JULY 45 
The attention of our readers is called to the 
Manure Spreader advertisement on page 462. 
— Adv. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS, 
Sav. » orate, 2.5s @*100; do. Norfolk. $2.50@S.(X); 
lettuce, bbl., W»75r; Onions N. C. % bhl.. $4.n0: do. 
Md. V bbl., *4.50@5 BO; turnips Jersey. 100bens . 81.50 
@2.00 squash. Norfolk. 79 hbl #1.50@2.M); radishes V 
ICO bells., 4lK$6Uu; cabbages, Jersey and L. I. * bbl., 
#s.ou@r..ui. 
Wool.—T he early part of tbe week was observed as 
a hol'day. and husl'-ess has been curtailed In conse¬ 
quence. Th“ rather more llhernl • ITprlngs, from 
recent arrivals, give buyers the advantage, 1 lit the 
demand ben- him been comparatively tame and 
spiritless, us well from manufacturers as from the 
trade. The goods market also iccupits an unfavor¬ 
able position. Foreign wools quiet. 
Unwashed fleece. 2.5® 8"o coarse fleece. 30@32c; 
Orevon. :3c Colorado 2«@2I%‘ Spring Texas. 24%@ 
SOo scoured, do , 89<&|57%C; Spring Calif- rnla, l8@2?c; 
scour*rl Kali do, 52@Mtc; scoured Montevideo, 65c. 
Australiau, 42 %e. 
quality not more than half a grade above or below 
the grade quoted. 
N. Orleans 
Uplands, and On If. Texas, 
Ordinary... 10 3-16 10 7-16 10 7-16 
Strict ordinary... low 11 11 
Gbod ordinary. 110-16 1111-16 1111-16 
Strict good ordinary. >2 12% 12% 
Low middling. 127-16 1211-16 12 11-16 
8trlct low middling. 1211-16 12 15 16 12 15 16 
Middling .. 12% 18 % 13% 
Good Middling. 13% 13% 13% 
Strict good middling. 13% 13% 1331 
Middling fair. 11 14% 14% 
Fair. 14% 15 15 
STAINED. 
Good ordinary. 9 % I Low Middling.11 7 18 
Strict good ordinary... 10% | Middling.12 7-16 
Futures:— 
July. 12.B7@12.93 
August.12.75@13.01 
September.12 39@12 60 
October.JL7«@1I.93 
November.11.53@ll 73 
December.11.60@l! .73 
January.11.77@11 92 
February.ll.88@11.9l 
March.l2.IKk3il3ir7 
April.12.19*1210 
Dried Fruits —The market is very dull, with small 
business only on wants of consumer*. There are 
very few out of town orders r.celvod and i he local 
demand amounts to little or nothing. A little specu- 
latlve movement In Peanuts has Influenced receivers 
to hold for higher prices, which has tended to check 
the demand. 
Kynporated apples—Ring cut fauoy, 14%@15c; 
choice. 13%e: poor to prime. N. C. sliced fancy, 
Sc: goiel to choice, 6%tg,%c; fair to good, 5%@6c, Va. 
chot.e, *v@6%e do fair to good, 5ft#5%e; Tennessee,: e; 
Southern, mnimu, 4%c; state hue cut, Be, do. quar¬ 
ters, 5%*tc: Western quarters, at n@«c. Pea< lie*,— 
Lvaporatcd. iin peeled, li@!8ei North Carolina peeled, 
fancy 15@|Sc; good to choice, 14c,• Georgia choice, 
14c- fair to gned. HNJiUSc; Virginia, 10c* 13" unpeeied 
quarters, 4%@4%c do. halves, 4%<35c. Cherries 1»@ 
80c. Plums, State, 13e; Southern Dainsou, 11c. 
Huckleberries, 12c. Blackberries, 13c. 
Peanuts—Handpicked, 1h, U%@10c: fancy, 9@9%c; 
ex'ra prime 8%@9c: good to prime, shelled, 
6%@3%c. Pecan nuts, it, n%@i to. • 
Eoos The market for Western eggs advanced to 
21c. under temporary scnrtlty late lu the week 
caused by the uou delivery of receipts at the depots 
and the holding hack ot stock In transit by railroads 
Lite shipments from the West have generally 
arrived here on lime and no further delays aro antl- 
clpnfcd. State eggs are In moderate supply and 
steady. Receipts tor all kinds at the close moderate. 
Jersey, I, I. ami near-by, * doz , 2lc; Penn. nn<l N 
* •, 2 HoyJ.u; Western fresh, 20c; Canadian, 21c; West¬ 
ern, fair to good, UK* 1 9%c. 
Fresh Fiutt*.—S trawborrle« are not quite so plenty 
and have advanced. Some nice lots arriving from 
New York, Saturday, July 8,1882. 
Beans and Peas.—T here la a light stock of foreign 
beans; demand moderate and market ruling quiet. 
About $9. is the selling price of prime quality in car 
lots small Johhlnc sales are from 83. to 3 10. Pea 
beans scarce and firm. Green peas In small Jobbing 
demand at #1.45. jo 
Beans, medium, prime, ftft so do. fair to good. #3.25 
nw f r ‘**G f ,rlrn,v HWi do. fair to good, #3.75 
@3 95: „ r, ‘d kidney, choice *2.H5; do. fair to good, 
#2.25<2>? 50; whits k’duey. prime, $».0Vai4.l0; do. Talrto 
good. s:i80@4 O; pea bean*, choice, #3 65; do. fair to 
good, $1 35@3 W; black turtle soup. #2 15 
Pess. green, #1.45 t* bnshe I; fair to good, #1.25@1.85, 
Southern b. e. * 2 -bU 8 h Lag #4.00. 
BiiKSPSTUinrs and Provisions The home trade de¬ 
ni nd Is more of a feature snd exporters are taking 
rather larger lots The market has » flnw-r look for 
most grades. Extreme low qualities, sour stock 
alone excepted, whl'h can only be marketed at low 
figures, show reduced offering*. The belter grades 
of Spring and Winter wheat product also doing a 
•tttle better Advices of bad weather In England and 
blither markets for wheat, have stimulated trade 
somewhat. 
Prices for flour, meal and feed.—Quotations: Flour; 
No. 2, #2.75.4)3 60 latter extreme: superfine, #3fn@4.40; 
common to fair extra State. #1 SStSS-O 1 ; good to fancy, 
do. *7 VWH IX): common to good extra Western. 
#4.V.@*.W); good to choice, $5 6d@9.,V>; common to good 
extra round hoop Ohio, #l.i»5@5,5p; good to choice do. 
#5.fi0@R(lt(; common extra Minnesota, #l 7V;t5..5H; clear, 
#7 ixxasno; rye mixture, #B.«@7 Ok hnkers’, extra 
#6 *4)@? 75: straight. #T.25@SL0u: jwitcnt, *;.2S@9 35; St. 
ism Is, common to fair, extra. #4 ' v.vs uona to very 
choice family. #1.7lk»0: 0; patent Winter wheat extra. 
#7.00@9TO; City Mill extra for West Indies, #«2n@ 
6.S5: South A marl r a. #*|.W. 65| patent, #7.2VmS 2V 
mi'rkct elo Ing steady Southern Ilnur more active. 
Common to good extra. *s.2><36.2t> good to choice, 
#fl 2V,tH.0O. Rve fl.Mjrqutcr, Steady; Superfine. #3.50@ 
4 no. Corn meal nrm Brandywine, gl. 0; ve'lmv 
Weatcrn quoted #I.Qn«4.4" Feed Quoted at #(4@15 
Send name and address to Cragin & Co. 
Philadelphia, Pa., for cook book free.— Adv. 
*Thk celebrated Vegetable Compound which, 
within a few years, has made the name of 
Mrs. Lydia E, Pinkbam known in every part 
of the civilized world, relieves suffering by 
the safe and sure method of equab'zing the 
vital forces and thus regulating the organic 
functions. It is only by such a method that 
disease is ever arrested and removed.— Adv. 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS, 
New York. Saturday, July 8, 1B82. 
Beeves.—T otal receipts for six days. 9,907 head, 
against 9il9Thcad f r the corresponding rime last 
week. There has been « good demand for Cheroke. s 
and Texans and nice. tidy, grfpw.fed natives. wMeh 
make more clean money for Washington Mnrket 
bu*oilers than any other grades < f < little. The range 
of prices for native steers wns from lie. to dress 55 
IN. paid for a car of ‘ senile wags," (O I5%C to dress 
56ib rci'ccclv. d for a lot of Ob'o stems l :;m it, aver¬ 
age. The sePIng rams for Texans, Cherokee* and 
common f’< dorado steer* were 9%@l r to dress 55 tb, 
with m few enr loads of good Comrades at ll@J2%c. 
to d res* S8@S6 lb, 
StiKF.P AND Lambs —Total receipts for six days 82.275 
head avail St 3' 149 head for the c responding cm© 
la* t week. 8b up were In good demand but prices were 
a trifle weak. I. mbs were In g< od d< immd at cl se of 
week. Fair to prime sheep ranged from 5% to ' %c, 
with a lot of common Ohio sold at r>e and a few old 
ewes at. l@l%o. About. 1,(XXI Jersey Iambs were sold 
«m Friday iltmludlng over S>Ht head in Wsshington 
Maraetl at SiAflc. with 33 head of extra at !H,.c. G- n- 
ci'wl sales of Southern were at 8@x%c, with a few 
carloads Of choice at S%c9c. Coarse heavy sheep 
have been somewhat neglected. Lames are not run¬ 
ning very heavy, 
Calves.— The demand for live edves was good the 
latter part or the week. Buttermilk calves sold at 
6%@V., a loc of red olives an t veals mixed at 7c. and 
pr.uie v a I a at 9@9%«); city dressed v als were In d©* 
mand at 13i«ii4%c. for fair to prime, and 9<i1!'o were 
the figures obtained for dreused buttermilk calves. 
Docs—Total receipt* for *lx davs, is.siB head, 
against 17.71s head for the cor-espondlug time lust 
week. The scarcity of Iiv© h gs In the West an t tb© 
consequ nthtgli price* with steady tendency upward 
cause slaughter* t.. buy sparingly, nd the average 
weekly receipts In this murk, t 6tnc@ June l>t have 
been 8,7 si h.-ud les« th oi dur ng Hie stme time last 
yea', fhc general opinion of good judge* s> em* to 
be that prices will rule high until the new crop 
comeg in, ,m,j predict that tb° price will ad¬ 
vance to 12c. heforo the niimm-r Is over. Live hogs 
are'flrin und higher. A car of prime Western would 
bring H%e. Country dressed ' ic, higher for heavy, 
and the Inside figure Is lie. 
Milch Cows —Trade during the week has been fair, 
closing a little dull, with general sales at §35@65 per 
Tropic-Fruit Laxative meets the popular 
want for a mild, agreeable and effective 
cathartic medicine. Sold by druggists every¬ 
where at 25cts. per box. — Adv. 
BSP* Feathers, ribbons, velvet, can all be 
colored to match that new hat by using the 
Diamond Dyes. Ten cents for any color.— Adv. 
A Fine Hair Dressingf. 
Cocoaink dresses the hair perfectly, and is 
also a preparation unequalled for the eradica¬ 
tion of dandruff. 
The superioi-ity of Burnett’s Flavoring 
Extracts cousists in their purity and great 
strength.— Adv. 
A Threnber that Pays. 
In loca lities where there is threshing to do, 
the Butterwortb machines are always sure to 
obtain a steady run, and also command the 
highest prices for the remarkable superiority 
of their work. « 
For Circulars address N. J. Agr’l Works, 
Trenton N. J.— Ado. 
VISIBLE SUPPLY OF GRAIN IN THE UNITED STATES AND 
CANADA. 
Julyl, June 24, July 2, 
^ w 18&2. 1832. 1H81. 
Wheat, bush. 10,107,430 10,555,1-16 15,970,746 
Corn, bush. 6.966 867 8,135.326 14,511.347 
Oats, bush. 1.815,2'0 1,936,195 8,382,498 
Barley, bush. 108,578 103 457 19,8,974 
Rye, bush. 725,670 807,802 136,071 
COMPARATIVE PRICES OF AUGUST OPTIONS ON GRAIN IN 
NEW YORK. 
Mar. 24, Mar 31, Mav 5, July 6, July S, 
-r,. 4 „ „ , 1882. 1S82. 1832. 1882. 1881. 
Wheat,No. 2. rpd, 
hush. $1.20% #1.19% *122374 $'.20% #1.22% 
“ No.l white “ . 1.25 1.21 
Corn, No. 2, “ 78% .82% .85% .56% 
Oats, No. 2, “ 41% ..18% .50% 37% 
Price* of Provfelous—Pork, nm**, spot. #21 (Xk^21 50: 
old. #22.50; new mess. September, S'.'2.50@2£85i city 
family, #25.txi; prime. $2.0.0, Beef steadily held, 
demand only moderate, extra hies*, #15 i4)@l5.50; 
packet, # 18 .it); City extra, India moss, SlidOtSSLOo. 
Roof hams In higherdcmxnd and firmly b» d, quoted 
$23 S0@#21 Ml l utmrats hold very firm, and demand 
continue* fair; pickled bellies, n@i3 n»». i2%@i2%c; 
pickled shoulders. lH.(y.ll%c; ptukrlrd hams, l'%@ 
l4%c.: smoked shoulder*, I2%c: smoked hams, 15 %o; 
dre*«ed hogs lu good demand, quoted lUjo Lard, 
speculative trading continues very brisk, and most 
mark'd In the /lugust and September options; 
demand for cash lots only moderately active; 
steam spot, 13@ta Ufa; choice, 3.15c. cit v steam firm 
and quiet, 12,75c; V tee., roll tied quoted 13.1.0. 
RECEIPTS OF BREAUSTUFFS AT NEW YORK. 
This week 
This week. Last week, last year. 
Flour, barrels. (19.200 59,600 Hfl 350 
Wheat, bushels. 607,70) 1,329 500 l,;k)3.6(X) 
Corn, " . 240.425 13S9K) 2,053,250 
Rye. •• . 8 800 73,450 9.5(0 
Oats, “ . 355,300 348,SOO 589,(XW 
Peas, “ . 8,300 1.200 
Malt, “ . 72.000 89,200 
Barley, “ . 85,500 . 
EXPORTS OF BREADSTUKFS FROM NEW YORK. 
This week 
This week. Last week, last year. 
Flour, barrels. 43,500 39 750 45,501 
Corntneal, “ . 2,«00 1,850 8 250 
Wheat, bushels.... 606,200 634,550 540,000 
Corn, *• .... 27 100 121,700 97SIXX) 
Rye, " .... 74,960 75.150 9,100 
Peas, *• .... 750 17 400 2,300 
Oats, “ .... 2,100 1,900 8.2UU 
Butter —The movement Is somewhat freer on 
local trade account, and the appearance of affairs Is 
somewhat steadier. Best marks of State creamery 
are salable to Jobber* at 26c.; and raltcv Iowa lot* 
at 25c. Selections of btate dairy hulf flrklu tu a 
reach 25o.; but 21c. Is about tbe top for unbroken In¬ 
voices. Wextern Imitation creamery In rather light 
receipt nnd steady Dairy lu better supply and 
easier Factory busies* expert demand and favors 
buyers; receipts are not large hut the tone of Western 
advice* show* u wealtni ss an I w« are likely to get 
more goods In a week or two. 
Creamery, State, line, 25%@26ctJgood to prime, 24® 
!5e: fair to - ood, 23@’4c; sweat cruain, 24@2l%c; dairy, 
half llrkln tubs sehcilou*, 25c; choice lines, 24c: gootl 
to prime, 22@23c; fair to good, 2!@22o; poor, IRQi^i'c; 
Welsh tub*, tin. choice, 23c- goo i to prime, 2l@22c: 
fair to good, dWlle, pour, I8®19c. Creamery. Wcs- 
te'ti flue 24%@25c: good to prime 23@24.; fair to good, 
2Uo.2V, Imitation ereninery, i8,i*2lc d try choice. 21c; 
good to prime 19@2l)e; fair to go d. 17@;8o; factory, 
fresh choice, 18c; good to prime, 16@l7c; poor to fair, 
149$15c. 
CHEK8E.—There Is an unsettled and rather easy 
market. F.xporters have not been able to do bet er 
than lie. on the faney lots, but they move slowly at 
the figure. The cable accounts arc against shippers, 
representing an easier market, and with the receipts 
hero larger there i* prompted a feeling to hold off on 
more Important lines and await developments of the 
week. Medium and even low grades In fair demand. 
Ohio lliita show no Improvement. Creamery- skims 
arc In fair receipt and steady. 
Stale factory line, lie; do, good prime; l(l!d@105ic., 
fair to good; 9%@IOMc; do. poor to fair, 8@9e; Ohio 
flat, flue, 8%'«t9 r good to prime, 7%@>c.. poor to fair, 
4«t?o: creamery partly skimmed, choice; 6@(!%c; fair 
to prime, 3%@5c, fully SKlluluud, 2ig3e. 
Cotton,—F rom Southern points the most note¬ 
worthy feature wax In the dispatches from New 
Orleans which show prices standing relatively 
FARM IMPLEMENTS & SEEDS 
SPECIALS FROM THE CHIEF CENTERS* 
Up to Saturday, July 8. 
Chicago—Wheat unsettled: No. 2 Chicago 
Spring at $1 25@L80, $l,30July; |1.10>^, Au¬ 
gust; $l.O5%@l.O0, September; 1.037£, all the 
year; No. S do. $1.03, regular; $1,133*. July; 
$1.08J^, August; 1.05)^. September; $1,033^. all 
the year. Corn in active demand at ?8}^c.@ 
78%c., cash; 783£c.@7K%r\, July; 78%c., Au¬ 
gust and September; 78%o„ October; 70c., 
all the year; rejected, 76>£e. Oats active 
at 53c., cash; 4D%'c,, July; 40J£c., Au¬ 
gust; 4'.»3^c., September and October; 38>ic., 
all the year. Rye firm at 74c. Barley 
steady at 90c. Flax-seed quiet but steady; 
merchantable, $1 25. Rejected, $1.15@1,30, 
Hogs— Market opened strong and closed 
weaker; sales, one lot at $9;mixed, $7.80@ 
8.45; heavy, $8.35@9; light, $7.65@8.40; 
skips, $5@7.50. Cattle— Market stronger 
and active; exports, $7 65@8.10; good to 
choice shipping, $G.90@7 50; common to fair, 
$5 50@6.40; butchers’, $2 50@4.50; common 
to good extra, $4 50(535.50; stockers and feed¬ 
ers weak at $3@5. Sheep— Market active; 
common to fair, $3.50(6(4.50; good to choice, 
$4.75(55. 
St. Louis—Wheat No. 2 red Fall at 
$1 10X @$1 32M cash; $1 07)^ July; $1- 
02% August; $L 023f September; $1 00% all 
the year. No. 3 red Fall at $1 00; No. 4 do. at 
97(g98c. Corn higher at 78%@79c. cash; 77jqc. 
July 76%c. August 7't)> ii c. September; 74%c. 
October; 04%o. all the year. Oats higher at 
53@53%c. civil; 47%c. July; 373^c. August; 
S63^c. September; 39c. all the year. Butter 
quiet. Eggs dull at 1 t@lSj.fc. Pork higher; 
jobbing at $22 40. Bulk meats firm; Winter 
shoulders at 9.60c.; short rib at 13c.; short 
clear at 13.50c. Bacon higher; shoulders at 
10%e.; short rib at 14%c.; short clear at 14%c. 
Lard held at 12%c. Cattle market steady 
and unchanged; supply largely of grass Tex¬ 
ans, which ranged from $3 80@$1 85 for steers 
of from 700 to975 lbs.; good native cows $3 50 
@$4; light shipping steers $5 50@$0 25; heavy, 
$6 50@$7; exports $7@$7 50. Sheep market 
steady, with a good demand; natives, of from 
80 to 100 lbs. $3 25@$4. Hogs higher and 
scarce; shipping pigs $7 40(5$7 75; packing 
$7 75@$S SO; butchers’ to fancy, $8 40<g}$8 75. 
Cincinnati.—Wheat easier; No. 2 Red 
Winter $1 25@L87 forold; $1 15@1.17 for new 
spot; $1.03% bid for July; $1.04% August; 
$104 September; receipts, 10,000 bush,, ship¬ 
ments, 290. Corn excited and higher; No. 2 
mixed 79c., spot; 7fle. bid, July; 79>a@80%c. 
August; 79%{g79%c. September ; 79%@80c. 
October: 68%@70c., all the year. Oat a easier; 
No. 2 mixed, 58c. Rye strong at 75c; Pork 
firm at $23 75. Lard strong and higher at 
$I2.373 '.jC, Bulk-meats stronger; shoulders, 
9%c.; clear rib, 13%c. Bacon in good demaud; 
shoulders, 10%e.; clear rib, 14e.; ch ar, 14%<\ 
Whiskey steady et $1.12; combination sales 
of finished goods, 325 barrels, on a basis of 
$1.12. Hogs active and fiim. 
Call on or write to R. II. Al.l.EN dk t 
York, for whatever you want of the above. 
Address 1W k I0| Water St 
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