The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-07-24
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
The crangers Advance In Price, Not

The Changers Advance In Price, Not
withstandinR Decline In wheat.
New York July 23.-Dlscussion as TO
the probability OF Increased earnings
benefited Burlington 2h per cent and all
grangcrs to the extent, on an avorage'
of / por cent rise. although wheat suffLr-
ed an approximate average decline of
cents, with decreased engagements for
export for the day. 1t was argued, how
ever, that when the farmers were en-
riched by the good prices expected for
their products they would so eNpend
portion of the proceeds that transporta-
ton channels would be benefited by a
heavy return traffic as well as 81 large
grain tonnage to meet the demands of
Europe and South America. Sugar fell
off Us only on an effort to have II appear
that the sugar schedule but inadequately
protected the company and that tho
company was to experience increased
competition. Closing bids:
Baito. & Ohio. 10 Lehigh Valley. Slla
Chesa u Ohio. 1875 N. ]. Central SS9s
Del. & Hudson. .1139s N. Y. Central. 1O2
d., l.. & W......157i5 Pennsylvania 535s
Erie..........,.. 1875 Reading I'd. pf. 20
Lake Erie e W. 1514 st. Paul......... SSh
General Markets.
Philadelphia, July 23.-Flour firm; win
ter superhne $2.75a3; do. extras, $3d3.25;
Pennsylvania roller clear. old, S37504; do.
clear new, $3.6003.70; do. straight, old, A
dt410; do straight. new. S3.70a3.90; west
ern winter, clear, old, $375a4; do. straight,
old, $.O5d42O; do. patent, old, S420d4.35.
Rye flour quiet and steady at S225d2.35
per barrel as to quality. Wheat steady;
contract wheat, July, 79h979%c. do.
August, 7S3s07Sssc.; No. Pennsylvania and
No. 2 Delaware red, new, spot, SOhaS0&c.; !;
No. red July, S2hc.; do. September,
rise; do. December 7724c. Corn quiet
and steady: steamer corn, spot. 2Slh0
2Ssic: No. 2 mixed spot and July, 309
3O4c.; do. August, 29a29hc.; No. 2 yellow
for local trade, 34c oats quiet and steady:
No. white clipped carlots, 25c.; do.
white, July, 241aQ25c.i do. August and
September, 23lkd24c. do. October, 24d25c.
Hay firm for desirable grades; choice tim
othy, S13G13.5O for large bales. Beef firm
beef hams $25d25; extra mess, $7500
8. Pork quiet; family, $40. Lard dull
and easy; western steamed, s4.30. Butter
quiet western creamery, 11615c. factory,
/ 7d1U7ac.; ElRins. 15c; imitation cream
/ cry, 9Iad121ac.; New York dairy, 10914c. (;
| do. creamery. 11d15c.; fancy prints job
/ bing at 17d2Oc; do. extra Pennsylvania,
wholesale, Ice. Cheese dull; New York
! large white. 7AQ73sc.; fancy large col
/ ored, 1h@1Ac.i western sman, white, Ia
/ T4c.; small colored, 7Adi4gc.; part skins,
| 4d5Ac., full Skins, 2lad3c Eggs quiet;
/ New York and Pennsylvania, 12hG13c. (;
western, fresh, 11hd12c. Turpentine firm
er at 261aa27c. Molasses firm; New Or
! leans, open kettle, good to choice. 23d
Soc Pig iron steauy; southern, $500
1850; northern, s1O.5Od12. Copper strong;
brokers, $l15O; exchange, 11q11.l5. Tin
eas.'; straits, s13.7Oa13.S25; plates easy.
| Speiter steady; domestic. A.25G435 Metal
| Exchange reports lead firm. but quiet
at $3S5d3.90, while brokers quote the mar
ket strong at $3.50. Tomatoes, per car
rier. Savannah and Charleston 75c. d$1.
| Long Island cabbage, per 100 $3Q3.5O. Cof-
| fee closed dull; December, SL25617.5 so;
March S7.45975O; May. $3.50; November,
! S1NMI15; December. 1.2OQL25