Daily Kennebec journal., 1874-02-24
Boston Market.

SATURDAY, Feb. !.
FLOCR-Recept5 1862 bbls. The demand is un.
changed, and the market continues quiet with
sales in small lots. We quote superiine at - 50l
90 per Dbl common extras at So 25a7 80: Mil.
wakuee and Minnesota brands at 50as 30; Mchi-
han at 81 50a9 90; Ohio and Indiana at s. 50a9 90
st. Louis ut - 50all 90, with occasional sales 1T
something higher; fancy spring wheat at ~ j0al2
per Dbl. Corn meal at 81 o0a5 % per bb for Kiln.
dred Buckwheat at s. 50a3 81.
CORN-Receipts $3.50 bush. Tho market today
is dull at 5aS5 l'.c per bush for new mixed and
yellow.
OATS-Receipts $500 bush. There has been a
moderate demand at prices ranging from Gla66c
tor the various grades of brown, mixed and white
sIIORTS-Recepts none. There is some de
mand to-day at $2G 30 per ton for ehorts and s2.a
29 for Feed and Middlings.
PRoNIsIONS-Trade is dull aud the market for
Pork and other descriptions of hog products is
quiet. Beef is in moderate demand only. We
quote Pork at sl7 jOal1 90 per Dbl for clear; s6a
Il Tor mess, and sii oVali 80 for prime. Beef,
Us 50al2 per bel for mess and $lt 50alj co for fam
ny. Dard at 94alUc per III. smoked Hams at lla
DRESSED HOGs-Thcre is duh market, and
prices range IRON 1!sa1ac per II, as to quality
with but lev sales.
BU1TER-Recepts4 4i3 pkss and bxs. The
market is steady AS to price, but with only mod
crate demand from the trade. In fact, the sales
are confined almost entirely to a supply for daily
wahts. but prices are well sustained We quote
strictly line New York snd Vermont butter at 3sa
42c, with some fancy selections, for grocers' use
as high as 43ai6c; ia il to good lots quoted at
3iaj6c, and common butter at 30a}3c.
CHEESE-Receipts5 SO boees and bbs. The
market is firm, and there is q moderate demand
from the trade at full prices. few OF the finest
factsries cannot be bought below l7c and we quote
line to fancy factory at i6al1c; medium factory at
l4al5c, and farm dairies at l2al6 l-2c per f.
EGGS-Receipts li9 boxes and II bbls The
market is perhaps shade iirmer, but prices eX.
hibt no Improvement, and we quote fresh laid at
24a25c; Western at 2Oa23c, and there is some in.
qliiry for lined eggs at l21sc per doz.
BEANS-Receipts $40 bbs. The market is dull
and we quote prime mediums at 81 O0a2 05 per
BUSH pea beans at - 30 and yclows eyes at 81 p
as 81 per bush.
POULTRY-The market is very dun to-day and
choice frozen Turkeys offered at lac, and
Chickens at ilasc; Ducks are qaiet at l0a23c. and
Geese at the same prices.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are plenty, and the
market is weak at 10 s0c per bush for Jackson
Whites; but few Early Rose offering, and e5asOc is
obtained for good stock.
FRUlr-Apples are firm, and the best Baldwins
are held at - 50aG per bbl: Greenings at g., and
Russcts at s. 50a6 per bbl Cranborres are scarce
at Stab per bbl for Cape.
DRIED APPLES-There continues to be Il steady
demand for dried apples at recent quotations and
the market is firm. We quote at l2al3 l.2c iol
Eastern sliced; 10 l.2all l.c for Eastern quarters
lQall Tor New lork 4earters ana llal2c ior New
York sliced.
HAY-There is limited demand and the market
is well supplied with the common grades which are
dull at $2ia3O per ton; prime coarse hay sells al
$2ia25 per ton.