Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-12-14
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Wednesday Morning, Dec. Is.
Yester,iay was the first day of the seas when
.ood sIeiriine has generally prev allied both in the
city and 6 untry. This being the case there Was
more produce offered than usual The travelling
sIways makes o vast difference as to the amount Of
agriculture products brought in, and sometimes
when the road. bad fer a period of week or
more the market will be almest bare.
Farmers offering but few OF their winter
apples for sal here. They neel not offer any for
they have difficulty in selling their fruit at their
own doors The country is fall Of buyers purchasing
for firms. and there are but lew apple raisers
who have not had opportunities to dispose OF their
fruit At good prices No. BaLiwins. oarreed' sen
same. some fancy varieties bring $3.50 and even
500 barrel.
There was more hay for sale on the Square yester.
day than there has been for some time past.
The average price secured by sellers nesr as can
u ascrrtained. is $li o.; but IL takes hrstra
article TO bring this figure, The business Of ship
pine hay Boston is poor jast now. shippers have
received satisfactory returns of late. prices nav
ing eas-d OF in that city, Lard is lower and fierce
is worth l2lc; do site brings ia Sc. Round hog is
rather lower and several dealers they can get all
they want at sic. Sausages are in good demand
now and many are consumed. They are quite popu-
lar rs a breakfast dish, They retail at l4al5c.
Hogs heads are in demand and dealers say they
easily dispose of all they get at iac: pound The
purchaser after cutting OF the cheeks pickles the re-
mander of the hea
A. is usually the case after Thanksgiving there is
.eaey Of p.uiry rrodaetf r rush antlr f 0%as
that there is any demand for poultry afterwards
A. result prices almost invariably run low on
Now that there is good shedding, wood teams
abound While coal is generally used for fuel near'y
every family requires several cords of wood in the
course OF the year. Everybody knows the worth OF
dry hard wood seasoned under cover, and it is gen.
orally preferred by purchasers. great many PEG:
pie determine 10 have an open lire regardless OF
it. and thus there quite demand for wood that
will not snap. One gentleman in this vicinity has
idea there Is nothing like yellow birch for an open
fire. he paid man $500 a cord for several cords
Of This variety. Many farmers derive large part of
their income from their woodlots and make prac-
tice of hauling to this market every winter. aid
farmer TO us the other day Twenty years ago was
$1,000 in d. bt,-but had good woodot, II went TO
work. During that twenty years l marketed over
$50 cords of wood in Augusta. Now l am in COM
Portable circumstances and am out of debt. This
is what wOodlot has done for me-
There is no material change in the price of grain
and feed. Corn retails at 95c.; meal, 90c.; bran,
si.25 per cwt.; cotton seed meal, $40 per cwt.;
oats, Coo.
APPLES-Green, eating, 75casloO; cooking, 30
a50c; winter fruit, No. l S275dS3 10. No. $3.50;
evapOrated, Hate; dried, 5d6c.
BEANS-Pea, $2.75d3 o. Yellow eyed 81 .90d&3. 10.
BEEF-Small, dSc.; OK. sid9c; Chicago dressed,
Sd9c.
BEETS-2c per pound.
BUTTER-Solid, 25a2sc.; ball. 25dsoc.; common,
l6d2Oc.
CABBAGES-2c per pound.
CRANBERRlES-$2 5a3.t per bushel.
CHEESE-Factory and domestic, l2al5c.
EGGS-30d32c. per doz.
HIDES AND Subsidies over 90 pounds. Sc;
under 7ac calf SKINS, 12c. per pound; deacon skins,
25d50c. apiece; sheep skins, 50c.d$1.&.
>Y-New loose, S12asl4; pressed, $l6d$1s;
straw, $7d$y.
HONEY-BOx. 20c. per pound.
LARD-Domestc,l 4al5c.; western, tierce 12ldl3a.
LANDSLIDE.
ONIONS-Yellow Danvers, slal.2s per bushel.
OArS-4sd5Oc.
PORk-ROund hog, &C.
POTAToES-SOas5c.
PUMPkINS-2c.
POULTRY-Dressed. spring chickens, Is lss.;
fowls l2d15c; turkeys, 1Sd20c.
SQUASHES-3c. per pound.
TURNIPS-1lc per pound.
WOOL-Washed, 35c.; unwashed, 25c.
Woodbury. hard, s. 50aS60O; prepared for stove,
500 per cord soft $500.