The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1893-12-22

Demand For Poultry Hardly Up
to Expectations.

BOSTON, Dec. ~. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Jne
near approach of Christmas the demand
for poultry is not up to expectations and
not many sales have been recorded up to
date. There is not, however, large
quantity of fresh killed stock in the mar
ket. Some inquiries are made for turkeys
which are selling as follows; Northerns,
10 to IS cents; and westerns, II to IA cents.
Western fowls are calling for 9 to 10 and
northern at 10 cents. Chickens are slow
in demand and are selling to IL cents
for western and 10 to Is cents for natives.
Rhode Island geese call for a shilling a
pound and westerns at IL cents. Native
ducks are bringing ID cents and western,
IA cents.
Butter.
Butter remains firm at the prices which
have ruled for the past six weeks. Trade,
however is dull and no advance in prices
is expected at present. Extra northern
creamery is firm at % 1-2 to 30 cents, and
fine western calls for % cents, while the
New York and Vermont creameries are
selling at 25 and 26 cents, while other
brands are bringing in anywhere from
% to "A cents.
The market has ruled steady during the
past week, but the demand is very light
The best northerns call for II 1-2 and
10 10 cents; westerns choice, 10 and II 1-2
cents; fair to good can be placed at 9 and
10 cents.
Eggs.
There is little change in the price ruling
in the egg market and business while
firm is not active enough to warrant an
advance on present rates. There is a
scarcity in the stock of fresh eggs and, in
several instances, the finest fresh have
brought as much as SO cents, while the
eastern fancy call for 30 to 35 cents, east
ern fresh q to 90 cents provincials "a to
26 cents, westerns % to "A 1-2 cents, lined
10 1-2 to 81 cents.
Vegetables.
The demand for potatoes is pretty firm
for Irish and whites. There is a large
supply in the markets, and these prices
are ruling: Aroostook hebrons, 65 and 70
cents; New York, So and 60 CENTS Dakota
reds, So and 60 cents; chenangoes, So and
60 cents. Cabbages are calling for 81 per
hundred; celery in boxes of three dozen
So and ST. onions, natives, 81 per bushel;
west Massachusetts and Connecticut,
So. so per bushel; squashes, $40 per ton;
Canadian turnips are worth $1.25 barrel.
Fruits.
Apples hold firm prices, but trade is
dull. No. Baldwins calling for SO rs and
s.; No. greetings, SO so and 50 IS; Toll
man sweets, So to 81 so. Best selected
oranges are being sold at So so and fancy
brights, 50. A fair supply of grapes on
hand at So per keg, and good Cape Cod
cranberries are selling at 81 per barrel.
The Quotations.
HAY-Hay continues quiet, with the market
steady. Straw is selling fairly well for good
lots. Bran is very steady, with wider range
of quotations. There is noted very good de-
mand for mixed feed. Quotations are about
as follows: Good to choice hay, SIG 5Ot17 30;
fancy, Sls fair to good, SIS 5O@16 so; eastern
choice $l5117 poor to good, $l32Dl5 eastern
swale, S1001l0 80; rye straw, $l3 5ODlE oat
straw $685. sack spring bran, to arrive. Sl11
II rs; sack winter, Sl7 75DlSs sack middl1ngs,
S17 5OG1S so; for spring winter, Sl9 5000;
mixed feed, SIS 756119; cottonseed meal, $24 rs
to arrive, and at 1874 70 for spot.
BEEF-Shippers are trying to get more for
beef by some Soc per 100, but buyers object,
and the advance will come hard, especially
with the present dull trade in the seaboard
markets and tho low prices of poultry and
muttons. Quotations are quiet firm at: Choice
fancy StecTS, o141go12C, 'IsdSoI' Boouf wv
&c; light, 5@6c; extra heavy kinds, 1O@l1c;
good 9091ec; lights, 70Sc heavy flores, 61906c;
light, 4005c; backs, 56616c; rattles, 445c;
chucks, 4@6c; rounds, safe; rumps, S6l2c;
rumps and loins, 9Dl6c: short ribs, 71eOl1c;
loins, S0lSc.
BUTTER-Butter is selling pretty well at
about full prices. There is a good call for
imitation creameries: Fancy creameries, in
small packages, 296l.29l6c; western creamery,
extra, 271602Sc; first and held, 25026c; imita-
ton creamery, 23l124c; factory, 1S@22c; north
ern creamery, extra, 2o19dg29c; northern dairy
23d25c eastern creamery, extra, 2762Sc. These
are prices for round lots. Jobbing lots and
fancy lots cost more.
MUTTONS AND LAMBs-The mutton market
does not improve The supply is too large for
the demand, and prices are easy at: Choice
to fancy lambs, S0S16c; good to choice, 60716c;
common to good, 41RG5c; poor and ordinary,
4c; yearlings, 5661ac; muttons, 5IsD616c; poor
to good, 4d5c; choice heavy Brightons, 616c;
choice eastern veals, 109l015c; common to
good, 5617c; Brightons and fancy, l08llc.
PoTAToEs-PotatOes are pretty steady for
Irish with sweets easy: Houlton and Aroos-
took hebrons, 65970c; Houlton and Aroostook
rose $4,000; New York stars and burbanks,
55969c Dakota reds, 5S060c; chenangoes, $50
Coo; Virginia cloth heads, extras, 81 15GJ2;
double heads 81 70.
CoRN-Corn is about steady for corn to ar
rive, with country yellow quoted at 4616c; No.
yellow. 46341t7c; No. 2 yellow, 4Sc. The spot
market is firm, with the offerings very small
Steamer yellow sold yesterday at 4Sc. Steamer
mixed is quoted at 4716c.
OATs-Oats are steady on oats to arrive. No.
2clipped are quoted at CSC, and No. l clipped
at soc. The spot market is well supplied, and
prices are easy; Clipped, 3715GJ3Sc; fancy, sec;
No. 2 white, 36166S7c; No white, Soc; mixed,
35136c.
CHEEsE-Cheese is steady, with the market
little changed: Northern full creams and
twins, 1l160l2c: fair to good, 91S0l01ec; west
ern choice, 1OGlllsc; fair to good, S09c; sage,
l3nl3tkc; Liverpool is quoted at SIS.
EGGs-Eggs are quiet and steady, with
fresh very firm: Eastern fancy, fresh, 3Od3jc;
eastern fresh, 21929c; provincial, 24G2bc;
Michigan, 25Ika21c; western, 22G2415c; held,
l9621c; lined, lgI602lc.
PoRK-The market is quiet on pork and lard,
with quotations nominally unchanged. The
packers note quiet market.
Generous Action.
NEW LONDON, Conn, Dec. ia largely
attended city meeting appropriated 5000
for public works to provide employment
for idle men Wages will be not less than