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Show FISH IS SCARCE IK MARKETS OF Zl Floods in the Northwest Are the Canse of the (Scarcity. GAME AND POULTRY ARE HERE IN PLENTY Oysters From the Northwest Cannot Bo Had; Eastern Bivalves Plentiful. Wednesday's markets arc well supplied sup-plied with produce, game and poultry; fish being very fienrce, as the shipments ship-ments from the Northwest for tho past two days have been delayed ou account of the storms and washouts on the railroads. The receipts for today are California tomatoes, selling at 20 cents a pound; head lettuce, at 10 cents a head; cucumbers, 'at 20 cents each; Utah cabbage, at .10 and 15 cents a head; celery, at two bunches for lo cents; potatoes, at 75 cents a bushel; parsloj'. at 5 cents a bunoh; omous, at 10 cents a peck; beets, two bunches for 5 cents; apples, atA75c to .?i.25 per bushel; fine California pears, at $2 a case. Wild rabbit is now on the market at 20 cents each. Chickens and turkeys arc still plentiful at 19 cents and 272 cents a pound. Fish is scarce; there is no salmon or hnlibut on the market and the supply of Olyinpia oysters is out. and tho commission men say it will bo from three to five days before shipments ship-ments nro again received from the Northwest. Eastern oysters aro plentiful plenti-ful at GO cents a quart. Wholesale Prices. Timothy hay, $17 per ton; alfalfa, $15 per ton- oat straw, 40 cents per bale; feed wchar. $1.50 per hundred; oats. $1.65; rolled oats, .$1.45; corn, 1.25; chopped corn, $J.3n; rolled bar-lev, bar-lev, $1.40; high patent, flour, $2; straight grade, "$1.70; bakers' No. 1, $1.40". LIVE-STOCK MARKETS. Chicago. CHICAGO, Nov. 20. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, SnOO; steady; beeves. $1.00(0' 7.25: cows and heifers, $.l0fa5.20; stocker? and feeders. $2.40(ff1.50; Tex-ans, Tex-ans, $3.75(0,4.60: Western., .$3.00G.10; calves, $6.2o(S'7.75. Hogs Receipts. 2S,000: market a shade lower; mixed and butchers'. $5.S0(tf6.30: good heavy, $(U0(76.30; rough hoaw. ?5.75(5?5.flo; light, $5.S0(JR 6.25; pig?.' .$5.50(aG.00; bulk of sales, $5.00fa6.20. Sheep Receipts. 22,000'; market steadv; sheep, $3.00(3;5.50; lambs, $4.60 (p7.50. ... Omaha. OMAHA. Nov. 20. Cattle Receipts,. S000: market strong; -native steers, l.7o(?6.25;.-cows and heifers, $2s5p(w 4.50; Western steer.", $3.25(5)5.50; can-ners. can-ners. Sl.50(5'2 50; stockcrs and feoders,-$2.75(n,4.50:" feoders,-$2.75(n,4.50:" calves, $3.00(0.6.00; bulls and stags. $2.0l)(rr 1.50. Hogs Receipts, 4000: market strong lo 5c higher; heavy. $5.05(5' G.05; mixed, .?ti.00(?fi.0n; light. SG.OdG? 6.25: pigs. .5.25(a5.85; bulk of sales, $6.00(?JG.05. Sheep Receipts. 3500: market strong, 10c higher: yearlings. $5.50(2; 6.00; wethers, $5.00(a;5.SO; ewes, $4.75 (5?5.25; lambs, $6.75(557.50. Kansas City. KANSAS CITY. Nov. 20. Cattle Receipts, L2.000; market steady; native steers, $4.00(p.G.7o; native cows and heifers. $2.00((?.5.00; stockcrs and feeders, feed-ers, $2.754.(30; bulls, 2.10(73.S5; calves. $2.S5Jn)6.75: Western steers, $3.50(5: 5.25; Western cows. $2.25(Z-4.00. Hogs Receipts, 12,000; steady to a shade low.-r; bulk. $6.05(5 0.12 ; hcavv, $6.10(6.15; packers, $G.Q7Ql 6.15;" pigs mid. light. $5.75(6.10. Sheep Receipts, 6000; strong: muttons, mut-tons, $4.50(0.5.50: lambs. $ti.00(7 7.35; range wethers, $4.2o(a6.00; fed ewes, $4.00(a5.25. St. Joseph. ST. JOSEPH, Nov. 20. Cottle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 2100; market slow and steady-natives, steady-natives, J4.00(2;'G.75; cows and heifers, .52.00(2 4i50; stoekers and feeders, $3.00 (5.4.25: nogs Receipts, 8000: opened weak to 5c lower; top, $6.05(2; 6.17 Vi ; bulk of sales, $6.05(26.1 2. Sheep Receipts, 3100; market steady to strong: lambs. $7.40; 3'earliugs, .6.00; wether?. $5.40. Now York Fruit Market. NEW YORK. Nov. 20. The -market for evaporated apples remains firm iu tone, with demand healthy and supplies for future shipment showing an advancing ad-vancing tendency. High choice aro quoted atSVjf; chojee. 7(2;Sc; fancy to prime, in cases, 7(a714c. Prunes are firm, both on the roast and for spot dejivcrv. Quotations in (he local market range from 3c to Oc for California grades. Apricots are unchanged, with choice quoted at 16c; extra choice, 17C5"'lSc; fancy, lS20c. Peaches continue quiet, but offerings are pninll and tho tone firm. New crop choice are quoted at 12c; extra choice, 12 '.c; fancy, 13e. Kaisins aro unchanged, with lnu.o muscatels quoted at 7Cd$y$c; seeded raisins, 7(5101jc; London layers, $1.65 (21,75. |