Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-11-23
AUGUSTA WHOLESALE MARKET.
Winter Apples Moving Round Hog
Plenty-Beef . Little Easier = Potatoes
Not OverPlenty.
Wednesday Morning, Nov. p

Wednesday Morning, Nov. z
Apple buyers numerous in the country and
winter fruit is In demand. The price paid for No.
Bsldwns is s275 per barrel. The majority of
s @ r w no, Sr e sa;n =, thls "snTe ns 70 es
Boston at s. 90 barrel. Cablegrams from Liver
pool report decline of TO 25c in appesa large
fruit is in demand. Boston fruit has ranged from
800 10 s5t 0 per Dbl. The Ia t London sales were
Newton pippins, which declined to q ooas7.oo;
Greenings sad at siNas5oo and Golden Russets
at - 25asi IS.
Pa beam ave lower in this market, now being
worth 81 60ae.s0 In yellow eyes there is
little change sd stocks held firmly. In Boston
the bes, hand picked pea are not worth over $27s.
The Boston market regulates our local market in q
large degree. Beet is easier, and the much looked
for time when meats would be cheaper seems TO be
M hand. The war between the Western live cattle
shippers and the refrigerator beef men has
tie deacy to lower prices The slight fall in beef AT
wholesale has not had much influence on retail
prices yet; although one dealer remarked yesfer
day that "steak have been selling for 25c
pound l anu now retailing for - cents"
There is change in the price of eggs Round hog
is very plenty aud buyer said yesterday, 81; is
drug; Vet there seems TO be marset for all that is
brought in At &C. this being the highest price paid
As the market is now the purchaser unmistakabl'
hs> an advantage over the seller. Grccerymen now
talk as though potat hes were going higher. Yhere
do not seem to be any in the country, and very few
carloads OF. p. E. Island Potatoes of the Prolific
variety, arrive. which they are whoesaling at soc.
baShel.
Celery is in the market from Boston, aud retas at
2oc. bunch One grocery raised l50 beads this
season. He keeps il in his cellar and it cut to
his required. The retail prices in this
city. of grain and feed are follows: Corn 95c.
bushel; cat, zoe brand 81 20 per cwt. cotton seed
meal 20. Flour WHOLESALERS at IS rs and $500
barrel
Tno-e who intend to ship poultry to Boston for
Thanksgiving, should have il arrive there by Sanr
day, the Roth inst, at least by Monday, the 9th
APPLES-Green. eating, 15cd$l 90; cooking. 30
da0c inter iruit, $2.a0aS275; evsporated Ia &C.;
dried, 5adc.
BEANs-Pea. s2.6Oa2 90; Yellow eyed. $500.
BEEF-small. dsc. OK, 9d9ic.; Chicago dressed,
9ic.
BEErS-I!c per pound.
BUrrER-SOId, 25d2Sc.; ball, 25a30c.; common,
| l6a2Oc.
CAB"AGES-2c. per pound.
CRANBERRlES-$2.75d 75d3.f per bushel.
CHEESE-Faciory and domestic, l2dl3c.
EGGS-32c. per dnz.
HIDES AND SkINS-Hdes over 90 pounds, Sic;
under &c calf ssiDs, l2c. per 'und; deacon skins,
25a50c. apiece; sheep skins. 50c.d$l.m.
HAY-New loose. $l2d$14; old, $l5d$l6; pressed,
$l6dSlS straw, $7d$9.
HONEY-Box zoe. per pound.
LARD-Domestic. l4dl6c.; western, 15c.
LAMB-.dsc.
ONIONS-Yellow Danvers, &la1.2s per bushel.
OATS-4s050c.
PORk-Round hog, &c.
POTAToES-s0ds5c.
| PUMPKINS-2c.
POULTRY-Dressed, spring chickens, Is a lse.;
fowls, l2dl5c; turkeys, 1Sd20c.
SQUASHES-Sc per pound.
TURNIPS-1ic per pound.
WOOL-Washed, X5c.; unwashed, 25c.
NOOD-Dry hard IS SEA sc 90; pre- pared for stove,
| S. 90 per cord; Soft $500.