Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-08-10
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS

ITO make the following quotations of value
to buyer aud seller alike, II win be necesss
~ to carefully note the predatory remark
which precede all articles quoted. In mar
ket ofthis character II is i'm possible TO give
prices for every day of the week, but notinf
the general tendency of trade, those giveI
win be found sufficiently close to ensblt
dealers to base their transactions thereon.
The general features OF the market remaiI
unchanged. The unsettled condition OF the
tariff question causes conservative trading
but a more favorable trade soon is confident
ly looked forward to Flour is quiet
and featureless, with pronounced hand to
mouth consumption, while corn continue.
scarce both Oh spot and to ship and
commands very firm prices. Firm prices
rule millfeed which has a good demand.
Butter remains quiet but choice goods easily
obtains firm prices, while cheese is quiet but
steady, The egg market is quiet but
firm for the best stock. Of which
there is plentiful supply. There is
steady trade in potatoes with a rather moder-
ate demand. Steady prices rule choice hay
and off prices for low grades. Cured provis-
Ions are quoted higher. While fresh beef Is
quiet the best demands good figures. Other
meets are in active demand for the season
and are a little easier in price. The prices
for refined sugar remains unchanged with
moderate call. Goldfish are plenty, but the
weather is very unfavorabIe for drying.
The trade in shell fish is quiet. The sup
ply OF fresh fish is fair, steady prices ruling
Mackere are small, the catch being small
and very few fish being taken by the feet
Sardines are steady and quiet.
BUTTER Fresh creamery, 22@2sc; fair
to good, 2002lc fresh dairies, 1S@I9c imi-
tation, l60l7c ladle, l401jc.
BEANS -s2Ca2 10 for pea, 81 5000 90 for
medium; yellow eyes. 50C0s2 So; led kid
neys. ~ 65ta2 70; foreign, u 7o01 80; Cal.
s2a2 20. @
BEEF. Plate aud eStra s99ll.0 90 per Dbl;
family aud Extra family, S10 50@ll. Fresh.
beef, 50S51c; hind, 651@llc; fores,
sa@5]sc.
CHEESE. New. 5000 for best North
ern, 71{@Sc for Western.
COFFEE Rio, low ordinary, 1sk@Is1c;
good, 2l1<@2lc; prime and fancy washed,
nominal Santos, 1923 Java Timor, 25@27c,
Maracaibo. 2s@231fc Jamaica, 20@23c; Cos
ia Rica, 23025c Mexican, 2l024c; Guate-
mals, 2S@24c Mocha, 251s@26
EGGs.-Fancy, 2O@22c: best Eastern,
lSc; Western choice, 14c; Michigad 14JS
9l5o.
GRAIN.-steamer yellow and No. yellow
corn onspot, 6l@6l Ne; to ship. No. yellow,
601S @60sIc No. 2 yellow, 81 061J &C. Oats. 4sc
for spot clipped; fancy. 50c No. 2 white.
46c; No. swhite, 45c; No. q mixed, 49c No.
white, 401Sc; Milfeed to ship, S16 rs: els IS
for spring. .and,sl7 so for winter bran; II 5Ota
10 so formiddlings Cottonseed meal, s23 so
923 10 to ship; Gluten meal to arrive, s2lQ
s25 so; rye, $4,000
FLOUR. = s3.60@S. 80 spring patents, spe-
special brands higher; %. 100 So for winter
patents s2.70@925 clear and straights low
grades, S2@3. Cornmeal -sl0iGsl0s per
bag, and s2l5@2.20 per Dbl. Oatmeal
s6.6996, 10 for rolled and ground cut, 1856
@6.5O. Rye four.-e2 9O@3.30
FRUIT. - Foreign fruits--Oranges. 200
counts, s3@3. so; fancy "a. 5OG5; ht boxes,
sL50@25O; lemons, S3@4.50; fancy, $3.50
@6,O; Cuba pineapples. 5C9Sc; extra, so
l0c; bananas. No. Is, sl.5O0l75: eight
hands, sl.35@l.5O ;No.2s, 90c@sl. Is ;evapo-
rated apples, 1s@l4c; sun dried, 7@9c.
peanuts, 31i@41<c per Id.
MUTTON.-Lambs, s@i4c for good to
choice mutton, 7@8c yearlings &c; veal,
8@9c.
MOLASsEs. Orleans fancy new. $40
500. choice, 2S932c. centrifugal, l20lSc
new fancy Ponce, 28030c. choice to fancy
25S27c. Mayaguez 23@29c. Barbados,
23@25c. st Kits. 2l@22c. boiling, nominal,
lac.
POTATOES. Choice r. l. ,s2.25 per Dbl;
Eastern, sl.75@5; Vir. sweets. ss@3.50 per
Dbl.
POULTRY. spring chickens, 1850
26c fowls, l4@l5c Western turkeys, frozen,
l0@llc; Western chickens, and iced broilers,
l4@l5c.
PoRK.-sl6 for long and short cuts and
heavy backs; light backs. Sl5; lean ends,
eli. Fresh ribs 9i5c. sausages, SHc.; sau-
sage meat, ne. hams, III Cal3c ; smoked
shoulders. exc; corned shoulders. size;
bacon, ii N "a l2c. Tierce lard. 7s4c. pals,
! Sh@ss4c. city dressed hogs, 74c. country,
RICE.-patna rice is quoted at 41sc; ia
pan, 41<@4s4c
SUGAR.-Refner prices Cut loaf 5fc.
crushed, 5l3c.; dominos, hf bbls. 51Sc. cubes
5.09c., pulverized, 5kc. powdered, 4Ec.
granuated. 4s6@4.Osc; Ontario AS, 4Ec
C's, SSG4.3lc.; +; bag yellows, SlI@SXc. For
lots Of 100 barrels or more, draw back of Ne
and Lice. allowed. Wholesale grocer prices
Graduated med, in large bbls, 4.63c. do in
small bbls, 4.69c fine in large Dbls. 469c. ; do
in small bbls, 475c. Granulaed at retail, &C.
SPICES.-Black pepper, SO Sc; white
pepper. 10@l9c; red pepper, a 19c;
cloves, Amboyna, 1s0l9c Zanzibar, llQl9c:
oassia, S0l0c; Saigon, 3O095c; ginger. I4dD
Ice; Cochin ginger, 14@17; Jamaica ginger,
19@22c; nutmegs 55@G5c; mace 5896Oc.
Cream OF tartar continues unchanged.
Crystals 2002lc; ground and packed, for
trade, 2l922c. Starch, potato sIl<@sslc;
corn, 2@2hc; wheat, 5If@6c.
SEED.-S2 4592 60 for timothy. a. 2O02
90 for red top, with recleaned at 909I<c;
clover, 9E@llc. Peas, 81. 1901. l5 for best
Canada. $1.05 for Northern green. and
sl.15 for Western green. Hav, 1850 for
the best; lower grades, sI20l5. Straw.
sl9 for rye, ss 5000 for oat.
TEAS.-Japan teas, low grade, l2014c;
choice, 23@4c; low grade Annoy, 120l5c
| good to medium, 10000 good medium, 21
| @23c; fine, 24@27c finest, 2S932c Isolde
for common; good, l6@17c; superior,
| 17@2Oc; Formosa, common, l6022c good
2S@25c; superior, 27@29c; fine, S86ssc
finest. 42@4Sc choice. 4sa52c choicest,
$4,000.
! TRUCK. Cabbage, 1905; per 100 count
| tomatoes, native, Sl.75 per bu; others 400
Soc per pkg onions, Soc per bu; shell beans,
Sl,40 per bu; string do. 81 per bu; beets,
40@50c per bu; marrow squash, OIL per Dbl
carrots. 25c per doz. lunches; "cukes, :" 500
Zoe per 100; green corn, 100000 per bu peas,
el;5O @l.75 per bu; cantaloupes. s1@2 per
Dbl.