Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-09-13
MARKETS.
VINDICATOR OFFICE,


STAUNToN, VA, Sept. u.
The general trade is good, although there is
less buoyancy in grain and hay. Wheat is
wanted only by the home millers this week
and shippers are limited by the views of the
millers in Richmond and Baltimore to such
an extent as to be practically out of the mar
ket. There is some demand for good varieties
of seed wheat
Hay is dull. Money is being lost every day
by shippers, who are now just beginning to
make the right sort of difference in their bids
of first-class and inferior kinds. Oats are
worthless for shipping purposes.
The Philadelphia Record of last Saturday,
reviewing the grain markets for the week,
says: ''Wheat prices show decline of Is of
cent to cent per bushel since last week, al
though they were little higher early i'll the
present week as resulto of speculative buying
based on the small reported increase i'll the
visible supply. Within few days past, how
ever, the movement to interior centres has in
creased, and for five days it has exceeded that
of the corresponding time last year by 523 COG
bushels; while exports in the same interval
declined 900 bushels. AS these features OF
the movement indicate a considerable increase
in the supply statement next week there has
been increased pressure to sell in all markets,
the effect of which has been apparent in de-
clining prices. There has been very little de-
mand for wheat for export, but interior millers
have bought freely, especially of the better
grades. The foreign demand for corn has
continued fairly active, which, in connection
with the effect of frost ScareS early in the
week, helpedt stiffen prices; but the advance
was mostly lost when the spectators discov-
cred that the crop was not damaged The
growing corn is now virtually beyond the risk
of serious injury from early frosts. Provision
values have weakened very slightly in Chi
cage, where the fear of manipulation has re-
strained short selling to great extent during
the week.
Dun & Co. of New Y ork in their circular
review, Saturday, of the grain markets, says
"The attempt to hoist wheat on extravag CANT
estimates of the European deficiency and de-
mand, has not been a success, and the price has
declined 15sc for the week, with sales of only
100000 bushels. That Europe will want
more wheat than it did last year is obvious,
but this country has great deal more to sell.
Corn also fell 1c, with sales of 1000, 900
bushels, and the continued exports, reaching
5000 900 bushels for four weeks of August,
have an important bearing on the probable
price of wheat Oats were also shade lower,
and oil declined 11sc, with small transac-
tiOns."
GRAIN MARKETS..
RICHMOND, Sept Observation-Disclosures good
75c; fair, zoe: common, 65c, shortberry good 76c;
fair, 60c.
BALTIMORE, Sept n.-Wheat-Fultz, 70a75c;
Longberry, 75aS5c Western steady; No. .. winter
red spot, and September, 7SHa7SAc. Corn
Southern, nominal white. l0a44c; yellow, 40a4ic;
western steady.
CHICAGO, Sept. Observation-Disclosures delivery,
III; December; 1873; May, s274.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Sept. 5-Price
of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows:
Best. 400 $3.50
Generally rated first quality. 3.75 400
Medium good fair quality. 800 a 1915
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows. 200 2.75
Total receipts this week 3,l12 Total sales l,C57
Receipts from Virginia 800. /.
Market not as active as last week and values
quoted Aa14c off. One extensive dealer reports
his values at 10 cents lower per hundred pounds
than last week.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-Receipts lighter and stock
sheep scarce and wanted; also, more firmness in
other kinds. We quote butchers sheep at 3155a434c
per lib, and Lambs at 4a5s4c per lb gross. Stock
sheep sell at $2a$4 per head. Receipts of Sheep
and Lambs this week 1855 head.
RICHMOND, Sept. 9.-laeceipts: 1856 head of cat
tie, 40 sheep and lambs, 3S6 hogs. All were sold.
Prices; [all sales gross, except hogsl. Cattle
Best 31aa4c; medium to good, Sa335c; common to
fair, 2a214c, Sheep-5a4c. Lambs-l119a514c Hogs