Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-01-04
MAR E'TS.
VINDIoAToR OFFICE,

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There is little doing in grain and hay in
Staunton, and the state of the market points
in the direction of lower prices for BOTH Pork
is on the rise and some sales were made from
the country wagons, yesterday, at Sc per
hundred.
Il. G. Dun & Co.'s Review for December 81
says the outlook for business for 1889 is most
encouraging and is undisturbed by any none
tary pressure, anywhere. It says: 'Trade
during the past week has been undisturbed by
the monetary pressure often experienced near
the end of the year, and has on the whole i'm
proved. The long foreshadowed break in wheat
speculation came with fall of six cents on
Wednesday at Chicago, but there has been some
recovery; sales in New York have been but
sixteen million bushels for the week, and it is
still uncertain whether prices have declined
enough to permit the marketing of the large
surplus this country has on hand. Enormous
crops in Russia and the Danublan States, with
lower freight, keep European prices low, and
there is constant unloading by operators
throughout Europe who bought heavily when
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one-fourth cents lower oats half cent lower;
pork twenty-five cents per barrel lower, while
hogs rose twenty-five cents per 100 pounds"
GRAIN MARKETS.
CHICAGO, Jan 2.-Wheat-January delivery,
81 Oo16; May, $l.045s. Corn-January, 632l /; May,
5676. Pork-January. $3.50; May $500.
BALTIMORE, Dec 23.-Flour fiat: Howard street
and wester superne 75a$3 35; extra. 50 5Oas4 5o
r at- "a.
$5.62as575. Wheat-scuthern firm. offerings small;
Fultz, .0lasl.07; Longberry, $l0la$1 0S southern
$la$1 OIL; western steady at a decline; No winter
red. spot and January, 95c asked CorE-southern
steady; white and yellow, 39a42c; western easy.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Dec. 27-Beef
Cattle.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best. .........................$4 so 1929
Generally rated first quality ........ 400 a 4 so
Medium or good fair quality so 3.75
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
COWS. ................. rs 800
Extreme range OF prices. ............ 225 a 1924
Most of the sales were from 800 a 4.62L
Total receipts this week 1635. Total sales 67S,
OF the receipts 2OS came from Virginia.
The quality of the offerings of Beeves this week
was better than for long time past. Prices for
tops were shade higher, but the average quality
more than made up for the difference in the prices
obtained, showing slight decline in values Other
grades at the opening were shade BETTER but
closed at last weeks figures.
Sheep and Lambs-The receipts number some
500 head less than last week. but are sufficient for
the fairly good demand ruling for good Sheep and
Lambs. Common stock OF all kinds is as usual,
dull. We quote Sheep at 2a414c, and Lambs at I
81 a511c per lb gross Receipts this week of Sheep
and Lambs l.2S5 head.
BALTIMORE HOG MARKET, Dec. 31.-There is a
light increase in the total number of the receipts
as compared with last week, but rather smaller
number of good. light acceptable hogs heavy ones
being in excess ofthe demand and dull. There is
moderately fair demand forlight hogs. but owing
to the holiday season trade is by means active
We quote the range for heavy rough hogs at from
81 to CSC, and for the better grades up to TIC per
h. with most sales of these at 7a714c per lb net.
Receipts this week ,945 head.
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET Dec. 3l-Re-
ceipts-1S4 head cattle; 81 head sheep; SO head
hogs Sales-lS4 head cattle; Ga head sheep; SO
head hogs. Prces-Cattle: Best 4a4l4c., gross
a few extra higher; medium to good, 3Aa3s4c,
gross; common to fair, 2a3c., gross. Sheep, 3a
4]4c, gross Hogs, 614a7Ac, net. Bulls, 2a3c.,
gross
STAUNTON PRICE CURRENT