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13@18e; do medium, to prime, 12*tl4c do common 
10<611c, do crop of 1885, 4<®Tc; Pacific coast crop or 1887 
fair to choice, 10 to 15c; do 1886 common to good, 7 «o 
10c; Foreign—Germans, crop of 1887,20 to 26c; do 1886, 
10 to lie. 
Feed.—Q uoted at iligi I 07J* for 40 n> spring and win¬ 
ter; uo lbs, »h,. 1 U2jfc, 8o lbs 02H liiOItjs. *1 05<<c 
1 10; Sharp*. si l.^t 1 !?>*. Bye Feed, nominal at 95® 
!»7}tjc.; screening*, U5&85C. 
Hay asp 8-iu aw.— Hav—Choice Timothy per 160 
lb, 85c; good do. 7lKS>Wc; medium, 60@65C: shipping, 
55c: Clover mixed, bOuthoc; 8traw.—No. l.rye 70® i5c, 
short do, tiO(«#Uci oat, 25® 15c. 
cotton.—T he quotations, according to the American 
classification, are as follows; 
New Orleans. 
Uplands. and Gulf Texas. 
Ordinary..,,. ... 7 ll-is 7 18-16 
Strict Ordinary... . 8 9-16 8 5-16 . 
Low Middling... 
Btrlct Low Middling 
Middling. 
Middling Fair., 
Fair.. 
Good Ordinary .... 
7 ll-lll 
7 13-16 
. H 9-16 
8 5-16 
. 9H 
9},t 
■ ■ 9-H 
m 
10 1-16 
10 3-16 
10*6 
im 
. 
10 9-16 
10 11-16 
10 18-16 
10 15-16 
...11 1—16 
11 3-16 
11 7-16 
11 9-16 
12 1-16 
12 8-16 
STAINED. 
7?« [ Low Middling. 
Strict Good Ord.8 5-16 I Middling . 11% 
Poultry.—Live.—F owls, Jersey. State, and Penn¬ 
sylvania, per lb, Uw 12c; fowls, Western, per ft, iw«le- 
roosters, old, per Its a'uBc: turkeys, per ft StalUc; 
ducks, western pet pair, MtSiTOc; chickens, near by 
per ib. SotlOc: do, western, per ft, geese, 
western, per pair, 81 HMl 25. 
PontTitv.—inotsKitti.-Turkeys, faucy, per pound, at 
lhSUo. do good to choice, 8 m 110 do fair to good. 8 ® 
9c; <10 fair to common. J > 1c; fowl*. Jersey, prime, 
9c; fowl*, western, fi a >c. Squabs, wnlic, per 
doz. $2 .Vi<3i2 <5; Squat)*. darK, per do*. 61 75; 
ducks, Philadelphia, spring, per ft, 11®18C; do 
Jersey, choice, IK.U'le; do old, cholre, 761 9e; do State 
9.< nv ; do souihmi, 9.. no do stern. 8 (j&H>c; do com 
mon. fta 7c; Geese, good to i iiolce, per n. , HJlte 4o 
common, Tq; chlcKen*, Phllmli-.phia, pet ft, l'2wl5c: 
do. Jersey, choice, per Ib. iibwltc. do western, per 
lb. audio, do state. tkiuUie. chicken* and fowls, mixed, 
choice, per ft, 7®{l; do do eutmnoil to good, >w.Jo 
Game.— Grouse, prime,per pulr,$t OOqiil '25; Partridges 
prime, per pair, "0 to flue: Quail, etiotee, per doz, >- ' si; 
Wild ducka. canvas, per pair, St 50®f> do redhead, 
62 1 2 25 >lo luaJlard, utetMie; do teal, 50,a,6l.e; do In¬ 
ferior, bO&dSc. 
FRUIT ANTI VEGETABLE MARKETS. 
FnoiTB.-FBKt-H.-Quoiailon for. Apples— King, per 
bbl. 88 25f<t8 50; do, Greening. »2 >2 50: do Baldwin, *2 
««2 t>n; do Spitz, 82 .Mlet-i UU; do Spy, 42 00®2 50;do inferi¬ 
or, per bbl si !0<r$1 75; Grapes, per lb, %eo ( ran 
berries, Cape Coil, fall'to prime, per bbl |a®H; do 
<lo do rommoii, per bbl. 66 ® < UU; do do do per crate. 88 
(33 50; do Jersey, per crate, 8'2 30.nS W Orange*, 
Florida, fancy, per box, 88 00<a3 25, do do choice, 42 'll 
@2 75; do do, fair to good, 82 00®2 25; do do com¬ 
mon. 61 73. 
FllUlTB.—UltlF ti.—Quotations are for: Apples.— 
Evuporuted, Choice to fancy, SJ®®ldc; do com¬ 
mon to |)rltne, evaporated 7 8 c: do sliced, new, 
5,. 7c; do chopped. 244'a8c; do cores and skills. 
lJ4"t2c; Apples, State, quarterK, new, btofithe; i berries 
— pitted, I6i.i2t.ie; Kasplieriles-evaporated, new ,22 
@24e do sun-dried, ALt21c; Blackberries, *!^c, Unckel- 
berrles now, Ui e. tic; Peaches, suu drlea, peeled, 15® 
19c. lTllins, State. PK*l2w. 
Nkw York.—C hoice potatoes are at Tull prices 
with a fair sleudy demand. Quotations are tor; 
Poiaton*. Slate Burbank, ptr bbl, *2 U0t(v2 25. 
Stale Hebron, 62 t.O.t/2 25: State FeerlORS, l«-r bbl. 
82 l .u',2 2.1; Scotch, Magnum, per sack 82 15®2 '25; 
Novn Scotia, per bbl <2 Ul®.' Ill; German, pel- 
sack, 81 GUI 50; EttgUsLi, 82 OU: sweet, Jersey per 
bbl. 87 50*« Mi On oua, Couneotlcn. red per bbl 
$2 15(4.3 25 do, Orange l ounty tetl. per bbl, fhndj MJ; 
do, yellow, per bbl., S2 50«3 2/1; Cubbages, Long Isl¬ 
and, per luu. 7i.i.tl; cauliflower, per bbl, 81 50*3 50; 
Turnips, per bbl. ULic, 
PniLAbKi.eniA. Pa.—Potatoes. —Pennsylvania and 
New York Early Host-, choice. While per bush. 73 
(37 c; do fair to good, GKst('2>e; do do Burbanks and 
While Stars, choice, 78..75C; do do lab- to got«J 
60 to Tbc; Hebrous. choice. 68 to 76c; do fair to gootl, 60 
to fine; Pennsylvania Mixed, 55 to Ode. 
Albany, N. Y-— Fiu-it.—A pples — Spitzeubergs. 88 . 
per bbl: grapes, tunas, Isabellas, Catnwbas, a to 8 c 
per o.; pear-, comity -grown, $'2@4 per bbl; fancy, 
*8 to-I; quinces. *11 BO to l per bbl: chestnuts, 88 25 to 
8 75. per bush, hickory nuts, 8 i Jj. 
VkoETAiiLAs.-Cabbage, 87 to uper tui; Celery. Al¬ 
bany county, 76c to gl per doz bllOCbes; cranberries, 
826U to 8 lb per crate, green and ted pepis-rs. HA- per 
100; lettuce, Boston ht-uil, <:i per UlO. common, Si; on¬ 
ions. 81 to l 25 per bush; parsnips, si 0 to 1 75 per bbl; 
potaioc*. Albany couuiy. 82 25 to 2 75 per bbl V Irgiuia 
sweet ,$8 Mi to 4 op.spinach,82 50 lo 8 00 per bbl; stpius , 
marrow i.V- to 81; HubbnrtP 31 to 1 25; uirnlps, :>:) to 
80c per bbl. 
Boston.- Apples-King and snow, at $3 00 to 3 50 per 
bbl; HubburtuUru, Gret-ulngs, Baldw ins, and such 
81 |T« 3 . :.u common apples,; m-la $ 1 25.; evaporated ap 
pies, Ikn. lb-per lb. Vegetables.—Peels, i.Vasx- per bn : 
cabbages, si .'U..t l 75 per bbl; carrots, tWgfAlc per bush: 
onn,ns, #.,.54830; marrow sipiash. $lotl 25 JKtr bbl; 
Hubbard. 81 (M(fl>2 00; turnips, 400 per bu*h; White 
French ;tno Sr. Andrew' nt '.‘utcj.81 per bbl; itellsh, 
40 to 30c prT <!* f, parsnip*, 97c 10 31 1 * per bush; cauli¬ 
flower, $1 'Uft .2 00 per doz; cilery, 81 2 , „1 :,0 perdue, 
spin.u 1 ,.: - lOc.pftrtusu Potatoes. Vnwstook ilc- 
brons. s.t to 90c per bu*li;Vermuni and New York Rose, 
75o: do Burban a. -Pc; provlucful betiruuB aiulKosc. 'O 
85c; do Cheiuiugocs, in to 75c; Scotch potatoes. Til to 15c 
per bushel, sweet potatoes, 83 50 to 4 iai por bbl. 
PROVISION MARKETS. 
Nicw York.— PBovistoNS..-Hons Mess, quotec 81525 
@*1B Ml roi one year on. 811 30® M 75 for two year Old; 
Berk-C ity Extra India mcs* si.'Va 15 hum Mess, 
In bnrrela. tSO.VnS2fi; racket. SS 50; Plait- g* 26 m.» .5. 
Family Musa, *8 5061 ». Hkkk U < v*,-quouu ut $r, Mi. 
CUT JikaT*. Pickled Shoulder-. iV*e; Pickled Bellies, 
quoted 7QjC bid for 12 Ib average Smoked Hama, 
11‘te; Smoked Snoulders, H.V- I'aKrSED tious. 
City Heavy lu Light. 6^;(i7c: Fig*, 7v. Laud. 
City SU-fttn, 7."0e: Refined quoted !.-N,C; t’OItllnem Sr-; 
South American- liecember, l.l'e, January. i i4«7.88e; 
February 7.8n,, 1 9;’e Mnreii, ,..'(■; April, s.ikk.-; May, 
8.03«8.14e; June, s'.iae: July. ' i5c. 
st ^oiis. — Provisions, — PoitK, new, $11 75; 
Lamp,— 87 2X Iutv Sai r Mkat».—B oxed shoul 
ders. 45 8 ils; Long clear, 81 :0c«,7 67J<j: clear riba, 47 67J4 
®s uo, shore clear. <f7 7,V«K 00. Bacon Boxen Shoul 
ders, 86 Ml. Long rl-ur. iS5:>; clear rib*. .'S); short 
clear, 8 * *7hi. Hums, steady at 810 26a 12. 
Pun.APKi.rniA, l-A.-PftovisioNs.—B bkf.—II ty fam¬ 
ily, per bbl, g-Stf 9 : do packets, #S ,-ill; Suiuked beef, 
I2oii:sv Bo-el lninis,$l, 5Uw IS 30 PtlJtK.— Mio*. $lt-®l650; 
do prime nun*, new. 411 30; do. do. family, 416 1W 
(a 16 50. Bam* *mokcd,llH®12tte doS. p.cured in lea, 
Ulfl, lie; sides, clear ribbed III siili.S'r&fcoiie: do ■ looked 
ytatalto; xhoiiluers lu dry salt, fully cored.(^esfi^sc; 
do smoked, 7c, xiioiililc-rs, pickle cured, s-’qittc do 
smoked, iJittHc: bellies lu pickle, VKjt'JNic; do break- 
fast tqieon. lU.aUc. La UP.—I Ity R.>nned, 3 S (H\i» s 2t; do. 
Steam. $7 75. 
Chicago—M* a» Pouk. $14 S0®14 75. Laud.-P er 100 
lbs, 41 55, Short Rib slih s Goose). *7 55; dry- 
salted shoulders, boxed, $5 80(tf3 Ml; short dear sides, 
boxed 8 7 90„T 95. 
DAIRY AND EGG MARKETS. 
New YORK—bUTTKH- ire utn cry .—Elgin extra. 82® 
88 'v: Pennsylvania. best. 82e; W esirrn, best, 
29 to Sic; do, prune 25 to ', 8 c, do, good, 21 to 24c; 
do poor, ISttf.'.Ve, do June, If'-Sie; State dairy, 
—Hnff flrktus, tuba, beat, .* 5 «, 2 ie-, do do prime, 
22c>'2-le; do do. line, good, I9.-.2U-; Welsh 
Hilts best. 2ie; doilo line, 2'2(A23c; do do good, 19 to 
2U-, itrklus and luiis, U-st, 23c. do do llue, 2bn22o; 
dodo goisl, lH-i Ak’ <lo do poor, likal9c, lirklna, best, 
'22c; do tine, 20 to 21c; do good. 18 10 19c 
Western—Iiulliu loll crciunery, heal, 28®25c; do, 
flue, lSi,>'2te; Western dairy, tine, 20g22e; do, 
fair, 17® 19c; do do poor, 15 to lee; do, factory, 
beat, 22 « 23c do do prime 1 - < 20o; do do good, UAn® 18c 
do, poor. I l a 16c; Tolls, 176522 . 
Click -1 - The Journal« f t’oiiimerce says: The mar¬ 
ket is wlihotn ltupormm change- Trading l» very 
light on cxpqri account, us usual about the holiday 
i:oiU hI. As to prices, lioldcrs’ views arc quite firm. 
The home trade* demand has been unusually good for 
this month, and, as many of the dealers assert, In ex¬ 
cess of the usual calls for this season. The only weak 
Hubbard-31 lo 1 25; Uirnlps, 53 to 
6pot is In Canada, where an Impression Is made from 
the fact, that some factories have not been closed out, 
that the stock Is full and the supplies will become 
burdensome. The fact of the matter Is that last sea- 
sou these factories had all been sold ahead and there 
was absence of otTcrlngs. which bear agaliist the niar 
kets there this year. When the factory lots delayed 
In sales shall have been placed, It Is believed (hat a 
more confident poxltlon will prevail. Quotations 
are for: Funcy, September, ll?ic; Factory'- choice, 
tl'h" H 1 .(•. ...I, I' 1 ' v.,. I; 1 " light skims, best 3® 
SRic- do conimon. 2<rflc; Ohio factory, fine, ll^ait&c; 
Skims, Pennsylvania, 1 to 8C. 
Eons. Quoiatlou* arc State, and Pennsylvania, 
fresh-laid, per doz. '21527c: Western, fancy fresh, 
— (<i —e do fair to choice. '23:52to; limed, 16 ( 317 | 3 c; 
late packed, '2l®22c; early packed, l li-tZOc. 
pHiLAPtLi'iiu, Pn. BcTTiat. Pcnnsy’vanla cream¬ 
ery, extra, R0c; western do do, -Me; H C. and N. 
Y. creamery extra, 29ts26c: packing butter, I0(<ti2c. 
Cheese steady. N. Y. full eream. l'2ii®12V;c. Ohio 
flats, choice, lljjc; do fair to prime, 10jq®llMe. 
Eggs were steady, Penn, firsts, 2Bc; Ohio and other 
western firsts, 2nc, 
Baltimore, Md.— Butter— Western packed, 24 to 25c-, 
creamery. 26 to 31c. Eggs—2 K« 26c. 
Boston.— Flue grades firm. Western creamery ex 
tras, 29 to 8 t-c; extra firsts, 25 to 27c; factory, choice, 21 
(a.*2c New York ( rcamery extras. 26 to 27c; Vermont 
extra, 28 to 29C; dairy, choice, 21 (<c 22 c; eastern cream¬ 
ery, choice, 25,i< 60 . Clioese- Northern choice, T2®1‘24 yc 
O hio choice, UJy(s,l'2c; N'orihern sage, 12 to 13c. 
St, Louts. Mo,-Eggs.—19c. Butter.—Unchanged. 
Creamery at 24 to 8bc; dairy. 16 to 21c. 
Chicaoo, Ill —Buttkk.-F ancy Creamery, 28®80c; 
dairy, '25a 26c. Ecus.—201ti®2'2c. per doz. 
GRAIN MARKETS, 
New Yobk.—Wheat.-U ngraded Red, Hn^(S9l8ic 
No. S Red, 8*J£e. No. 2 Red. * 8 - 840 ; Elevator, UU 
(a‘ii txe delivered: No. 1 red 98c; Extra red. 92c eleva¬ 
tor; 93.1yc delivered: No. 2 Red, for December, 899tsc; 
do for January 885s<a8 , JL,c; do for February. 8Hit® 
9014c; do March Mlc* dye: do April, 92(a92!-*c; do Stay, 
April, 92(492J4c; do 3tay, 
Cntt*.- lingrndeo JUxco. 59',ealka6c No. 3, 59 to 59Qc; 
No. 3 Steamer, 591-4 to 391®;; No. 2 >»H'-t61C elevator; 
61 tftC(i0i>*c delivered; No. 2 for December, h>>4c; do 
for January. (.iJ^Kifilc: do for February. 61.46 j.61hC do 
for March, 6494c; do for Slay, 6162c. Oats. So. 3, 
do. White 86 q. to ;'33(C, No, 2. 86Ht*K7c: do. 
Waite. 88 I 4 (a 39 Uo; No. 1 white. 10 c: Mixed Wr*t 
ern. sa-vrsHC. white do, -Wet-toe; No. 2 for Decemltfir, 
STwtSTHc. do for January, 37»i to 37>sc: do for February 
87‘gc: dn for May, ;«J* tn 39Vjic; No. 2 White for De¬ 
cember, ssttic; do for January, 38J^ to S9c. 
RUFFAto. N. Y, Wheat. No. 1 hard, Si^c; No. 1 
Hard Northern Pacific, h/h-: W inter wheat—No 2 Red 
Michigan. M) in K 9 l yc; No 1 White Michigan, 89 to SStjc; 
No. 2 Red, s3 to SSHjc. Cora—No. 2 lu store. 56Wc; do 
on track, 5/1*5,Lie. Oats. No. 2 white, 38c; No. 3 
while. 36t,c; Bariev. No. 1 Canada, 93 af*5c; No. 2 
Canada, 90c; No 2 Milwaukee. 8w»8lc; State, 70®8ao. 
Pltrr.Abtru-HiA, Pa.—W obat,—U ngraded ingrain de¬ 
pot. 9ne; No 2 Red for December, 87<o8TJ*c; do for 
January,8794(« sSVftc. do for February, HNlpy.-'Wsc; do for 
March, '.M^GftTsc do for Slay, 92<a98e- Coax—No. 4 
yellow in gtain depot, 5Sc, No. 2 white In grain 
deput 53i: No.3 mixed and yellow, In grain dcpoi, 
6;-;Ric. steamer in export elevator, 5le. NO. 2 mixed In 
export elevator, 5.V. olil No. 2 yellow track. 62^c; 
new No. i yellow filtered In grain depot, 58c; No 2 
Mixed for December, 544*'«5S>*e do for January, 3,vy 
(a5614a; do for F'euruary. iJi®38c. do for March, 57bii« 
58(oc: do far May. tb;u61c. oats.—U ngraded white, 
36(1 38c No 3 while, quoted 37c; No. 2 white, In 2Ulh- 
st ejevator, Sljfcc; do grain depot, 8»c futures dull. No. 
2 wnlte, December, do for Jauuary. 
®89yjc. 
Chicago, Ills.— No, 2Tsprlng wheat at 7*L»c; No. 8 
duai 64 "Hie- No.2red at 77He. No. 2corn, 47h,c. No. 
2 oats, auVic; No. 2 Rye, Bit*; no. 2 Barley, Tiqtlhc. 
ST. Louts, Mo.—Wheat—No. 2 Red ('ash. ,'9-q to sic; 
January, 80c. Slay,‘•:n t to 84Kc. 1 orn—Cash, 46Rt to 
4if4*c; January. 45jH. to iv;qe; >lay, 45kr. C uts cash. Sh-v 
to 81 c; May. .r.M(,c. Rye—At Me. Barley.—At Tb to 
87!tjc. 
Detroit, Mich.—Wheat.—N o. 1 white cash.HMc; No. 
2 red do, -4!^c: December, 81 ) 40 ; Jauuary, *vf 4 L- bid; 
May. 89)^0. Oorn-No. 2, 54c. Oats-No. 2, 33 c; No. 
'2 white, 84 J- 80 . 
Milwaukbb, Wig.—Wheat—Cash, 74c; January, 749<c; 
May, StWe. Corn—No. 3, t9c. Oats—No. 2 white, 
3'2Hc; Rye.—No. 1, 61c. Barlcy--No. 2, 7lc. 
Mixnkacous, Minn.—Wheat.—No, l hard December, 
74c; January'. 740; Jlay.MlIfcc. No. 1 Northern December, 
71e; Jauuary, 71c; May. 78c; No. 2 Northern De¬ 
cember, 67c; January, 67c; May, 71c. 
LIVE STOLE. MAKKDi'lF, 
Nbw York. Saturday, Dec. 17.1887. 
Breves.—K entucky Steers, l,H47ft, at $5 35, do 1.353 
It. at $5 811, do 1327 lb at 61 Ml. Chicago do 1481 Ib 
at 85 25; do 1401 lb at 45 10; do 1807 lb at 41 95; Keu- 
tueky Oxen. 1449 1b u! $1 lu, Chlcugo steers, 1393 lb at 
*5. do 14flo lb at #1 81 ); do, ;,23b lb at #1 15; do 1271 
lb at $4 40; do 1372 ft* at 84 35; do 1247 lb at |4 25: 
do 1.126 lb at |i; Western bulls. 1331 lb at 6250: do 
1210 to U25 ft, at 4; 15-i J. Chicago) steers, U91 lb. at 
$! 7u; do 1205 lb nt $3!*l; do 1J97 ft, at st 111; do 12*0 
ft at 8t 85. do 1223 ft at fit 5u do tcxn-ai .5 ,5. Chicago 
steers. 1352 1b at $■' 15 do 1321 Ib at 6135; do 131 s ft 
ut 61 25 do t‘J i ft at 8; 12*i>. do 1151 lb at 6»Id; do 1189 
Ib at 83 80: Western steer*. 1 .'55 Ib at 84 50, <lo 1124 lb 
at 84 ib; done* lbs at 4 15; western bulls, L2J ib at 
*2 5u. Kentucky oxen and eo«s. 1822 11* at 64 20; oxen 
and steers. I33i to 146c lb at 84«64 10: State Dry Cows, 
934 lb at 82 id; Kentucky do, t:v9* lb at I t 90; Ketitucky 
Steois 1728 lb at *5 i3;do 1927 lo at 5 75 do !S9u lb at 
45; Indiana steers aiul oxen, lib* lb at 44 20 do 1463 lb 
at 81 42'-s; Chicago steers, 13ls Ib at 84 iU: do 129ft Ib at 
4 Mi; do 1237 Ib at 1 lu; do 1*» lb at 4 80; do )U65 lb at 
4 10. 
Calves.— Western calves. 283 lli at |2 65; do 4u6 lb at 
325; do 321 lb ut 3 H7)»; veals, 125 Ib at 8c. 
shkkp a so Lambs.— state Sheep, ss Ib, at$4 25; west 
ern do 85 lb at »4 46; State Lumbg, 61 ft, at 60 25; 
Canada do 76 ft at Bo 30, do -95 tb at 66 70; do 8-1 Ib, 
at *6 75; Cauadlnu Lambs, 75 tb, ut ill 50; do 89 ft at 
*0 s3. State sheep, 92 it. ut 4t^e per Ib State Lambs, 
51 Ib at 3 'aC; do 62 lb at 60 Stale Sheep, 74 Ib at 4*qO; 
Ohio do 8.3 ft at 4 l ac; Ohio lambs, .4 lbs at 6 * 40 ; State 
do tw Lb ut 5 * 40 : Canada lambs. Silt* that $b<ii; state 
do, 69 ft, at *6 25; Kentueky sheep, 95 ft at ft 110 west 
ern do UU Ib. at 4 ( 625 #. do -At ft at 44 25; Canada 
Lambs 94 lb al $6 SO; Ohio sheep, 99 1b, at 44 75: Ohio 
Lambs, 74 ft at $6 40; Michigan and western lambs, 67 
ft at 85 75. 
l'uuiths.-Uro«u’* Krouchinl Troches are 
ltaeo with advantage to alleviate Coughs, Sore Throat, 
Hoarseness and BronehUil Affections. Sold only in 
boj-et.—Adv. 
Communications Received for the Week Ending 
December 17,1887. 
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thanks-W. F.—W. P„ thanks-E. W., thanks—R. M., 
thanks 8. u . o.-.t m. onrloifM -\\ . P.-—F. 
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