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Show MARKET THRONGED WITHURCHASERS Stalls Replete With Substantiate Substan-tiate nnd Delicacies for Housewives. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN GREAT VARIETIES Poultry and Game Supply Rather Rath-er Low at Close, and Oysters Oys-ters Exhausted. Market row experienced its usual Saturday activity yesterday aud buying buy-ing was unusually heavy in nil linos. Contrary to the usual conditions, however, how-ever, most of tho buying was postponed post-poned until Into in the atl.ornoon and this left tho stands well stocked during dur-ing tho greater part of the da Tho recent climatic conditions havo been neculiarl' favorable for tho importation importa-tion of fruits and vegetables and the wholesale firms have taken advantage of this fact to stock thoir warehouses to their capacity limit. This finds an amplo fruit supply now on hand and assures steady market. rricos. But fow shipments arrived during tho latter part of tho week. About tho only new arrivals Saturday was a carload of Johnathan apples billed from Bear Hivor City to Hancock Bros, of this citj Tho same firm also received a shipment of Dixie dried peaches nnd another of cauliflower, which is being sold at L'o cents a pound on tho retail market. Although poultry, fish and game is arriving in largo quantities, the supply was rather low by Saturday evening. The only left-overs on tho fish market were salmon nnd halibut. A consignment consign-ment of Olympia oysters arrived during dur-ing the afternoon, but was practically exhausted before night. Many large shipments arc now on the way, however, how-ever, and nu ample supply will be on the market Monday. Wliolcsalo Prices. Timothy ha', $1S per ton; alfalfa, ."Slo per ton; feed wheat. $1,50 per 100: oat straw, -10 cents per bale; oats, $1.05 per 100; rolled oats. $1.45: corn, $1.25: chopped corn, $1.35; rolled barley, bar-ley, $1.40; high patent flour, $2.00; straight grade, $1.70; bakers' No. 1, $1.40. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Chicago. CHICAGO, Dec. 8. Cattle Poceipts. 500; market steady; bocves. $4.10 7.30; cows and heifers, $1 C5(a5.15; stockers and feeders, $2.40(64.50: Tcx-ans, Tcx-ans, $3.75(ii4.G0: Westerns, $2.90( 15.00; calves, $5.25(&'7.50. Jlogs lloccipts, 20,000; market 10c lower; mixed and butchers', $6,056? fl-37,2; cood heavy, $0.25(5)0.40: rough heavy. $5.90(0)6.10; light, $6.00fS6.35; pigs, $5.50f??6.20; bulk of sales, $0.1 0(o) 6.30. Sheep Receipts. 2000: market steady; sheep, $3.90(($5.75 ; lambs, $4.50 (o7.75. Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Dec. S. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 1000: market, steady; native steers, $4.00(?IG.75: native cows and heifers, $2.00fa -1.90; stockers and feeders, feed-ers, $2.4014.50; bulls, $2.15673.90; calves, $2,5066.50; Western fed steers, $3.40(a'5.50; Western fed cows, $2,156 4.00. Hogs Receipts, 4000: market 10c lower; bulk of sales, $6.206i-6.25; heavy, $G.2267)6.30; packers. $6.206?6.27 ; pigs and light, $5.75(5)6.22 Vj. Sheep Receipts, none; market nominally nom-inally steady. Omaha. OMAHA, Dec. S. Cattle Receipts, 400: market unchanged: native steers, $3.756t'6.40; cows and heifers, $2.506t) 4.75; Western steers, $3.25675.60; can-ncrs, can-ncrs, $1.756Y2.50; stockers and feeders, $2.756i'4.75; calves, $3.006"t6.00; bulls and stags. $2.006T4.00. Hogs Receipts. 5000; market 56T10c lower; heavy, $6,0066.25; mixed, $6.10 fnO.15; light, $G.206j.'6.27 li ; pigs, $5.25 (5)6.00: bulk. $0.10)0.20. Sheep Receipts, 100; market steady. St. Joseph. ST. JOSEPH, Dec. S. Cattle Receipts. Re-ceipts. 400; market ctcadv; natives, $4.00676.65; cows and heifers, $2.006i 4.50; "stockers and feeders, $3,00(7? 4.25. Hogs Receipts. 11.500; market mostlv 10c lower; top. $6.22 u.67 6.27 ; bulk of sales, $6.22 Vj67 6.27 c. Sheep Receipts, 80; market nominally nomi-nally unchanged. St. Louis Wool. ST. LOUTS, Dec. 8. Wool steady; medium grades, combing nnd clothing, 2327c; light, fine. 196D21c: heavy, fine, 146716c; tub washed, 32(ji37VaC. |