Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-14
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BOSTON MARKET.

SATURDAY, MAY 10.
FIOl R-rhere continues to be more inquiry f. r
winter wheat fnurs, aud the market is firm Mt adj.
vance. There is better tone 10 the market for other
"urSbu with eeNception OF some choice brands pri
bb low extras at ~ .isI . medium At ~ 2jai
choice Mt ~ 95a6 o. including choice, brands at the
latter figure; ohio, Indiana aud Michigan hours a.
- 7jai - per BIB. and few brands at higher fig
urc, II Louis Illinois and Indiana Hours al ~ 2ha
Il %, winter wheat patents NJ Sd 2jas - fancy Min.
nesoaS AT al I5HS - per Dbl and one or two brands
sell little higher.
CORN-rhere is iair dem md and the market is
rmcr, corn {: mot be- laid owh al the rates cur.
rent Il week ago.
OAT>-rherc is fair inquiry for the various
grades and the market /. 'trong,at quotations. We
quote at 3sc for No " lites: 3slaIsc for No do
s!a4lc for No and extra Mo- mixed are quoted NJ
ID ic per bush.
MILL FEED-Thcrr i, a fair demand for shorts
and sales made AT sli per ton Feed and Mid
diugs bring the same price.
PRONI>IoNs-rhere continues 10 be limited
demand for all description. of hog products and the
market is quiet. Pork Is weak, and the sales in
small lots AT prices that rule in buyers favor.
There continues to be an easy market for Lard.
and the market l. duh and prices unchanged.
The sales of smoked Hams are moderate, and
prices rule steady. Beef continues to sell in
small lots nj unchanged prices. We quote Bos.
ton clear pork al eli 5Oal2 backs at sl2al2 30
mess q; $40 ,jall aud extra prime Al ~ 2aa9 80 per
Dbl Lard at diadtc per 10 for Western steam, and
7a7 ic per 10 for kettle city rendered at i;a.c Ma.
phey's kettle rendered leaf lard At gc ptr 10 for IL
pals, &c Tor 10 do Sc for 10, 10 for ~ 10. and
9ie for l ID cups. Fairbanks kettle rendered Leaf
! : Sc > u
do. 90 for ID cups. Y,c for i-lb pni>. Western
smoked Hams AT sa>lc per 10, and city AZ ~ i.
Beef at ~ j0al0 10 par hhl fer Western mt>>
sl0alO 80 for extra, and sic 1jAil - Ter hhl
for plate.
Bl'rrER-There is a dull marke, for butter to-day
and the movements have been light ON all grades.
strictly fine grades have sold AZ lAl>c for
les ljalc for the best lots OF Vermont dairy but
and Liable per ID for the best New York butter. We>.
tern creameres firm at sc choice dairy pack,, at
llalic and choice ladle- packed at l!al3c Fair lot,
of butter sell AT 9aloc and common AT sa>c.
CHEESE-There i a fair demand, and the market
Is quite firm nj &c per 10 for line aud fancy factory
cheese while good stock sells AT 5ltc, and
cheese runs down to 2a3c
EtiGS-IIe market is not very active and we quote
Eastern at l2al2ic per doz; Northern and L T. | at
l2c aud Western AT II &c.
POTATOES AND ONIONS - The market rules
steady and there is "a fair demand for Eastern Rose
AT 81 goal % per BUSH Northern do at III To- Jack.
at Slal %; Proliiic> NJ 05al 10 aud Davies
Seedlings at 10 per bush. bermuda onions sell NJ
APfLE>-Ihe demand is moderate and the mar.
ket rules steady at S1a2 - per Dbl.
BEANS-lhe is n little better feeling with the
trade, and while quotations are unaltercd, prices
trmer and there is no shading Prime lots of mt
diuns sell at 81 b per bush, and good At 81 10
per bush Pea beans not quite plenty and
strictly choice hand picked ones firm at 81 IL per
bush. Yellow eyes sell at al .0ai 80 per bush rs 10
quality Jobbers' prices are lOaljc per bush higher
than the above quotations.
HAY AND STRAW-The market remains firm
for hay and while all grades sell better there is quite
a firm market for prime lots of coarse hay. straw
remains at Sl3alf per ton. We quote prime lots of
hay S5al6. and fancy lots sell at Sl7
per ton Medium hay sells at Sl3ali and ordinary
lots a, S9al0. straw at sliali per ton.
StGAR-Raw is quiet and steady at 6ia6 lie
per ID for fair aud good refining with sales of 24i
hhds melado at &c per Id. Refined continues firm
AT quotations, with steady demand. We quote
standard cube at SIC per ID powdered at SEC granu
lated at SIC; eonfectoners' at SIC; standard al
.ic extra at &c; extra yellow at 6ia.c; yellow
at G!a6i and golden yellow at &c per ID.