Connecticut western news., 1890-01-01
Market Review of the Week.
 BOSTON. Dec. 30, 1889

The wheat position is very steady one. The f1uctuation has been very slight for week; indeed 1t has been less than cent for two weeks. The feeling is steady one.
 The flour market is also very steady, though the demand has been checked by the holiday trade.
 The market on corn is easy, with the SUD- ply ample here, The markets all over the country are in about the same condition. There Is all abundance of corn of excellent corn are not very heavy. But there is not the slightest doubt but what corn will con- tinue easy for some time to come. For the week the total receipts of corn were 1SS,94O bus. last year. 231 ,5oO bus.
 Oats are quiet and very dull ill the way of futures, The total amount of trade in futures for the week has been scarcely more than cars; previous week. 3 cars.
 On cornmeal the market is quiet, with the position easy, for the reason that corn is but trade is quiet, and somehow buyers are getting concessiOns-or say that they are, The market on rye flour is firmer. For the week the total receipts of oats were 76,O6O bus; last year, same week, g. ,050 bus. market se unchanged. chang The M supply is stilI h heavy in all classes except the very best, and prices favor the buyer, Rye straw is more plenty and the market is easier, Some classes of millfeed are dull and lower,
 NOLWlIlStanUln5 LudC Luc tFaue IS Qull unsatisfactory, the receipts of beef are very full. The theory is that the kill of cattle is very heavy, and that the country is full of beef, and that Boston must take her share. The market Is full, and prices favor the buyer. The weather Is rather better, how ever. Quotations are maintained.
 For the week the total receipts of beef were 1S1 cars. -s
 Lambs aud muttons of the best quality are not in excessive supply, and the market is steady, with good prices being paid for the best lots. ..
 The pork provision market is steady and fairly firm. Trade ip fresh has been some what hindered by the Christmas demand for other fresh meats, but it is better within a day or two. The export request is good. The total value of the exports by Boston packers for the week is about $120,0O0, previous week, $100 GOO; last year same week, $95, 900. The kill of hogs is kept up to full pro- portions, the total for the week being about g, 800; previous week, 24 300; last year, same week, p ,OOO. There is also good home de- mand for packed meats. The quotations are steady.
 Poultry is pretty steady. The weather is favorable and though the demand is not par ticularly brisk, yet the feeling is firm. The request for eggs is still rather slow, with the supply ample for present require | ments.
 For the week the total receipts of eggs were 216 bbls and 451S cs; last year, 569 bbls and | 3965 cs.
 For beans the request is very moderate, though the market is fairly steady on the small regular demand. Buyers supply their wants without so much as making an im- prcssion on the supply. s The potato market is steady. The supply of the best eastern is not excessive, on the contrary it is rather small, and the market is very steady. Western are selling quite l readily, and are giving good satisfaction. More are coming. The market on the best Houlton stock is very steady: The total re- ceipts for the week, were Ill cars; same time a year ago, 169 cars. There are still quite quantity of sweets arriving. .. Apples are improving in demand, and the market appears to be stronger. In fact the general Impression is that within a short time the demand will have considerably in- creased here, and the request for export is pretty sure to be good, after the influence of the holiday is over.
 Florida oranges are in good request for the best, at from $250 to $4 box, with some ordinary lots as low as $1.50. Florida lemons are not very plenty, and the request is good.
 The butter market is quiet. Northern creaineries are not very plenty in the line of fresh, but they are not quotable above west ern.
 Cheese is in quiet request, with the offer ings free. Still the holders are firm, for the reason that the cheese has cost high.
 Cranberries are in fair request, with the best high colored scarce. The offerings of even ordinary are not as free as previously noted. The supply of native grapes begins to be limited, with the market rather slow.
 Trade in all kinds of fish has been good the past week, with light receipts and firm prices.