Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-23
MARKETS.
INDICATOR OFFICE,

There has been a decline in wheat during
the last week of, say 2 cents per bushels, and
we correct quotations accordingly. Some good
crops are still held in the county. This week,
e. J. Coiner w. A. Crawford, q. w. Irimble,
Geo. Hevener, and S. G. Brown, are loading
some cars at SwOope's depot with first class
milling wheat. The question of growing
crop is hard one to settle. Reports are con-
fiicting, but on the whole are much more
favorable than few weeks ago
The Philadelphia Record of Saturday last
in its weekly review of the grain markets of
the country says: "PriceS of wheat declined
~ to 81 cents early in the week, but have
since recovered to within d to Is of a cent of
last weeks quotations in Chicago, while the
New York market is now only " to rs cents
per bus hel lower than it was a week ago.
The Cincinnati Price Currents investiga-
lions and calculations based on the Govern
ment crop report indicate that 2,O00,O 900 acres
originally sown to winter wheat have been
plowed up and turned to other crops, and
point to probable production of 275,OOO,O0O
bushels of winter wheat as against 332, 100000
bushels last season. Comparatively little
business has been done for export, and, for
the first time since October, the weeks clear
ances of wheat and flour from Atlantic ports
have fallen slightly below the total shipments
for the corresponding period last year. The
movement of corn from farmers hands to
Western centres has been comparatively
light; and with cool, wet weather retarding
the progress of the new crop in many locali
ties, and visible supplies of old corn reduced
to the level of last years stocks, the range of
prices in the West has been well maintained.
Heavy arrivals by the lake and canal routes
from the West have depressed the New York
market about / cent per bushel. There has
been fair outward movement of corn in
completion of old contracts, but new business
has continued dull. The recently advanced
prices and the fear of the effect of the warm
weather on the cereal have combined to check
foreign demand, although transatlantic freight
rates have ruled very low and decidedly in
favor of exporters
GRAIN MARKETS.
RICHMOND, May MISUNDERSTANDING very
good, Ole; Shortberry, very good. Csc.
BALTIMORE, May 2l.-Flour dull, but firm and
unchanged. Wheat dull; Southern quiet; Fultz
s7a92; Longberry 9)a93; No. 2 90; No 2 red So;
Western strong; No 2 winter red spot and May
921z; July 1875. Corn-Southern dull; white and
yellow 42a43.
CHICAGO, May 21.-Wheat-May 95 June 95;
July 945s. Corn-June 1873; July 344 Oats-June
s71sa2714; July 81.
NEW YORK, May 2l.-Flour quiet and steady.
Wheat active and strong. Corn dull and strong.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, May 15.-
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows
81 S7a 500
Generally rated first quality. $50 a 4S71S
Medium or good fair qualty........ 3.S71@ a 1919
Ordinary thin Steers. Oxen and
Cows. 200 1929
Trade was more active throughout, and values
&c higher than last Thursday. The tops
showed some improvement in quality, and there
was a larger number of them and of good Cattle
generally, common grades being scarce.
Mich Cows $20aSI5 per head for common to
good; no extra on the market. Trade slow.
Veal Calves 41aa51 cts per Id, with good trade.
Receipts ITO head.
RICHMOND, May. 19.-Receipts: 200 head of cat
tle 225 sheep, 70 lambs and 332 hogs. Sales: 200
head of CATTLE $50 sheep, 70 lambs, $50 hogs
Prices-[All gross except hogs which are metz
Cattle-Best, 414a41@c;a few extra fine higher;
medium to good, 3sa41sc; common to fail, 215a319c
Sheep-3a414c. Lambs--519a61ae. Hogs-514a534c.
net. Bulls-214a31ac.
BALTIMORE, May 19.-Trade in Hogs firm, but
market not SO strong-most sales at 5s4a5Zc, a
few extra fine Western &c. Receipt of Hogs this
week 1852 head.
BALTIMORE, May 19.-Receipts of Sheep and
Lambs 1926 head, with sales at $40OaS525 per 100
lbs. for Sheep, and Lambs 654a7 cents per Id.
Quotations gross.