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TIIE GENESEE FARMER. 



BKEDS— aoTer, 6c®SXc per lb. llraothy, $2.18?4'@|2.63X 

 pc.- hiishi'l. 



i'KoVISIONS — The demand for Tork is less activeand market 

 lower; new n.f«, $17.7;)®$1S; prime moss, $19; prime, $15.50. 

 Beef in I'ood icQii »i; coiintrv prime. $r..50@$i.50 ; country mess, 

 fS-SO'-C.^a :>; ; re-packod mess, $11®$15; extra do, $15.'2,')@$17 ; 

 pri:i e':ness flrni ; sales of good Oliio at $30 per tierce. Beef 

 t ams firm at flG. Cut meals in fair demaiul ; 8h<ml(ler8. V;ic@ 

 7?4c; Hams, 9c@i'.^c. Lard dull at lIVc®12c. Butter in fair 

 demand at Se@l5c for Ohio, and 10c@20c for State. Cheese 

 steady at 8o@.liiXc. 



HK'KI-' (WTTLE— First qii.ility, 11p@.12c; medium, 10@.10Xc; 

 ordinary, 9c@,lUe. Sales range iuoslly from lOc- to ll>^c. Calves 

 evS^"'" 'i^'*" weight. 



i^l! i:Kr— $l(a$7 per head. Lambs, $3.50@$5.50 per head. 



]!0(;S— Arrivals heavy for the season., bales 6}^c@G^i, ac- 

 cor.lint: to quality. 



i'.'Ui >T.~-The demand is fair and fully equal to the supply. 

 Choipi- raxony, 40c@.(i0c; N . ' city and e.xtra country pulled, 82c 

 @5nc; forcifcii. 12c@3,Sc fo;- ihe range. 



May 21 — Market for Flour more active, with an advance of 

 15c to 'J5o per bbl. on yesterday's rates. Wheat buoyant, and Ic 

 ©'ic belter. 



KOCKESTER MAEKET.-May 21. 



FLOUR— Market uns.'tiled. with but few transaclions. Com- 

 mon to good brands from Western red wheat $u..'JU@. J7.5U ; extra 

 from while wheat, $3@|9. 



GK.\.1N — Wheat scarce. Good white is worth |;1.S"@$2; 

 Mediterranean, $1.70; Milwaukie club. $1.50. Corn, 9i'c@9oe. 

 Barlev, tiU®:Oc. Oats, 50c@5-3c. Kye scarce at 85c@9iic. Beans, 



SKKl).^— Clover, $4.50@,$4.75. Timothv, $2@$2.25. Flax, $1..50 



PKOVISION^— .Mess I'ork. $17.H0@tiS.OJ. Lard, 12c-. Hams, 

 9c@I0e. t^ boulders, 7c@'?c. l'.utter, 15c@lCc. Cheese, l(^@,l'2c. 

 Eggs, llc@12c. Totatoes, 35e®75e. Beef at retail, Tc@12c ; 

 Mutton, 8c@10c; Pork, 10c per lb. ; Lamb, G2,Vc@7ic per quar. 

 Dressed hogs, 7,'.^c. Dressed sheep, 6c(?J,7c per lb. 



BEKF 'CATTLE— Live weight, 5Xc@Gc per lb. Lambs, $2®. 

 $2.50 each. Calves, $3@$6 per head, according to quality. 



HAY- $Sa5$14 per ton. 



WOOL— 4oc@55c per lb. 



PHILADiXPHIA MAKKET. - May 19- 



FLOUR AND MEAL— Market dull. Accurate quotations can 

 not be given. Sales range from $7.50 to $S.75 for comrann and 

 fancy brands. Rye flour dull at $5. Corn meal steady ; .$-i.r2>j 

 for Pennsvlvania ; Brandy wine, $4.50. 



GRAIN— Wheat lower and dull; white, $1.90(7!!,$2; red, $1.85 

 ©$1.90. Rye lower ; sales at $1. Corn dull at it3c@9Sc for yel- 

 low. Oats steadv at 57c®5J'C for Southern ; 5^e((j,G0c for Penn. 



PROVISIONS— Mess Pork hehl at $18.50. Me.sg Beef, $15@ 

 $15.50. Bacon- sides, 9>^e@10c. Ilams, ]0c®12c. Shoulders, 8c. 

 Uams in salt, 9c(gt9Xc; siiles, 9c ; shoulders, C,?4e@.7>.i^c. Lard 

 — stock low ; sales at 12c@13c. Butter in good supply at 13c@ 

 15c for roll ; packed, 9Xo(^10c. Cteese, 10 Vc. E^gs. 16c. 



SEEDS— Clover. $4.50(a$5.50; Timothv, $2@.$2.25; Flax, $1.65. 



CATTLE .M.ARKET.— Beef Cattle— Market firm; prices range 

 ft-om $10(2.$l.'..'iO for common to good and extra qualilv. Cows 

 and Calves, $3ti@$40, according to quality. Hogs. $7..^0@$S.75 

 per lOa lbs. net. Sheep, 6c®6)ic for clipped, 7c@7^ic for un- 

 cJipped, per lb. gross. 



WOOL— Market quiet Sales of full-blood at 65c; half-blood, 

 nt &0e, cash. 



CHICAGO MARKET. -May 18. 



FLOUR — Sales superfine spring at $5.S7;^ ; choice white win- 

 ter at $S. 



GR.MN — Wheat declined about IScper bushel since yesterday. 

 Bales No. 1 red winter. $i.,50(!?i$l.Cu; standard spring, $I.12@ 

 $1.14. Corn— sales at 80c in store. Barley— No. 1, 8i»c— 90c; No. 

 8, 60c(aG7c. Rye scarce and inactive at $1®$1.12X. Oats quiet 

 at .^4c on track, and 57c lor No. 1 in store. Beans — common to 

 choice. 7.'.(@$ 1.2.5. 



8KEIIS— Hungarian grass, $2.12>jC. 



I'lioVlSIONS- Pork firm at $iU for mess. $13.50 for rumps. 

 Bntter — prime dair)-, 12c(g;lCc; common, l()c(gil2c. Potatoes — 

 Meshannocks, 70e@75c ; Pink-eyes, 7iic; common, 65c® 60c. 



W(,)01> — .Market inactive. Merino and Saxony fleece, 40®50c; 

 extra, 60c ; super, 8Se ; No. 1, 83c. 



CmCINNAn MAEKET.-May 19. 



FLOTTR— Market dull. Superfine, $7.25; extra, $7.50; elosing 

 un*ettled. • 



GRAIN— Wheat dull and irregular; white, $1.65®$L85; red, 

 $1.(»^$1.70. Corn firm at 89c(@9Ic for mixed. Rve steady at 

 $1.0S®|1.05. Barley dull al 66e®62c. Oats, 62e®66c; market 

 «JuIl. 



SEEDS- Clover, $4.50(a$4.75. nnmolhT, $2^2.25. Flax, $1.30 



PROVISIONS— Mess Pork $18 50. Bacon— sides, 9Xc®10c. 

 Bhonlders, 6.Hf(i^7c. Lard, llc'4(ai2c. Butter-market steady ; 

 •bolee Tellow W. R., Isic^lOc; prime Ohio, 14c@I7c. 



BEEF CATTLK— Common, $4(a$4.50; prime, $4.75<a$6.T5 ; 

 •hoice. f 6. 



HAT— Market firm. Prime Timothy, $10(ai$20 per ton. 



WOOL — Market Irrej^ar. galea of new clip at 86o®46«. 



BUFFALO MAEKET.-May 21. 



FLOUR — Dull and declining. Common from Chicago sprii 

 wheat, $6; Milwaukie club, $C.50@$G.T3; winter red wheat, 

 @$7.25; choice extras, $7.50@$S. 



GR.\IN — Wheat dull and lower; winter red, $150; wli 

 $1.80. Corn lower; 8lic olTered. Barley, Coc@TOo. Oats, 50c 

 57c for Western. Rve — no transactions. 



SEED.S— CL.ver, $t S0®$5. Timothv, $2 37i^@$2.50. 



PROVISIONS— Market quiet and but little doing. Mess Poi 

 $18.75 for heavy, and $17.,50®$1S for light; prime, $l2.')0(r^:f 

 Hams, lUc; sugar-cured, lie. Shoalders, 7;ic. Lard, 12^0. 



TOEONTO MAEKET.-May 18. 



FLOUR— With a light stock, transactions are limited. Snpi 

 fine. S7.2.">®$7.50 ; fancy, $7.62>!!®$7.75 ; extra. .tS.0i/®$8.25, 



GRAIN — Supply of Wheat limited; demand good; prime $1 

 @$2; good, $1 Su®$1.95; inferior, $1.70@$1. SO; spring whe 

 $1.5U@$1.00. Barley more aclive with a limited sujiply at 70c 

 75c. Rye quiet at 75e®8iic. Oats firm at 5Sc@60c. Peas sea) 

 and inquired for; good varieties, {i5c®$l ; ordinary, 65c@90c. 



PROVISIONS— Mess Pork, .$ly@20; prime mess, *14@.$' 

 prime, $13(??ltl4. Bacon— sido.s. Sc@S;!<^c. Hams, IOc(gyll> 

 Butter, 2r)C@30c for fresh ; tub No. 1 quality, 17e@20c ; No. 2 

 12Xc@15c per lb. Cheese— Am>-rican prime. 12c ; good do, 1 

 for skim milk Cheese. Gc per lb. Eggs plentiful at 9c®10c ] 

 dozen. Potatoes sle.idy 66e®70c; retail, 70c®75o, per bushel 



HAY— In good supp"ly at $12@$20 per ton. Straw, $S@$U 



CATTLE MARKKT— Prime Cattle scirce at $8 ; medium, 

 inferior. $6@$G.2.") per lOo lbs. live weight, allowing one-third 

 shrinkage. Lheep, $4®$4.50 for clipped and $5..50@$6 for 

 clipped. Lambs $2 each. Calves, $4@$7. 



WOOL— With signs of activity, and a large clip expected, q 

 tations range Irom '20c@.25c per lb. 



LONDON MAEKET.-May 9. 



FLOUR— American sour, $ri.76@,$7.20 ; sweet. — . 



GRAIN— American white Wheat. $1..50(a.$1.71 ; do red, $1 

 @$1.6S. Indian com— white, 96c®99o: yellow, 96c@$1.02, 

 Go lbs. 



SEEDS— Red clover, llc@14c ; white do., 19c®22c. Linse 

 $I.G-'(S!,.$1.74 fi>r crushing, and $1.92 for sowing. 



WOOL — With an increased stock prices are drooping. Si 

 at 2Sc@4Sc for the range. 



LIVERPOOL MAEKET.-May 6. 



FLOUR AND MEAL— Western canal Flour, $.^.65® 

 Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Ohio, $5.88@$6.75; sour, $5.1 

 $5.G.5. (>)rn Meal, $4@,$4 25. 



GRAIN— American white wheat, $1.65®$1.92 ; red do., $1.4 

 $170 per bush, of 60 lbs. Indian com— vellow, $l.u2c@$l.C 

 white, $1.16; mixed, 9Sc@$1.02 ; per bush, of 60 lbs. 



SEEDS — .\merican red clover, new, llc@13c per lb. 



WtXJL — For the range of domestic quahties, 12c®40c per 

 No sales of foreign. 



BRIGHTON CATTLE MAEKET.-May 19. 



At market, 850 Beeves, 90 Stores, 1100 Sheep and Lambs, 2 

 Swine. 



PRICES — Market Beef— Extra. $9.50® $9.75 : First qnsl 

 $S.50; Second, $7.00; Third. $6.00. Milch Cows— $39 ® $ 

 Common, $19@$20. Veal Calves— $4@$7. Yearlings— nc 

 Two Years old— $24@,$2S. Three Years old— $80®$.38. Hi 

 7'4C®75ic per lb. Calf Skins— 1.3c@14c per lb. Tallow— 7jf 

 Oc. Sheep and Lambs— $1.75®$2.uO; extra, $3.00®$6.r0 P 

 — $1..')0@.$1.87. Swine— Stores, wholesale, 6c®6;ic; Sows, 

 tail, 7e@9c ; Barrows, 7c@7>ic. 



Beeves are sold here by the head, at prices per lb. equal to 

 estimated weight of beef in the quarter, together with the 1 

 quarter, or the hide and tallow, at the same price, at a shrink 

 from live weight agreed on by the parties — from 28 to 34 per C' 



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