Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1882 — THE MARKETS. [ARTICLE]

THE MARKETS.

Ckleage. Flour—Easier; common to choice spring wheat, $4 75@6 75; common to choice Minnesota, $5 00@7 25; patents. $7 50@8 75; winter wheats, $6 00@7 00; low grades, $3 00@4 75. Grain—Wheat: No. 2 red wlntern unsettled and generally lower, $102% @103; No. 2 Chicago spring steady and firm, $1 28; regular, unsettled and generally lower, $1 21%@1 21% July. Corn irregular and unsettled, higher, 77@77%c. Oats fairly active and a shade higher, 56c. Rye steady and unchanged, 67c. Barley easier. 82c. Flaxseed—Steady and firm; merchantable, $1 28. Butter—Quiet, weak and easier, but not lower. , Eggs—Strong, 18c. Whisky—Fipm, sll7. Provisions—Pork in fair demand, but lower; S2IOO oash and August; $2117)6@21 20 September; s2l 30@ 2132)6 October; sl9 45@19 50 year. Lard unsettled and generally lower, sl2 27)6@12 30 cash and August; sl2 40@12 42)6 September; sl2 50 October ; |sl2 87)6 year. Bulk meats easier; shoulders, $9 75; short rib, sl2 65; short clear, sl3 25. i Freights- Corn to Buffalo, 2c. Call—Wheat winter, firmer not higher; spring, firm; regular, quiet and weak with but few changes in prices. Corn irregular, 77)6c July. Oats steady and in fair demand, 55%c July. Pork unsettled and generally lower; s2l OOAugust; $2117)6 Septem-

ber; $2114% October; sl9 45@10 50 year. Lard fell a shade lower; sl2 41)6 October; sl2 42)6 November; sl2 20@ 12 22)6 year. Hogs—Receipts, 11,000 head; shipments, 3,400 head; market fair and generally steady; good heavy and prime light 5 cents higher; mixed, $7 50@8 50; heavy, $8 30@8 90; light, $7 60@8 30; skips, $5 00@7 25. Cattle—Receipts, 4,200 head; shipments, 2,900; market dull and weak; throughout natives 10c lower: exports $7 25@7 75; good to choice, $6 40@690; common to fair, $4 70@5 90; butchers $2 40@4 80; stockers and feeders, dull $275@4 00; range cattle 10c lower; Texans, $3 50@465: half breeds, $4 00 @5 00; Americans, $4 25@5 90. sg Sheep—Receipts, 900 head; shipments, 200; market fairly active and steady; common to fair;[s3 25@3 75; good to choice, $3 95@460; demand very fair but quality poor.

Hew York Produce. Flour—Weak; superfine state and western, $3 40@4 60; common to good extra, $4 50@6 40; good to choice, $5 50@8 75; white wheat extra, $7 25 @ 8 75: extra Ohio, $4 60@7 75; St. Louis, $4 60@8 75; Minnesota patents, $7 25@9 00. Grain—Wheat opened % to l%c lower and heavy out afterwards recovered most of the decline, closing firm; No 2 spring, $113; ungraded red, $1 05@l 16%: No 4 red, $1 05; No 3 red, $113; No 2 red, $1 13%@1 14% certificates, $1 15%@1 15% delivered; steamer do,sl 13@11434; mixed winter, $113; ungraded white, $1 06; No 3 do,sl 16@117; No 2 do, $115@119)*.. Corn strong and % to %c higher; ungraded, 82%@85c; No 2, 83%@83%c in store, 84e in elevator, 85@85'*o delivered. Oats % to l)*c lower; mixed western, 64@67c; winter, 69 @ 70c. Eggs—Firm; choice, 22%@230. Provisions Pork, heavy; new mess, $22 00. Beef in fair demand and firmly held. Lard strong; prime steam, sl2 85. Butter—Dull and unchanged, 14@ 25c. Cheese—Dull but easier; Ohio fiat, 6@loc.

Baltimore. Flour—Steady and more <*oing. Grain —Wheat, western lower and active; No 2 winter red spot, $1 130 113)*; July, sll3 bid; Aueust, $112% @1 13; September, $1 13%@1 13%; October, sll4@l 14%. Corn, weqfern neglected; Mixed spot, 83%c; August, 83@83%c; September, 85**@85%; October, 85%c bid; November, 82@83%c. Oats, quiet; western white, 66@67c; mixed, 63@65c; Pennsylvania, 6o@ 68c. Rye quiet, 85@90c. Hay—Firm, sl7 00@18 00. Provisions—Steady; mess pork, $22 25@23 25. Bulk meats, shoulders packed, sll 00@11 75. Bacon, shoulders, sl2 00. Clear ribs sls 25. Hams, sls 25@16 25. Lard, refined, SI4OO. Butter—Firm; western packed, 14@ 20c; creamery, 23@27c. Eggs—Quiet, Jsc. Petroleum—Firm; refined,6%c. Coflee —Firm; Rio cargoes, B%@ 9%c. Sugar—Quiet; A soft, 9)*c. Whisky—Firm, sll7. Ciueluuatl. Flour steady and in fair demand. Grain—Wheat,stronger; N 0.2 red, new, $1 00@1 03. Corn, easier, 80% @ 80%c. Oats,irregular and scarce, 60@ 610. Rye, dull, 74c. Provisions—Pork, steady, $22 00@ 22 50. Lard, dull and lower to sell, sl2 25 Bulk meats,quiet, $9 75@12 75. Bacon, steady and in fair demand, $lO 50@14 00@14 62%. Whisky—Steady and firm, $116; combination sales of finished goods, 420 barrels, oh a bads of sll6. |Butter —Easier; prime western reserve, 20c; prime central Ohio, 18c. Hogs—Steady; common and light, $6 50@8 25; packing and butchers, is 7 80@8 80. Receipts, 638 head; shipments, none. Toledo. Grain—Noon board—Wheat opened firmer, closing steady; No 2 red, old, $117; new, $104%. Corn steady; No 2, 80%c. Closed—Wheat, No 2 red, $1 04%. Corn, No 2 July, 80c bid. Oats quiet; No 2 August, 39%c bid.