Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-08-07
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS.

ITO make the following quotations o
/ value 10 buyer aud seller alike, II VIII be
necessary TO carefully note the PREDATORY re-
marks which preoede all articles quoted. In
/ q market Of this character u Is impossible 10
| give prices for every day OF the week, but
| by noting the general tendency OF trade,
those given will be found sufficiently close 10
enable dealers TO base their transactions
thereon.l
The past week has been another quiet one
| In regard 10 the volume Of business trans
scted, but the future is still hopeful. Crop
conditions are good, and this fact cannot
long remain without yisibly affecting all
lines OF trade for the better. In dry goods
there is q marked improvement, and the
clothing trade is also feeling the good effects
Of favorable crop reports from the West.
APPLES.-Receipts continue large, but
trade is good and prices firm.
Quotations: Norfolk green, I5cCdsl . per
crate; JO(a75c per basket; Jersey sweet
boughs, Ell 10 Gs2 per Dbl; sour boughs,
81 50(d3. Delaware and Maryland astrachans,
tlal y per crate; 75d9Oc per basket; do
green slC1l 25 per crate.
|
tons unchanged from our last report.
| Quotations. Domestic hand-picked pea
beans, 81 1902 80 per bushel; foreign pea,
81 1902 %; large pea and mediums, ~ 300
, 40; yellow eyes, 81 9O(a3 90; red kidney,
81 25Cp2 rs; Vermont and California as high
as 81 6Cld2 20; lima, &c Id. JObbing prices
loo higher.
| BEEF.-There is nothing new to note
this week in beef. The market is well main
tained as to prices. receipts being Of a char
acter to keep 1t steady and firm.
| Quotations: Fresh beef: Steers, Gia9ic
per ID; binds, lOidll4c; flores, 64c; rattles
| kd5ic; chucks, 6(G7c; backs, SG9C; Pumps,
! 9t(dI2c; rumps and loins, l21GIi4c; short
RIBS, l2(Gl5c; lolns, 13(dl6c tenderloins,9Oc.
| Corncd Beef: Extra plate and extra family
tll GOA sl2 o. plate, Sll OOdll 50; extra
mess, 50 5O@ 10; mess, 81 So beef hams. els;
beef tongues bhl, s23 50; hf bbls, sl2 90;
tripe, hf Dbl, 81 -; honeycomb, s. y Dbl.
! BUTTER-There is no material change in
the market, which Is quiet but firm on choice
grades.
Quotations: Western extra creamery. 1jc;
fancy well-known marks higher; frsts aud
extra tirsts, l5(6lIc; extra imitation cream
| cry, l5c; factory choice, l3c; \ Y and VI
extra creamery. l9c; New York and
VI dairy, good TO choice, ljGl7c; East cmy,
good to choice, l6slS. These are receivers
prices for strictly wholesale lots
CHEESE.-Tbe market is firm, with a
fair demand.
Quotations; Northern full creams, choice,
sta SIC; twins, Stldsic; fair to good, 7(aSc;
Western extras, 7lC67ic; 6rsts, 6i(a7c.
Anthracite coal Is very quiet but the
market appears to be quite steady
Production Is large and trade dull, but the
sales agents refuse to shade prices to any
material extent, though individuals are cut
ting some. Bltuminous is dull and easy.
Quotations: Wholesale T. o. b. In New
York for stove, 81 90; egg, 81 90;
broken, 81 90; Chestnut, IS 81; Ly-
kcns valley, broken, 81 40; egg, a 81;
stove, S. chestnut, a. 81. Retail, stove,
Is so; nut, g. -; egg, q IS; furnace, IS %;
Franklin, SO -, all sizes; Lehigh, egg, Is 80;
furnace, q 30. Wharf prices. soc less than
the. foregoing. Btuminous coal, s+(a4 IS
delivered.
EGGS.-The demand for fresh stock is
good and prices on such are firm and higher,
Common quality eggs are dull and easy.
Receipts continue light.
Quotations: Eastern extras, 1874 20c: fan
ira Vt and \ II, l9d20c; Islands. 1Iilqlsc;
Western frsts. l7al7ic; Mich firsts. lac;
extrns, lSc; Nova 5 'otia 6rsts, l7(d lac.
JobbIng prices lie higher.
FLOUR The de nand for -four continues
quiet, but values are maintained. New
-four Is dull. The market shows a steady
tone, and old wheat goods are held WITH
1rmncss. The demand Is still of a hand to
mouth nature. COrnmeal is firmer for all
grades. Rye -four is dull and unchanged
Oatmeal steady.
Quotations: Flour, jobbers prices Fine
and Superfne 81 T5ta4 25 extra aud seconds,
| 81 2j(d4 IS; Minnesota baker clear and
straight, 81 50(d5 40; winter wheat clear and
straight,s4 SOFAS Is; winter pat. 81 90td5 20;
spring pat, 81 40(a5 20 for Wisconsin and
| Minnesota.
Corn Meal-Choicc kiln dried for export.
- OO(ds3 0J y Dbl; bag meal, 81 42(dsl a;
choice granulated, e. 0oas4 81 y bbl. Rye
| FloGT-Joh lots ut g. 2Id Sc 10 Pbbl. Dat
meal-sG 40(a Sc 60 p bhl for fine. and e. 10
acc 80 for cut and rolled. Graham Flour
81 OO(ds4 80 v Dbl.
FRUIT.-Thc state OF the fruit market
for the week, with quotations, is as follows:
Oranges are quiet and fairly steady. Fancy
counts. s2C3. Messinas and Psermos, 200
counts, 81 50td4 30; 800 counts, s3C64; 200
counts, 81 50Cd4,
Lemons-Dull and unchanged. Messina
and Palermo 800 counts, s4(a4 so for choice,
81 50(d3 80 for fair to good; 800 counts,
81 50td5 for choice; 81 1904 for fair TO
good.
BerrIcs-Natlve blue and huckleberrles
are selling at lO(dl2c y at; Jersey blackber-
ries 6GSc. Natives, 10 = 15c. Native rasp-
berries. l3l9l4c p gu; Gar y pint. Cur
rants, S(alOc per ID; lO@l2ic per at.
Peaches-Rcccipts continue light, with sales
of choice Delswares at 81 25(11 10 per basket,
and - 50(G3 for 3-basket crates.
| Melons-W atermelons are selling well at
easy prices. most lots being mediums, which
sell at l6d2Oc each. Extra South Carolinas
are worth 22(923c. Cantaloupes are not so
plentiful. Norfolks are selling mostly at
sl(d2 per Dbl and Baltimores at kl(di 81 per
| crate
Pears-Choice Virginia Bartletts sell at g.
per crate for No. Is, and 81 25 al 80 for No.
2. Common Delawares and Jerseys sell hard
at Sl(dl IS per crnte.
Grapes-R Receipts are increasing, and the
quality is improving. North Carolina Ives
and Nisgaras sell at Doc q basket and Della
wares at 81 for S-baskCt crates.
| Pincappes-Supply Is still light and prices
firm at 7T9c for choice Floridns.
California Fruit--In good demand and
steady. Bartlett pears. 81 75(d2 so r box;
plums, 81 5O@2 y box; peaches, 81 T5CT3 y
crate. Grapes, sl@l 30.
GRAIN.-Corn Is scarce, and spot lots
still higher. Oats are dull and easier, the
free offering of new to arrive, having a