Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-02-21
MARKETS.
INDICATOR OFFICE,
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More than the usual quantity Of wheat has
been offered in Staunton during the past week
Prices are maintained and there is fair de
mand. The great trouble and annoyance
given to shippers by the failure of the railroad
companies to furnish cars has hindered bust
ness to considerable extent. The complaint:
of shippers were taken notice of by the Staun
ton Chamber Of Commerce Tuesday night and
committee appointed to investigate the mat
ter. 1t is stated that in some cases cars have
been asked for at stations on the Valley roaC
for over month and not furn ished. NJ
changes in hay, corn or oats.
The following are the only articles in the
Staunton Price Current of which the quota
lions are changed. There has been an advance
in all of them and they are quoted as follows
Eggs, 10a1O1a; Live Turkeys, 11a13; Butter
16a1s; Spring Chickens, 25a3o Irish Potatoes
4Oa45; Onions, 6Oc; Dried Cherries, &c; Flint
Salt, $1.60.
The Philadelphia Record, reviewing the
grain markets of the country for the week
ending last Saturday, says ''Values of actual
wheat have been fairly we'll supported in
leading markets, but the speculation in flu.
lures has continued bearish, and prices fol
May delivery have declined u to q of cent
per bushel. The interior movement continues
moderate; the visible supply is decreasing
and while the exports are small, they are still
running considerably larger from week to
week than they were year ago, and within a
few days past foreign buyers have shown more
interest in the markets. These features of the
situation, in connection with the exposed con-
dition of the growing crop, would have
strengthened values if there had been any con-
siderable speculative support to the market
but at present this influence is lacking. Corn
prices have declined n to u of cent per
bushel in Chicago, and q to ~ cents on the
seaboard, as a result of the larger movement
stimulated by the recent reductions in West
ern freight rates and by the fact that the rail
road companies are now better equipped with
cars for the prompt hauling of the grain at
transfer points in the West Foreign markets
have declined, owing to the larger supplies
pointing to Europe, and the export demand has
been less active, but very fair business has
been done at the reduced prices. Values of
provisions have fuotuated within narrow
limits, and generally show a small net adj
vance for the week.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Feb. 13.-Prices
of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows:
Best .................. $3.50 475
Generally rated first quality. 4.25 a $50
Medium or good fair quality. 1925 a 3.75
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
200 a 800
Prices show shade advance for the extreme
tops over last weeks figures. Other grades ranged
about at last weeks prices,
BALTIMORE Hog MARKET, Feb. E.-There has
been rather a full run of hogs this week, the
numbers exceeding the fair run of last week by
more than 1880 head. Trade is fairly active and
fully 10 higher figures have been realized than
last Mondays quotations. We now quote fair to
prime hogs at 55sa57sc per lib net, sales being
made at 5a4a52ac. Rough hogs sold at 4%a5c net.
Receipts of hogs this week 1898 head
BALTIMORE. Feb. 17-Receipts of sheep s46
head, with sales at s4as55o per 100 lbs, and Lam BIS
at SAFE per Id.
RICHMOND, Feb. F.-Receipts: 227 head of cat
tie. 30 sheep and 500 hogs. Sales: 22l head of
cattle, 80 sheep, 1913 hogs. Prices-[All gross ex-
cept hogs which are nett Cattle-Best, 41aa415c;
medium to good, 314a4c common to fair, 214a3Ac
Hogs-5a5s4c net. Bulls-2115asc
GRAIN MARKETS.
RICHMOND, Feb. Notwithstanding prime
SEC; Shortberry fair SIC; common 65c. Corn
White 42c; mixed SOC.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 19.-Flour dull and unchanged,
Wheat-Southern firm; shipping grades higher
Fultz 78a84; I4ongherry SnaS6; No. S2%; steamer
2 red 77a7S; Western firm; No. winter red spot
and Feb Sl14aS11a; March 81 aaSls4 May S35saS3sz
Corn-Southern firm and quiet; white 40a42; yell
low 36a3S; Western firmer; mixed spot and Feb.
36a36N.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-Wheat-February 7514 May
775s, July 1875
STAUNTON PRICE CURRENT.
WHOLESALE PRICE OF STAUNToN MARKET
February 20, 1890.
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