Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-05-08


enable dealers TO base their transactions
ihereon.l
There has been a somewhat encouraging
movement the past week in agriculture
products, and Il now looks IS though what
ever activity msnifests itself will be maia-
tanned in q healthy way. The season has
opened auspciously for farming operations,
but there is some complaint OF q scarcity OF
help among farmers for the planting season.
The general situation may be regarded as
hopeful.
APPLES.-The demand Is slack and the
apple season Is almost over. It takes strictly
sound fruit to bring full quotations and there
Is gradual easing up Of the situation. Very
little fruit sells at over 30 2 Dbl. Sixteen
cents is the outside limit for the best of new
fancy evaporated apples.
BEANS.-The bean situation is strong
and prices are firm at last weeks quotations,
choice large pea and mediums bringing
az 3O(d2 40. Domestic supplies arc in limited
quantity, and the importations are all that
prevent prices from becoming extreme
Should the demand become brisk, which II
is not at present prices will go still higher.
BEEF.-The price Of fresh beef Is the same
as last week, being on the basis of 9ic for an
extreme quotation on the best choice steers,
but the feeling is that at this price the mar
kct is frmer. Not that trade has actually
Improved, but the trade aud the consumers
are gradually coming TO realize the fact that
the high prices have come TO stay and must
be paid if there is to he any beef eaten. 1t
is significant that the increased prices do not
increase the supply indicating that there
are not great many cattle in the country in
a condition to be rushed into the market at
q high price.
BUTTER--Bu is very scarce. The
nominal quotations are the same as last
week; namely on the basis Of sc as the ex-
treme round lot price for the best creamery
butter; but the market is firmcr than week
ago and supplies are scarcer II would not
be at all improbable If there was an advance
of at least a cent before the week is out.
The trade however, is feeling conservative
about advancing prices because they know
/ tDat Tue plhCu 10 llh'lN W last put . i'"
weeks and that It Is bad time to advance
prices on the eve OF an increased make.
Quotations: Receivers prices, New Eng
land creamery, 26(a sc; inc dairy Selections,
Ella 26; creamery first and extra firsts ,29Gr 25
Elgin Steady at 27(d27tc for the past three
weeks II has held at DC; year ago II was
lSc, dropping to he the last week in May.
Chicago; Egin, BE; western 24(d 25c.
| It Adams: Selections, 2l(d25C; general
price, DE.
New York Firm at 2sC62Slc for Western
creamery.
! CHEESE.-The old stock is clearing up;
Out instead Of getting the extreme prices
that were hoped, concessions have to be
made. As result the situation is disap
pointing. The 1]c market which was eX-
p cited has not come; l?ic is nominally the
D Inside price, bnt very little is sold over l2c,
The country market in New York state has
opened, prices at l'tica aud Little Falls TAX
ing the wide range Of from Q to III y n.
EGGS. Eggs are easier again. Many are
coming forward which are not quite up TO
The standard necessary for cold storage, and
they have tendency to make prices easy.
Quotations are about | cent less than last
week. or on the basis Of l6C for eastern extras
and l5c for western and New England irsts;
ducks eggs are worth lSo 2Dc and arr unusu-
ally plenty this year.
FLOUR AND MEAL.-The -four market
Is easier and prices have reacted a little,
although mlers are firm in their views to
ecrtain extent; but as wheat is still high and
| to all Ia in.,ltn az AD
to shade prices materially Corn meal is
easier and has dropped considerably from
the excessive point it reached last week.
Quotations: Flour Fine and super
fine $3 JO(a 81 on; extra and seconds, 81 2iI1
g. -; MINI. baker, clear and straight, So 40
as 10; winter wheat, clear and straight,
e5 5O(asG 90; Michigan extras and seconds,
s. 5O(a6 90: winter pat. e. GOO 81 so; spring
patent, % aO(a 81 - for Wisconsin and Min
nesots, fancys 81 So 90.
Corn Meal-Choce Kiln dried for export,
s3 60tdS3 80 y Dbl; bag meal, u 5Easl 81;
choice graduated, o. jO(d 81 IS y Dbl. Rye
Flour-Job lots at g. 2Sr 81 % Sbbl. Dat
meal o. OOas7 ~ y Dbl for fine. and - 10
(asS OK for cut and rolled. Graham Flour
81 0ods4 80 y Dbl.
GRAIN.-We have had big drop In corn
and oats this week. which has been fol-
lowed by somewhat OF n reaction We are
now at season of the year when all
depends upon the condition OF tie crops now
growing and being planted. There Is con-
siderable room for decline in prices.
Quotations: Corn. high mixed, SIC;
steamer yellow, S2(as6c; steamer, Sic: oats,
No. clipped, G4d66c; No. . clipped, 64(a Csc
, whites, B3c; 3 whites, &c,
uAN Nh Grip na,.oiDtg Iiuht
but there is enough old hay on the market
to prevent any advance. Although
no higher prices can be obtained, the feeling
is that the market is in more satisfactory
condition. Fourteen dollars is about the
outside price.
MAPLE SUGAR AND SYRUP.-Mape
sugar and syrup have been more plenty
than usual this year; hence sales we're slow
and could not be effected in large lots except
at low prices. Sugar in cakes rule at T(dIOc
aud In cans and tubs at 6(d7c. II takes q
very nice article to go over &c. The best
syrup will not bring over 70c in large lots
and some inferior has been forced of at iOc.
MUTTON AND NEAL.-Tradc is only
fair and prices are hardly up to last week 5
figures, veals particularly being In over sup.
ply. Anything has to be extra to exceed Sc
the supply OF spring lambs begins to be
larger.
MlLLFEED AND COTTONSEED.-
Millfeed Is low and under present condition,
1t must 80 lower still Owing to the warm
weather, which has forced forward grass, We
must expect milfeed to decline materially
On the other hand, linseed meal, cottonseed
meal and hominy feed remain as high oil
higher than before. Buffalo gluten feed
he ps in line with bran and is lower.