Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-01
OMAHA GENERAL MARKET.
Condition of Trade and Quotations
on staple nnh Fancy rroduce.

GUTTER Common to fair. s41'sc; choice TO
fancy. country, lai2c
~NEA1-Choice fat. 50 to 100 lbs. is quoted al
6isc; large and coarse. 465c.
CHEESE-Domestlc brick. 1sc. Edam. per doz.
$3.50; club house, Lib. lars. per dor. $3.50; Lam
berger. fancy. per h.. i3c: Rc1ueior.. h-ib.
Jar per doz.. S26e; Young Americas, 1,c; twins.
FoJBTRY-Livc hens. e0src; cocks, &c; tur-
per p1I P29nl: sPrins ducks, sSi ,,so,,. no, wanted
! 400: rye straw. $500; color makes the price on
hay. light bales sell the best only top grades
HRooM CoRN-E1,rcmeiy STOW sale; new
crop, delivered on track in country; choice green
selt-working carpet. per H.. 2.c; choice green.
running TO hurl. 2.le: omtnon lie.
VEGETABLES.
( The potato crop last year was very large In
most an sections Of the country, 50 much 50
that prices last winter and spring were the
left in the neids. as prices ootainable were SO
low that II did not pay growers FOR digging and
southern potatoes during the past few weeks.
The government crop report for July Indicates
this year. The acreage has been slightly smaller
than 1t was last year. but the condition OF the
for the decreased acreage. and 1t looks nov, as
IL we would have another year Of overproaucton
of last year. exceeding that figure only in Arkan-
sas. West Virginia. Kentucky. Iowa. Missouri,
The conditions invariably decline from the
July report. as blight, rot and potato bugs do
months, so that the figures may he materially
reduced before it is time TO gather the crop.
wATERMELoNs-Per doz.. Grated according
CANTALoTPEs-No good shipping stock.
ToNAToEs-Per y hu. basket. 75tsee.
CUCuMBERs-Per doz.. 35n4nc
NEW oN~lONS-Good stock. per bu-. 59gVDc-
LIN BEAEs-Per 10. DC.
BEANs-Hand picked navy. per bu. 81 30
CABBAGE-Home grown, per hundred "eg
cELERY-per doz.. 25asoc; fancy mammoth,
PoTAToEs-New potatoes, per bu., 25r.
FRUITS.
GRAPFS-Ives. from southern Illinois, Glib.
baskets. sea55c; Georgia Concords, per Glib. bas-
C~ALIFoRNIA PE~AcHEs-Hale's Early, per
| box. SOC; Crawfords, 9OdgSc.
CALIFoRNIA PLrMs-Psr box sI59gLG5 ..
SOUTHERN PEACHEs-Per 4-hasket crate,
CALIFORNIA PEARs-Bartlett's. SIS.
BLCEBERRIES-Per l6-qt. case. 800.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
oRASGEs.Rodi. per case. $50: ~ .u.
California lemons. $.On.
BANANAsnchoiee large stock: PEI ,h sgnSS'
PINEAPPLES-No shipping stock.
MISCELLANEOUS.
H~oNEY-Fancy white, per ID. ltc; choice nc;
CIDER-clarihed juice. per half Dbl. s. PEI
MAPLE gal. cans, each. s2T5;
gal. cans. per dnz-. sl2; II gal. cans. SEES; quart
F1Gs~imported fancy. S crown; so-1b. boxes.
lac; choice, 1O-lb. boxes, crown. saiOc.
size. ioc; Tsrrasona almonds, per ID. large,
l2Ec: BIaziis. pei h. Sc; English wainuts, per
berts. per III, IOc; pecans, polished medium. Sc;
large; 1ee; peanuts. raw: s1fg7c: roasted: re;
DRESSED MEATS.
BEEF-Dressed steers. 400 to COO lbs. e66Nc.
western steers. Jh=G6c; good cows and hcifers, ST.
gGc: medium cows and heifers, 5d5I-c: good
foreogar,ers. COWS ans aelfers.. $s.Sae; good
r9re9naIters, native steers, 4szG5e; good hind
nmsrters. COWS and heifers. 7a714c; good hind
mates. &c: homeless chuoEs. &c: cow cb SiEs' s 60 y
Slsc; steer ehgcks. sac; beef tenderioins. 20:
loin backs. homeless, sc; lon bacas, Sc: COW ;, ge'
Nc. }, &C; COW loins, No. :. si4c: beef trim.
mings. sc; runp butts. sc: shoulder clods. &c;
MUTToN-Dressed lambs. nc: dressed mutton
AheeI pluCks, &c; sheep tongues. per doz.. sc.
spare fibs sisc. Logs; 1l:c; pork Ioins, SIC:
pork trimmings, Sc; leaf lard. not rendered..
HIDES AND
me situation in the hide market. according to
certainty, Dealers are unable 10 determine H.
correct policy TO pursue. Hides are known to
demand from tanners is so slight that there is No
Inv hiy an "ee enN onered 10 the city merchants TO
The packer hide market is stale. fiat and un-
profitable ana the brokers say they may as wen
seek the summer resorts while the dog star rapcs
and until The political scare subsidies. Almost
every selection has declined from lie to &c since
July ! ana tle end Is not yet. The tanners
appear TO realize that now is the time To- boiI
their resources well in hand. In view ~ -.
limited stocks Of leather held 10y tanners and
shoe manufacturers and the continued curtaJI-
certain that there will be a shortage of s,orE
when confidence Is restored and shoe mann
featuring IL resumed.
Hides are in small supply in all the markets Of
the world and the decline can only he attribute
to the general financial distrust that is check
lne enterprise everywhere. The cattle suupI,
promises 10 he larger. Quotations:
napEs-No green h;ceS &C. No, . green
green sailed hides. sIsc: No. l veal calf 70 IS
ebs-. SCI No. ? veal calf. s 10 Is lbs. &c; No. /
afy nlnt hides ,gsc; No; ? dry Hint hides. 6a7c;
per 10. less than fully cured. ~
5hEEP PELTS-ireen sailed. each, 25dGOc.
green salted shearlings tshort wooled early
early SKINS, No. l. escE. TO-. dry shearlings
Lshoit wooded early skins. No, l. each. &c; dry
flint Kansas and Nebraska butcher wool pelts.
pei, H., actual weigh, 4G5c. dry flint Kansas
aud Nebraska Murrain wool pelts. Der ID, not.
uai weight. susie: dry flint Colorado butcher
WOOL peils per n, actual weight, 4q5c: dry
~elsht Sg+e; ftet cut OF. as II is useless 10
TALLoW \ GREASE-Tallow. No. / 2uc
tallow' NO: lisc; grease, white 4. 2he: grease
iEc; old butter. 2asi-C: beeswax. prime i-I
zee. rough talloN. lie, ~
Cltcaso; Dry buffalo, per ton. sl2 O0d1aO 90; dry
country, bieached. per Ton, $40 O0als 90. dr.,
country. damp and Inesty. per ton. Sc. aoEs o..
OL-lnwss hne heavy. 6a7c; fre. Light
chany, Sdsc; cotted and broken. coarse 76Sas.
cntted and broken. hne, case. Fleece washed
Medium. lsalSci nne. ifllGc; tub washed, lsa
pulled. 5Nec: