Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-05-03
MARKETS.
INDICATOR OFFICE,

STAUNTON, VA, May 3.
Wheat is unchanged in price, though firm at
quotations. Some good lots are going into
market this week. At Greenville depot, the
Bosserman boys are loading 1000 bushels they
have lust sold at 94c At Staunton Mr. r. B.
Hundley is delivering the crop raised at the
County Poor House. 1t is strictly choice
wheat and brought the top of the market.
Hay is in some demand without material
change in values. At Swoope's Mr.. Geo.
Hevener is loading some cars of choice timo-
thy, and at Fishersville DR.. M. G. Hildebrand
is hauling his crop of prime mixed.
The seed season is now over and no demand
for clover, timothy OF other seeds.
The Philadelphia Record of Saturday, in its
review of the grain market of the country,
says: "The price of wheat in Chicago has
declined 7 cents for May and 34 cents for July
delivery, owing to the continued liquidation
of speculative holdings in that market and to
bearish sentiment encouraged by the collapse
of the "May corner" and by the favorable
promise of the growing crop. Similar influ-
ences have depressed values ~ to "a cents in
the Eastern markets, and business generally
has been dull and unsatisfactory, owing to
the unsettled condition of prices. The interior
movement of wheat has continued small. Corn
prices have declined Is of a cent in Chicago,
owing to increased receipts, and in New York
future deliveries of corn are q of cent
cheaper, in anticipation of large arrivals by the
water routes; but in this market a scarcity of
the grain for prompt shipment has caused an
advance of l cent per bushel. The export
trade in corn is fairly active. Provisions
have been in better home trade and good eX-
port demand, but values have been unsettled
and depressed a littleby speculative influences
working in sympathy with the grain markets
Dairy produce is dull, and prices are dropping
in consequence of the expected Spring increase
in production. The advancing tendencies Of
sugar values has continued in all the markets
of the world, and domestic prices are 1-16 to J.
of cent per pound higher for raw and a cent
higher for refined sugar than they were before
the Easter holidays
Dun & Co.. S commercial review forth week
ending last Saturday, says: Wheat is two
cents lower at SO cents, with sales of 40 800 00(
bushels for the week. Corn is one and one
eighth cents lower, at 1928 cents, and oats one
cent lower. Coffee has not changed, but specu-
lation in sugar has turned downward, and fail
refining is half a cent lower at 6as cents There
is no change of consequence in pork products
and oil is a fraction stronger, but leather is
again half a cent lower, butter two cents, and
cheese half a cent lower, and flour has declined
for some grades 80 to 70 cents per barrel.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, April 25-Prices
of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows:
Best 40) $3.50
Generally rated first quality. 3.S7R @ 400
Medium or good fair quality. 500 5
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
COWS...... 2.O0 275
Extreme range of prices....""."... 200 4.50
Total receipts this week 1886. Total sales 6)5.
OF the receipts go came from Virginia.
The market is slow this week and prices de-
pressed, the decline being reported as sa14 lower
than on last Thursday. There was an offering OF
of very superior order of CattIe-a long line
prime Beeves-a better average all through than
for some time past.
SHEEP AND I4AMBS.-With slight increase in
the receipts over last week the market is slow in
all the yards and prices fraction off from the
figures ruling last week The quality is not quite
as good as that of last weeks offerings We quote
the range for clipped sheep at 21a44c, wool sheep
3aa51ac, and Spring lambs Cease per Id gross. Re-
ceipts this week of sheep and lambs GIG head.
BALTIMORE HOG MARKET, April 29th.-Thefe
is a full supply of Hogs on the market this week,
nearly 700 head in of the fair number of last
eek The quality is up to that of last week