Connecticut western news., 1889-10-23
Weekly Commercial Review.

BOSTON, Oct. 21, 1889.
 Wheat is dull in nearly all markets. In New York the decline has been slow but steady for some days, till yesterday, when Chicago was more steady and New York fol lowed. The markets abroad are also dull, with the supply full in all directions. There is not the slightest disposition shown to enter into any speculations in American wheat ill the markets of Europe, and the export re- quest continues dull, with the volume disap- pointing to the bulls on wheat in the markets of this country. Exporters are taking only small lots, while the receipts of wheat in the markets of the West have been heavy of late, and there are accumulations in nearly all the elevators as well as those of the East. Neither are the millers very anxious buyers of wheat, though they are having a good are behind their orders for delivery. Here the four market Is steady in the matter of prices, with buyers all calling for the deliv- cry of the flour they have bought.
 The total receipts of flour here for the week were 43,115 bbls. and 14,539 sks.; last year, 5e, ,4e5 bbls. and 2e,23s sks. The market for cornmeal is without special activity. There is steady moderate call for domestic pur- poses, but the export request is dull. Oat- meal is very quiet, with little moving in the way of the regular trade. Ryeis dull with small demand only. Rye flour is very quiet
 Corn is very steady ill the market, but the West is dull, with the stocks in elevators and on the way very heavy. In the filling of October and November contracts the amount of corn to come forward is very large. Ex- porters are taking but little, and the market drags. The total receipts of corn for the week were 175,940 bus; last year 1S0,7SO bus.
 Oats are very dull in the way of futures. The spot market is fairly firm. For the week the total receipts of oats were 63,260 bus.; last year, 234 200 bus.
 The hay market is very dull, and the posi- tion is easier. A year ago the hay crop was an excellent one, and good deal of excel lent hay was carried over. Early this year consumers and dealors saw that the crop was l very poor one Stablemen and other buyers of hay early made point of securing some of this good old hay, and some of them filled up their chances for storage, since the mar | ket was really easy, and since they were aware that but little really good hay was to be offered to them this season. For this rea- son the new hay which has Teen coming for ward freely, but is inferior in quality gene rally, has sold very hard, and prices are | easy.
 The demand for pork and lard is good. l The export request is excellent. Boston | local packers have sold into export the past week the almost unprecedented amount of last year, S110,0O0. Indeed the demand in | this direction has exceeded the ability of the packers to fill orders. Such trade, together with heavy demand for fresh ribs, has necesstated the killing of heavier volume | Y Boston packers was not far from 25,000: previous week, 24,50O; last year, p 800. Prices are very steady, with the quotations | of fresh a little frmer.
 l In spite of very heavy receipts the beef market has been fairly well sustained. Trade has been good. and the supply of the best l steers rather short, and hence the prices of these best steers have been sustained. But the market closed Saturday not as. we'll cleaned up as had been hoped for, and with l hoo fhnr pnE 10 pn ITO rather against strong market. The total receipts of beef for the week were I92 cars, or 133 cars for Boston and 59 cars for export. Previous week 174 cars, or 124 cars | for Boston and 50 cars for export. Last year 167 cars, IA cars for Boston, 50 cars for ex- port and cars suburban. The quotations | are about steady.
 The supply of muttons is remarkably heavy, or rather of lambs, for the best heavy muttons are not in so great over supply. The market is not we'll cleaned up of lambs, and | the throw promised the first of the week is very heavy. It is a mistake to overload the market in that way. The trade is very dull under the load. Prices are lower.
 The request for poultry slowly improves, and the supply is better. Nice fresh chickens are wanted. A few turkeys are arriving. Butter is dull.- The receipts are heavy, and the demand is only small. For the week same time last year, 19,710 pkgs. The very best creameries, either northern or western, in round lots to the trade, are hardly quote able at above 24c, but at the same time there is considerable of special butter which comes to regular customers that sells for more money.
 | Cheese continues rather quiet. It Is not easy to get above He for really nice round lots of cheese from the trade, though there are some special makes that go to special | trade and bring more money.
 Eggs hold steady and firm. All fresh stock, or such as can be made to answer for fresh, is firm, with the demand good. Really fresh are bringing fancy prices.
 For the week the total receipts of eggs were 373 bbls, and 12,306 cs.; last year, same week, fl bbls. and 974S cs.
 Potatoes are dull, with receipts heavy, and prices sagging. For the week the total re- ceipts of Irish potatoes here amounted to 190 cars, last year 12S cars. The receipts of sweet potatoes have also been heavy, amounting for the week to 10, ,059 bbls. against 6412 bbls. for the same week year ago. The market is easier.
 For beans the request is still dull, with the supply rather full. This applies to white ratker than to yellow eyes, which are rather scarce, with the market firm.
 Apples are selling fairly we'll with the de- mand for the best winter varieties increasing It is contended by some in the trade that the higher prices recently noted are checking business, but at the same time agents of some of these very same houses are paying stronger prices ill the country. Receipts of ordinary apples are large, and the market is easy. There is still demand for the best fall varieties.
 Cranberries are in excessive offering, and though the quality is generally excellent, yet the prices arc not very satisfactory. Choice Cape berries, $e.5o@7; others as to quality. The supply of pears is moderate, and the market is firm, though the trade Is dull The supply of grapes is not quite as heavy as previously noted, and the demand is bet ter, at rather better prices.