Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-03-03
Boston Market.

SATURDAY, Feb. %.
FLOUH-Receipts $40 bbls The demand to-day
is light and the inquiry is only ior small lots for
present use. We quote superine mt - 50a6 20 per
hbl; common extras at So 25a5 80; Milwaukee and
Minnesota brands at 81 5oaS 90; Michigan at 81 %
as 80; OHIO and Indiana at 81 25aS 50 St Louis at
80 50all 90, fancy spring wheat at 80 00alI p,
with now and then brand at higher figure.
CORN-Receipts 400 bush. The market to-day is
quiet but firm at o1as7c per bush for new mixed
and yellow.
OATS-Receipts 3il, bush. There is limited
demand for small lots at prices ranging from Gl1a
a66c per bush for brown mixed and white.
SHORT-Receipts 1000 bush. There is good in.
quiry for Shorts at s27 per ton. No Feed or Mid.
PROvIsIONL-Porki is in limited demand, and
the demand is confined to small lots. Lard is un-
changed. Beef remains quiet. We quote at Is 80
Lard at ~ aloe per ID. Smoked Hams at llal2c
DRESSED HOGs-The market is quiet, and the
demand light at 7a7 l-tc for Western.
BUTrER-Receipts 762 pkgs, The market con
tinues steady and is a fair demand for all grades
at extreme rates, and the tendency of prices at the
present movement is upward. We quote fine New
York and Vermont at 40ai3c, with selections selling
ut iJaiSc iair to good New York, Canada and Yer
mont at 3SaiO; medium at 4a''dc; Western roll at
3ig,6c.
CHEESE-Receiptst to-day lG boxes. The stock
of cheese here is small, and with a steady demand
most holders of fancy grades are not disposed to
sell at lie. We quote fine at l6allc medium at IA
al6e, with limited amount on the market; farm
at lial-c.
EGGs-Receipts 2l3 boxes and "a bbis. There is
change to note. and The market is firm but not
active, mt 2jc Tor FIRE III laid and 20a2ic per doz for
Western.
BEANS-Rcccipts l94 bbls. The market remains
quiet at 81 per bush for mediums; - 30 for pea
beans and s. 81 for yellew eyes.
Receipts to-day-l5oS ton and Albany Railroad
so bbls Fowe, Hubbard Il Cos do order. Fitch.
burg Railroads. bbls W Il Crafts X co. Eastern
Raroad-I7 bbls Snow co-5 do order.
POILTRl-There is Il good supply, but with
more favorable weather there is less disposition to
press sales choice los of Western Turkeys sell
at l0al3c, and chickens mt l0al2c. Freshkilled I'M.
frozen poultry sells at l5alj: for Turkeys and la
l5c for chickens
VEGETABLES-Potatoe are firm, and there is
n good demand at SOC tor prime jackson Waites,
and 81 0jal 10 Der bush for Early Rose.
store lots and 81 75a5 % for recent arrivals; cram
berries are scarce at Sltal5 per Dbl.
DRIED APPLES-There continues to lie a good
demand for dried apples and the market i. firm al
prices annexed. We quote at i2al3 l2c Tor Eastern
sliced; 10 l2all l-2c tor Eastern quarters l0allc
for New York quarters, and llal2c for New York
sliced
HA1-Coarse hay is iu good demand at 50 per
ton, but there is an ample supply OF fine ana me,
dium hay at $lialO per ION. straw Is quiet AZ SZ2
per ton
COTTON-Thc market is quiet, and there Is but
limited inquiry. We quote mlddIihS AZ 10 La
l64c low mddng at 10 l2alb; good ordinary at
l3slalic, and ordinary at ~ 2al3c per III for up
land and gulf
ID for powdered and lo'sc for sranulatcd.