Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-03-22
MAR kETS.
VINDICAToR OFFICE,
STANTON. VA. March Dist.

There is really very little doing if anything
in Grain, Hay, OF seeds this week. The
weather would have prevented much business
anyway, but the fact is, there is not very
much left in this county in grain, hay and
seeds to do business with now, the bulk of
each having been sold and shipped. There
have been no material changes in prices.
The Philadelphia Record in its review of
last weeks markets, says: "The favorable
promise of the growing wheat crop, the slug
gish condition of legitimate trade and the over
strained position of the speculative market
have combined to weaken confidence in wheat
values, which have declined cents per bushel
in Chicago and 81 cents per bushel on the sea-
board. Some disappointment that the Federal
Department of Agriculture's estimate of
stocks i'll farmers hands on March list did not
indicate a greater deficiency in the supply also
contributed to hasten liquidation and depress
prices. Combining the stocks in farmers
hands with the visible supply at all points of
accumulation, it is estimated that there are
something like 1854 100000 bushels of wheat
available for home consumption and for ex-
port during the next four months-a quantity
more than sufficient for all probable require
ments pending the marketing of the next crop.
The drop in prices has not quickened business
for export and little has been done aside from
the execution of a few orders for Lisbon. A
slightly better foreign trade has been done,
however, at some concessions in prices, in Min
nesota iours. Chicago corn prices have huc-
tuated but slightly, but in New York there has
been a decline of e cents per bushel as re-
of 10 oiptca nd Of
freight room, which has restricted the outward
movement, although there has been a very
fair foreign demand. Values of provisions
have been strengthened as a result of good
export movement, which has fully offset the
effect of an increase in packing operations in
the West
GRAIN MARKETS.
RICHMOND, March NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. good,
S1.O5; common, 95c; Shortberry very good, $I05
Oats, S312.
CHICAGO, March 2).-Wheat-May delivery,
954; June, 915s July, $50. Corn-May, 3515; June,
351s. Oats-May, 252s; June, 25A. Mess Pork
May, $ll.9714; June, $500; July, sl2lO.
BALTIMORE, March 2O.-Flour, moderately ac-
tive and steady; Howard-street and western
super, S2.S7a$350; extra, go; family Silica
S525; city mills Rio brands, extra S. 25aS5 10.
w noaU-SOuInefn, enUlfeIy nominal, FutZ, 81 a
Sl07; Longberry, Sl02a$l.07; western firmer: No,
winter red spot, March and April, 90c bid.
Corn-Southern firm; white. 4lal2c; yellow, 4Ca
41c; western firm,
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, March 14.-Prces
of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows
$40 SIPS
Generally rated first quality....... 26215 a 3.75
Medium or good fair quality. 275 q 3.25
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
2O0 2.oo
Extreme range of priceS............. 200 q 4.2o
Most of the sales were FROM. 2.25 q 400
Total receipts this week 966. Total sales 6S5.
Of the receipts 800 came from Virginia.
The market for Beef Cattle this week is reported
on all sides as greatly demoralzed, more so than
for a long time past. Values are off fully AZ per
Id on all grades. quality ana makeup of punches
considered. The quality is fully equal to that OF
last weeks offerings.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-The offerings this week
number three times as many last week, and
their quality throughout is quite good, Trade
was exceedingly dull, the offerings being in eX-
cess ST the demand. Prices Of all kinds are quoted
14a15c per Id lower than last Thursday We quote
Sheep at 319a512c, and Lambs at 4a5Mc per ID
gross. Receipts this week of Sheep and Lambs,
1856 head.
BALTIMORE Hog MARKET, March lotn-lhefe
Is q full supply of Hogs on the market inns