Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-22

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lack Of animation in ira lie makes 1t no in
duoement for operators to do much ahead.
BUTTER is steady, but trade rules slow
Quotations: Fresh creamery 26X@29c;
held creamery 24026c ladle and imitation
lS920c; dairies 22@25c as to quality.
BEANS - Move fairly with prices about
steady.
Quotations Pea, s1.75@sLs5; sl6O @17O
for medium ;jobbing prices higher, while yell
low eyes range at : $500 05, red kidneys
% 25(62 IS, with foreign at sl 65@l 10 for
medium and pea
BEEF.-Quiet and unchanged.
Quotations: Steers, 693l{c common TO
good, 6@sc; binds, 7@llc; fores 6@6Ac
fresh rib, SIC.
Corned Beef-Quiet and hrm. Ex-
ira plate sll.50; mess, and extra, SO 500
Sl0 so; beef hams, els; beef tongues, bbls,
S22 so; tripe, hf bbl. ss; honeycomb,
$5 hf Dbl
CHEESE.-The movement in cheese steady
but dull
Quotations Northern, lO6llXc; lower
grades 7@l0Hc; Western l0@llc; Sage,
t2@121Sc.
EGGS.-Fresh eggs continue in moderate
supply and sell well at full prices 4 steady
demand for fresh stock.
Quotations Easterns, 2Sc; Westerns
25926c; provincials, 25c; Michgans 26927c;
Westerns and lime sell at 1962ic
FLOUR Trade is quiet although with
wheat flrmer the situation is steadier The
demand is OF hand to mouth char acter
General prices about the same
Flour ranges rom agents and jobbers un-
changed at f9 85(94 65 for spring patents.
" 4Og3 ~ for WI Ter patents, 81 90C13 55 for
clear and straights, with low grades at S2G3.
Conmeal-Steady. Meal, bag 94cC996 c;
and s2l0@ @2.l5 y Dbl.
Oatmeal-Oatmeal 30d4 so; for rolled
and ground; cut S4.55@4.75.
Rye -four continues dull at $325
ISH.-The fish market is quiet. but cod
shows a firm tone and values are maintained.
Fresh fish Is In good supply and selling
fairly.
Quotations: s5 5256550 for large picked
bank, S5 50 for large shore and Georges
and s5 90, s5@5 rs for medium.
Haddock is steady at 304r with white
halibut at 20tQ22c. for white. gray at 15Gl7c,
and chicken at lS@ zoe.
Cusk Is steady at 1s<@2c, with steak at
Hf@Sc, while hake sells at about li5t@2c for
large, and ldlAo for medium. Pollock Is
steady at &c, with steak at 21S@Sc.
Frozen salmon sells at 1s(a2Oc and l5@lSc
for fresh Oregon.
Soup remains at 697c salmon, 10000 for
eastern frozen and l56D16c for fresh Oregon.
Herring command 75ta SOC. per 100 count,
eels l0c, and native smelts i04l2c. Oysters
sell well at 90c0sl 20 for Norfolk, with the
best grades at IL IS. CLANS are quiet, with
Holsters steady at l0Gl2c for live and l2Gl4c
for boiled. ScaIlop continue In fair supply
and steady at sl per gal.
Shrdines dull, but held steady, o. being
YET asked for L oils, while q mustards are
held at s9 rs, with offerings very meagre.
Gloucester receipts for the week foot up
l03, 900 lbs. salt cod, 5000 lbs. fresh pollock,
81, 600 lbs. fresh mixed fish, liz, 900 lhs. fresh
halibut.
FRUIT.-The market continues quiet, with
a steady tone.
Choice eating apples selling from SO 50@4 so
per Dbl, with No. l Baldwins So 50@4 and
greetings at s9GS so, and No. 2s at S2C025 50,
while the range for common apples continues
at about sl.75@250.
Grapes are well toward the end of the sea-
sou, with large basket Concords and Cataw-
oas quoted at 2OG22e, with pony at ll@l2o.
NEhuutIIlcs COHtLuuc quiet Out steduy lOt
good fruit at "a 50(05 90 per bbl for cape.
Oranges are quiet, with Floridas at sl75G2
Tor choice IN good order per box, common
el 25@l b0 with lemons at S1.50@2 80 as to
quality.
Pears range from Sl 5000 so per bu, for
,hoice with seckels s3
Peanuts are steady at S>f@4Hc, with hick-
ory nuts dull at 10000 per bu.
GRAIN.-Quiet but steady.
Corn.-New steamer yellow and No.
Tellow corn continue scarce on spot and
quoted at 48c, with No. 2 yellow to ship at
l71f@47Hc, and No. yellow at 462I@47c.
Oats remain steady at 3s@3S1fc for spot
ohpped, and $50 to ship.
Hay continues quiet at s160l8 for the
oest lower grades dull at sl9@l6, as to
quality.
straw.-steady. Rye sl3.
Seed-Continues quiet at OIL 5000
Tor timothy; 81 5000 90 for red top. and
ll@l2o for clover.
MILLFEED.-T ship Is quoted at eli %
9l8 for spring and winter bran and
DIT 50@l9 80 for middlings.
Cottonseed meal continues steady at S4 76
10 ship, and $25. rs for spot.
Gluten r,eal to arrive Ia steady, s21 50@2s.
Barley is dull and nominal, with malt quiet
1t 78@7oo for Proved state, B0@85c for g.
rowed state, and 90c@Sl for Canada. Western
malt ranges at 6O@s0c.
MUTTON.-Quiet ut 5@6c.
Quotations Chicagos, 5000; yearlngs,
s@7]Sc; Brighton, 4@61dc; Eastern 5@7c.
LAMBS. Steady at 8@sc, with few
choice Brighton killed higher.
EAL.-Quiet at sSllo; Brighton calves
commanding little more.
PORK PRODUCTS demand for cured
meats continues fair, with pork unchanged
at Sl8, for heavy backs, long and short
cuts els, light backs, SIT and $3.50
for lean ends. Fresh ribs continue at SIC,
sausaSes SIdc; hams steady at i6c
smoked shoulders at s15c, and corned shoul-
ders at 7lfc Bacon sells at lac, with
smoked ribs at s1fc. Tierce lard sells at Sc,
are steady at 7Ac, for city, and exc
for country. No change in barrel beef
noes and extra selling at 80 bO91O. so, with
extra plate at el1.b0.
P0TAT0ES.-Are selling fairly and are
quoted steady at 8s@70c, for best hebrons,
while rose sell at 60@69c, and burbanks
$4,000.
Sweets are dull at s2O2 as for Virginia
with Jerseys nominal at % rs for double
head Dbl stock.
SUdAR-Quiet and steady Pulverlzed,
606c; cut loaf, 6Asc; powdered, 49Ic;
cubes, 4-Ac; dominoes. 5&; granulated,
4H@4-66c; soft whites, 4A@4S6c; OK
ira G, 4@4>sc; yellow, s1G@9JSc.
POULTRY The poultry market is steady
with Northern turkeys nominal.
Quotations are Fresh killed Northern tur-
keys are quoted at lb@lec, with chickens at
19@14c, and fowls at 12@13c. Western chick
ems and fowls quiet at 9@l2c; Western iced
stock is steady at 11@14c for fowls, 106l2c
for turkeys and 18@l5c for northern chick
ems. Live poultry 5000.
TRUCK. Truck continues slow at oil $50
81 70 per Dbl. for onions; 65@7bc per Dbl for
g.. Andrews turnips, and s2o92b per ton for