Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-02-27
StauntOn Markets.
SPECTATOR OFBICE,
STAUNTON VA Feb. Path. IL

sTAUNToN, VA, Feb. 26tbr 1885,
During the past week wheat has not MAIN
tanned the advance 1t reached the week pre-
vious, ! nor are offerings as brisk. though
several loads were sold to-day, Shipments
continue from several of the railroad stations
In the county, but not as briskly as the week
before We quote to-day from 81 90 to sl.0s.
The wheat harvest in three small exporting
countries. the Argentine States. Chill. and
Australia, occur In January. Intelligence
from the first, heretofore published, indicate
smaller yield than the year previous. There II
nothing reliable from Chill. but under the
general commercial head will be found
authentic and late intelligence nom Australia
which. 1t is estimated. will not have more than
three million bushels for export, against ten
last year. All OF this will be required by the
Islands and none of 1t will go 10 the United
Kingdom, which has generally procured the
surplus OF Australia.
The Western and Northwestern wheat
markets continue to maintain higher prices
than rule In the East. The interior millers
want wheat to meet the requirements of home
customers.
The average required reinforcement of two
million bushels of wheat per week for the
United Kingdom is not being delivered.
Hay is Inactive. and Is scarcely maintaining
quotations.
We have nothing new to note this week n
wholesale grocery lines.
Butter and eggs remain as last week,
Poultry is scarce and in demand.
baltimore Livestock Market. Feb. Il.
Beef Cattls.-Priess OF Beef Cattle ranged a.
follows:
Generally rated nrst quality .....- 400 @425
Medium or good fair quality. 70 g S75
Ordinary thin steers. Oxen and
Extreme range Of pricss........ 200 @4f0
Gost of the sales were from........ 8 90 @43
Total receipts this week $40. Total sales 47O.
Of the receipts 284 came from Virginia.
There is u slight improvement In the market
offering. Among those was bunch OF Beeves
which brought the top hgut es In the lis {,
which are reported as superior to auy sold
here for year past. Prices were perhaps &c
higher than last week, quality considered. aud
the tone of the market nrmer. though trace
was not active. Common Cattle showed no
change.
sheep and Lambs-There is: light RIM o (
Sheep aud Lambs again this week. u few less
than the rather limited offerings of last week.
There is a good demand for good Sheep, OF
which there Is fair proportion. Common
sheep. OF which here are few, are selling
down as low 21<c per ID, and are hard To Sell
even at that. not being wanted. Fair to good
sheep sold at 3a5c, and extra at SIC; the ma
jerity of the sales were AT average of 45zc per
10 gross. Lambs sold at 415a524, per 10 gross,
the tops not being good as last weeks Offer
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76S head.
MONDAY, Feb % 1889
SwINE.-There Is a light supply this week. the
number being soma 100 head less than last
week. Trade is good in all the yards, the
quality being centrally good in all the yards.
Prices range at 6a63s cents, most sales at 63a63s
cts per 10 net. Some light rough Hogs SOFA
low as 511As& cents per 10. Receipts this week
54S3 head.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25-Beeves-Receipts 300
head. Market dull, prices unchanged: coms
mon TO prime Steers sold at 60a4 45, few
oicge ed and extra fancy 1T 60aS5; rat Oxen and
Bulls at 22JaS3 Is per 100 los Exports 25U Beeves
and 20f0 quarters of Beef, Sheep and Lambs
Recei pts 800; hrmer and l5a25 cts per 100 lbR
higher; Sheep sold at 4AS5 per 100 lbs; Lambs
sold at at TOAST 80, and extra at ST 20 per LOO
lbs. Hogs-Recei pts II 100; none offered alive;
market nOminally trmer at 2DaS5 60 per 100
| lbs.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. z5.-The receipts for the
week at the West Philadelphia and North
Penn Drove Yards were; Beeves Sl00 Sheep
| 10 020 Boys 1000, Beef Carte in large sup ply:
| extra 412a454 cents, good 4a44 cents, medium
| s1le334 cents. com mon Sa3A cents. Sheep In
| good demand, prices advansI 14c on all grades
| out common; extra 5z4a6 cents, good 5l<a51S
| cents, medium 1915 cents, common 4a41 cts.
| and culls 3A3A centa per ID. Lambs 412a7N
cents per Id. Hogs were in good request;
| Western 01<a7 cts and State 6a61S cents. Fat
| Cows were dull and weak at 2s334 cents. fitch
Calves were active at 5aS ceuts. City dressed
| Beeves were in good demand al 5aS cents pee
/ In