Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-01-11
MAR K ETS.
VINDIoAToR OFFICE,

VINDICATOR OFFICE,
STAUNToN. VA, January 10th. I
Our local market for wheat remains I'M
changed, with light offerings and good de-
mand. We notice recent shipments by j. T.
Black and E. A. Alexander, Stuart's Draft.
and Dr. D. W Hanger and A H. McCue,
and Fultz at 96a9S. Corn 55a60.
Hay is finn, particularly timothy, and while
there has been no advance in price, more ac-
tivity is manifested. We continue quotations
as before.
New corn is coming into market in damp
condition. 1t is very dull at 40c.
Oats are running at 27c. for ordinary grades
and SOC. for White Welcome
Pork from the country wagons is selling
from $3.50 to 5000.
There is no change to note in the general
price current.
GRAIN MARKETS.
RICHMOND, Jan. 9.-Wheat-Sales OF $500 bush
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $l.O9; very good, s1OS;
good, $lG; fair, 81. Shortberry-very good, 81 O7.
COrn-white and mixed, 44c.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-Wheat for May delivery,
$l051s; July delivery, CSC. Corn for January de-
livery. $3.50; May delivery, SIC. Pork for Februa-
~ delivery. $751; May delivery $13, so.
BALTIMORE Jan. 9.-Flour firm at previous
steady prices Wheat-Southern firm: arrivals
light; Fultz $1asl.O7; Longberry, $laslOS: Wes-
tern easy; No. winter red spot, and January.
9554a96c. Corn-Southern firm and good demand.
white. 40a43c yellow. 4Oa43c western easy.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Jan. 3-Beef
Gattle.-Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best....... .......................$42 a 4.50
Generally rated first quality S71% 425
Medium or good fair quality. 3.25 a 8 621S
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows ..........................2 200 a 275
Extreme range OF prices. ............ 200 4 so
Most of the sales were from..... $50 a $50
Total receipts this week 1s71. Total sales 7O9.
Of the receipts 1914 came from Virginia.
There was fair increase over the receipts of
last week, and their quality fully equals that of
last Thursdays good offerings. The market was
not active. and prices generally off &c the bet
ter grades and shade more on the other kinds.
Sheep and Lambs-There is large increase in
the receipts over last week, the quality running
generally better than it did then There is fairly
good demand for good Sheep and lambs, but COM
mon stock of all kinds is slow of sale. We quote
butcher Sheep at 211a414c for common to fair and
411a5Ac for good to extra; Lambs 414a511c per Id
gross. Receipts this week of Sheep and Lambs
2617 head.
BALTIMORE HOG MARKET, Jan. There is a
fair supply OF hogs on the market, few hundred
in excess of last weeks numbers. The quality will
average trfe better than that of last Mondays
receipts Rough hogs hard to sell at our lowest
quotations. 614a7c. while there is moderately
good demand for light hogs, which range at TIA
TIC per Id net Receipts this week 1896 head
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET Jan. RE-
ce1pts-197 head cattle; los head sheep; 237 head
hogs. sales-l97 head cattle; 10S head sheep; 237
head hogs. Prices-Cattle Best 4a411c.. gross
few extra higher; medium to good 914a3szc,
gross; common to fair, 2Aa3c., gross. Sheep, 3a
&c gross Hogs, 6Aa74c., net, few higher. Bulls,
Ease, gross.