Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884.: A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and FiresideVarious
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Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884.: A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside
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Agriculture -- United States -- Periodicals; Farm life -- Periodicals; United States -- Rural conditions -- Periodicals
Choice to favorite white winters $5 25@5 50
Fair to good brands of white winters 4 75@5 00
Good to choice red winters 5 00@5 50
Prime to choice springs 4 75@5 00
Good to choice export stock, in sacks, extras 4 25@4 50
Good to choice export stock, double extras 4 50@4 65
Fair to good Minnesota springs 4 75@5 25
Choice to fancy Minnesota springs 5 50@5 75
Patent springs 6 50@7 00
Low grades 2 25@3 50
WHEAT.--Red winter, No. 2 99@95c: car lots of spring, No. 2, sold at
93-3/4@97-3/4c; No. 3, do, 77-1/2@81c.
CORN.--Fluctuating but active. Car lots No 2, 57-3/4@58c; rejected,
46-1/2; new mixed, 48@48-1/4c.
OATS.--No. 2 in store, closed 32@33.
RYE.--May, in store 54@59.
BARLEY.--No. 2, 66@67c; No. 3, 44c.
FLAX.--Closed at $1 41.
TIMOTHY.--$1 23 per bushel. Little doing.
CLOVER.--Quiet at $5 90@6 15 for prime.
PROVISIONS.--Mess pork, January $14 02-1/2 per bbl; May, $14 52. Green
hams, 8-3/8c. per lb. Short ribs, $7 40 per cwt.
LARD.--January, $8 75; February, $9 07-1/2.
LUMBER.
Lumber unchanged. Quotations for green are as follows:
Short dimension per M $ 9 50@10 00
Long dimension, per M 10 00@11 50
Boards and strips, No. 2 11 00@13 00
Boards and strips, medium 13 00@16 00
Boards and strips, No. 1 choice 16 00@20 00
Shingles, standard 2 10@ 2 20
Shingles, choice 2 25@ 2 30
Shingles, extra 2 40@ 2 60
Lath 1 65@ 1 70
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
NOTE.--The quotations for the articles named in the following list are
generally for commission lots of goods and from first hands. While our
prices are based as near as may be on the landing or wholesale rates,
allowance must be made for selections and the sorting up for store
distribution.
BEANS.--Hand picked mediums $2 10@2 15. Hand picked navies. $2 20@2 25.
BUTTER.--Dull and without change. Choice to extra creamery, 32@35c per
lb.; fair to good do 26@30c; fair to choice dairy, 25@30c; common to
choice packing stock fresh and sweet, 20@25c; ladle packed 10@13c; fresh
made, streaked butter, 9@11c.
BRAN.--Quoted at $11 87-1/2@13 50 per ton; extra choice $13.
CHEESE.--Choice full-cream cheddars 12-1/2@13c per lb; medium quality do
9@10c; good to prime full cream flats 13@13-3/4c; skimmed cheddars
9@10c; good skimmed flats 6@7c; hard-skimmed and common stock 3@4c.
EGGS.--In a small way the best brands are quotable at 26@27c per dozen;
24@25c for good ice house stock; 16@20c per pickled.
HAY.--No 1 timothy $8 50@9 50 per ton; No 2 do $7 50@8 00; mixed do
$6 50; upland prairie $8 00@9 50; No 1 prairie $5 50@6 50; No 2 do
$4 50@5. Small bales sell at 25@50c per ton more than large bales.
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