Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-14
FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL.
ROSTON MARKET.


FL0UR-There is but little business on Change
to-day, and the prices are unaltered aud the de-
mand mined to small Is. We quote fancy
spring wheats at &c 75as so: st Louis at q Pa
%; ohio, Michigan and Indiana fl ,urs at 81 50a
-; Mime sofa and Wisconsin, spring wheats at
s5a6 for good to hoice bfanls, including ba >ers'
extras at the latter price. Low We te an extas at
81 50It 70. and supers at : ia3 - per bul.
limited demand at prizes Irom 5a55c per bush Tor
Gamer, mixed anu yellow II.
DAT There Is a pretty strong tone to the mar.
ket, and prices are unaltcred We q tote mix ID
at "a a55ac. and white al 3sa4lc, including extra
Mill FEED-There are very few samples of
shorts onerin and $40 20 per ton is asked. There
is or Miidlings here.
PROVI SlONS-The market for all descriptions
OF hog products m ,iniains its hrmuess, and prices
generally stronger. Pork Is selling at prIces
angling from . SO 5odt5 90 ioI clear and backs and
The be pac kings OF clear are firm ut Sli U0ali 80
p ob. SACKED hams are dearer, ana there is
hardly anything tn be hal below loo, ami Westel
smoked are drm at llailisc. Lard is hrmer ana
there Is "a better feeling Tor this article There is
also "A better demand Tor bee and the market is
steady at quot tious. We quote clear toik aud
ba Ks at sl3 oOal4 81 per Dbl; mess pork at eli 25
all 30; extra prime pork al go 25alO 30 per Dbl.
Lard at "a per b Tor city, anu y i>a per 10
Westerl Napheys kettle render ed ,eaf lard a. lie
Tor b pals IO44 Tor 10 d , lJls Tor 5IUs lu
Tor l0Os and Ia Tor 10 cups. Fairbanks ke.te
rendered leaf iari nj II :, d; ion 10 paIis O1ac Tor
5lbs do,lO4c for 10 lbs az, llAc or 10 cups illsc
10 tor city and lie for western. EX.
ira mess beet at Ii 3osl- 70; plates at 10 ooal2 %
per bbl.
BUrrER-The market is steady and firm for
choice aud hne grades, anu DUH AMI weak Tor the
medIum anu low slades. We quote choice cream
eres at 22c; iaIr 10 goot Go al lsa20c; hne New
York aud Vermo oairy butter AT I9A-tc; CHI Jce
do al liais,; iair to goOf do at l3tl6c; choice
Western DAIRY at l2tlic fair TO good do at lUal!c,
and lddie packed butter at salUc per 10. JoObers'
prices are two or three Goats per ID above these
quota Inns.
IHEEoE-There is more steady market for
priue cheese. There are lew lot good enough
to brlng sc, and We ~ te fine ftctory cheese at
-, asc good do at oAa a c; lnedium do at &c; farm
d,.rlee AT 6is T.; cJIum N cheese al 4a5c y Id.
EGG>-Ihr market is s rvng for fresh lots of
Eastern at II sal3, aud Northern and Z r at IL =
al2c per doZ, cut still therv are IA good many stale
lott lnal sell d. Toe, aud LeUw that figure.
bE ANo-MedIums are 10 l. ir request lth sales
confined to sm All lot. at o. 55al 10 per bush. Pea
beans steady a. 81 l5al 50 per bush for prime.
The sales OF yellow yes nave -en little high
er price, and we q ote in IA small way HI e. 25a! 40
per bush. Joouers prices arr ten cents per bush
hi ber tAan the 4bove quUlaIi ms.
fROpUCE-Eary kose .tatoes selling at
0Oa2 80 per bbl oweet potatoes st - 50l4 w
per Dbl. Onions at aOal IS per bbl. " ater-
melons at go per hundrei.
FhUlf-Peaches are not plenty, and prices for
choice iIui. via high; We q,ole AZ - 81 - so
per crate Tor good 10 extra. Apples are IN bun.
liant supply, and prices range from Tacs$l so per
bbl, WIN choice red lrul' a. something higher.
HAY AND STRAW There is a moderate de.
IN and, but prices exhibit no change. StSaw
mains dull. We quote prime colree hay a STA
IS per ton medldm do al "a u hae al ! is, and
ordinary al .Oai2 per ton otIa" at SlOail per
ton,
oUGAR-Raw Is quiet at 7a7S4 per IL for fair to
good reh0ins, with sht iuq nry and sales oi 100
aids Martinique at ~ per 40. kehned is quiet
aud steady a. uncnaneeI p Ices. We quote Jasper
cuue a. loo per 10; powdered at CSC; graduated
al Va iS-sc; standard A AT ~ e; Z at e..
extra yenow at i3sait4c; aud goiuen yellow L al
~ per 10. Nhoiesaie srocers ask t,aac per ID
aUv,e these prices.
COTTON The market is quiet and unchang ed
at steady prices, with small sales. We quote
mid al e. ~ RAG; low mddiBg, aaatl's z BOD
oiuinary, Hall nc, aud ordinary l0aIOi4c per 10
ncluulng upland anu gun.