Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 5, February 2, 1884.: A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and FiresideVarious
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Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 5, February 2, 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
The Chicago grain markets were quiet on Monday. Wheat took the lead and
the market closed about half a cent higher than on Saturday. Foreign
advices were favorable; rain was reported in California, and the New
York quotations were better.
Receipts of grain of all kinds were comparatively light.
Flour was quiet at the following quotations:
Choice to favorite white winters $5 40@5 50
Fair to good brands of white winters 4 75@5 00
Good to choice red winters 5 25@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 50@4 75
Choice to fancy Minnesota springs 5 25@5 75
Patent springs 6 00@6 50
Low grades 2 25@3 50
WHEAT.—Red winter, No. 3, 90½; car lots of spring, No. 2, in store
sold at 91@91¼c; No. 3, do. 85@86.
CORN.—Moderately active. Car lots No. 2, 52½@52½c; rejected,
43@44; new mixed, 48@50c.
OATS.—No. 2 in store, closed 32½@32¾.
RYE.—May, in store 57@58.
BARLEY.—No. 2, 55@60 in store; No. 3, f.o.b. 53c.
FLAX.—Closed at $1 44 on track.
TIMOTHY.—$1 30@1 33 per bushel. Little doing.
CLOVER.—Quiet at $5 50@6 for prime.
HUNGARIAN.—Prime 65c.
BUCKWHEAT.—75@85c.
MILLET.—40@50c.
PROVISIONS.—Mess pork, February, $14 75@14 78 per bbl; Green hams,
10½c per lb. Short ribs, $7 65 per cwt.
LARD.—February, $8 95@8 97.
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.
BRAN.—Quoted at $15@15 25 per ton.
BEANS.—Hand picked mediums $2 05@2 10. Hand picked navies, $2 15@2 20.
BUTTER.—Dull and without change. Choice to extra creamery, 33@36c per lb.;
fair to good do 25@32c; fair to choice dairy, 23@28c; common to choice
packing stock fresh and sweet, 18@22c; ladle packed 10@13c; fresh made,
streaked butter, 9@11c.
BROOM-CORN.—Good to choice hurl 6½@7½c per lb.; green self-working
5@6c; red-tipped and pale do 4@5c; inside and covers 3@4c; common short
corn 2½@3½c; crooked, and damaged, 2@4c, according to quality.
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