The Somerset reporter., 1894-02-15
Boston Produc. Markets


! BEEF The b., market a vrry quiet. The
| demand is small aud the supply is full. But
4 thu hplders feel that wLRt hey have j. IN good
shape and they can hold 1t Tor some day
/ longer, since the arrivals are likely To b,
smaller from he very bad weather In the
west q - fancy steer. iipGtsc. prime
7G,7'le ea5 61ac hight 5aba; extra haaYs
hinis. - o,' good. 'lsB9i1c; light, 6leftss q;
heavy tsrr-. tl9c. light, toe. backs 81 .t.
rattles. j go -: ehHck- 3lsd5c; rounds.
roc; rum , Hlltse; Jumps and loins q p
l3i4c shHr 7fIlslSc lons. s1tI7c
Hay liz is quiet and prices are little
clnugel. Straw Is also quiet Fran il stead
A. nnchangc =. Good to choice hay. sl7al7 -.
fan ., SIS. far to good. $lj j0bl6 ~, eastern
i choice. slJhl1: poor To good, si25tl5. eastern
swale, sllHtll; rye straw. sl2 J1tl3. oat straw.
/ s. 0d9 sack suring bran oHrriHe. I -. ,aeh
winter sl9hlp d sack spring middlints,
SIS 7jnla. winter. sla 5lnl9 -; mixed feed.
/ SO 5thfa -. tOtton@ced meal is quoted Al
s24 J,G2t IS for meal TO arrive.
MUTToNs AND LAMBS Muttons and lambs
are n tribe better in demand With some
houses but generally the market has not felt
| the improvement. Choice to fancy lambs. 40
| 712c; good To choice. Gl9c, common TO good,
safe; po1r and ordinary. 405c: yearliug-. ~
| G5lsr muttens Hed5c; poor TO good, 3tgair;
choice heavy Brightons, jL9d6c; choice east
ern yets, ylloc, common To good. ~;
Brghtons and fancy. l0Gl0l9c
| CoRN Corn is steady. The market on corn.
To arrive, was not easy To locate. by reason o
the holiday at Chicago. bur later reports IN.
dictated TINT il was about the same a. on sat
urday. No. 3yellpw. El6c, with So. yellow
at 80. The spot market is quiet, with sales Of
steamer yellow at lie and at 4,iec. The quota
tons are al; steamer yellow. 4.dI,lgc; No.
yellow, f71ec; steamer mixed, i5te4p4dlsc
OATS Oats are pretty nrmly held in this
market. Prices On oats to arrive were not
freely received for the same reasons on
corn. No. clipped. to arrive. are quoted at
3odslsc with 40. clipped al 39a3lIec. The
spot market is steady at: Clipped, js1ga3ae.
fancy. .Eil4rc: No. : white. 3slL}sIec; No.
white, 5.6ti7l2c; mixed. 81 g:j,c.
RITTER The butter market is steady, with
fair demand. Best fresh ercnmeriea. in
small lots, 2slG29c; western creamery extra.
3nl2,c; first and held 22a2le; imitation
creamery. 20N PIC: factory. l,tlsc: northern
creamery, extra, &c; northern dairy. 2lM;Sic;
eastern creamery, extra, 2Gq.9jg2c. These are
prices for round lots
MEAL-The meal markets are not much
changed. Quotations are at: Kiln-dricd corn
meal for export. s2t2 10 per Dbl; bag meal,
Uu9!c: yellow granulntcd 81 s0fI2 Sj: ground
and rolled oatmeal, "a 30t4 - per bbl; cut oat-
meal. - sod :, per Dbl; rye dc per bushcl for
dealers and J6flisc for job lots; rye flour, - ~
as 10 per Dbl.
POTATOES Potatoes are quiet, with the mar
ket steady at: llouton and Aroostook heb
rons, 6GdisIc; lioulton and Aroostouk rose G}ds
Dec: New York stars and burhanks. j5c; Da-
kota reds j0c chcnangoe4, 60c; Scotch mag
NUNS, 81 ii .tl2 -; Jersey double headed
sweets, 81 -.
EGGs-Epg' are frmcr, under the bad
weather ana lighter receii Is in the west: East
erD fancy, fresh. altt2lc; eastern fresh, lsalnc
provincial, nominal at l6d lgc; Michigan, liH
isc: western, lI@l7c; held. lOdlic, lined l0d
lie.
PoULTHY Poultry is still low, and supply is
full for the time of year: Western turkey.
GllOl4c; fancy lots. lleDl2c; western chickens
gdllc; northern and eastern, loitl3c; fowls, 81
Zoe; geese, HtHc.
APPLES Apples continue very firm: Bald
wins, 81 25lti 10; very choice, 81 ~; No. |
greetings. S4l4 -; fair to good 81 1jGi ~; see
onds, s. 2Ja2 i5 Toman sweets, s35Gll+.
Pork There are no changes in the market
On pork and lard. There is II quiet trade ~
the slightly lower quotations made on Satur-
day.