country on the pres
ent state of commerce and its prospects, and
says: 1T viii be noticed that generally bust
ness is good, and that feeling of hopefulness
for the future prevails in majority CT In
stances There are some lines of trade. how
ever, in which things are fearfully dull, and
others in which the outlook is exceedingly
gloomy"
R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade
/ for the week ending last Saturday says: BUS
mess had made fair progress during the week
and at most points the prospect for further
| improvement is good. But damage to the
| cotton crop by wet weather has caused hest
tation in parts of the South, while the outward
movement of gold at New York is not encour-
| aging in speculation. Notwithstanding the
enormous supply of currency in circulation
the eastern reserves are not so large that gold
exports may not produce some embarrass-
ment, if continued.
| The exports of breadstuffs from Atlantic
ports have been only 13O 372 bushels of wheat
| in three weeks against ! 1889, 1888 bushels last
year, and 408, 487 barrels of -four against 675,-
| sos last year, with an increase of $50, 600
| bushels of corn. The cotton movement is
, large but is still much behind last year Re
moval of duties in Portugal caused small
shipments of wheat thither but from other
/, , markets the current price still excludes At
lantic wheat, though the decline here has
been Al cents for the week with sales of &c.
600, 900 bushels. Corn and oats have scarcely
with lard stronger. No change appears in
cotton an estimate that the yield is I, POO. 900
bales does not accord with accounts of inqui-
ry in several southern States. Coffee has adj
vanced cent with sales of 463 900 bags, and
oil is practically unchanged with refined a
shade lower. Business is satisfactory or
improving at all northwestern points report
ing, ana money is in good supply, unless
Cleveland, where some stringency appears,
be reckoned an exception. Collections at all
points seem fairly satisfactory and at many
improvement is noted. From parts of the
south less encouraging reports are coming.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the past week, numbered
for the United States 260 and Canada 36, max
ing total of 1885,"
GRAIN MARKETS.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. %. Wheat-Nh ite, SO
bushels prime on private terms. Mixed. 500 bush
els good at $ll0 Shortberry, so bushels for seed
at $ll5; 20 bushels good at BIO; G6 bushels
good at SIG Total sales, of wheat s64 bushels.
Corn-white, SIC.
BALTIMORE Nov. 2S-Flour dull and rather bet
ter feeling Wheat-sC uthern lower; FutZ, 81 U6
asltS; Longberry, $l0Sasl 10; No. southern,
sl.CS; western inactive and higher; No. winter
red, spot and December 9ca9914c. Cor. sou!hern
fiat snd easier; white, 52a55c yellow, 49a50c new
southern fair to PRIME 40l45c western easy.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Nov. 22-Beef
Gattle-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows
Best... .$4.l2h 37k
Generally rated first quality so 100
Medium good fair quality GO a 3.25
Ordinary thin Steers Oxen and
Cows ............................2 200 a 2.75
Extreme range OF prices ............. 200 4.o7h
Most OF the sales were frOm......... $50 LOO
Total receipts this week 3,4SS. Total sales ,lS9
OF the receipts 705 came from Virginia.
There has been but litsle, if any. variation in
values from those prevailing last Thursday The
common grades OF Cattle were shade off, but the
better grades brought as good prices. considering
the make up Of the punches. as they did last week.
There were as go) toJs as last week. but more
common and middle grades.
She ep and / ambs-There is a fair Increase In
the receipts over last week. and the demand is
ported as being about equal to the receipts. The
quality shows no improvement over last week.
There Is good demand for good sheep and Lambs.
We quo'e butcher sheep at 21a414c per lib gross,
aud Lambs at 4a514c per.lb gross. Receipts this
week of Sheep and LamS 3,157 head
BALTIMORE Hog MARKET. Nov. 26.-A full sup.
ply is reported liz nearly all the yards, and the
quality is quite good throughout. few only OF the
common rough Hogs being among them fairly
good demand prevails Prices are about as those
ruling last Monday We quose good Hogs at 7a7H
Ger is per lb net with few extra shade higher;
most sales were at .14a71a cents; rough Hogs sell
at 6a6M cents net. Receipts this week 80 head
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET, Nov 26-Re-
ceipts-535 head cattle; IS head sheep; Se5 head
hogs. Sales-4S6 head cattle; 33 head sheep; 665
head hogs. Prces-Cattle: Best 4c to 41Ac gross;
medium to good, 314a354c. gross; common to fair,
to &c., gross. Sheep, 215 to &c gross Hogs,
to NC, net. Bulls, &c to &c., gross.
STANTON PRICE CURRENT.
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