Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-07-31

TO make the following Quotations OF
value 20 buyer and seller alike, II viii be
necessary 10 carefully note the PREDATORY re-
marks which prcccde all articles quoted. IN
a market OF this character II 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 20 base their transactions
thereon.l
We have TO chronicle another week OF
quiet trade, but the outlook continues en-
couraging and some lines Of trade, notably
dry goods, are showing signs OF an improve
ment which will tel on the right side OF the
ledger IN the ear fan business. The money
market IS getting easy, and il nothing oc
ours to disturb the financial situation within
the next four or five weeks we shall enter
all era OF sound commercial prosperity I'M
known for some years. The business
growth may be said to be healthy one, as
there have been no relapScs to record for the
past year worth speaking Of
APPLES.-The supply Is getting largely
In excess of the demand aud trade is con-
fned principally to Southern stock, which IL
very poor and the prices OF 50 wide range
rs to be beyond quoting. Lest weeks figures
are perhaps about as near rs they can be
made, which are: Norfolk green,
j0cCasl % per crate; Delaware and
Maryland astrachans 7jc,asl per crate;
| d. green, 50d7jc per crate. Dried
Apples-Choce to fancy evaporated, l3Glic
per ID prime, I2c; sun dried, l0j6l;c.
BEANs.-The market is steady aud I'M
changed.
| Quotations: Domestic hand-pickcd pea
beans, - iO(a9 80 per hushel; foreign pea.
81 l0a2 p; large pea and mediums, ~ 500
! 9 40; yellow eyes, - 9hGt3 o.; red kidney,
e. 25Gt2 -; Vermont and California n high
- 81 6Ja2 20; lima, &c 10. Jobbing prices
| l0C high
BEEF.-Frcsh beef is firm al last weeks
quotations, with supplies OF choice limited,
and the same holds good in regard to corncd
beef.
| Quotations: Fresh beef: Steers, ~ a9ir
per H. kinds, lnI ullic; fore' b.r; rattIcs
| 5Cd5!c; ChuckS. Gd7c; backs, : sc; rumps,
94(d l2c; rumps aud ioins. FAC l4c; short
ribs. ia loo; loins. ia lGc, tcndrrlOlns, 2Oc.
Corrcd Beef: Extra plate and extra family,
Bill OO(a sl2Or plate Sll OOHll %; extra
mess, - 30 u 10; mess. g. 30. beef hams, SlS,
beef tongues bhl s23 50; hf bhls. 81 a. /;
lripe. If bhl, 50 -; hpneycomh, s. q Dbl.
BUTTER The receipts of butter are large
,nd quiet trade is noted. The best grades
are firm, but there is nothing doing in poor
stock The supplies are getting large and
this will have tendency TO keep prices
aown for anything but the best.
Quotations: Western extra creamery, lSr /;
fancy wcll-knuwn marks higher; trsts aud
extra iirsts, .jdl1C; extra imitation cream.
cry, lEalGc; factory choice, l@"lIc;
and VI extra creamery, 49,; New York and
Vtdairy, 20 to choice lidl1c, East cmr.
good to choice. lGslS. These are receivers
prices for strictly wholesale lots.
CHEESE-The market is firm, with a
somewhat better feeling, ands thi, will have
A tendency to help the butter market at this
season.
Quotation, Northern full creams. choice,
Va SIC: twins, II rNlc; fair to cool. Gllo iic; ;
Western extras. Ia &c; irst', G!''c,
COAL.-Tradc is looking up, but the mar
ket is without any noticeable feature and
prices are unchanged.
Quotation: wholesale I. o. b. in New
York for stove, 81 10; egg. 81 %;
broken, 500: chestnut S3Si Ly-
krns valley, broken, - -; c2g, e. 81;
stove. s.; chestnut. - -. Retail. stove,
a. a.; nut, a. -, cSg, g. -; furnace, So 2j
Franklin. 81 -, all silrs: Lehigh egg, 6 10;
furnace, sj %. Wharf prices, jOr les, than
the foregoing. Bituminous coal S+(a4 -
delivered.
EGGS.-Choice are In light supply and
steady, but common stock is easy. with the
demand for all kinds quiet.
Quotations: Eastern extras, l~,H iac; fan
CIV nearby s'"tk higher; hrSt,, lie; cX-
trH VI aud y II. lS0lyc; Islands, i7lc;
Western extras, l6i al7c; ir,ts, lie; Mich
choice, l1HlI!c; Nova Scotia tirsis, l6!Gt lie.
Jobhing prices lc higher.
FLOUR-The dc nand for -four Is more
active and the sales are larger, with selling
prices quite firm and unchanged, though
some mills refuse to sell except at an al.
vance OF 10 cents barrel
Quotations: Flour. iobbcrs' prices Fine
aud >upcrdnc - ,:ii,0 t 2l;cxtra and seconds,
e. 2iai -; Minnesota baker clear aud
straight, ~ S0a5 80; winter wheat clear and
straight, ~ pOa5 80: winter pat. 81 5000 -;
spriuG pat, s. i0Hi 81 for Wisconsin and
Minnesota
Corn Meal-Choicc Kiln dried for export,
e. Sj(dS2 90 y Dbl: bag meal, 81 3O(a ST. 81
choice graduated, a. 7H0si0O y Dbl. Rye
FiOur-Iob lots nj e. 2Ma 81 % Pbhl. Dat.
meal sGI0(d 50 GO u bbl for fine, and 60 e
(aS6 30 for cut and rolled. Graham Flour -
81 GNHS4 30 y bhl.
FRUIT.-Thc state OF the fruit market
for the week, with quotations is as follows
Oranges are quiet and fairly steady. Fancy
CALIFORNIA; are quoted at S3n3 50; good
counts, Sa(H3. Me>snas aud Pa!ermus, 3pl
| M
counts, 81 jO(ai.
Lemons are steady. MeSsinaS aud PaIer.
mos, 800 counts. 81 a 1 80; 800 counts, a. N
as for fancy; fair to good, 81 5On4 e box.
Havana pineapple" are selling at lNuIlc
each; sugar loafs, False.
Delaware peaches, 5Octasl - q basket;
carriers, S26l.
New York cherries sell at GliI0c n lb, ma.
tives, lOc.
Grapcs-North Carolina, Ives and Cham
pons sold at 75c u basket
Georgia La COntc pears, 81 5OWS2 per
crate.
California cherries. 75c(akl 80 per box
Apricots, al - ~ - per box. Plums
81 50CaS3 per box. Peaches, 81 25(os1 II
per crate
Blucberrics, Sto Toe per quart: hlackber
ries, Jerseys, Ka7c, raspberrics, Base pei
cup; natives, li(a l6c per at. Watcrmelons
l2(a22c each. tnnta'oupes, 81 5O(d$2 pei
crate: Baltimore Anne Arundcls. s. to 81 81
per crate; NOrfoiks, - 5OWs3 30 per Dbl.
GRAlN.-COrn /, in fair demand, with
prices fairly steady. There is little demand
for oats, but the market is firm.
Quotations; Corn, q, for steamer vel
low, Chicago No. yellow is quote,
to ship at 7Oia7lc; No yellow at GOA
70lc. High mixed, I31r; stclme, yellow, 13c
steamer nc; good no grade, II, with
oil lots down as to quality Oats. Chicago
No. whites to ship, Asa 4Sic lake and raj
clipped oats to arrive, 4o,d5nic for lake anc
rail- Choice to fancy clipped spot, h5d55ic
No. white, 53l@5ic; No. white, Sc
low grades nom, 30 52r.