Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-28


Yesterdays local wholesale quotations re-
ported by Thomas N stayton
Bananas. tlai.5J per bnncn; apples, 81 7ba5
per barrel: oranges, Florida, S9a2.50 per box;
oranges, CALIFORNIA, s2.i5a9 per pIx; oranges.
MeBsina, S21jA3.25 per box: lemons, S2.50aS
per box: oocoanuts, sia5 per h1ndted: celery,
25a30r. per dozen; onions, Globe, s275n3 per
barrel; onions. Danvers, 81 - per barrel; cab
bage, old, Sia5 per hundred: sweet potatoes,
Sl.75a250 per barrel; white potatoes, 75a60c-,
Delaware and Maryland eggs, 30a32c. per
dozen; chickens, live, per pound, 1oaiic-;
chickens, dressed, llal2c.; turkeys, live,
i0allc.; dressed, 12al4.: ducks, live, per
pound .oalOc; dressed, Hale; shad, roe, s60a7s
per hundred: shad buck, s40a50 per hundred;
herring, sl.50ae per hundraa; yellow nods.
Medal. s3.75; Quaker City 81; faylor's Fancy
$3.50: Pride OF the West, So 25; sunbeam, $3.50.
Yesterdays local retail quotations, reported
by Charles Ramsberger u Son:
Apples, 60a15c.atlc. per basket; oranges, l2a
1Sas0c. per dozen: lemons. l2c per dozen; ba-
nanas, i2al5c. per dozen; Malaga grapes, 2uc
per pound: grape fruit, G6c. per dozen:
grapes, Catawba, CSC. per basket: white
potatoes, 30a45c per basket; sweet potatoes. 35A
c per easset saooSSe DC psr head G tarns
SOC. per basket; celery, Sc. per stalk: cram
berries. 15c. per quart eggs, Maryland and
Delaware, soc per dozen: lettuce, &c. per two
head; beets, Be. per bunch: cocoannts. 30.
each; grated cucoanuts, 13c. per pound; horse
radsh, Sc. per stalk; horse radish. grated, %.
per glass; Now jersey pickles, extra large, 1Oc-
per dozen; New Jersey pickles, medium, %.
per dozen; New Jersey pickles, gherkin. loo.
per quart extra fine soup beans, luc. per
,jc. per bunch; dairy butter, Csc. per pound
gilt edge creamery, 32c. per pound.
Philadelphia Markets.
Associated Press Dispatch by special Wires.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 27.-wheat. Arm: No.
Pennsylvania red. In Bxp0rt elevator, &C.; MO-
Cred spot In export elevator, 5S&c.
Corn, firm; No. for local trade. a9a4ySc
OATS, firm; No. awhite. 37c.; No. white, 35&a
$780,. No. mixed, 34a34Ao.
Bran, firm; unchanged.
Butter, steady; Fancy Western creamery. Pcs
&c.; fancy Pennsylvania prints, ssc.i fancy
| Pennsylvania iobbi1g at 24a27c.
Eggs, dnli lc. lower: fresh nearby, 2Sc; fresh
| Western EaZSc-
New York Markets.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires
NEW YoRK. Feb. 2T.-Flour. State and wost-
ern, firm; Southern flour, dull; rye -four. firms
| Wheat options, No. red. active and geners.
| ally frn, all forenoon with foreign houses and
local shorts, good buyers March, 5sasS9so.;
| May. 557fa5g D-l6o; June, 30 3-l6a59Dc-; july
Rye nominal: car lots, 5bc.: boat loads ,55a5gc.
| Corn. options, No. ., quiet and easy at first,
subsequently rallied with wheat May, 4aIsa
| d9hc.
Oats. options, No. 2, quiet but steady. May,
| 33A: track white, 3sa42.
Beef, steady. Pork, quiet. Lard, quiet; prime
| Western steam, $B.To.
| Butter, duh and heavy Western dairy. Ga
| 14Ac: Western creamery, lha22he.; Elgiu, 22k c.
Cheese, nrm: large, loal1kc.: small, 9ka
| 12c.: part skins, 3as5ac,; full skins, 1ha2Hc.
Eggs. arm: state and Pennsylvania, 3lc.i
| Western, 30h30Ac.: Southern, 2ga30c.
| Sugar, raw, steady: fair refining, 211-i6c.
centrifugal SO test, &c.: refined, quiet; crushed
4 41-l6a4ssc. powdered,4 l1-l6aakc.; granulated.
/ l3-16Ric.
Petroleum, nominal: all ports, s6.s5a8.so.
Coffee, quiet; No. z, 1814c.
| Spirits turpsntlne, firm, 33ha3ic.
| Molasses. steady
Rice, STEADY.
Rosin, firm.
Tallow, steady.
Hay, steady.
baltimore Markets.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 27.-Flour. dun, unchanged.
Wheat, firm; spot and month. 5a4a5Ssss.s
May, 5g1sa50A c.. steamer, No. Cred, b5A a55kcss
| Southern wheat by sample, bSa59c.i southern
wheat on grade. b5Aa5s4c.
Corn, firm: spot aud month, 41slai71Ec.:
mixed, Ersi7se.: se1thorn white corn, asa
| 49c.; do. yellow corn, 4ea4Yc.
Oats. steady to firm; NO. white Western,
| 35Ss36c.; No. ., mixed, 33h a3Ac.
Rye, steady; No. 2. 56s57c.
Hay, steady: good TO choice timothy $i3al35l
Sugar, firm, unchanged.
| Butter, steady, unchanged.
Eggs, unsettled and weaker; fresh. 2tae6,
Cheese. firm, unchanged.
| Live Stock Markets.
PHILADELPHIA. Fob. 23.--The receipts for tht
Beef cattiswExtra, 81 a5Hc: good. dssas%ci
| medium, Al 20 Ac.;common, 4 aa4ji c.: cufls 31di
&c. sheep-Extra, 4Ha4Ac.; good, 4a4Ae.
isssRc.; isabs. sasRo. r Hogs sasssc. soi
Western and 51<a5Xc. Tor State. Milch calves
3a6c. Fat cows, aNaShc Thin COWS, Sra
1870 Mich COWS. sso,4o Per head head. ,x..,n,.
$3.50 head; good to prime EXPORT steers, s5a
$40; fair to light TO good steers. S4ai50: light
butchers. s3,65a8 90 common TO fait. s2,a5as:
extra, slsa45; yeafs, $sas per 100 pounds. Legs
| Receipts, $50 head; Workers. good. &a.p5a
i.sn: mediums, a. aOa4 49, good TO prime heavy,
S4s5a4.45: roughs IS 60a3s stays, $3as5o pigs
s4.25a4.Sb. sheep and lambs-Receil1ts. 5000
head: choice to prime lambs, S5.60ab.tb: fair 10
| good, fs.7ba5: culls and omnon, ss8a,Lb0. good
mixed s3.50a3,s0; extra, 81: oonmoni TO fair,
$e5oaS.25; good to primo, S4aAa5; extra wethers,
EAST LIBERTY, PA. Feb. 25.--Cattle-Re-
celpts, fair: prime, s5.25a5 so; good. cal 6oa4s0s
good butchers, $4a4.ao rough fat, sseos4f
light: Philadelphias, 90: best mixedi
si30aa. 95; best Workers. s4.2Oa4.25. common rs
fair Workers. and pigs. s4aS.i5; roughs, $saa7o.
Sheep-Receipts. liberal; extra, ss.70ss: goods
s3i0is51; fair, So, 30a2 80: common, SlalT5 best
lambs, sb.15a5 80; common to fair lambs, sa3oa;
4.R0.
choice. t5 49, good to prime sSlaa5'S ": medium
So 50a3,S5 oxen, $3aA60 bulls, SS.goa4: cowa,
sis22a3.50. Calves-Yeals, 81 50z1ao Western
calves, sa37x; barnyard calves, t2ooas. sheep
Hogs-Market firin at si.50a4.75.
CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. %. -cattfe-Receipts.
1000 head; common to extra steers S8.50ah.7b.
stockers and feeders, g. o0a4.s5; COWS and
ceIpts, 46,0O0 head: heavy, S. g0a4.20 common to
choice mixed, s8.75a4. l5 choice assorted, So s5a
4.05; light S3,70a3y vs.: pigs, &C. 5OaS.65 Shecp-he-
ceipts, l5,10O head; inferior to choice, $a6Oa4oo;
BALTIMORE, MD. Feb a5.-swine, steady,
s4ai,5O; receipts, l0,47S head.