Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-08-03


| to buyer and seller alike. Il will be necesss-
| ry to carefully note the PREDATORY remarks
which precede all articles quoted. In mar.
ket of this character IL Is impossible to give
prices for every day of the week. but noting
the general tendency OF trade. those given
will be found sufficiently close to enable
dealers TO base their transactions thereon.
The depressing weather OF last week still
continues and with its usual effect upon
prices. Until the settlement OF the tarlfi
question one way or the other there seems to
be no great hope for improvement In the gen.
eral market Owing to the small catch of
mackere values have remained quite firm
In that line although the fish market gener-
ally has remained quiet. Fresh fish has been
in good supply except haddock, which was
little higher at the close. Shell fish remain
quiet, though clans are firm and going well.
Flour is quiet with little demand. Corn Is
somewhat finer with light offerings. Oats
are frmer with new crop offered much be-
low price Of old. A moderate butter business
has been done and cheese holds steady.
Beans are steady, sugar remains unchanged
Fresh beef is quiet and unchanged. Choice
/ hay Is steady, but low grades are dull.
/ BUTTER. Fresh creamery, 10000; fair
to good l8CDlsl ,c; fresh diaries. l6(a lie imi-
| tation, l4Gl5c ladle, l3Nl3i!c.
BEANS. .-s2d2 10 for pea, 81 90a2 90 for
medium yellow eyes, 2 45Ca % so; led kid
neys. 81 65@,2 10; foreign, II 7O@l so; Cal,
$2@2 20.
! BEEF.-Plate and extra s9Gll.00 per bbl;
family and extra family, Sl0 50@l1. Fresh,
beef 6@7'4c; hinds, ls@l0e; fores,
4@5c.
CHEESE. New SIl@9Jsc for best North
ern, 7JSdsc for Western.
! COFFEE. Rio. low ordinary, s1a@1syIc;
: good, 2li{@2lc; prime and fancy washed,
nominal santos, 1923 Java Tlmor, 25@27c;
Maracaibo. 23023l &c Jamaica, 20@23c; Cos
tn Rica 23025c Mexican, 2l@2ic; Guate-
mala, 23024c Mocha, 25I1@26
EGGS.-Fancy, 1s@ 2Oc; best Eastern,
lie; Western choice, l311@l4c; Michi-
gan.
GRAIN. Steamer yellow and No. yellow
corn on spot Soc; to ship. No. 8 yellow,
| 54iYc; No. 2 yellow, 65c. Oats. 4s059c
for spot clipped; fancy, soc; No. white.
! 47CG47lI No. white 46Ca 4611 &c No. 2 mixed,
Al, c:cllpped to ship, 4O@42lI No. 2 white,
F@47.-c; No white, 47@47Hc; mixed,
MiIfeed to ship, 46@461f; $3.50 for
spring, and eli for winter bran; l6@ls for
middlings. Cottonseed meal, s23@23 SO to
ship; S24 so for spot. Gluten meal to arrive,
sl6@20c Rye, 58a6Oc
FLOUR. 49, s3.75Ca4 spring patents, spe-
special brands higher -. 1908 60 for winter
i patents o.. 1908. % clear and straights; low
! grades s2@3. Cornmeal. ST. 04@Sl0 06 per
| bag, and s2.l5@2.20 per bbl. Oatmeal
| S5.59ta6 10 for rolled and ground; cut, $6.35
@6,50. Rye four.-s2 90G3.30.
FRUIT. - Foreign fruits Oranges 200
counts, 1908. so higher counts, S4d)4. 25 hf.
boxes, sl.5O02.50 lemons, S3@4.6O; fancy,
| $5. 50@6, 80 Cuba pineappes. 568c; extra, go
l0c: bananas, No. Is, Sl.750l.S5; eight
hands, S1. 50d /. 60 : No. as. Si@l.25; evapo-
rated apples, l3@l4c; sun dried, 7@sc.
MUTTON.-Lambs, sCal4c for good to
choice; mutton, 70sc; yearlings, 7@Sc;
veal, S@l0c.
MOLASSES. S.-New Orleans fancy new $40
! 35c. choice, 2sCd32c. centrifugal, 12@lsc.
new fancy Ponce, 2S(G30c. choice to fancy,
| 25tG27c MRyaguez. 23029c Barbados,
23t025s ; st. Kits, 2lQ22c. boiling, nominal,
| l4c.
| P0TATOES.-Ne New, choice s2.5O bbl; fair
to good S2.25.
POULTRY Northern spring chickens,
| $50; fowls, l40l5c; Western turkeys, frozen,
l0@llc; Western chickens, frozen, l21S@l4c ;
| iced hroilers. 20024c fowls, frozen, l0dDllc;
iced. l2l l0l3c.
PORK. -Sl6 for long and short cuts and
heavy backs; light backs. sl5; lean ends,
ELI Fresh ribs, 93c.; sausages, SlIc.; sau-
sage meat, ne. hams, 121agl3c. smoked
shoulders. 9ifc.; corned shoulders. s15c. !;
bacon, l0l4c. fierce lard, 7S4c. pals, $40
$40. city dressed hogs. Z. &c. country, 615,
RICE. .-Patna rice is quoted at 43c; ia
pan, 4l4@4slc.
SUGAR. Extra quality, granulated, 4c. !;
fine. Lose. cut loafand crushed. 5I3c. cubes
s4.4 soft white, S5i@3Jsc. extra c. $40
3ssc. yelows, 3(0Sl.c.
SPICES Black pepper, SO Sc; white
pepper. lO019c; red pepper, a l9c
cloves, Amboyna, 1S6l9c Zanzibar, ll9l3c /;
cassia, SG10c; Saigon, 90C035c ginger. l46D
l9@22c; nutmeSs, 55@65c; mace, 56@60c'
Cream OF tartar continues unchanged.
Crystals 2O@2lc; ground and packed, for
trade, 2l@22c. Starch potato 31S03Ac;
corn, 2921c; wheat, 5000.
SEED.-s2 4502 60 for timothy, 81 2092
GO for red top, with recleaned at 9@916c
clover, 9l6@llc. Peas, sl.10@1.15 for best
Canada, slO5 for Northern green, and
$l.l5 for Western green. Hav, $3.50 for
the best lower grades, Sl2@l5. Straw,
GA for ry', IS 50@9 for oat.
TEAS.-Japan teas. low grade, 12@l4c
choice, 23a24c; low grade Annoy, 12@l5c
good to medium, 10000 good medium, 2l
@2Sc; fine, 4@27c finest, 2s0S2c; 13@l5c
for common; good, l6@l7c; superior,
l7@20c Formosa, common, l6@22c; good
99@25c; superior, 27@29c; fine, 33@SSc,
finest, 42@4sc; choice, 4S@52c choicest,
10000.
TRUCK. Cabbage, s4@6; green and
wax beans, 81 per bu; tomatoes
sl.25@200 per six-basket crate; ma
tive peas, s1@1.25 per bu; marrow
squash, sl@l 25 per Dbl; native cucumber:
ei.25@1 so per 100 count.