Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-06-26
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS.

TO make the following quotations OF
value to buyer and seller alike, Il VIII be
necessary 20 carefully note the PREDATORY re-
marks which precede all articles quoted. IN
] market Of this character II Is imposslole !.
/ give prices for every day Of the week, gu'
by noting the general tendency OF trau,,
| those given will be found sufficiently close 70
| enable dealers 10 base their transactions
thereon.l
The volume Of business Is still somewhat
restricted, but the iron industry IS looking
up, aud brisk trade in that line means
| general revival of business In every other
branch. Crop reports continue encouraging
and upon these reports merchants, traders
and Western railroads are basing their hopes
of large business next fall. The returns OF
railway earnings for May are unsatisfactory
| largely due TO the shortness OF last years
crops, but the industrial situation Is more
than ordinarily free from disturbance.
APPLES.-New apples are beginning to
arrive. They come chiefly from Norfolk
Va. The old stock is about all cleaned up
and held at from g. to g. y barrel, accord
Ing TO quality. Fancy russets might bring
even more. New Norfolks are selling at 75c
and 81 80 q crate and g. a3 q barrel.
| Quotations: No. | Russets and BaldwIns
SiN5; 2d3 80 according to quality; cyaporat-
| cd apples, l4CIl5c for extra fancy; ia he
for prime; lO(allc for sun dried.
New York: Spies Sjldi; russets Si35.
BEANS.-Beans are firm with trade I'M
proving Buyers have to pay full prices.
| Quotations: Domestic hand picked pea
beans, 81 4O(d2 30 per bushel; foreign pea.
! ~ 30@2 40; large pea and mediums, a. 500
30; yellow eyes, q SOa2 30; red kidney,
! e. 25@2 70.
New York: Beans, marrow, e. 2jla2 so;
medium, 81 30(a2 80; white kidney, az 25g
45; red kidney, 81 2i@3.
BEEF.-Thc beef trade has an easier look
though the quotations are unchanged and
the supply is short.
Quotations: Fresh beef Steers, S,d9!c
per ID; kinds, lO,d l24c; fores, ji@1c; rattlcs
| Safe; chucks, 5(a7c; backs, SdOc rumps,
T. l4c; rumps aud lons. l2al5c; short
RIBS, Il(r lac; lolns, li(1 lie; tcndcrOlns, 2Oc.
Corncd Beef Extra plate and extra family,
80 500 $40 10, plate, S. 5Oi extra mess, S.;
mess, & beef hams, SlS. beef tongues hbl,
80 jO(a s2i hf bbls sl2 %; tripe, honey
comb, S. z bbl; hf bbl, ~ %
BUTTER.-The market has lost the i'm
proved tone reported week ago and pricei
are easy with quotations unchanged. Al
| though in New England the weather Is dry
and the feed in the pastures short, the con.
ditions over the country as a whole are ia.
vorable to a good production. Dealers find
it hard to get over 2lc in jobbing way from
small customers
Quotations; Receivers prices, New Eng
la. .l.t-
| ljtd IL; creamery first aud extra hrsts,lj(G Il.
Elgin: Firm at lSc.; last week at lie.
last year at this time lic.
Chicago: Steady at IA 1lSc.
New York: Select dairy tubs and pals,
II o l0r; medium grades, l4cn &c
CHEESE.-The demand is light but choice
stock is scarce still prices have dropped
since last week. The export trade in New
York and Montreal is increasing, but 1t does
not yet am )unt to great deal in Boston
Quotations: Northern choice, 0ta0i; fair
to good Sd9C, western extras. caste. OHIO
flats. SnS!c. Jobhing price. Ia &c higher.
Utica ant Little Falls, Sa 1tc.
Liverpool, {, ), decline of one shilling.
COAL.-Therc is still a good volume of
business going on IN the way Of deliveries in
the completion of former contracts.
Quotations: Wholesale I. o. b. In New
York for stove. 81 -; egg, 81 GNa3 Is;
broken, 81 SOFA 81; chestnut, g. jHa3 Is;
LykcnS valley, broken, a. ~; egg, a -;
stove, 81; chestnut, 81 - Retail, stove,
e. %; nut, g. ~; egg, g. %; furnace. 81 ?j;
Franklin, SO -, all sizes; Lchigh, egg, s. 80.
furnace, g. 10. Wharf prices, SOC less than
The foregoing. Bituminous coal, si(at -
delivered.
EGGS.-Thc market is steady at about the
same price as last week or &c less.
Quotations Nearby and fancy eggs, Ia
49,; eastern cItrrs, l7iCa lSc; tirSts, lO!(a lie
Michigan, lac; Aroostook county and
provincial, l1tdl7lc.
New York: Eggs in liberal supply, SELL
Ing at l6!@l7c; Lcghorn, 2Oc
FLOUR AND MEAL.-The flour market
is quiet and in buyers favor. Cornmcal
continues to work OF, but the market,
though quiet, Is firm at The decline.
Quotations: Flour, jobhers' prices Fine
and superfne, S3(dt 50; extra aud seconds,
a. 5O(d5 p; Minnesota baker clear and
straight, - 7Nd5 %; winter wheat clear and
straight, s. 1898 Is; winter pat, 81 5O'd /;
spring pat, - S0@6 3j for Wisconsin and
Minnesota.
Corn Meal--Choicc kiln dried for export,
e. 90(dS2 o. 4" Dbl; bag meal, 81 3 "a 81 -;
choice graduated, e. 7Tos4 90 y Dbl. Rye
Flour-Job lots at 81 25lGs6 % pbbl. Dat
meal eco SO - u Dbl for fine. and e. IS
a 60 Us FOR cut and rolled. Graham Flour
81 0o(ds4 80 n bbl.
| FRUIT. Trade in fruit Is good, the bot
weather having largely stimulated the con-
sumption. Strawberries are coming for
wand in large amounts, and are sold at
prices which bring them within the reach OF
every one. The first car OF water-meons OF
the season has arrived. Gooseberries arc
seen very prominently around the market
California cherries are n prominent and
snowy feature Of many fruit stands and are
selling at reasonable prices The banana
market Is temporarily weak, on account OF
the very large numbers ripeninS at once.
Quotations. Bananas, 81 25(a3 80 y
bunch. Oranges, Messina, 81 5O(13 90 u halt
box; Lemons, Mediterranean, 90 J0dG 90 h
box. Virginia peanuts, &c y h. Castinas,
&c Y ID. Dates, 4ld5c y ID. Pineapples,
s9(al4 q 100; Strawberries, Dighton. 13(dl
common, SGLl0 n box. Cocoanuts, 90 % n
100 California cherries, 15c 4 tb in 10 h
crates.
New York: Fruit Of all kinds Is very firm.
Strawberrics-Fancy Hudson Rivers, 10 a
lSc per quart; medium, IL a. lSc. Cherries
"iihb vain ic" W wv HShN' y W ~
GRAIN.-COrn has been of during the
week, but Is today firm with sharp advance
Mt the West, quotations, however, being just
where they were a week ago. Oats have
also been down, but have not reacted as
much as corn, and, though firm, are lower
than week ago.
Quotations; Corn, high mixed, Tic;
| steamer VplIOw Nh II
oats, No clipped, ISOLDE; No . clipped,
52(a54c whites, j0(ddc; whites, 4S(djOc
HAY AND STRAW. Hay Is holding