EGGS.--In a small way the best brands are quotable at 25 @ 26c per
dozen; 20 @ 23c for good ice house stock; 18 @ 19c per pickled.
HAY.--No. 1 timothy $10 @ 10 50 per ton; No. 2 do. $8 @ 9; mixed do.
$7 @ 8; upland prairie $8 00 @ 10 75; No. 1 prairie $6 @ 7; No. 2 do.
$4 50 @ 5 50. Small bales sell at 25 @ 50c per ton more than large bales.
HIDES AND PELTS.--Green-cured light hides 8c per lb; do. heavy cows 8c;
No. 2 damaged green-salted hides 6c; green-salted calf 12 @ 12-1/2
cents; green-salted bull 6 c; dry-salted hides 11 cents; No. 2
two-thirds price; No. 1 dry flint 14 @ 14-1/2c. Sheep pelts salable at
28 @ 32c for the estimated amount of wash wool on each pelt. All branded
and scratched hides are discounted 15 per cent from the price of No. 1.
HOPS.--Prime to choice New York State hops 25 @ 26c per lb; Pacific
coast of 23 @ 26c; fair to good Wisconsin 15 @ 20c.
POULTRY.--Prices for good to choice dry picked and unfrozen lots are:
Turkeys 14 @ 15c per lb; chickens 10 @ 11c; ducks 10 @ 12c; geese
9 @ 11c. Thin, undesirable, and frozen stock 2 @ 3c per lb less than
these figures; live offerings nominal.
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