Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-10-06
AUGUSTA WHOLESALE MARKET.

WEDNESDAY MORNING, Oct, 4.
The weather being fair and bright and the road.
good. many farmers are coming to market and a,
certain times day the street IL thronged with
country teams the owners OF which are busy dis
posing of the products of their farms. Yet notwith
standing this il cannot b. said that the supply OF
produce any more than meets the demand, and
agricultural commodities OF nearly every dissertation
seem TO meet with ready sale.
Choice sour eating apples are not plenty and first
class Porfers bring 75c 90 per bushel. Cooking
apple, or in other words wndfalis. are abundant
and sell low. Beans coming in more freely and
dealers on the lookout for a fall in the price +,
very large area, much larger than usual planted
TO beans last spring. Butter is o shade lower than
aweek ago and 2Sc is the that is offered for the
best. Yet good butter is not plenty and commands
Round hog is just putting in an appearance in the
markets and fe,ches &C. pound. The latest sur
prise i'll the hog market is the demand which ha.
recently sprung up for swine to ship west. In Win
threp, Readlield and other country towns buyer.
are stationed and picking all the hogs they car
una. There Is regular scramble after them One
see my pigs Saturday, but wouldn't let them 20 y
Eight cents a pound live weight Is paid which
IS signtiy better than DC dead. One carload OF
porkers 'double decker" went to Brighton Mon
day from Winthrop.
One noticeable feature in our markets is the
scarcity Of home grown vegetables. al haven't
seen pumpkin in the market this season., remark
ed dealer yestei day morning The fact is there
were none raised They were cut off by the drouth
Boston and are worth &c a pound. Once i'm \
while IA load of cabbages comes in from,
beigTaue anu wayne, where the drOuth was not al
severe as here. Sweet corn is out of the marke,
Some small lots of crauberrie- are cor inc In and
sell well The cranberry crop is light this wear and
prices will undoubtedly rule high. Considerable NAV
Is hauled in, and Haymarket Square oftentimes Drr.
sents quite "A business-like appearance New hay
ietches sl2 and $l4, although several sales ha W.
been reported OF late of very extra quality af ais
wool Is firm. especially fine grades which are In
demand for the manufacture Of clothing Fin.
clothing wanted by the trade this season and M
cordingy manufacturers must have fine woods Very
little hne wool is produced in this section Somef
set county being the headquarters for fine grades
Many farmers are holding back their wool With The
expectancy that higher prices will prevail and II 1.
estimated that upwards Of iO0O, 0GO pounds now r.
main unsold in the hands of Maiue wool growers.
APPLEs-Green, eating, 75ca$ 90; cooking. 81
d5Oc; evaporated, l4di6c.; dried 5a6c o. ~
BEANs-Pea. $3.50; Yellow eyed a. 750A3 o.
9a9ic.
~ TTER-SOlid, 25o2sc. ball. 2sa2sc,: commou
l6a2Oc. e'' o'""'o"'
CabaAGES-3c. per pound.
CRANBEKRlES-e2.U0d2 10 per busbeI
CBEEsE-Fac,ory, llial2;c domestic. iOoi2e
EGGS-25c. per doz.
HIDES AND SkINS--Hides over 20 pounds. Sic
ghder 7le calf s.ins. i2c per pound; deacon skins,
s'99oc; apiece sheep skins, 50c.ael.Oo.
$l6as1s; straw, $7d$S.
HONEl-BOx, 2uc per pound.
LARD-Domestic, Halle; western. I5c.
ONlONs-ieiow Danvers, u per bushel.
OArS-4-dj0c.
POKk.Round hog. sia0c.
POTATUES-cOde5c.
fOULTRY-Drcssed. spring chickens, Ii ais c. !;
sQuAsHES-se per pound.
TUMATOES-G Green, 75c al 1 90 nor bu.b.l
MOOI-Was hed, Sc; unwashed, 25c.
WOUD-Dry hard, Is 5Oa36 so; prepared for .toxe
$50 per cord; soft. $500.