Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-27
MAR KETS.
VINDICAToR OFFICE,
STAUNTON, Va, Jan. 26th.

| VINDIoAToR OFFICE. }
| STANTON. Va, Jan. 26th. !
| The last half of this month has been an
unusually busy time with Staunton dealers in,
and shippers of. grain and hay. Farmers in
! this county have been induced by the advan-
, cling prices and fair roads to let go their sur
, plus. AS result, for the past week the streets
in front of the warehouses of our grain men,
and around the depots, have reminded US of
the appearance of Staunton fourteen years
ago. when 1t was not uncommon for the
/, streets to be blocked up with wagons. 1t
| looks very much as if considerable sized
''boom'' had struck this department of our
city trade.
The advance in wheat has been steady
though gradual. 1t is now SO for prime mill
ing. A good deal is being delivered here and
along the line of the railroads for our local
mills-Witz & Holt, Andrew Bowling, j. A.
Patterson and for the Gallego Mills, Rich
mond. The price we quote, SO, is about the
top and is the actual value. Mr.. Chas Light
ner has sold his crop to Staunton dealer, for
May delivery, at $1.O0. This sale, of course
is speculative only and is not based on to
days values, either for market Or milling.
| Corn has gone up whooping. Buyers are
| plenty at Sc, and no sellers There is not
enough offering to do business with. This is
the year that the Valley farmer has the bulge
| on his Western brother in corn. And the VAL
ley farmer knows it and is relgiously holding
his corn for the last dollar-or at least for all
there is in it. One of the largest crops in Au-
| gusta was raised by Mr.. John Mish. He has
sold $500 bushels at 5O-all it was worth when
the sale was made. 1t has since advanced to Sc
and is in active demand at this figure.
! Hay has risen rather more here than in 9TH
er markets. This is now recognized as our
| farmers paying crop. 1t is said to bring
more clear money to him than any other crop.
The volume of business in it grows larger
each year. We see cars loading at every depot
in the county with it. At Staunton, Fl. L..
Baxter, Richard Sillings, John A. Hanger, Jos.
A. Houff, AID. Baylor, Jos. F. Houf; Fort De-
fance, Jrcob Hottinger, w. j. Quick. W. G..
Andes; Mt. Sidney, j. B. Landes, J. W.
Croushorn; Folly Mills, Robt. McPheeters, J..
| W. Hogshead; Fishersville, Cyrus Coiner DR.
J J. G. Bell; Stuart's Draft J. H. Brooks; Pat
| terson's G. W. Simlns, b. T. Driver. We
notice also loading wheat at their depots, H.
A. s. Hamilton, W. A. Freed, Howard Wilson
and Samuel II. Bell
| LIVE STOCK MARKET LIVELY.
The long looked for improvement in Horses
| and Cattle it is now believed has come. In
dieations are that it has come to stay Last
Monday (court day. an unusual number of
Eastern horse buyers were on the ground with
the ready cash and eager to buy. AS matter
of fact they did buy large number of horses.
Prices were decidedly better.
Fat Cattle are higher in all the markets.
For best grade steers cents may be quoted
! assStaunton price-and are wanted by ship
pers at this figure. We hope our farmers will
take advantage OF these prices-only be sure
that you try the market before selling.