Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-10-20

Business continues slow, with the general
situation quiet, and lack Of activity.
Flour Is dull, and while values are held
about steady, there is little disposition shown
TO buy much. Corn is dull and about Nc
lower with oats quiet but fairly steady. Mill
feed Is quoted easier, with cottonseed meal
active and Arm, over 700 cars being sold to
arrive during the past week by one firm.
Butter Is steady but quiet, with cheese firm
and eggs steady, but moving slow. Beans
are dull, with quiet movement In poultry.
Potatoes are quiet, with hay in large supply
and dull Provisions are quiet but steady,
with fresh meats In moderate demand ct
about the same basis Of price.
BUTTER.-Sells slowly but is held steady.
Quotations: No change. North, fresh
creamery 27@soc; East do. 2S@Tc;
West do, 2o927c; North cold storage
do, 26@27c; West do, A926o; imi-
4. 7. sndVerpont dairy, 2os2sc. These srs
receivers prices for strictly wholesale lots-
Jobbins prices l92c higher.
BEANS.-Dull with little change to note.
Quotations N. Y. and VT handpieked
peas o. o5; marrow pea, so@e2 02
lcrsened pea, O. 1901 IS; hand.
picked med, 81 1901 80; screened, u rs
9el s6; choice yellow eyes, % 50;
California pea beans, s2 1904 80; hand.
picked, % so92 20; red Kidneys, % 90
d ebal 70; pea, 81 75@i 80; lobbing
prices loo higher.
BIKP.-Modsrate with steady prices
mon to good, strse. best kinds, 7S0llko,
best tores. 31f@bfc.
Corned Beef-Quiet and firm. Ex-
ira plate slLco; mess, and extra, - 500
| elo 50; beef hams, sle; beef tongues, bbls,
t22 %; tripe, hf bbl, IS; honsycomb,
CHELsE.-Ftrm but quiet.
Quotations; Best Northern full cream,
| le9l2c loyer grades 7@lo><o; Western 50
iici Sage, il9l2c.
EG9S.-Stesdy.
Quotations; Best Easterns, 24c; provin-
qials, 22o; Michigsns, 20922c; Westerns
AN S2ac.
FLOUR. Quiet at the recent decline.
Quotations Extra and seconds, s225S
| AS; Minnesota baker, clear and straight,
| e3. lbGs.66 winter clear and straight, sas0
| G&0o; winter pat $4,000 10; spring pat.
eA00@4.65 for Wis and MINI. Cornmesl
| Firm. Choice kiln dried for export, S2O
cas- bbl bag meal, 81 0O9L62
Rye Flour-Job lots at 90 25@S.76 for Pc
tent oatmeal-steady. Ground, cut and
rolled, sA75G6.00.
FRUIT.-A quiet business Is noted with
| prices ruling about the same.
Apples; Gravenstein, s3@s 50 per Dbl;
lower grades, % oO@S 90; windfalls, sl SOC
Oranges - Messina and Palermo 1904 per
box, and 81 50@250 per half box.
Lemons-Quiet, at 90 50@s5 90 for Messi-
mas and Palermos.
Dried Apples-Dull Evaporatsd, s@9k
Y n. Sun dried, 3G4c. y ID.
Nuts-Peanuts, quiet at S94Sc Rio.
Peaches Receipts continue large, and
sales were made mostly at 40@76c per
basket
Cantaloupes Quiet, at sl5O@s2OO per
| bu.
pears.-Quiet and unchanged Bartletts
% 00@s2 80 per bu common at Sl60@
| s2 co.
Grapes. Continue In fair supply, and q
steady trade rules. Large basket Delawsres
are steady at 22925c with pony at l3@l5c,
| while Concords are selling at 9@l0c per pony,
and l41Sloc for large baskets, with Salsms at
loc for pony and lsc for large baskets.
Cranberries @sl so per bbi
GRAIN.-Quiet
Corn. Easier. No 2 yellow to ship,
lake and rail, 50&@5lo; spot steamer
| yellow, 50&4 651c
Oats. Quiet demand and limited offerings.
! Clipped, white oats for prompt shipments
Ct s71@ss>fc; clipped spot sS@ssc; mixed
SAY @ss1ic.
Hay Outlet and easy under large offerings.
Best grades, Sl6; fair to good, sl66l7 poor
to ord, slS 6l5. Eastern swale, sSbo@
straw.-steady, but quiet choiSs rye,
sl9 609l4 oat, s6@7
MUTTON Quiet and steady.
Quotations: Chicasos, s@7c; yearllngs,
6@7>dc; Brighton 7c; Eastern SOTO.
LAMBS.-Steady. Eastern 7RQc; Brigh-
tons, s@91fc; Chioagos 6S9c.
VEAL. Quiet Choice Eastern s@lOJ<c;
Bnghtons 10h@llc.
MILLFEED.- Steady
Quotations: Spring bran In sacks to ar
rive, lake and rail, GIG. 26 q 1850 ton mid
dlings In sacks, OF 5O9l9 90; @ s meal to
| arrive at s26 "a 1925.
PORK PRoDUCTs.-Quieta and steady in
price. Lard and hams no change to note.
Quotations: Cuts and backs, s2l so; lean
end, ga 90; pork tongues, cal 90;
| prime, sls 90; butt pork, sls 60 fresh
| ribs, lie; ssusages, l0Ifc; hams, llk9l2o;
smoked shoulders, lie smoked ribs 10xc
boneless breakfast bacon, l8c pressed ham,
| lac tierce lard, lOhc Y 10 City dressed hogs,
| &c; country, 7&c.
POTATOES Firmer. Aroostook hebrons
$4,000: rose. 5S955c pbu; white stock So
| G>56a
| Sweet Potatoes. e.-Firm at sl. .6291.76 for
tSt Vir. yellows; Jersey double heads,
tl.75; Jerseys In bulk, e. @2.25.
PoULTRY.-ste with more liberal ar
| rivals Of fresh killed.
Quotations Unchanged; Fresh killed chick
ems, l6@lSc; fowls lS@l4c; Western iced
turkeys, l99l+c; fowls, l2o i; chickens, 100;
live fowl, l0Gllc; chickens, l0@l2c
SEEDS. Quiet.
Quotations 81 5000 for timothy, o. %
| a2 is for red top and l1@llxc for Glover.
TRUCK.-oUorATIoSs.
| Onions natives, per bu. .......... rs
| Carrots, per box.....,........... 90
| Beots, per box. 10
| Native Celery, per dozen ........ 100
Turnips, per Dbl. l................. 90
Cabbage, per lOO............. 500
Squash, marrow, per bbL... @
| Beans, wax, per rbu............... 70
| Shell beans per bu. ............. i00@el ID
| Peppers, per box. 70
Cauliaower, per box............ l00@el %
| Silver Mines to Resume Operations.