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Show OLDEST MERCHANT IS FLABBERGASTED He Is Surprised at the Way Things Are Going on Market. Market row presented tho best appearance appear-ance of the week Saturday, and the row won thronged with buyers. Thero was, however, little new along the row, and tho supply of produco received was not complete. There were no raspberries, cherries or red currants, and but fow apricots, peaches and apples received. One merchant, tho oldest man on the row, doclarcd that in all his oxporlenco ho had never seen such a small variety at. this time of tho year. Now Is the tlmo that residents of Zlon .appreciate tho fact that the frosts in the lato spring had a very damaging effect on tho fruit trees. Farmers who are bringing produce to the city assert that there is but little lit-tle ripening and but a few favored places that will have good crops. The late frosts did not affect the berry crop to any groat oxtent, because the farmers were able to protect the plants, but thero was no method by which they could protect their fmit trees. Potatoes dropped to 21c a pound, but tho roductlon was not made by all tho dealers ulong tho row. Greengages wore not plentiful, and as a result their price changed from 10c to 15c a pound. This is the figure which held at tho first of the week. Plums Eold at 10c a pound. The supply of peaches was limited. Ono retailer was only able to secure three cases, and but few others had more than a dozen. The peaches sold at 121c a pound. Dewberries and black currants were plentiful along tho row. The price of dewberries was 15c a box, whilo black currants sold at 121a a quarL No rlpo tomatoes were received Saturday. Sat-urday. Several of the wholesale houses received consignment of tomatoes, but they wero too green to sell. Goods received re-ceived a couple of days beforo sold at 10c and 12ic a pound. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS. Chicago. CHICAGO. Aug. 3. Cattle Receipts, 300. Market steady. Beeves, $4.40tfZ7.50; cows, $1.405,20; heifers, $2.40Qi5. 10; calves, $6.00(g7.50; good to prime steers, $5.807.50; poor to medium, $4.505.7G; stockors and feodcrs, $2.00(fi)4.90. Hogs Receipts. 9000. Mnrket strong. Light, ?G. 05(9)0.50; mixed, $G.00(fi)G.45; heavy, S5.50ifr)fl,S0: rough. S5.50fg5.85; nigs. ?5,75G.30; good to choice heavy. $6.206.30. Sheerj Receipts. 2000. Market stcadv. Natives, $3.50(5)5.75; Westerns. $3.505 5.75, yearlings. $G.006.G5; lambs, $5.50 7.30; Wcstoms, $5.507.fi0. Kansas City, KANSAS CITV, Aug. 3. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 500. Market steady. Natlvo steers. $5.007.20; slockers and feeders, $3.405.25: bulls. $2.50g4.00; calves, $4.00 6.00; Western steers, $1.006.10; West-era West-era cows. $2.75(5)4.30. Hogs Receipts. 3000. Market strong. Heavy. $5.906.05; packers, $G.00G.15; pigs and light. $6.10G.20. Sheep Receipts, none. Market steady. Omaha, OMAHA. Aug. 3. Cattle Receipts. 1000; market unchanged. Hogs Receipts. G500; market stoadv; heavy. SS.SOG.OO; mixed, $5.90G.OO: light. $6.00(17)6.25; pigs. $5.S0tg)G.00. Sheep Receipts, 100; market steady; yearlings. $5.C0(fi)G.00: wethers. $3.005.50; owes, $1.50J?5.2o; lambs. $6.507.50. St. Joseph. ST. JOSEPH. Aug. 3. Cattle-Receipts, 300. Market steady. Natives, $4.60rff7.00; yearlings, calves. $3.254.2f. Hogs Receipts. 3000.- Stcadv to shade higher Light, mixed. $G.10G.20; pigs, $3 75G.OO; bulk of sales, $G 00(Jp6.10 Sheep Receipts. 500. Market nominal. Lambs, $G.007.50; yearlings, $5.G09 |