The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-02-09
Boston Produce Markets.


MUTTONs AND LAMBS-Muttons are doing
rather better, and little better prices are the
result: Choice to fanny lambs, rose; good to
choice, 60D616c; common to good, 506c; poor
and ordinary, 405c; yearlings, 5@51sc; NUT
tons, 5051ac; poor to good, 40415c; choice
heavy Brightons, 69h1ac; choice eastern veals,
91e1101sc; common to good, rose; Brigtons
and fancy, 10011c.
BUTTER-Butter is in good request, espe-
cially for fresh, and the market is stronger:
Best fresh creameries in small lots, 2S029c;
western creamery extra. 26GD27c; first and
held 21123c; imitation creamery, l9dl21c; fac
tory, 17@20c; northern creamery, extra, 27Gl
2716c; northern dairy, 2O622c; eastern cream
cry, extra, 2512615c. These are prices for
round lots.
BEEF-Beef is in only fair movement, with
the market steady at: Choice to fancy steers,
7340Sc; prime, 7@716c; good, 697c; light 5a6c:
extra heavy kinds, 100lO16c; good. 90915c;
light, 7t@Sc; heavy fores, 50519c: light, 4615c;
backs, 5d616c; rattles, 316GD415c; chucks, $40
DC; rounds, 6071sc; rumps, 716@l2c; rumps
and loins. collie; short ribs, 70l3c; loins,
S017c.
CoRN-Corn is firm The position of corn
to arrive is steady at 4s1404S1sc for No. 8 yell
low, and at 491404919c for No. 2 yellow. The
spot market is very bare of corn. One holder
has about all there is on track here and he
asks 4S19c for steamer yellow. The quotations
are firm at: Steamer yellow, 4719947c; No. 2
yellow, 4S16c; steamer mixed, 4SG14719c.
MEAL-The cornmeal market holds firm,
following the position of corn: Kiln dried
cornmeal for export, S2b2 10 per Dbl; bag meal,
9O092c yellow graduated, 81 706D2 So; ground
and rolled oatmeal, 81 1904 50 per Dbl; cut oat-
meal, 81 55l1i 70 per bbl rye, Soc per bushel for
dealers and 5SG6Oc for job lots; rye flour, 81 50
03 % per bDl.
OATs-Oats are very firm, and the supply on
the market here is snort. Oats, to arrive. are
quoted at 3s156D.9c for No. 2 clipped and at
4O64O1ec for No /. The spot market is in ex-
cellent shape as to stocks, and the market is
firm at: Clipped 3S15653oc; fancy. 39146140c No.
2white, 3SG3S16e; No. white, 37Qb37lsc; mixed,
861S037c.
DEMONSTRATORS are easier, in spite of
the rather frmer look to the masket last
week: HoultOn and Aroostook hebrons, 600
63c; Houlton and Aroostook rose, 63l165c; New
York stars and burbanks, 55c; Dakota reds,
Soc; chenangoes, 6Oc; Scotch magnums, 81 671k
al 20; Jersey doublehead sweets, 81 IS.
EGGs-Eggs are in full supply, ana the mar
ket is dull and easy, even for nearby: Eastern
fancy, fresh, 2}d25c; eastern, fresh. 1902 C;
provincial. nominal at 17dl9c; Michigan, Ii0
lsc; western, l59l6c; held, 10Gl3c; lined, Il
d15c.
CHEEsE-Cheese is very steady, with the
quotations at: Northern full cream and
twins. 12Gl3c; fair TO good, 1O6lIc; western
choice. lOlkbl2lsc; fair to good. s1S19lsc; sage,
l39l3lSc. Liverpool is quoted at 57s.
PoULTRY-Poultry is frmer, with a little
better prices on both chickens and turkeys.
Western turkeys, 1O3llc; fancy lots, 123l3c;
western chickens. 9Gllc; Northern and east
ern, 10Gl3c: fowls, SGl0c; geese, S09c.
FLoUR-The -four market is steady. without
changes in quotable values. The millers are
reported firm, by reason of the ehecKin pro-
duction.
HAY-There is very little change to note in
either hay or straw. The market is quiet.
Bran Is firm.
PoRK-In pork provisions the market 10
rather easy. Quotations are unchanged, how
ever.