Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-04-03
BOSTON MARIkET.
SATURDAY, March 30.


FLOU R-The market Is firmer, and prices are
about IL a25c per bb d arcr. but the tran tons
are not large. We qaote supers at Is 5Od4 0O per
bo; low exras al s. 90 10 20; sprins wheat hou's,
including bakers urand-, at 81 tOi6 Is, with few
fancy brand, selling ut higher ngure; OHIO, Ia
diana and Michigan Hours at 81 75a6 IS; Illinois
and st. Louis brands ut f6 Il 49, with some fancy
brands at S7a7 % tanoy Minnesota at ~ 7tas %
per hbl, With lew popular brands at higher
price. -
ing to day 55ac was bid for high mixed; one car
of steamer was sold at East Boston at So. &,
but other lots were firm ut 5-1sc, o. b. We quote
corn on track at 54as5c per bush for mixed and
yellow.
OATS-The market is firm, and sales were made
at 4Oc ior No 1 white, April delivery; No . white
cold at 30 &c cash, and No hite &c per bush
SHUhTS-The market is dun Tor els 90 per ton
and there is very little inquiry Tor Feed and Nil
fnUVisIONs-P is a little firmer but the de.
mand 10 light. Lard Is quiet. Beef is uhaitered
and the sales confined y small lots ~, Smoked
Pork at .3al4 Tor clear and backs mess at $l %
all 50; xlra prime vt - 75il0 per bbi. Lard at
si4 asa c per 10 for city and Western in Jobbing
way. Naphey's kettle rendered ieai Lard at l0Ic
for ID pals l0lac Tor 10 do, i01c tor bs, zoe
tor 10 lbs and lac for 10 cups. Fairbanks kettle
rendered leal lard at l01.c Tor 10 pals. IOsc Tor
lbs do loo for 10 lbs d. Lie for 10 cups ll4 per
10 Tor pints. smoked Hams at slaasi,c per ID Tor
oily ana Western, and loit alOia IJr fancy West
ern covered. Extra mess beef at $i2 0Jal3 W .
plates at Is 00al4 80 per bbl..
BUTTkk--we quote choice creameres at 30a
10, common at lal0c; choice new at 2sa3.c fair 20
good new at 2Oa2jc canada common to good at 10
a20c; factory packed Western at lOal4c per ID.
Jobberb prices two or three cents per III above
these quotations..
Gil ESE-Tbere is not heavy stock of cheese
here, hut with u light demand prices are not very
strong. We quote tine factory at l3aI3hc; good
do at l2il2la;; medium at lOaiic, and common
AT sa9c per 10.
Eastern are offered at l24ac, ana Northern and
Western at lo4l0'sc, with a liberal supply.
BEANg-lhe market is dali and prices are
weak. Pea beans are plenty and duh, witt but a
shade difference In price between pea and mt
diuin beans. We quote me1iums NJ - 6Oal 20 Tor
choice and 81 SOAR 55 for common. Pea beans
at 81 t5al 10 for choice, and u 50al 60 per Dush
POTATOES AND ONIONS jackson Potatoes
is are in light demahd at 4Oa45e; Davis ceilings
are in fair demand at 5jc, anu Proincs sold at 55a
6Oc Early Rose are in good demand at 55a65c per
bu sh the latter price Tor choice stock Onions
dull at 81 GOAL rs per bush.
APPLES AND CRANBERRIES-The mar ct is
quiet, and there is only moderate demand for
lots. and % 50a4 80 for common fruit. Cranber.
ries are in limit request AT $'alO per Dbl.
and prices remain I'm hanged, at Sal0c for choice
new sugar in cakes, and nj 8a7c per lib in tubs.
Syrup sells at 50a75c per gal.
GRASS SEEDs-rradc is only moderate, and
prices tor small lots are unaltereu, but tlere is
not much demand in a wholesale way. We quote
Timothy at 55al 81 per bush for good to choice
ID Top al OIL Dai w per sack. Clover at sz asa
per lib.
HAY AND STRAW--The receipts continue
mode rate, aud there ID u isn tone 10 the market
for prime coarse hay. Common HAY is in rather
more demand MS stocks become reduced. We quote
fancy Northern hay at $40 90; prime coarse at
SiS 0Jal9 %; $I6 00al7 o. for medium; SIC W for
hne; interior Vt ei3 JUal4 %, and Western at
$i4 00il7 w per ton. Straw at $liaI5 per ton.
sUGAR-Raw is in steady demand, with sales
to-day vi 2I6 hhds GuadeiOupe at TIC, and 200
baskets and $50 bags, Java at sc per Id. Refined
10 firm ana quiet, with STEADY lair inquiry. We
quote Jasper cube at l0Ac; powdered a. 9Ic
grdnulated at 95sa9sc; standard A at 91sc extra
Cat s7sc; extra yellow at ga i >, and golden yea
low at7s.c per h. Wholesale grocers ask 1sai. C
per lD above these prices.6 as ri faEft lsf e