The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-02
BOSTON Produce Quotations.

HAY-Hay Is quiet and steady. Bran fe
irmer. Straw is unchanged: Good to choice
hay Si6Ql7 fancy. III %; fair to good, Halo;
eastern choice, sl50lI; poor to good, sl2Glf
eastern swalc, SOdDll; rye straw sl54li; oat
straw $50: spring bran. to ar Ne. SIG Il6 %;
sack winter, Sli0l1 25 sack i f.g niddiings,
SlB5ntl7; winter, $lsals 81; niXel .ee /, Sl1 10
6lS red dog flour. sls9lS %; cottonsetd meal,
S23d.s} 80 for spot meal and meal to arrive.
BuTTER-Dry weather in the west Is forcing
the butter market up. W York 10 up nearly
l1ac. This market is flrmer by about lc. The
quotations are: Best fresh creamerrs, small
lots, 296D3sc; western creamery extra, 2t92Jiec:
first lTlDl9c; imitation creamery. l5 lie: fac.
tory, ljdl6c; northern creamery extra, 2l4
2llec northern dairy, l6ul9c: eastern cream
cry extra, lniD.Uc. The prices are for round
lots.
LAMBS AND DEMONSTRATIONS and lambs
are not any more firm the hot weather hurt
ing trade; Spring lambs Hlhdlll,c as to quail
ity; choice to fancy fall lambs, 9lI llec good to
choice. Sd9c; common to good, &c; poor tG
ordinary, &c; yearlings, Bdsc; muttoni, %tS.qc:
choice heavy Brightons. SiL9lec; choice cast
ern veal l0GLllc; common to good, NC
Brightons and fancy, 9bll]2c.
BEEF-Beef is very steady, with the market
firm, though trade is not active: Choice TO
fancy steers. : pfiSc; prime J$411c: good, 6As
66L.c light, 534c extra heavy binds. lD@ u}.c.
EOOtl, "tyul ilEnl, ofYtttt' iNTtN ~ y
5lac light, &c; backs, 5iaG $50, rattles, &04l9c,
chucks, 3le@BSic; rounds, 61ad1tac; rumps. 10
Gll2c: rumps and loins, l2Glilac; short ribs,
slpGtlOc. loins, l2(Dl519c
CoRN-Corn is very firm indeed with the
prices on corn to arrive up to 5bla fJ563.C for
No. Yellow No. yellow, 55dJ6lec. No corn,
65lefi b534c. Spot corn is in remarkably small
offering, with the market very firm Early
there was sale of steamer yellow at jb14c,
but later 56lpc was asked. Quotations are
nominal, but about as above on spot corn.
MEAL-Cornmtal is firmer, fol owing the
stronger corn market Oatmeal is dull aud
unchanged: kilndried cornmeal for export,
81 3pll2 - per bbl bag meal, 81 0d1l as yell ~
granulated, s. ~ u ~ ground and rolled oat-
meal. S. 4jsb per bbl; cut oatmeal, s. S5d6 u
per bbl; rye flour, ). 9013 IL rye, 6SG1Vc
per bu.
EGGs-Eggs are very firm on fresh. So many
riggs are showing the effects of hot weather
That really fresh are very firm Eastern
fancy fresh, y 2ic; eastern fresh, l1lIl9c:
i Michigan, l5Il5c; western, l+l1l5c southern
i Ia lilec.
POTATOES Potatoes are frmer Bristol
Ferries. 81 25Gt3 "a per Dbl; Long Islands, & y
/ O. 81; extra Virginias, g p; fair to good, 81
| New yellow sweets are quoted at siG4 p per
/ Dbl, with reds AT g 1903.
! CHEEsE-Cheese is pretty steady with the
market at: Northern full creams and twins,
4 ed9ilc; fair to good, Sc: western choice, Sa9c
fair to good .GD7lsc. Liverpool is quotel al
ASS.
WHEAT-Wheat is stronger, but not enough
to affect the prices of flour. Still the trade
notes tirmer feeling. though no higher price,
yet.
PoRK-Pork provisions are steady in price
The extremely hot weather is against the
trade. Quotations are not changed