Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-21
THE WORLD OF TRADE.
Detroit Markets.


Wheat-No. red, spot, sl.05 asked De-
cember, Sl.05; May, Sill Ne. white, spot,
$l.03(G l.03$1: December white, $l.06H.
Corn-No. 3. 3iL4c; No. (, 30Ic. Oats
Light mixed, pc
Apples-at 81. 25C1l.75 per barrel; in large
supply and none but the most choice bring
the outside price.
Beans-white, mediums and pea beans,
unpicked, Si.35W 80 per bu; city hand
picked. Sis m110 in car lots iobbing lots,
5@tl0c per bu. more. Trade quiet.
Butter-Fresh dairy, medium and fair,
16CalSc per 10; choice and fancy, 22(024c;
creamery, 2Sta!2c; oleOmargarine, 13dl6c.
In good demand.
Cheese-Full cream, 1l1{Gel2c per ID:
skinned, etd9c. Special extra brands, 1870.
Market firm.
Dressed meats-Beef, 3I{ca7><c per ID;
veal, 6Ql9c; mutton, base. These figures
present the price by the carcass
Eggs-2ld22c per doz; lined do, 1S(d19c
Market weak.
Flour-Michigan patent. 81 20 per Dbl:
roller process. IS p; Minnesota patent
81 80 al 15 Minnesota bakers 81 % (d6 30;
rye -four, s4(Gi %, buckwheat -four, patent,
5! 1903 per cwt.
Dressed hogs-Packers' prices s6C96 10;
butchers prices, S6Cp6 - per ewt.
Dressed poultry Sc chickens,
@l0c; geese, 9lal0c; ducks, loo; turkeys,
l0c.
Hickory nutshell bark, genuine. 81 Is
per bu; mixed, 81 20, large size, 90(9sl;
walnuts, 1jc.
Maple sugar Genuine, 121<c per ID;
maple syrup pure, 9cc9$l per gallon cans.
Onions-25(I:0 Dc per bu, or 81 % per Dbl:
Spanish onions, eeG9Oc per bu box; s. per 3
bu case.
Poultry Live fowls 6a7c; spring chick
ems, SC; turkeys, sCdSlsc; ducks, sI9S16c;
pigeons, l5c per pair; geese, SC.
Potatoes--In car lots, 256o30c; job lots IS
03ec.
Provisions-Mess pork, new, sl4 SOFA
II i5 per Dbl; family, sl5pl5 p; short
clear So 25(dl6 20; fierce lard, sC9sslc;
half bbls, es4 Qo9l4c; pals, 9i%6G95{c; hams,
l1@llL &c; shoulders, 9l4 @; bacon, ll6ot11 &c;
dried beef hams, Ga9l3c; extra mess beef,
- 50Go7 80 per bbl plate beef. sl0,dlO so
Sweet potatoes-Jerseys. kiln dried, g as
al per Dbl
Tallow-5c per pound.
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs Market moderately active at &c
decline; light, $5G5.25: rough packing,
S5.05a5.l5; mixed, 500 600; heavy pack
ing and shipping, s5.l5@j.f5. Cattle
Market steady; inferior TO cheice, S3(15. 80:
stockers and feeders, 81 90@3.10 cows and
mixed, 81 25@290. Sheep-MariSet dull at
Toe decline; natives, iC14 20; westerns,
S3.25G4. o5; lambs, - 550p5.25.
New York Produce Markets.
Flour dull and in buyers favor; Mime
sofa extra, - Ga Is So; supcrline, 81 90tQ
3 60; fine, az 20ld3 30 Wheat quiet; No. 1
red state, 81 IA; No . do, s 0j; No 9, red
winter. December, 8 0i2{; January,
81 059z Corn quiet; No. 2 mixed, cash,
4sAc; December, 1910. Oats steady; No.
| white state, 1914; No. ., do 81 &c; No. 2,
mixed, 81 &C; January, 331sc. Pork quiet;
mess, sl4 1j0l5 -. Lard quiet De
cember, s. IS; January, IS -. Butter dull;
creamery state, in tubs, 22Op3lc. Cheese
steady; Ohio fiat, 10Cdl1s4c. Eggs dull
and steady; western, 23c.
Chicago Produce Market.
Wheat December, si044; January,
$685.; May, si.0llS. Corn-December,
AlS@%5sc; January, 34Jso; February,
3jec May, 379tc. Oats-December and
January, 261Tc May, 29,sc. Pork-Decem
Der, sl3.37%; January, tla47l{ ;ca13.5O;
May, $i3s1l<. Lard December, Ss.05;
January, $797l<; May, $40 Short
ribs-January and February, 702tS; May,
t1l5.