The Markets

Scpt. 23, 1897. Wheat, per bushei .$ 85-90 Oats, " " 20 Corn, snel ed, per bushel. ... 35 Corn, inear " " 17 Boans, " " 65 - 15 Hay, per ton. 5 00-1 00 Clover seed 8 55 Timothy Seed 1 75 Pork, live.. 4 00 ' dressea 4 75-5 00 Beef. alive .3 50-4 00 " dressed 6 00-7 00 Chickens, alive 7 " dressed 8 9 Spring Chickens alive. .... .. 7 8 " dressed 9 - 11 Eggs, per dozen 12-14 Butter, per pound 14 L'ütatoe8, per busliel 30 - 5 Wool, Unwashed 11 - IS 11 Washed 15-- 18 Hides, per pound , 8 Tallow, por pound 2 GKAIN, ETC. WUeat, Oorn, Oats, No 2 red No 2 mix No 2 whita New York 99 @W4 33 O33K 25 O25 Chicago 91 O91 28 O284 23 O234 ♦Detroit K O93 30 30 23 O23 Toledo 95 O95 30 O334 2Q @2q Clnclnnatl91 @94 31 @31!4 2J O204 Cleveland 91 @94 3,J @3fl 3) O30 Pittgburg 95 O95 ai @3J 21 OU BufTalo 97 @9? 32 O33 22 O23 'Detroit- Hay, No. 1 timotiy, $8.50 a ton. New Potatoes, 40c per bu. live Poultry, spring cíiickens, 7tfc per ib; Lowl, 6c; ducks, 7c; turkeys,8c. EgRs.strictly tresh,14c peo doz. Butter, dairy, M.',íe lo! creamery 18c. REVIEJV OF TB1DE. The end of the bituminqus OQal strike a.ni the return of many thousaïid njèn to worlt at advanced wages adds to the purchasing power of the people, The starting of many mines and works, cnormous exports of wheat and corn, the favorable news as to thosa crops and cotton, the f all in sterling ex-i change, and the reoort shöwlng that gola Imports began in August, exceedlng exporta by 2,39 1,587, while merchandise exports exceeded imports by $,953,753, have all con tributed to forward the improvement ia business. The replenishment of stocks cannot be half linished, thongh Sqme -lyljq could see no sign of improvtment a fevp Vueels agci are now finding it sq vast and r-apid that they fear reaction. The. wheat marlet de- clined over 5c the past week orf account of better erop reports, and corn and cotton are both a littíe lower för üke reasons. During the recent docking of the U, S. battleship Indiana at Halifax, heif bottom bulgod under the forward tui ret. The weight of the turre ta was sd great that the bottoin sank enpugh tö set'iously affect the turrets upwajdi It is also reported that one fif er 1?7 inch guns has been surionsly injured The trouble is a large crack i thé powder chambei, just forward of the breech block. An investigation to fi the responsibility for the accident wil" have to be called. The Eag-le flouring milis were dam aged $ö,000 by fire at Kalamazoo.