The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-08
BOSTON PRODUCE MArsKET.

CoRN-Corn is rather easier. from the fact
that new corn Is freely offered that is dry
enough 60 take the place of old, and there Is
very little old coming in New No. 3yellow,
tn arrive, Is quoted at i7l9c. Old corn, TO ar
rive, is nominal, there being nothing doing in
IT. The spot market Is easy at: Old No2yel-
low, entirely nominal at 49c; steamer yellow,
4Slac: steamer mixed, 4so new high mixed,
4ilGc; with steamer yellow at isc.
BErF-The beef market is firm, with the
shippers determined 10 get better prices. In
the mean time trade is dull. Quotations are:
Choice fancy steers, S34Goc; prime, 7lh6slkc;
good. 6lf@7c; light. 5Gt6c; extra heavy kinds,
l0If0lllac: good. e1l0c; light. 7@sc; heavy
fores, 5,eG6Iec; light, 4@5c, backs 5itil8c; rat
ties. lGt5ISc; chucks, 4G6c; rounds, 59sc:
rumps, SG1l3c: rumps and loins, 94LlIc; short
ribs, 1J6Gl7c; loins, StlsI3c.
MuTToNs .,Np LAMBs-Muttons and lambs
are quiet again. with the market rather poorly
sustained at the advance noted Choice to
fancy lambs. 7111sl6c: good TO choice 6lD7c;
common to good. 4]f95c poor and ordinary,
&c; yearlings 5lslD6l3c; muttons, G1GISc poor
TO good. 405c choice heavy Brightons, &c;
choice eastern veals, l0a l0lac; common to good
6@Ic; Brightons and fancy. l01e8llIac.
PoTAToES--P Potatoes are in fair demand,
with the market steady. Sweet potatoes are
firm, but full arrivals are on the steamer for
today, and the market may be easier: Houlton
and Arcostook hebrons. 6J17Cc: Houlton and
Aroostook rose, S}l6jc: New York stars and
burbanks. 5000: Dakota reds, 55l15sc; chenan-
goes, 55fi5sc Virginia cloth heads. extras.
s. 50; double heads, S5 %.
FLouR-Thcre is some movement In -four.
though no Improvement in prices. Quotations
are very steady at: Fine and supers, 81 so
3 %; extra and seconds, 81 60n3 Minnesota
bakers. clear and straight. 50 s6G3 80; winter,
clear and straight, 50 2jGI3 15 winter pat. 81 81
@i 70; spring pat, 81 9OGs4 10.
HAY-The demand for hay Is little better,
but without change In prices. Straw is quiet,
with the market unchanged Bran is little
easier at: sack spring. to arrive, Sl79l7 70;
sack winter 10 arrive. S1ssaiS IS; sack spring
middlings. Si7 IS: sack winter, $40 50ab2O.
OATs-Oats are quiet, with the market
about Iec frmer. Oats To arrive are quoted at
3St6c for ordinary clipped. and mp to ss12c for
fancy heavy. The spot market is at: Clipped,
3s@3Sllc: fancy 33d;0c; No. white, 3i1s7lEc
No. white, 30I4c; mixed. 35d36c.
PoULTRy-P is duh and easy, with
the market nominally quoted at: Northern
and eastern turkeys, l26cI.c; western, l06blec
chickens, l30llc; fancy. lGGl7; western chick
ems. l0l0l3 fowls. SQll3c; live fowls, l0c chick
ems, 9I.Gbl2c.
APPLEs-Apples are very firm, indeed, with
some arrivals and considerable sales. Quota
tions are firmer: No. Baldwins. greetings
and kings. So 25to3 80 per barrel; fair 10 good,
81 75G3 seconds, S2Cd2 25; gravensteins. $50
825
EGGs--Eggs are moving rather better
though still dull. The quotations are steady
at: Eastern fancy, fresh, 3Olpc1c; eastern fresh
216t2sc; provincial. @2G125c: Michigan, $500 2Tc
western. %saD25c; held. l9g2lc, lined, DlD2lc.