The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-01-25
COMMERCIAL COLUMN
Weekly Review Of Trade and Latest
Market Reports.

New York;. O.. Dun & co. s
Weekly Review of Trade says:
Trade in winter fabrics improved
as the weather became more season
able, but reports for the week are
more irregular on account of vary
ing temperature. Improvement in
the traffic situation was checked by
snow blockades, and the best rail
way authorities state that expanding
needs of the nation can only be met
by much greater expenditure for
new track and rolling stock than has
yet been contemplated, although
prices of stock have declined sharply
since the announcement of proposes
new issues of securities for these
purposes. Clearance sales have
made good progress, and new bust
ness and spring delivery is coming
to jobbers and wholesale houses in
large volume, while collections show
some improvement, although still
slow in many lines.
Commodity prices have moved IT.
regularly Wheat advanced on re-
ports of small interior arrivals, but
reacted as the Argentine crop estl-
mates increased. Corn had the sup
port of statements that excessive
moisture was affecting the quality,
but shipments increased and exports
continued most unsatisfactory, al
though larger foreign sales promised
a better movement later. North
western -four mills have increased
production until there appears an
increase over last years figures, but
shipments abroad are unsatisfactory.
Wholesale Markets.
Baltimore Flour-Dull and I'M
changed; receipts, 1928 barrels;
exports, 1853 barrels.
Firmer; spot, contract,
75% @757s; spot No. 2 red West
ern, 78@7SM; January, 1914 @
1873; February, 76A @761s: May,
79H @7912; steamer No. red,
TN @71ss; receipts, 6,162 bushels;
Southern by sample, SOC II; South
ern on grade, 70A @76.
Corn-Firmer; spot, As Il q As Is;
48A@4sh; March 4S>ss a 4S7z;
May, 40; steamer mixed, 46A @
46h; receipts, SS,941 bushels;
Southern white corn, As Y @49;-
Southern yellow corn, ASH Gas.
Oats-Firmer; No. 2 white. 43
bid; No. white, 42@421s; No
mixed, 40A @4o24; receipts, 49,
102 bushels. -
Rye Dull; No. 2 Western domes-
tic, rs Q76; receipts, 1882 bushels.
Butter-Firm and unchanged;
fancy imitation, 25@27; fancy
creamery, 80 q 80; fancy ladle, 22@
%; store-packed 17@ 20.
Eggs-Active and unchanged;
large, 141s; medium, 14as; small.
145s.
New Wheat-Receipts, S.
600 bushels. Spot firmer; No. 2 red,
1917 elevator; No. 2, 81 f. o. b.
afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, sou
f. O. b. afloat; No. hard winter.
S5A f. o. b. affoat.
Corn-Receipts, 100000 bushels;
exports, 1882 bushels; spot
strong, No. 2, 521a elevator and
50% f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 yellow,
50%; No. 2 white, 81.
Oats-R Receipts, 25,500 bushels;
exports, $3.50 bushels. Spot strong.
Mixed oats, 26@32 lbs. 40; natural
white, 3OGD33 lbs, 42@4344; clip
ped white, 36@4O lbs. 424.
Poultry-Alive, easy; Western
chickens, IL; fowls, 13 "; turkeys,
IS; dressed, firm; Western chickens.
12@17; turkeys, 14@1S; fowls
SOFA.
Butter-F Firm; receipts, 5.7s2;
street price, extra creamery, 20;
official prices unchanged.
PhilaG ,lphia- Wheat-Firm an
1ac. higher; contract grade, January,
741s q 75c. Corn firm and 1ac.
higher; January 47A case. Oats
firm and 7ac. higher; No. white,
natural, 43c.
Butter steady; extra Western
creamery Official price,, 29c.; street
price, 80; extra nearby prints, 80.
Eggs firm and in good demand
nearby fresh and Western fresh, Csc.
at mark.
Cheese unchanged; New York full
creams, fancy 141s; do. choice,
141a; do. fair to good. 1S q OLA.
Potatoes quiet; Pennsylvania,
choice, per blu. $50 Geo.; New York
and Western. choice, per bu. $50
So; do. fair to good. 1850.
Live poultry firm; fowls, 121 q
14c.; old roosters, az @10; chickens,
l0@131s; ducks, IA OBS; geese, 13
Ola; turkeys, 1908.
Live Stock
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