Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 166 pages of information about Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56.

Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 166 pages of information about Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56.

VEGETABLES.—­Cabbage, $8@12 per 100; celery, 35@40c per per doz bunches; onions, $1 00@1 25 per bbl for yellow, and $1 for red; turnips, $1 35@ 1 50 per bbl for rutabagas, and $1 00 for white flat.

WOOL.—­from store range as follows for bright wools from Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan Indiana, and Eastern Iowa—­dark Western lots generally ranging at 1@2c per lb. less.

Coarse and dingy tub 25@30
Good medium tub 31@34
Unwashed bucks’ fleeces 14@15
Fine unwashed heavy fleeces 18@22
Fine light unwashed heavy fleeces 22@23
Coarse unwashed fleeces 21@22
Low medium unwashed fleeces 24@25
Fine medium unwashed fleeces 26@27
Fine washed fleeces 32@33
Coarse washed fleeces 26@28
Low medium washed fleeces 30@32
Fine medium washed fleeces 34@35

Colorado and territory wools range as follows: 

Lowest grades 14@16
Low medium 18@22
Medium 22@26
Fine 16@24

Wools from New Mexico: 

Lowest grades 14@16
Part improved 16@17
Best improved 19@23

Burry from 2c to 10c off; black 2c to 5c off.

LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

The total receipts and shipments for last week were as follows: 

Received.     Shipped. 
Cattle                            27,295     11,368
Hogs                              89,505     22,450
Sheep                              9,417      4,856

CATTLE.—­The above figures show a falling off of 18,850 head from the previous week’s receipts.  This contraction on the part of shippers is said to have been on account of advice from the commission men who argue that the unusual demand during Christmas week following the previous large supply would not be very large.  Dressed-beef operators bought freely and there was a general advance in prices.  The quality of the beef was not first-class.  The highest price paid for the best was $6 65 per cwt.  Sales were principally at $5@6.  Common lots brought $4 25@4 95.  Some poor ones went at $4.  Cows for butchers sold at $3@4, and inferior lots at $2@2 90.  Bulls brought from $2 to $4 75.  A few car loads of Texans sold at $3 50@4 50 per cwt.  Veal calves brought $4@7 for 100 lbs.  Milch cows were lower as the supply has been large.  There was a falling off of about $10 per head; they sold for $25 to 55 per head.

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