The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-15
Little Change Noted in Any Lines Of
Trade.
BUTTER BUSINESS SEEMS LIGHT.
Consumption Not Nearly Up to the Aver
age Impossible TO s'll Ounces.
Cranberry Trade Duil-Increass In
Price Of Apples The Quotations.

Boston masLets from that of week ago.
Cold weather has not yet shut down for
good upon us, ard a considerable guam
tity Of green stuff is yet being taken from
the field % the market.
AS long rs this is possible the vegetable
trade will lack the stability OF a winter ba-
sis.
Ia the Butter Market
the amount of business transacted seems
light. Tire consunf ptien of butter this
fall is not nearly up 20 the average aud
this fact together with falling of of re-
ceipts makes trade rather dull
A considerable amount OF cold stored
butter is being placed on the market, more
IA fact, than Is b,ing put into the storage
houses.
Best western creamery IL selling at
27 l-2 10 sS ants this week Northern
creamery, rs 1-2 to 90 cents; eastern cream.
cry, % cents for the best Butter Of July
and june mako when taken out OF storage
is worth q cents. Fresh northern dairy
brings about 25 cents Tor good quality.
In the Fruit Business
Ounces ore strongly inactive. 1t is abso-
lutely impossible TO get rid of the crop
even at the low figures which now pre-
walls, from 25 cents to 81 a bushel. The
cranberry trace remains in the same dull
way. For somc reason, a. yet the public
do not want 'ranhcrries and If these con-
ditions do not som change the crop will
be one OF tie most disastrous to the large
growers. A higher price was paid to pick
ers this sa on and 'gras things were ex
pected Of the crop, but the outlook is dark
at the presSnt time.
There has been slight increase in the
price Of apples ard Bsldwins now bring
$50 tos5 barrel; Hubbardstons, 81 to s3
Greetings the same; Notion Spies, So TO
$3.50. Prices for pears are; Seckels, 81 a
bushel; Aujrnu, 81 to So; Clairgean, So TO
q; Beurre Bose, - 80 20 S. Grape prices
have been very unstable this week owing
to falling off of receipts, Immediately fol-
lowed by liberal supply again. Five
pound baskets are the favorite packages,
and In these Corcords sell for IL TO II cents;
Catawabas the same; Saems IA to IS cents;
and Niagaras, 10 TO Is cents.
Vegetables
There has been an even demand In the
vegetable market for the past week, and
prices are quite satisfactory.
Potatoes nrs quite firm, with Maine
hebrons ut about 20 to 73 oents per bushel,
and Vermont and New York white stock
at 65 cents. Chepangoes from u. f. L
have made thcir appearance, but as yet
are going slowly at e5 cents bushe! bag.
Onions are in good supply, and sell at
$l.75 to 81 bushel: cabbages bring so to 6J
cents barrel, rutabaga turnips IS cents
barrel, marrow aud turban squash 20 to SIS
cents and 81 TO 81 % respectively. Boston
market celery has dropped off fully 81 a
box and now sells at a. Nice greenhouse
lettuce Is 'carcc and quUtpt ut 80 cents a
dozen. A very few ripe tomatoes are left
and sell Mt from $3.50 for low grades to a
bushcl for the finest.
The Quotations.
MUTToNs AND LAMBs-Muttons and lambs
instead of improving, as expected, are really
easier, from an increased supply. The market
on vesls is not quite as fully supplied Choice
{, fancy lambs, s0sI6c; good to choice. 1617JSc;
common TO good, ccSSlEc; poor and ordinary.
Gh5c; Rrightons, 7tx9Sc yearngs. 7n7c: NUT.
tons, oe6lxc; poor TO good, pfttc; choice heavy
Brightons, 7d5lTc; choice eastern veals, o1
lOIac; common TO good, 5Q7c; Brightons and
fancy, 103ilc.
HAY-Ilay is more steady. with straw quiet.
Millfeed is little changed Good to choice
hay. si76lT J0 fancy, sls8ls 80. fair 10 good,
$16nl1; eastern choice, Sl61l7; poor TO good,
sl31l5 eastern swale, f01l0 80; rye straw.
SIS 5o6lt cat straw. Ss11; sack spring bran
10 arrive. slodfl6 25; sack winter. el7 50117 10;
sack middling., sl5 .5ll5 20 for spring. and
Sl91lo - for winter, cottonseed neal. nom-
inal, s25 75, TO arrive.
BUTTER-The butter market is still very
quiet, though prices arc reported steady:
Fancy creamorIcs, in small packages. 2gIEn
Doc; western creamery, extra, 27l2l2sc; frsts
and heid, 7stt1C; imitation CrBlmery, 23d124c;
factory. isaac; northern creamery, extra,
2SIT6sc: northern dairy. 2JCt.6c; eastern
creamery, extra. g7Gssc. These are prices for
round lots Jobbias lots and fancy lots cost
more.
MEArs-Corameal is quiet with prices
steady. Oatmeal is in fair request for the
special brands, with ordinary meal quiet:
Kiln dried cornmeal for export. &c 20 per hbl:
bag meal, CSC ssl yellow grGnulated, 81 500
3; ground and rolled oatmeal, 81 5Dai So per
Dbl; cut oatmeal, 81 151iD 90 per Dol; rye, 650
&c per bushCl for dealer and at 10C for Job
lots; rye nour. So to14 per bbl.
BEEF Beef is selling pretty we'll with the
market reported firm: Choice fancy steers, s3{
6toc; prime, 6kQSi1c; good. 5d;J6c; light so
6I<c: extra heavy kinds. l0iE1llc; good, 05tl0c
light. ease; heavy fores 5jf86,sc; light 40
SIC; backs, 515bsc rattics, H4G5j1c; chucks,
4dGc; rounds, bfl'c; rumIs, &Ll3C; rumps and
loins, iNtl1c; short ribs, ~ llc; loins, S1bi0c
PouITnY Tho poultry market IS duh and
prices are easier. The arrivals Of both chick
ems and turkeys are larger than they should
be: Northern ana western dry-packed tur-
keys, | % l1c; chickens. I306c; western iced
chickens. sIl0c. fowls, 7Q9yec; western iced
turkeys, @lJc; 1--we fowls l0c; chickens, $40
l2c.
PoTAToEs-Patatoos arr less firm, though
there Is a fair trade. Swc'i potatoes are easy:
Houlton and Aroostook hebrons. Gsds5Oc; Houl-
ton aud AfoostooS rose. G3f6jc; New York
stars and 'burhanks. tDNGjc; virginia cloth
heads oXuas. 81 c2jI JeT Icy bulk, 81 6szi 76;
double heads, Ss@s
CoRS-Corn = fairly sioady. Old 40. yell
low Is quotci ~ - ,.JJ,ec 10 arrive, with new
No. yellow at Ec, and ~ith No. corn nt
isi1c. Tha SCOT market D. quoted au No 2
yellow. 5Ic steamer yellow j14ftjlc; steamer
mixel. i9lst-pc, new steamer cllow. Boo.
ONrs Oats arc lrm. with clipped 20 arrive
OF ~ fiSj ~, WITH fancy hngy at i1c. Tho
spot marSt g. also pretty firm. with tho quo
tatlons a.; clipped, 300D'4c: fancy. 4Oc; no. 9
white 8sc; No. white, :Bl5 oJc; mixed. S5n
90.
CHrtss-Cheese Is "a iy: Northern full
creams and twins. lli60fltc. fair 70 GOOD. 90
lOifc: western choice. 100 ilisa. fair 10 good.