Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-01-27

oATUhDAi Jan ~.
FLOUR-Receipts Ge3l bbs. The market Is un.
changed, and there is limited demand, but hold
are not disposed to make any material conces-
sion IN price IN o order to esSt sales. we quote SUI
80 25a7 so; Milwaukee and Minnesota brands at
sc 5Oas 60; Michigan at - Joa9 90; Ohio and H.
occasional sales at something higher fancy spring
wheat at 20 j0al2 90 per Dbl. Corn meal at - 25a
10 per Dbl for kiln-iried Buckwheat at % 4oa
uall on saturday, is quiet, and there have been but
bush for new yellow. Old corn is held at sc for
mixed, and 95c for yellow, but the market Is quiet
demand to day: small sales of No. ! white were
sHORTIReceipts 4ooO bush. The market is
quiet with only moderate demand at $23 50a "a
per ton for Shorts, Feed and Miadlings,
PROvISIONS-Theres no life or animation TO
ers. Good kettle Lard is firm, but steam 10 duh.
There is n fair demand for Hams at quotations,
Family grades AIDES of Beef are selling readily and the
prime. Beef, ss 5oale per Dbl Tor mess and extra
mess, and ga JOal6 for family. Lard at SiaaIOc
per b. smoked Hams at llal2c.
DRESSED HOGS-The market is quiet at 7ae1.e,
including lots in poor order at 7a7kc.
BD9TER-Reeeipts 1874 pkgs and 10 bxs. There
there con.iA.,es to be a steady, demand from the
dunn. and there is ,is.ie or nothing offering below
xnter made store bitter vim bring soc unless very
poor.
CHEESE Receipts 800 boxes ari ,pbls. There
is 8 steady demand, and prices have u slight mp
wans tendency l5lac being the price for the finest
factoriss. We quote at l751al5lac for Gne factory
Bale icy medium do, and laal4iac for farm dair.
les.
EGGs-iseceipts IFS boxes and l4s bbls. 1t seems
pretty certain that there will be improvement in
the demand for eggs until consumers have more
confidence in the quality as it is certain that the
quantity Of bad eggs sent here as fresh ones has
completely broken down prices Lined eggs sell
ct l5alsc, and newly laid eggs are dub ut 2Sd29c Tor
Ia stern and Western cannop he quoted above "a
aasc.
BEANs-The receipts have been 734 bbls. There
is very little trade buyers are determined not to
pay over 81 per push for mediums, and most hold
ers asking o. 05a2 0s. Pea beans are dnll at
81 2ja2 10. and yellow eyes are scarce ~ - IS per
bush.
Receipts to-,ay-Roston C Albany Railroads.
bbls d i Metealt-sO do Woodward, Brown & Co
| 81 do Fowle, Hibbard Cola do Uuey Boyp-
Co-sl do b G Hodgkins 4 Coles do Samuel
Clark. Lowell RaiirOad-ll bbls Meloon Chapp
New York, Steamer Gaucus-30 bbls Utlcy
Boynton-s5 do A Raymond Il Co,
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is no change to note, and
the market is firm at o0as5 for jackson Whites Soc
for Early Rose, and SIC per bush for Peerless.
POULTRY-There is more inquiry and the mar.
ket is for choice lots Of Turkeys at l4al5c
good chickens are scarce, but Fowls are plenty and
sell at l0al3c for Western; Ducks sell at I0allc.
FRUIT-Apples are quiet at 81 50a3 90 for com.
mon and 81 00a4 so per Dbl for choice lots. Gran
berries sell at $aall per Dbl.
HAY-The market for prime hay is firm at go
per ton, but there Is but little inquiry for common
and inferior lots at $4al7 per ton. Straw sells at
sUGAR-Raw Sugar is DUH, and there Is NO in.
Suiy Of note. Res:ned Sugars are quiet lol2c per
II for granuated.
COTTON-The market il duh, and the demand is
limited TO. We quote middhng at l6lsai7 low
middling at l51ai6,sc; good ordinary at l4al5c
.eaS Ordinary at 49, altc per n for uplsd and gull