Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-12-02

The business condition generally is quiet,
and the outlook is not materially changed.
In dry goods the cooler weather is helping
the retail movement and causes better feel
ing TO prevail. Mills have no surplus goods
on hand, and are generally sold largely
ahead.
BUTTER.-Butter Is quiet and unchanged.
Quotations: Western extra creamery ,21la
2Sc; fancy well-known marks higher; iirsts
aud extra 6rsts. 2IG27c; extra lmita-
tion creamery, PC; factory choice, l'Mls;
Northern creamery choice. Sd99c;
aud Vermont dairy, good TO choice, s4Ca &c;
Eastern creamery, good to choice, 21d2lc.
These are receivers prices for strictly whole
sale lots. JObbing prices, {" &c higher
BEANS.-Beans are quiet but firm.
Quotations: n \ hand-picked pea, s2'i0(r
2l5; marrow pea, s209qs 10; choice
screened pea, 81 15faa 90; hand-picked med,
81 05(a'2 10; choice screened 81 75@2 90;
choice yellow eyes, - SGa2 30; California
pea beans, 50 21(a2 40 hand-p!ckcd, 81 80
az 60; rel kidneys, 90 1908 %: lima,
Sta 3ic. b ID; foreign med. 81 I0(a 20; pea,
u 75tGl 30. Jobbing prices lOc higher.
BEEF.-In beef there was better trade,
and the market is firm on choice, which Is in
large supply.
Quotations: Choice to fancy steers, 7lG
ste; common to good, 6nIc; light,
ii@5ic; extra heavy kinds, 2Gllc; COM
mon to good, S(a l0lc; light U(d7c; choice
heavy flores, 4la44c; common to good, 3l(6
ic; light, &c; rattles, 3(d3ic; chucks, 3G
&c; backs, 4!(fTc; rumps, 9(dl2c; rounds,
j(a64c rumps and lolns, lU@l3c; short
ribs, 1l1l4c loins 12@2lc; Chicago butts
and rolls, DC; tenderloins, zoe.
Corned beef-Quiet and steady Extra
plate and extra family, 30 so; plates, 81 5O@
80; beef hams, SIC; beeftongues, bb!s, SCI;
ht Dbl, Oil 90; tripe, hf Dbl, 81; honeycomb,
S5 per hf Dbl.
CIIEEsE.-Cheese is in steady and fair
demand with prices unchanged.
| Quotations: Choice Northern and twins,
| ll@l13c; fair to good, 7GJllc; Western
choice, lold1lc; fair to good, 7l(dl0c; sage,
| .:@i3c.
COAL.-There is fair inquiry for an-
thracite coal, and the market remains about
as It was.
Quotations: Stove, wholesale, 81 at New
York; egg, 81 so; chestnut, 81 IS. and
broken, 81 10. Pocket prices here are s5 Is
for stove, % 30 for egg, 81 so for nut and
IS 10 for broken.
Retail prices: Stove, 81 - per ton; nut,
90 %; egg, Sc; furnace, % 10; Franklin,
81 90; Lehigh furnace and egg, 30 %; Cum
bertrand at wharf, 81; screenings, 81.
! EGGS.-Choice fresh-laid eggs are in light
supply and firm. Choice held moving
freely.
Quotations: Eastern extras, 20 08 29c;
| W. and N III DSI1pQc. MIchtuan
extras, 27@2sc; Western frsts, 2G@2Tc; sec
onds. 23(d 25c; Nova Scotia, 2BG27c; held,
22@23c; lined, e0c.
FLoUR.-Thc -four market Is quiet, trade
rules easy, with the market steady.
Quotations: Fine and supers s800(d3,3O;
extra and seconds, S334 Minnesota
baker, clear and straight, s3.5O(a4 80; win
ter, clear and straight, s3.75G44O;
winter pat, Si.l5a4.75; spring pat, $40
(d4.90 for Wisconsin and Minnesota. Corn
meal-Steady. Choice kiln-dried for en-
port, s23O(a2.35 per bbl.; bag meal Sl.0T0e
Steady; job lots at s3.5O@4.25 for patent
0atmeal-Quiet. Ground cut androled
Sj.35QrJ. As.
FRUIT.-The state of the fruit market,
with quotations, Is as follows:
App!es-There is a full supply Offering,
but choice are steady, with common apples
225; No ., 81 25al so: Greetings, s2d
2 so; Kings, s2.t0G3; Hubbardston. 81
az 80; Maine Harveys, 81 2592 70; snow
app es, 2(d3; Talman sweets. $2d2 so
pippins, 81 50a2 %; common sweets.
sl 25@l 30; common apples 1925.
Oranges-FIoridas are in large supply, are
selling mostly at So 2jG2 70 per box for
good counts. with fancy at SO.
Lemons-In fair demand ut 81 J0dG for
Messinas and Pa'ermos and $7(dS for Maoris
and Sorrcntos Floridas in fair demand at
t3d per box.
Dried Apples--Dul but steady. Choice to
fancy evaporated, 7a9c per ID; sun dried,
4dac.
Nuts-Peanuts In fair demand at 3@4Hc
per ID. chestnuts, 500 6 per bu.; hickory
! nuts, $262 80.
Ounces are selling at 81 700
% per bu aud s4QtJ per Dbl
Grapes-Steady, with the supply light and
demand good. COncords. choice, 20(d23c for
large basket; lAal5c for pony; Catawbas
20d23c per large basket, lI(dljc per small
basket; Salems. 2O(p25c for large baskets
and l0(a l2c for small Almerias sell al S7Gl.
per Dbl.
Cranberries-- Cape berries are IN liberia
supply and firm at SO 50G7 per Dbl for
| choice, anu S2(d2 - per crate.
GRAIN.-Corn is iirmer in the west, the
market is firm here with spot offerings
small Oats are firmer.
Quotations No. yellow, to ship at al
No 2 yellow at 500 500. Spot steamed
yellow, 5jc; No. yellow, JJi(o 56fc; steamer
No. 3 aud no grade, j0(d52c. Oats Clipped
44G144ic Noe white Abe; No. . white at i2c
clipped to arrive are quoted ut Aa44lc;
all rail No. = white, 43c; No. 3 white, 42c.
HAY AND sTRAW.--iIay is selling az
wanted at steady prices. Straw Is dull but
unchanged.
Quotations: Choice. eli j0@1S 50; fair to
good, slG@1S 90; Eastern choice, $ITGi17 80
poor to ordinary, $12(dlG; Eastern swalc, 90
Straw-Choice rye, sl3 10al4 80; oat, sf
@9.50.
MILLFEED AND CoTToNsEED. Firm
and higher.
Quotations: Spring bran In sacks to ar.
rive. 800 per ton. Winter wheat.
SIS 0O@is 80; middIings in sacks, SIT 500
20 so per ton; G S meal, 500 % per ton for
new 20 arrive.