Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-09-30

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base their transactions thereon.l
The volume offAll business remains steady,
but it is only moderate in most departments
of trade The transactions are good
average for the season, however, although
the demand IN most lines Is OF hand TO
mouth order and entirely devoid Of any
speculative feature. The threatened advance
in coal did not materiSlizc, aud it is not
thought that 1t will, at present at least. Cot
ton goods are firm with quiet trade, while
woolens are generally in an excellent condi-
tion.
BUTTER.-Butter is very steady in prices,
and butter in choice small tubs and packages
is wanted at FULL prices, but large packages
move rather slowly.
Quotations: Western extra creamery, 24Ca
DC; fancy well-known marks higher; tirsts
aud extra hrsts, 20@2lc; extra imitation
creamery, lSa l0c; factory choice, l6ld lie;
Northern creamery, choice. @6c; \ aud
Vermont dairy, good to choice, 22(d 24c;
Eastern creamery, good to choice, asa 25c.
These are receivers prices for strictly whole
sale lots; iobbing prices, &c higher.
BEANS. Prices hold steady, with quiet
demand.
Quotations: Y hand.pickeJ pea
81 10; marrow pea, 81 90; choice screened
pea 81 $4,000; hand picked med,
choice yellow eyes, 81 00al 95; California
pea beans, 81 30(a2 40; humd-pickcd, 81 50
az 60; red kidneys, 81 jOa2 75: lima,
3t@3 q ID; foreign med. 81 10(ql 10; pea,
81 75@l 80. Jobbing prices loo higher.
BEEF.-The beef market is decidedly dull
and easy. There is an over supply of light
beef and the market is lower on such beef,
though the best steers are firm.
Quotations: Prime steers, sdS1c; good,
7@7lc; light, 5(dGc; extra heavy kinds,
lu4al2c; good, ga l0c light, ease: fores,
(a54c; light, 3(a3lc; backs, 4!a SIC; rattles,
2@3lc; chucks, 3@4lc; rounds, JN64c;
rumps, 9(al4c; rumps a'd loins, 9@lGc;
short ribs, ga l4c loins, l0(a I9lc.
Corned Beef-Extra plate and extra
family, 80 80; plates, Ss j0(a9; beef hams,
Sl6 beef tongues, bbs, S24; hf Dbl, Sl2 50;
tripe, hf Dbl, 50; honeycomb, - per hf Dbl.
CHEESE.-The market is firm at prices
named.
Quotations: Choice Northern twins, ll(0
1l!c; fair to good, S4a1lr; Western choice, 8
(Gl0ic; fair to good, 7(dS!c; sage lldl2c.
Liverpool is quoted at AS
COAL.-The market is in quiet position,
with general conditions unchanged. Local
dealers are busy getting out their coal III de-
livery OF the orders that are coming in, and
are doing little i'll the way OF fresh buying.
The retail movement IS sharp as consumers
are putting in their fall supplies, and this
keeps delivery teams busy. The fact that
the combine will advance prices Oct. /, will
induce retailers 10 follow their example and
this is squirting the retail movement some
what. Values with first hands show no
change from last week.
Quotations Stove, wholesale, 81 IS at New
York. egg, 81 80; chestnut, a Is. and
broken, "a 10. Pocket prices here are % 40
for stove, 80 20 for egg, 81 % for nut and
IS 90 for broken.
Retail prices Stove, 90 25per ton; nut,
81 %; egg, Sc; furnace, % rs; Franklin,
81 50 Lehigh furnace and egg, SO %; Cum
berland at wharf, -; screenings, 81.
EGGS.-Egss are positively dull in de-
mand, and the market would be lower il the
eggs were crowded for sale. But ns it is
quotations are retained.
Quotations: Fancy Vermont and north
ern ESQ 20; northern fr, sh, % t24c; eastern
extras, 22(a23c; VI. and n. II extras, ga
23c; Michigan extras, 2lM2i1c; Western
tirsts, 2OCd 203c; seconds l9(dl9lc; Nova
Scotia, 20@2lc; held, lSal0c.
FRUlT.-The state OF the fruit market.
with quotations, is as follows;
Apples Choice stock vet holds firm. with
prices about steady. ChOre gravensteins,
81 5O(a3 80; pippins, 81 25al 49, Porters,
81 25(d 30; sweets, ii p; common apples,
sl@l %.
oranges-Jamaca lots selling at 60 per
Dbl.
Lemons-In moderate demand at 81 5Od6
for Messina, and S7GlS for Maoris.
aloupes-Providence Japanese melons
are quiet at SlGl so per Dbl, natives. S3(d
50 per bush box.
California Fruit-Ofierings fair with prices
steady. Peaches, Sl@1 50 per box; plums,
Sl@2; pears, sl@J.
Peaches--75c common. 81 prime white
and yellow, with some fancy yeilows at
81 25(a1 40.
Plums-B radshaws and Quackenbos plums
are steady Mt 40G50c per basket; common
varieties, 25@35c; Dhmsons, SOC per l0-lb
basket and 81 per crate.
Pears Bartletts, seas per box; Clapp's
Favorites, s3(a3 so per Dbl; common pears
Sl@l y per box.
Grapes Offerings are very large and
the market closed lower. York State
Concords 20c large basket, lIml2c
for pony, and 75c@sl per carrier. Delawares,
Acc per large basket, 17@lSc per small,
81 50(d2 per carrier; Niagaras, 81 25G1l 50
per carrier.
Crauberries-- Choice Cape berries remain
steady at So 50,d6 50 per DBL, and $2Qu2 %
per crate.
Dried Apples-LittIe doing. Choice TO
fancy evaporated, I(d9c per Id; sun dried,
4Gd5c.
Peanuts-Steady, at 8(a4ic per ID.
FLOUR.-The feature in the flour market
Is the word that some agents have received
directions ordering them to sell -four only at
&c stronger prices. The market seems to be
frmer. Here the quotations are not
changed Cornmeal is little firmer, fol-
lowing little frmcr market on corn.
Quotations. Fine and supers, S2.OOCd3.25
extra and seconds, s3d4.OO; Minnesota
bakers, clear and straight, S3.50(d4. %; win.
ter, clear and straight, $3.75(d4.3 80;
winter pat, s4.35G5.OO; spring pat, $40
@5.W. Fancy brands s5.lO@5.25. Corn
meal-Choice kiln-drIed for export. 81 $50
2.40 per Dbl; bag meal S1.12d1l4: choice
granulated, S2.90@3.G5 Rye nour-job lots
at s494.50 for patent. Oatmeal-ground,
cut and rolled S5(d5. 10.
GRAIN.-Corn Is trmer, both for spot
and to arrive. Oats are very steady.
Quotations: Chicago No. 3 yellow
to arrive, 57la5Sc; No. Q yellow, 5sIc.
No yellow, Gle; steamer yellow, colo;
steamer mixed Soc: no grnde 5Ga5Sc for
spot. 0ats-4l4a4l4c for Chicago clipped
for shipment; Clipped 422@44ic; No.
white; 42!@44c; No. 3 white 4l@42c;