Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-05-17
MARKETS.
INDICATOR OFFICE

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STAUNToN, VA, May 16.
The ground being too wet to work, more far
mers have been hauling produce to market
during the last week, than usual. Prices have
been discouraging and are still declining for
both grain and hay. There is still quite good
stock held in Staunton and the county We see
some loading at the different stations. AT
Swoopes, MI. John Christian, is shipping
several cars of hay, and MI. Peter Wine is
delivering his crop at Fishersville. At Green
vile, Messrs. A. j. Miller and W. III. Arehart,
are loading wheat, and MI. Jno. W. Gilkeson
at Mint Spring. Messrs Fishburne and Powers
are loading hay at Staunton. There are not
many buyers and things are weak generally,
with more disposition to sell than there is to
buy.
The Philadelphia Record of Saturday in its
weekly review of the Market, says: s'The
Chicago price of wheat for May delivery has
been forced up cents per bushel by a de-
mand to cover outstanding "short'' contracts,
in the face of limited offerings. Values OF
later options have advanced cents in Chica-
go, and the general range of prices on the sea-
board is to 15s cents per bushel higher than
it was a week ago. The stimulating factors
have been small interior movement, reduced
stocks at seaboard centres, and an improve
ment in the foreign demand. The sales for
export at Atlantic ports have been larger
than they had beeH-in any previous week for
long time past, and freight engagements
both for the United Kingdom and the Cont
nent indicate considerable increase in clear
ances in the near future. The meagre rain
fall in many parts of the West has occasioned
some anxiety concerning the prospect for
maintaining the present favorable condition
of the growing crop, which has had some in
fuence in shaping the course of the market
during the week. Corn prices have also been
lifted rs cents per bushel by dry weather in
the central West, and by lighter receipts at
interior centres. There are l,25O,O00 bushels
OF corn on the canal between Buffalo and
New York city, and some uncertainty as to
its grading quality has helped to stiffen the
Eastern market. There is good export de-
mand for corn, but business has been restrict
ed by the small stocks ON the seaboard. Ex-
ports of provisions were little less than they
were during the corresponding week last |
year, and the home trade movement has con-
tinued moderate; but the effect of these fea-
lures of the situation and Of larger packing
of hogs at Western centres has been overcome
by speculative buying in Chicago, where val |
ues have been advanced So cents per barrel on |
pork and 1215 to 17H cents respectively on
lard and short ribs. The price of butter has
declined to cents per pound, owing to in
creased supplies and lack of confidence in the |
keeping quality of the current production.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS. |
of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows:
1879 $3.50
Generally rated first qua ity..,.. 400 a 425 |
Medium or good fair quality-... $50 400 |
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
COWS..... $50 a 1926
Total receipts this week 1850. Total sales 7l2 |
The offerings were of q much better average
quality than those of last week, good as any on
sale for number of months past. Trade was not |
active. Prices, though ranging up to higher
figure than last Thursday, show no advance in
values considering the improved quality of the
There were few common Cattle in the
yards.
Sheep and Landslide receipts show an in
crease in numbers of about l. l5O head over last
week. Their quality is of rather better average
throughout than those offered last Thursday
Trade is fair. Sales of butchers clipped Sheep at
2a419c per Id gross; no wool Sheep offered. Lambs
sold at 6aSc with few extra at SIC per lb gross
Receipts this week of Sheep and Lambs 1861
head.
BALTIMORE Hog MARKET May 13th.-There is
a fair supply of Hogs on the market this week.
some 525 head in excess of last weeks receipts
The demand is moderately active in all the yards
The quality about as it has been for several
weeks past. State and nearby Hogs sell at 65Sa6h
cents per lb; good to best Western Hogs at 634a6Z
cents, the outside figure for prime; common |
heavy and rough Sows and Stays bring 5sla6 cts
per Id net. Receipts this week were 5,S75 head. !
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET, May 13th-I
Receipts: 236 head of cattle; Oil sheep and lambs
and 400 hogs. Sales: 1877 head of cattle; Oil
sheep and lambs, and 400 hogs. Prices: CATTLE
Best, 4a414c. gross-a few extra-f fine higher me-
iium to good 314a31ac. gross; common to fair,
91aa3c gross. Sheep-31aa415c. gross. Lambs
'1aa613c gross. Hogs-61 4a634c. net. Bulls-215a3c
gross.
GRAIN MARKETS.
RICHMOND, May E.-Wheat-au sales on
private terms. Corn-prime, SOC.
ALEXANDRIA, May 15.-The market for flour
emains quiet and unchanged. The offerings of
wheat are light, and sales are made all the way
rom 70 to 81, as to quality. Corn is active and
inner, with sales at Hail.
BALTIMORE, May 15-Flour firm and active.
Nheat-Southern dull but firm; Fultz, S7a96:
9Oa96; Western, dull and easy; No 81
winter red spot, IS; June, 50 bid; July, Sl4