Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-16

Butter. -teadv: fancy Western creamery. 2Se.;
do. Pennsylvania prints, 2Oc: do Western prints
&c.
Western, 21c-
baltimore Markets.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special wiros
baltimore Md, Dec l5.-Flour, dull, UNI
Wheat easier: spot and month, 06h a9skc.:
january, 6Sa96ISc: steamer. No. red. 9OAa
90Ic.: Southern wheat by sample, glay1k: do.
on grade, 81 ia96Hc.
Corn, steady spot, 33aS3A c.; mouth, 32Sa92hc.;
February n1M o saas g. Steamer mixed
sONa3OAc.; southern white and yellow 2Tka
31Sc.
Rye. easier; No. . nearby, bike; No. West
ern, b2kc.
Hay, steady; choice timothy, SIS asked.
sugar, quiet unchanged.
Eggs and cheese, steady,
Whisky, unchanged.
New York Markets.
| Associated Press OtspaLii bY Spsclll Wires
| New York, Dec. l5.-Flour, State and Western,
quiet and steady city mill patents sesSa6.sS;
90 clears, ihtoabbG winter s'raights' $iooaa'oo'
Wheat, January, 9s 5-i6s96 7-16c,; May, oa9-iss
Rye. quiet: No. Western, 49kc
| Oats; track white, 2sAaS4c-
| Beef, QUOT,
Pork, dull.
Lard steady; prime Western steam, $i.e5.
Butter: state dairy, lsa9lc.: state cream
cry. l5Aeec: Western do, I6aasc; elgins, sSc;
Choose: large white, September, skaskc;
| September, ShnS1c; small, 40, 9s9kc.: large,
late made, 7ha7Kc.; small,do, shasto; light
skins, 6a6k par tskimsdk full skiina, 8aac.
Eggs steady: State and Pennsyyania, 2la2Gc,;
| Western, 2Oaeic
Smear Il raw strong; fair rsnnins sxs ssa-
| sac; powdered, 35-l6c.; graduated, She
Live Stock Market.
Philadelphia, Dec. 1.-THE receipts for tho
week : Beeves, Sssi; sheep 5'eTa: hogs s,eso;
medium. 4haihc.; common. A attc. Sheep
Extra, 4Aa5c,; good. 4kaakc;; medium. sxaic.:
Western, 5a5ac.; others. 44a5c Fat cows, 2Na
skc. THU cows, asal5 Veal calves, 4ks7Nc.
Chicago, H., Dec. ls-Cattie, $8.6oai for the
comnonest up to $5.25a5.5o for choice to extra
holiday cattle; feeders, Ss75 70 IS: stocEers, So
10 $40; fat cows and heifers, So 2ia4.40; common
70 medium COWS; Sl.fAa3sl Calves, StIoaG %.
| logs, A30a3 a0 heavy packers, 50 2Oaa. 20; best
shippers, Sl40aj,4h Sheep, $5aa50 for the COM
nohest lots up TO $3.50 for strictly prime iioekty
culs UP TO sj.50ab.sj for choice TO prime: heavy
sheep, $ie5a45l Koceiptt--cntile, 10000 head
hogs, $4,000 head; sheep 1900 head.
Buffalo. n. T., Dec. observation-disclosures. 100
cars; good TO choice shipping steers, $tGoai.s5;
medium 10 fairly heavy do. $i.40aa.60; coarse
rough steers, s. 6asil5; green steers, $s65a4 Is;
butchers stock, S3,40ai good smooth, well-fat-
tened cows, Ss.60as.S5; export bulls s375as;
oxen, te.25a4,41. Hogs-Receipts, l4O cars: good
to choice Workers., S35Ga3.55; mixed packers
grades So 50a3.be heavy nogs, Ss.d7a3.s0; roughs,
Sa.90a3.i5: stays, Sa.s0aa.S5; pigs. g. eoa3.B5.
Sheep ami lainhs-Recaipts, 81 cars: lambs,
yearlings, choice to prime, S4s5n5: tar to good.
S!.6Oa4.T5: cnlls, St25ad.50: natives, choice to
extra S6'a5a63j: fair 10 good, S. i5n6.l5; cults.
SIa0a5bO sheep. choice to selected wethers. ST. 60
a4T5; mixed sheep, s4.35a4,50; culls, s3a3.T5.
New York, Dec. 1s-Beeves - Receipts, 3,65a
head; native steers. Sin45n: stays and oxen,
| bDaA bllla. 70 v5uA 40. ISL SOnA 20.
refrigerator beef. Ska9c Calvcs-lteceipts, 4d6
head: yenl-, SlnS; grassrrs, S3asF0 sheep and
lalnbs-lieceipts, 1894 hoad: sheep, $3a4. 65:
very choice. sb lambs, s5'0aG75. Hogs kc-
ce!pts, 1885 hend; S3.50a3i5.
East Liberty, Pa, Doc. la.-cattle. prime. Si.s5
nd IS; common, 81 25a36 60: feeders. Sla45J Hogs,
prime mediums. Ss.SOlas5. best Workers ami
pigs x35; heavy, 81 40pA i5 good roughs, s. 71a3:
pigs. sows and siaEs, S.a25O Sheep, steady:
choice, G0as,5; common, S3a3.6 IS; choice lam ns,
s.TsaG; common to good SL5Ja5.e5 Veal calyas,
S5.60a7.