The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18
N0|ke| Reports.
LOCAL MARKET.

The grain market continues very firm.
with country receipts light. Farmers are
holding their old corn until they see the
way clear for successful new crop.
The eastern cotton market is weak.
with futures going down under the nfu-
ence of favorable reports from growing
crops. There has been an increase in
the area of cotton in Egypt and Frederic
Z. Penheld, United States diplomatic
agent and consul general at Cairo, sends
a forecast of the Egyptian cotton crop for
lS96-97 to the state department. He saws
that. inspired by the high prices realized
by the cotton crop of 1886, Egyptian
planters have increased the area this
spring to the maximum limit permitted
by the country's irrigation facilities. Ex-
act hgures are not procurable, but it is
from to per cent, and that this sea-
sons area approximates 1,150000 acres.
The greatest percentage of increase is
in the province south of Cairo. Conserv-
ative forecasters believe the crop will
yield 100000 bales of $50 pounds each,
being the equivalent of 1,125,00O Ameri-
can bales, and the largest ever raised in
the Nile valley. Predicated on the year
ly increase of shipment to America, it is
probable that the United States will buy
$1,000 bales, equal to about 100000 bales
of American weight, of the next Egyp-
tian crop.
There has been considerable decline in
the prices of tomatoes and okra, but other
vegetables are firm at quotations.
Lemons and oranges have advanced and
are firm at quotations.
Wool receipts were light yesterday. The
market is weak at quotations.
Cotton-Steady; good middling, 6 SO
Wool-Twelve months medium, 6 IL
@7c; six months clip, SAG.
Hay Stocks, large; wholesale, bottom
hay, baled, 35@40c per 100 pounds;
prairie, per ton, $500; sugar cane, $500
$500 per ton.
Corn-From wagons, zoe per bushel,
in ear; shelled, 35c
Oats-e2O@25c per bushel, from store,
retail, 30M35c.
Bran-S5@90c per 100 pounds; retail,
$10O.
Cotton seed meal retail, S5c per 100
pounds.
Hides-Market quiet: dry flint, 5 La
3 l-2c; green, 2 1-2@3c; green salted,4
Beeswax. zoe per pound.
Sheep skins, 10t615c each.
Goat skins, 10@20c.
Deer skins, zoe per pound.
t'urs-Fox skins, 10c.
O'possum, &c each.
Catamount, 10c each.
Coon, 10c each.
Skunk, 10@20c each.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Lemons-Per box, $4.OO64.5O.
Oranges-Per box, $4.00@4.50.
Bananas--Per bunch, $1.75@2.00.
Blackberries-Per crate, 81 40.
Vegetables, retail:
Beets, DC perb unch of four or FIVE.
Cabbage, 2 1-2@3c per pound.
Onions-Per pound, lie
Irish potatoes-$1.00 per bushel.
Vegetables, RETAIL
Beets, &c per bunch of or 5.
Cabbage, 5G10c per head
Asparagus, 10c per bunch.
Cucumbers, lie each.
Tomatoes, per crate, Toe.
Okra, per crate, SOC.
Eggs-Wholesa1e from dealers. per
dozen, 6@61sc.
Butter-Wholesale from dealers, ~
@1Oc per pound.
Jersey butter-Country, retail, zoe,
, Spring chickens-Per dozen s2.75@,
Turkeys, 50@90c each.
THE BEEF MARKET.
Beeves-Fine cornfed, 21a@3c pepr
pound, gross.
Cows-In good condition. 2A@3c per
pound gross.
Calves-In good condition, 1-462 1-2c
per pound.
Hogs-2 1-2@3c per pound, gross.
Mnttcn, 21a@3c.
LOCAL JOBBERS' PRICES.
Bacon-Short clear 6 3-4c; smoked bel
l'es 1-2c; fancy breakfast bacon, 10c.
Sugar-Standard. fine graduated,
) 3-4c; cut loaf, &c; fancy yellow clari-
led, 1-4c; powdered, GAG 1-Sc.
Compound lard, 5 1-4@5 3-4c pure,
1-4@6 $40.
Flour, per 100 pounds-Highest patent,
$3.50; full patents, $2-15; extra patent,
$500 low grade, $1.S5.
Coffee-New crop: Peaberry, Fl 1-2c;
choice Cordova. 20621c: choice Rio,
II 1-2@20c; fair Rio IS 1-4@19 1-4c;
Ariosa, 100-pound cases, IS 1-2c.
Roasted coffees-50-lb bags, 23c.
FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK FINANCES.