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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



BUFFALO MAKKET.— Feb. 17. 



FLOUR— Market dull with but few transactions, except, for 

 retail. State extra, .$4.90@.$5; extra Canadian, $4 8u@|.5.10; 

 Ohio extra, $5.50 ; Indiana and Ohio double extra, .$.5.7.')@$6.25. 



GRAIN— Wheat market very quiet ; scarcely any sales. Can- 

 ada Club, $1.02. Corn 61c@64c. Rye, 75c@,S0c. Barley, 63c@ 

 70c. 0.its, 85c. Peas, 64c, but inactive. 



SEEDS— Clover active at $4.75@*5. Timothy, $3(§>fS.25. 

 FKx Iftl 35 



PKO VISIONS— Prime Mess Pork, $17. Dressed H«gs, $6 75@ 

 $7.12 per 100 lbs Lard, li)%c. Hams, 10c *>r plain, and lie f')r 

 sugar cured. Shoulders, 7^0. Beef hams, 9}ic. Butter,16(2>lSc 

 per lb. 'for State dairy. 



CHICAGO MARKET.— Feb. 14. 



FLOUR- Market inactive. White winter extra, $5.61 ; spring 

 extra, $4.7f)@$4.S7)i< for favorite brands. 



GRAIN— Wheat quiet but firm. We quote red winter, $1.10 ; 

 No. 2spring,96c@$l; No. 1 do., $1.01@$1.02; Iowa club, $1.03 

 <g^$1.05. Corn, declined— quoted at .39@,43c. according to quality. 

 Ba'rleyCOc. Rye dull at 7Sc. Oats firm at 83c@36c. 



SEKDS— Timothy, $2.25@$2.80. Clover, dull at $4.62>^. Hun- 

 garian grass in good demand at $1. 



PROVISIONS— Mess Pork quiet at $15.50@$17.25. Bulk 

 meats active at S.i^c for green sides; 6Mc for packed shoulders; 

 8 !.;c per lb. for green hams. Dressed Hogs $6.12@,$6.S5. Lard, 

 U'ic. Butter plenty at llc@14c for fresh, and 10c for flrkm. 

 Cheese unchanged. Eggs 16c@ 17c per dozen. Potatoes40c@45c 

 per bushel for Neshannocks and Pinkeyes. 



FRUIT- Green Apples, .$2.5ii@$3.50 per barrel. Dried Peaches, 

 ll>^c®12c for unpared, and 16c@18c lor pared. Dried Apples 

 7Mc eer lb. 



CATTLE— Beef Cattle, $2.25@*3.75. Live Hogs, $3.50@$5.80 

 per cwt. gross. 



HIDES— Green, 7c; green salted, 7><c ; dry salted, 10c@12c ; 

 dry flint, l.S>^@14c. Pelts, 90c@$1.20. Tsillow, 10c per lb. 



HAY— Prairie, $8 loose; Timothy baled, $12 per ton. 



WOOL— Nothing doing. 



CINCINNATI MARKET. -Feb. 15. 



FLOUR— Heavy; superfine, .$.5.60(§i$5.70; extra, $5.75(a.$5.90. 



GRAIN— White Wheat, $1..30@$1.33; red, $1.25®$1.28. Corn 

 shelled rather lower, closing at 53c@54c. Rye dull at 96e. Bar- 

 ley unchanged at 58-@68c for spring, and 65c@68c for fall. Oats 

 firm, but lower, at 47c@4Sc. 



PROVISIONS— Mess Pork firm. Holders ask $17.75. Prime 

 city $14@$14.50. Bulk meats held at 1-4 c@S5ic Green hams, 

 Sc. Bacon 7'ic®9c. Lard rather higher, and held generally 

 at 10>(;C. Butter dulland lower. Central Ohio, llc@14c; West- 

 ern Reserve, 14c®15c. Cheese active and a shade higher, at 93^c 

 for Western Reserve, and lie for imitation English dairy. Eggs, 

 large supply at ll@12c per dozen. Green Apples in moderate 

 demand at $2.50@3.50 from store. Potatoes in fair demand at 

 $2 for prime, per barrel. 



FRUIT— Dried Apples dull at G)^c(<%le. Dried Peaches 

 scarce at 12@14c per II). Cranberries $13®$15 per barrel. 



C VTTLE AND HOGS— Beef Cattle in lair <ieniand, prices va- 

 rying from $2.50 to $3.75 per 100 lbs. gross. Sheep, $2.50@$5.i'0 

 per head. Hogs scarce and in demand at $5.75@$6.00 per 100 lbs. 



LONDON MARKET. -Jan. 30. 



FLOUR- American sour. $5.2S@$6 ; sweet, $5 76®$6 48. 



GRAIN— Wheat— American white, $1.29@$1.47; it<> r.-.l, $1 26 

 @,$1.41. Indian corn— white, 93c@$l.ti2; yellow, 90c@;i6i:. per 

 6ti ll)s. 



SEEDS— Clover— Red, lOtailXc; white, 17»^19.yc per lb. 



WOOL— Domestic fleece, 35c®-40c; sorts, 80c@48c per lli. 



BKIGHTON CATTLE MARKET. - Feb. 16. 



At market, 1200 Beeves, 90 Stores, 2000 Sheep and Lambs. 3 

 Swine. 



PRICES— Market Beef — Extra. $8.00(3), $0.00 : First qiiidiiy. 

 $7.00@7450; Second. $6.75; Third. $6@,.$0.00. Working Oxi'i — 

 $S.S®.tltiO. Milch Cows— .$34®$39: Common, $17(^$18. V.-hI 

 Calves— $3.00@$5.O0. Yearlings— None. Two Yeais old— $l7 

 @$22. Three Years old— $24'(a$28. Hides— 6c@(i>^c )>rr ;i). 

 Calfskins — 10e@ He per lb. Tallow — 7 @7^c. Slit-^i> Hi.d 

 Lambs— $2..5m@.$8.00 ; extra, $4.O0@$7.0O Pells— $1.2.-@$1 75. 

 Swine— Fat Hogs, none. Pigs, 5)^@0>^c; retail. OefailJiJc. 



Re.mauks. — Prices of Beef cattle remain about ihe s.im«! 

 as last week; bnt little extra beef in market. Market iimie 

 active than last week. Sheep have advanced 25@60c per head. 

 Swine sell the same. 



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

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

 quarter, or the hide and tallow, at the same price. ,it a shrinkage 

 from live weight agreed on by the parties — from2S to 34 per cent. 



HIDES— Active. Flint, lSc®14c; dry salted, 12)^c@13e ; 

 green salted, 7c@7Xc per lb. Sheep pelLs, 75c@$l.00each. Tal- 

 low, 10e@.luXc per lb. 



HAY— Active, and prices firm at lower rates. Prime pressed 

 Timothy, |18.00@$19,00 per ton. 



TORONTO MARKET. -Feb. 16. 



FLOUR- Quiet, at $4.40 for Superfine ; $4.80 for fancy, and 

 85.20@$5.30 for extra. 



GRAIN— Wheat buoyant at $1.22®.tl.27 for fall; 98@9Tc (or 

 spring. Barley nominal at 65c@6sc. Rye at quiet 7oc@75c. 

 Oats scarce at 35@37c. Peas in request at 55@.'>7Xc per bushel. 



PROVISIONS— Pork in demand at $6.12)s'@$6.50 per 100 lbs. 

 Fresh Butter, 18c@20c; tub dull at 13@15c per lb. Cheese, 10 

 @,12c per lb for American. Eggs, lOc per dozen. Potatoes plenty 

 at 3iic@.3.5c per bushel. 



SEi.DS — The trade is just commencing. Timothy is scarce, 

 the late spring frosts having destroyed much of the seed, render- 

 ing importation necessary to supply the deficiency. Rates are 

 yet unsettled, but lots are held at .t2.50®$3 per bushel. Clover 

 seed— Fair supply at $5.7.')@6.25 per bushel. 



HAY — In active demand, for consumption and for speculation, 

 and the range is from $16 to $22 per ton. Straw,«$8@«9 per ton. 



LIVERPOOL MARKET -Jan. 27. 



FLOUR AND MEAI^Western canal Flour. $5.04® $5.58 for 

 old. and $5.76@$6.24 for new ; Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Ohio, 

 $5.76@$6.48 ; Canadian, $6.00@$6.48 ; extra qualities, $6.24® 

 $B.72 ; sour, $4.80®$5.52. Corn Meal. $4.56®$4.S0. 



GRAIN— Amencan white wheat, $1.51@$1.62; red do, $1.87® 

 $1.51 ; Canadian white, $1.44@$1.5S ; do. red, $1.83®$1.40. In- 

 di:m com— white, $1.08®$1.14; yellow, 93c®96c; mixed, 91^0 

 ®93c. All per bush, of 60 lbs. 



SEEDS— Clover — New red North American, lie per lb. 



WOOL— Domestic fleece, llc@3Sc. Colonial, 14c®72c ; Ger- 

 man, Saxon, and Prussian, 40c®$1.08 per lb. 



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