, 1889-05-02
TuE LOCAL MARK Mt.
n Very Brsy week-.Quotations slightly
Changed.

Changed.
The lively time still continues in bust.
ness circles, and the splendid trade that
che merchants have enjoyed tor some time
past 10 not only keepinv up, but is on the
Increase. Merchants IN every branch rep
resented in the city are doing a thriving
business. The numerous iucomers and
visitors to the city add materially to the
growth of the trade. The merchants re-
port an exec onaiiy good week on account
OF tbs large number Of people in the city
from the neiphboripg towns. The rail-
road aud mining camps are drawing heav-
lily for provisions and other necessities.
The wholesale trade has been good as
usual. Salt remains steady. A sharp ad-
vance has been made In the coffee and su'
gar market. Flour still continues steady.
Potatoes are ruling dull. Oat and corn
meals remain unchanged. Eggs are be-
coming plentiful. Smoked meats hold
their own. Garden tuck is quite plenti-
fol. d.
The market quotations are corrected
every Thursday morning by M. ID. Dobson
h Co., Wholesale ommission merchant4-
at No. Howard street.
Wheat is very cheap at present. Thl
mile are paying 40 cents per bushel for III
The oat market 10 much easier now owl
ing to the large shipments from the West
Only corn of an inferior grade
hauled into town. There Is practically
no corn 10 the market.
Baled timothy retails at S22 per ton !
vipd hay at S12, and oat hay ut SIG.
Butchers are paying 3 IL 10 cents peri
pound for stall-fed beeves on foot; for|
dressed pork 8 to 8 cents. and drtssed|
mutton 8 cents per pound. Beef re'sis
from 8 to rs cents per pound; choice
cuts Is to 25 cents; pork ~ IL to Is
cepts; mutton and veal, choice cute, l21f
to 20 cents.
Dressed turkeys retail at 81 to az 25
spiece; dressed chickens, rs cents apiece
Live chickens 65 cents apiece 1
Oysters, IS 10 Is cents per quart can. =
The fish market 10 very active.
Trout and salmon are in great demand,
but perch. cod, founders and ses.bass
find a ready sale. The prices range
from IL 1.2 to 20 cents per pound.
Lard. 5-poupd cans, 75 cents; cheese
Ohio cream, 20, York state cream, rs cents
per pound.
Flour. per barrel. a to $3.50.
Oat meal. B TO 6 cents.
Corn meal. 5cents.
Potatoes, 81 to 81 Is per 100 pounds.
Cabbage, 3 to A cents per pound.
Turnips 81 so per 100 pounds.
Parsnips. % TO 81 SO per 100 pounds.
Outoust G/X W u Stbte PeA Poahos
Apples, SZ.25 per box.
6alt, common, $l.S5 per 100 pounds;
dairy, 81.
Green coffee, 25 to 80 cents; roasted cof-
fee, 25 to 40 cents.
Sugar, Rranuiated, 10 to III cents per
pound; extra G. 8 to 10 cents.
Butter. creamery. 30lo 35 cents per pound;
dairy and ranch 20 10 80 cents.
Smoked bacon, packing.Douse brands,
121x to IA cents; breakfast bacon. 14tol6
cents; hams. 16 to II cents; home sugar.
cured hams, IL cents.
California canned goods, $3.50 to $500
per case of two dozen.
Crackers. 2 to 10 cents.
Syruus, IS cents TO 81 per gal.
Maple syrup, $l.25 to $l.75 per gallon.
Evaporsted peaches. 10 cents; sun.dried,
12H cents.
Evsporated apples, 1871 to IA cents.
Dried blackberries, 1211 cents; raspber-
ries. 35 cents; currants, ~ i . cents.
Prunes, 10 cents; Italian prunes, Is
cents; French, 16.
Rice 10 cents.
White beans. 4 to 6 cents.
Celery. I2 l-2 cents per bunch.
Eggs. 20 to Is cents.