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THE BUBAL MEW-Y0RMER. 
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change. The working classes will use less 
wheat and more potatoes, rice, rye, etc. 
Several specimens of bagging to take the place 
of jute for covering cotton were submitted to 
the Cotton Exchange here on Thursday. 
They are made by the Lane Mills at New Or¬ 
leans, and one of them stood every test to 
which jute bagging has been subjected, in¬ 
cluding compression and the use of hooks. It 
was made of the commonest cotton and can 
be sold at a price much lower than jute bag¬ 
ging. The general opinion was that it would 
prove a successful substitute for jute bagging. 
Mr. A. J. McGehee, of Jackson, Tenn., writes 
to the Exchange that he has been successfully 
experimenting with wire cloth as a covering 
for cotton. He took a small bale of cotton, 
covered it entirely with wire gauze, and found 
it utterly impossible to set the bale on fire 
with an ordinary blaze, as of a match, lamp, 
etc. * Then he threw medium-sized coals of 
fire on the bale, allowing them to remain until 
they died out, which they did without igniting 
the cotton. Other points of excellence are 
that wire gauze does not change in weight 
from moisture, is sufficiently open to allow the 
cotton to dry out, is as pliable as any cloth, 
and stronger, and can be used many times. 
Its cost at present is somewhat greater than 
the usual cost of jute bagging, but the writer 
thinks that if it is made for this purpose in 
large quantities it can be sold as cheaply as 
jute bagging under free competition. The 
letter is to be considered by the Board of Man¬ 
agers at an early meeting. 
Extraordinary, but nevertheless true. We 
refer to the announcement of B. F. Johnson 
& Co., of Richmond, Va., in which they pro¬ 
pose to show working and energetic men how 
to make from $75 to $250 a month above ex¬ 
penses.— Adv. 
Crops & iilxtrlids. 
Saturday, September 15, 1888. 
It is estimated that there is a loss of 35 per 
cent of the new Louisiana rice crop owing to 
recent heavy rains. Georgia rice also has 
received much damage and as a good deal of 
the crop still remains uucut more injury is 
expected from the freshets now prevailing 
in the State.The New England Home¬ 
stead onion reports indicate that the crop 
will be fully equal to that of 1886. Essex and 
Franklin counties in Massachusetts have 400 
acres each of splendid onions, and Connecticut 
has 1,( 00 acres for shipment, mostly about 
Green’s Farms, where the yield is 125 to 150 
barrels per acre, or 33 per cent, more than 
last year’s crop. The great Chester meadows 
of Orange County, running down into New 
Jersey, are generally bearing well and there 
are favorable reports from Lake County, 
Ohio, where there are 800 acres grown. The 
2,500 acres of onions about Chicago are all 
yielding well. The Northern Vermont crop, 
which is usually large, was affected by the 
drought. The market is opening considerably 
lower this year, Chicago paying 50 cents per 
bushel of 56 pounds, and country buyers are 
plenty. The New York market, which takes 
the Connecticut and Chester county crop, is 
lower than for some years at this season. White 
onions are imported at $1.50 to $2.50, but 
f rowers are not anxious to sell at these prices. 
here is a general tendency among growers 
to hold the crop for the later markets, or at 
least to sell gradually at present. 
The crop report of the Department of Agri¬ 
culture referring to the condition, results and 
prospects of the crops all over the country 
on September 1, was issued last Monday, 
September 10. It makes the average con¬ 
dition of corn 94.2; wheat, 77.3; oats, 87.2; 
rye, 92.8; barley, 86.9; buckwheat, 93.7; 
potatoes, 91.6, and tobacco 87. The returns 
show but very slight falling off from the 
exceptionally high August report of maize, 
the general average having declined but one 
point during the month. The loss is almost 
entirely in one State, Kansas, where drought 
and hot, dry winds caused a decline of eleven 
points since last report. This high average of 
condition has been exceeded but once during 
the past ten years, in I 885 , when it stood at 95 
and the largest crop ever grown was 
harvested. In the seven corn surplus States 
the average of condition is 95, against 64 at 
the same date in 1887. The averages of these 
States are: Ohio, 99; Indiana, 99; Illinois, 98; 
Iowa, 99; Missouri, 92; Kansas, 80, and 
Nebraska, 97. In other States of large pro¬ 
duction it is: New York, 92; Pennsylvania, 
98; Virginia, 92; Texas, 96; Tennessee, 93, and 
Kentucky, 95. The average condition of 
spring and winter wheat when harvested was 
77.3, against 82 last year and 87.8 in 1886. In 
1885 it was 72 and in 1884, 98. The winter 
wheat States show a slight improvement 
over the last report of condition (July), but 
there has been a serious decline iu the spring- 
wheat region of the Northwest. Chinch bugs 
were again a serious evil in portions of Wis- 
consin and Minnesota, while unseasonable 
rains at and after harvest materially lowered 
condition in these States and in portions of 
Iowa. Frost between the 16, and 18 of the 
month did some damage in the Red and Jim 
River Valleys. The averages of the principal 
States are: Winter wheat—New York, 86: 
Pennsylvania, 93; Tennessee, 96; Kentucky, 
90; Michigan, 78; Indiana 64; Illinois, 72; Mis¬ 
souri, 75; Kansas, 90; California, 85; Oregon, 
94. Spring wheat—Wisconsin, 78; Minnesota, 
70; Io wa,73; Nebraska,80; Dakota,78. The gen¬ 
eral average of oats at time of harvest was 
four points lower than at last report. In only 
one year since 1881 has the September report 
made condition less than 90—1887, when it was 
84.4. The decline this year was mainly in the 
spring wheat region of the Northwest and on 
account of rust and unfavorable meteorolog¬ 
ical condition at time of harvest. State aver¬ 
ages are: New York, 93; Pennsylvania, 96; 
Ohio, 95; Illinois, 92, Indiana, 93; Minnesota, 
80; Iowa, 73; Dakota, 90. Barley has declin¬ 
ed slightly, while buckwheat shows small im¬ 
provement. Potatoes have fallen off less 
than two points during the month and condi¬ 
tion is generally high in all sections. Last 
year there was a decline of 17 points during 
the month, the September average being 67. 
Tobacco shows slight improvement mainly in 
the cigar-leaf States. 
The Mark Lane Express, in its review of 
the British grain trade during the last week, 
says: With the exception of a few showers 
the weather during the past week has been 
fine. Much grain has been secured, the qual¬ 
ity of which is much better than was expected. 
It is believed the quantity will also exceed the 
estimates. Still the condition is indifferent 
at the best. The bulk of the samples offered 
have been unfit for the market. Values range 
at 34 and 42s for new wheat. The sales have 
been 14,548 quarters at 37s 6d against 72,462 
quarters at 29s Id during the corresponding 
period last year. 
The wholesale fruit dealers of Montreal, 
Canada, have formed a combination to im¬ 
port a certain number of carloads of peaches 
direct from the growers in Delaware, instead 
of from dealers in New York, as heretofore, 
thus saving the commission of the New York 
dealers. This scheme is thought by some to 
be a move toward a corner in the general 
fruit market, and if the peach combination 
works well a combination on oranges, apples, 
pears and other fruit may be expected. 
WIRE NETTING FENCES. 
This style of fencing nas been In use for many years 
In a limited way, but In the last five or six years thou¬ 
sands of miles of It has been put up. It has proved 
to be the best fence for all purposes that has yet been 
tried. Sedgwick Bros., of Richmond, Ind., are large 
manufacturers of these excellent fences, and will 
send catalogues to all applicants, The Rural New- 
Yorker takes pleasure In Inviting Its readers to write 
to them, referring to this paper.— Adv. 
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LATEST MARKETS. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
New York, Saturday, September 15, 1888.. 
NEW YORK MARKETS. 
Cotton.—T he quotations, according to the American 
classification, are as follows: 
New Orleans. 
Uplands. and Gulf. Texas- 
Ordinary. 7 9-16 7 11-16 . 
Strict Ordinary. 8 1-16 8 13-16 . 
Good Ordinary.9 996 . 
Strict Good Ordinary.. 9 15-16 9% . 
Low Middling. 996 10 1-16 . 
Strict Low Middling... 10 3-16 10 5-16 . 
Middling.1096 1096 . 
Good Middling.10 11-16 10 13-16 . 
Strict Good Middling.. 10 15 16 11 1-16 . 
Middling Fair.11 5-16 11 M 6 . 
Fair.11 15-16 12 1-16 . 
STAINED. 
Good Ordinary.714 I Low Middling. 996 
Strict Good Ord. 8 13—16 I Middling. 9 15-16 
Poultrt-Live-FowIs, near-by, per lb, 14® 15c; fowls 
Western, per lb, 14®1496c’ roosters, per lb, 9®10c: tur¬ 
keys, per lb 10®12c: ducks, western, per pair, 65®$1; 
geese, western, per pair, $1 40®1 65; chickens; spring, 
per lb. 12®15c. 
Poultry.—Dressed—T urkeys, per lb, 10®15c; Fowls, 
Philadelphia, 15c; do western, 12®18e: squabs; 
white, per dor, #2 25; do dark, per doz, <1 50®1 75, 
chickens. Philadelphia spring, 16318c: do westorn do, 
14®18c; ducks, spring, per lb, 10®17c; do, 9®l0c. 
Hops.—S tate, 1887, best, 29®90c; do, 1887, fair, 
16318; do, common, 14315 ; do, old, 3®4; California 
choice, 16®17; do good, 13@14; do common, U®12. 
hay and Straw.— Hay—Choice Timothy, 95®1 00, 
good do 85®90c, medium, 75®80c; shipping 65®70c.; 
Clover, mixed, 60(3.65c. Straw.—No. 1, rye, 65®70c; 
short do, 40@50c; oat, 40®45c. 
Beans.— Marrows, $2 45®2 50; medium, choice $2 30 
pea $2 5032 55; red kidneys, $1 95@2; white kidneys 
choice, $2 15®2 25; foreign, mediums, <1 80®1 95; do 
small, *2 05®2 10; California Lima, $3 00; green peas, 
new, $2 00 . 
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKETS. 
Vegetables.— Potatoes.—Long Island, per bbl,$l 75® 
2 00: Now Jersey per bbl. $1 50®$1 75; Sweets, per bbl, 
$2 00®$3 00; Onions, Maryland, per crate, $2 50; do, 
State per bbl. *2 00 3 2 25: Orange Co, per bbl, $1 2531 50; 
Cabbages, Long Island, per 100, 41 50 32 00; tomatoes, 
per crate 25340c; cucumbers, per thousand, $100341 25; 
corn, per 100, 40341 ; Egg Plant, per bbl, $1 25®$1 50; 
Beans, Lima $150®41 75; Squash, per bbl, $1 00®$175; 
Turnips, Russia, 75c@41 00. 
Fruits.— fresh.— Huckleberries, per quart 6®8c. 
Peaches, per crate, $1 00@41 25 watermelons, per 
100, $3@10; apples, Southern, per bbl, $1 00®8 00; 
pears, per box, 41 00®$1 50; grapes per lb, 4®6c. 
Fruits Dried— Apples.—Evaporated,Choice to fancy 
69f@8c; do common to prime, evaporated, 596@696c; 
do sliced, new, 59637c; do chopped, 29t®89tc; do cores 
and skins, —®lc; Cherries-pitted, l7®21c; Raspber 
ries—evaporated, 25327c: do sun-dried, 24®26c; Black¬ 
berries, 7Mc; Huckleberries, 9®10c. 
Nuts.—P eanuts are at steady prices, with moderate 
demands. Fancy hand picked quoted at 5@59£c and 
farmers’ grades at 4@496c. 
Philadelphia, Pa.—Potatoes.-Jersey, S0@55c. per 
bush, basket; Southern New Rose, choice, per bbl. 417 
@2; do, do. medium to prime, 41@150; do do, culls, bbl, 
40@50o; Southern Chili Reds, choice, bbl, 41 503200. 
Boston.—P otatoes.—Best nearby and Rhode Island 
natives, $2 50@2 75 per bbl.; Long Island and Norfolk, 
$1 5032, as to quality: new summer squash, 75c@$l 50; 
tomatoes, 4tlc®41 00 per crate; new turnips, $1 50@1 75. 
At New York, cabbage steady at 44 50@5 50; tomatoes, 
60c@41 50 per crate, green peas, $1 25@1 50: beans, 
lower at 41 per bushel, turnips, 75c@$l 00 per bbl.; 
cucumbers, dull at 50c per 100; cauliflower, 44@6 per 
bbl.; egg plant, $5; green corn, 50c<«4l; beets, 41 253 
1 50 per 100 ; carrots, 41 00 per 100 ; summer squash, $1 
per 100 . 
PROVISION MARKETS. 
New York.—Provisions.—Pork.— One-year old Mess, 
quoted414@14 25;New mess,15 25® 15 50. short clear; 41625 
3418 25. Extra Prime mess, 415 00: prime do, 415@15 50, 
and family mess, $19 00@20 00. Beef— India Mess, in 
tierces, 412 50®14; Extra Mess, in barrels. 4737 50; 
Packet, 48®8 50: per bbl, and $12@12 50 in tierces; 
Plate, 47 503 7 75; Family at $9 50. Hams.— 415 50@16 
414314 50 Winter packing. Cut Meats.— Quoted 12 lb 
average, Bellies, 9c; Pickled Hams, 1296c; pickled 
Shoulders.7J6c; Smoked shoulders at 894®896e: do Hams 
1296c. Dressed Hogs.—City heavy to light, 838J4c. 
Lard.— September, 410 20; October, $10 10341014; No¬ 
vember, 9 36c; City steam, 9 30; refined quoted $10 10 
for Continent, 411.25fi.or So America. 
Philapelphia, Pa.— Provisions.—Beef.— City, fami¬ 
ly, per bbl. 48 50@9; do do, packets, 47 50@8; smoked 
beef, 12®13c; beef hams, $16®17. Pork.— Mess, $16; 
do, prime mess, new, $14 50; do family, $16 50.®17 
Hams,smoked, per lb, 1296®14c: do, S. P„ cured in 
tierces, 1131196c; do do do, in salt, 896@9c; sides, clear 
ribbed, smoked, 996@10; shoulders, in dry salt and fully 
cured, 7@79tc; do, do, smoked, 796®794c; Shoulders, 
pickle cured. 794@79te; do do smoked, 896@9c; bellies 
In pickle, 9@996c; do breakfast bacon, 10@llc. Lard.— 
Firm; Citv refined,$10.50341 l.OOdo steam,*10.25®10.2796; 
butchers’ loose, $9 50@9 75. 
Chicago.—Mess Pork.—414 S0@14 3296. Lard.— 49 9796: 
per 100 lbs; Short Rib sides (loose). $8 6796@8 70; 
dry salted shoulders, boxed, 47 6296®7 75; short clear 
sides, boxed, 49 00®9 25. 
DAIRY AND EGG MARKETS. 
New York.—Butter.—C reamery State, fancy pails 
24c; tubs, 28®28^jc; Western fancy, 23c; prime, 19®21c’. 
fair to good, 13®i7c; State dairy tubs, good to fancy’ 
19322c: fair, 15®17c; Welsh prime, 18®20c; fair to good’ 
15@17c; Western Imitation Creamery, choice, 16®18c’ 
do good to prime, 14@15c ; dairy, fine. 14963'5c ; good 
1331396c; ordinary, 12@1296e ; Western factory, June 
firkins, 14o: June tubs, 1331396c; fresh firkins, 1296013 c; 
fresh tubs, 1296@13c; seconds, 12c; Western dairy and 
factory thirds, 11@ 1196c. 
Cheese— Full cream, white and colored, State fac¬ 
tory, 8 96® 9c : good to choice do, 8@89tc ; medium at 
7960796c, and ordinary at 7379tc ; skims, light white, 
696® 6 kc; colored, 5J4@6c; medium, 4@5c; full, l®3c; 
Ohio flat, 7@89tc. 
Egos,— Eastern, 1996@20c; Western,. I7@1996c. Cana¬ 
da, 19319J4C. 
Philadelphia, «'Pa.— Butter.— Pennsylvania cream 
ery extra, at 23c; Western creamery, extra at 16 * 63170 , 
B. C. and N. Y. creamery, extra, 17c; Western factory 
14@15c; packing butter, 11312c. Eggs.—Were steady, 
Pennsylvania firsts, 16320c; Western firsts, 1796018c; 
Cheese—Firm; demand fair; New York full cream, at 
9@9J4c, Ohio flats choice, 89tc; do. fair to prime, 7®796c 
Chicago, Ill — Butter.— Creamery, 23@2496c; dairy 
1631996c. Eggs.— Quiet at 1596®16J6c. 
Boston.—Butter.— Western creamery, extras, 20® 
21 c per lb, extra firsts, 16®20e; firsts, 1831896c; imita¬ 
tion creamery, 16@18c; factory, 15@17c; New York and 
Vermont, extra creamery, 21@2196c; extra firsts, 19® 
20c; Vermont dairy, 16®20c. Cheese.—Choice Northern 
factory, 996c. low grades as to quality: Western, 8 ® 
814c: sage 9c; Add 96®lc per n> for Jobbing prices. 
Eggs.—Firm; Eastern, fresh, 1796018c; fancy, 19@20c; 
Northern, 17@17J6c; Western, l?96c. 
GRAIN MARKETS. 
Chicago, Ills.—No, 2 spring wheat at 909639096c; No. 3 
do 8408596c; No. 2 red 9096c; No. 2 corn, at 4596c; No. 
2 oats, at 2496c ; No.2 Rye, at 5496c; No. 2, Bariev at 71c. 
Philadelphia, Pa.— Wheat. — No-1 Pennsylvania 
Red in export elevator ,$1 Ol96c; do in grain depot 4102c; 
Ungraded in export elevator, 41 0096c; No. 2 Red for 
September, 9796c®98c; do for October; 9796098c; do for 
November, 9896099c; do for December 99960100c Rye— 
54®57c. Cohn—No. 2 Mixed in 20th st; elevator, 54c; 
do on track 5496c; No- 2 Mixed for September, 53960 54c; 
do for October, 5896054c; do for November, 53®5Sc; 
do for December, 46348c. Oats.— Rejected White at 
2896031c; Ungraded White. 3314355c; No. 3 White at 
8196@3296cNo. 2 White,35c; futures quiet, steady; No.2 
White for September, 8433496c: do ror October. 33T6@ 
8496c; do tor November, 34)6®3496c; do for De cember, 
35@35J6c; 
New York,—Grain—Wheat.— No. 1 Hard 41081n 
store; No. 2 Chicago, 999609896c afloat; Ungraded 
Red. 78®99c: No. 2 Red 9714c elevator; 9741398c de¬ 
livered; 98@9896c free on board: No. 2 September, 9746 
39796c: do October. 9?96®9S96c; do November, 99®41 00; 
do December; $1 0096@»10196; do January, $1 0196® 
41 02; do May, 41 0446061 05%: do June, 41 1049634 05%. 
Corn— Uugraded Mixed at.53J6®56; No. 2 5lk®5491c 
In elevator; 559605496c delivered Option ranges were: 
No. 2 September, 5496 0 5496c; October, 549605496c; do 
November, 54335446c; do December. 52%35296c; do 
January, 50c41@5046 Oats— No 3 at 2791328 c; do white, 
31@8146c. No. 2, 309633096: do White, 3333846 No. 1 White, 
44c: Mixed Western. 26@33c; White do,‘.28@45c; No. 2 
September, 304633041c; do October. 304633041c; do 
November, 3096031c; do December, 3191c; No. 3 White 
October, 3146c; No. 2 White September, 86 c. 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS. 
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C.-A. J. A.-J. G.-H. H.-J. G. K—D. F. I.-D. R,-W. 
S. D.-W. J. B. S.-J. S. S.-Mrs. N. E. B., thanks-S. L. 
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A Sons, grades received E. W. B.—L. M., grapes re¬ 
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J. 8 . B., yes, the R. N.-Y. potato No. 2 will be sent to 
all of our subscribers who apply. Due notice wilt be 
given when to apply—B. F. F., thanks—VV. H. B.—D. 
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New York, Saturday, Sep. .15, 1888. 
Milch Cows.— Receipts thus far this week, 115 head. 
There has been a little more demand for cows to fill 
up stables where the stock has been condemned by 
the Bureau of Animal Industry, but there is no im¬ 
provement In Ihe general tone of the market. Quota¬ 
tions range from $25 to $45 por head, with selected at 
retail bringing $50 to $69. 
Calves— Grassers, 240 lb, at 246c; Buttermilk Calves, 
203 lb, at $2 90 per 100 lb; do, 203 lb. at 8c; 6 Fed 
Calves, 228 lb, at 896c; do 217 lb, at 346c; Veals, 162 lb, at 
746c; Buttermilks (Few Fed Calves), 251 lb, at 3c; Fed 1 
Calves, 300 lb, at 446c; Veals, 182 lb. at 746c; do 178 lb, at 
8 c; Grassers, 250 lb, at $2 45 per 100 lb; do 212 lb, at 42 50; 
Veals, 166 lb, at 6c per lb; do 181 lb, at 8c; Buttermll ks 
(few Fed Calves), 215 lb, at $3 15 per 100 lb; Fed Calves, 
227 lb, at $3 75; Veals, 182 lb, at 796c per lb- 
Sheep and Lambs— Penusy Ivan la Sheep, 101 lb aver¬ 
age, at 446c per lb; State do 104 lb, at 4c; do 94 lb at 346c; 
State Lambs, 57 lb, at 544c; do 65 lb, at 596c; Pennsyl¬ 
vania do 60 lb, at 596c; do, 74 lb, at 696c. State sheep, 
88 lb, at 4c: do 91 lb. at 496c; Territory do. 10446 lb, at 
44 30 por 100 lb; State Lambs, 60 lb, at 45 75; State 
Sheep and Lambs 73 lb, at 4c; Canada Lambs, 75 lb, at 
696c; State do, 65 lb, at 696c; do 69 lb, at 646c; State 
Sheep, 109 lb, at 446c: Cull Lambs and Sheep. 53 lb, at 
4c; State Lambs, 64 lb at 644c; do, 62 lb. at 45 80 per 100 
lb; State Sheep. 98 lb at 4c, Bucks, 94 lb, at 3c; State 
Lambs. 65 lb, at 6c; Canada do, 81 lb, at $6 65 per 100 
lb: Western Sheep, 74 lb, at 4c; Indiana do, 107 lb, at 
446c; State do, 95 lb, at 4c; do, 105 lb, at 446; Bucks, 106 
lb, at3c; State Lambs, 61 lb, at 6c; do, 68 lb, at 646c, 
Kentucky Sheep, 100 lb, at 44.50; Kentucky Lambs 62 
lb, at 66 25; Canada do, 7946 lb, at $6 60 per 100 lb. 
hogs.— State Hogs, 221 lb, average, at $6 55 per 100 lb» 
Rough do, 2-iO lb, at S3 55; State Hogs, 161 lb, at $6 75! 
State Hogs, 167 lb, at 46 75; do. 158 lb, at $6 70; do« 
290 lb, at 46 55; Rough do. 1603280 lb, at 45 55®5 75; 
Hogs. 211 lb, at $6 60; do, 154 lb, at $6 50; do, 209 lb, at 
46 40: Rough do, 288 lb, at $5 40 to 45 60; State Hogs. 
155 lb, at 46 80; Rough do, 325 lb, at $5 80; State Hogs. 
198 lb. at 46 60; do. 204 lb, at $6 55; do, 344 lb, at $6 501 
do, 322 lb, at $6; Pigs, 116 lb, at $6 75. 
Chicago.— Cattle—Beeves 46.00 ® 6 70; Steers $3 50 ® 
5 90; Stockers and Feeders ,$2 00 ® 3 20 ; Cows, Bulls 
and Mixed $1 75 3 3 00 ; Texas Cattle $2 00. ® 3 60; 
Western Rangers $3 50 @ 5 20. 
Hogs.— Mixed $5 90 0 6 35; Heavy $6 00 ® 6 65; Light 
$5 60 @ 6 30 Skips |4 00 ® 5 60. 
Sheep— Natives, Inferior to Prime $2 50 @ 4 20. 
Western Shorn $3 45 ® 4 00; Texans Shorn $2 70 @ 3 85; 
Lambs $4 00 @ 5 90. 
St. Louis.— Cattle—Choice Heavy Native Steers 45 10 
® *5 75: Fair to Good Native Steers $4 50 @ 5 15. Butch¬ 
ers’ Steers, Medium to Prime $3 40 @ 4 50; Stockers and 
Feeders. Fair to Good 42 30 3 3 60; Rangers, Corn-fed, 
$3 50 3 4 40; Grass-fed 42 25 3 3 70. 
Hogs.— Choice Heavy and Butchers’ selections $6 40 
® 6 55; Packing, Medium to Prime $6 30 ® 6 45 ; Light 
Grades, Ordinary to Best $6 10 3 6 30. 
Sheep-— Fair to Choice $8 40 @ 4 50. 
horses.— Texans and Indians, In carloads, 420038. 
Communications Received for the Week Ending 
September 15,1888. 
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