The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
M0ke| Reports.
LOCAL MARKET.
LOCAL MARKET.

BUSINESS IN all departments was very
quiet yesterday. A few bales of cotton
were brought in and sold at prices quoted.
| The grain market was dull, with no
| change to note in quotations.
Fat beef cattle are in demand and
prices are firm at quotations.
Hams-10 Lee.
Lard-Refined tierces, 5 1-206c; leaf,
&c; 30 ID cans, 1-4c higher than tierces;
10 ID cans, 3-4c higher; 5 ID cans, Use
higher; 3 ID cans, 1c higher.
The grain market was active, with
prices firm as quoted.
Yard eggs are scarce. and prices are
firm.
Cottonseed and cottonseed meal are
firm at quotations.
Eggs fresh from the yard are in de-
mand and prices are firm at quotations.
The wholesale grocery trade was quiet
yesterday, with no changes to note in the
staple articles.
Cotton seed, 81 per ton 5000 pounds),
jobbing, at depot, $16OO@16.75 per short
ton, and SIS. 25@1S50 per long ton, for
export, fob. Acotton seed oil, IS 1-2@19c
per gallon for strictly prime crude; in
bulk. 16 1-2@17c, and 23c for refined
oil at wholesale for shipment; oil cake,
SIS. 2501S.50 per long ton, fob. Foots,
1@1 1-4c. Linters A, 1908 3-Sc per
pound; B, 3 1-4@3 3-Sc; @, 2 3-4@2 7-Sc.
Hulls, delivered, at II 1-2@15c per 100
pounds.
Young chickens are in demand and
prices are firm.
Eggs and butter are in good supply,
with no change to note in quotations.
All quotations are wno.esaIe:
Axle Grease-Golden, 6007Oc per 'oz-
en-; Apex, 75c; Alleton, Toe; castor oil,
81 1-2@65c.
Ammunition per keg, $500;
blasting powder, $1.65 per key, agents
price; drop shot, per sack, $1.2541.3O;
buck, $1.5001.55.
breakfast, Z 3-4MSc; dry salt. 5@5 1-Sc:
salt bellies, 5 3-4c; smoked bellies, 6 1-2@
3-4c. Hams, 10 1-2c.
Lard-Refned tierces. St6S 1-2c; leaf,
&c; so Id cans, lac higher than tierces
| 1O-lb cans, 3-4c higher; 5-lb cans, 1-Sc
| higher; BIB cans, lie higher.
Baking Powder-Bon-B 20 ounces,
Soc; 10 ounces SOC: & ounces, Doc. Or:
Prices, $4.75 per dozen. Royal, S4.7o
per dozen.
Canned Frlit-Per dozen: Strawber-
ries, $1:OO@1.1O; plneapples, standar 3
62.OO; seconds, 9Od95c; pears, standard,
90c@$1. 90; Clipper Bartlett pears, 2
pound, $1.0O@1.65; 3-pound, $1.6091.65;
peaches, standard, 2-pound, S5@9oc; sec
onds, 2-pound, 75c; 3-pound, standard,
81. 25@1 go; 3-pound pie peaches, 7ac;
blackberries. 65@7Oc; 3-pound, standard
apples, 75dS0c.
| California Canned Fruits-StandaTd
goods, 2 1-2-pound cans: Peaches, .6O
@1.70 per dozen; apricots, $1.35M 40;
pears, $1.60@1.70; egg plums, $I,35@
| Las; green cages, $1.4o@l: 80; nectarinees,
$1.35@1 so: grapes, $135@1 .45;. white
cherries, $2.5Oa2.60: black cherries,
$2.2562.35.
Candy-Plain stick, COG lie; wrap.
ped, 7@7 -; fancy mixed. in pals, I
1-2@Sc.
Canned Vegetables arrowfat peas
9Oc0$1 90; Lima beans, S0c@$1 90
string beans, 65G75c; corn, 6Gc1$1.25
tomatoes, 2-pound, 70@75c: 3-pound. sc
@95c; red kidney beans, 2pound, SOQ
Soc.
Coffee-Rio and Cordova. fair. 13 Il
| @14c; prime, IL 1-2@15c; choice, 1S(d
| 10 1-2c; Peaberry, 19@21c; -Oast'
ed coffee, coffee, apex basis, 100
pound cases, $3.50; Arbuckles's, 100
pound cases, $3.50; in 3-pound cases.
| $3.50; Mocha and Java blend, 26c.
Flour-High patent, per barrel, sos
@535; half patent, $5.1O05:25; straight,
family, $4.90d5.O0.