The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-03-29

BEEF There is strong market on beef,
with the principal dealers talking stronger
prices. As high us &c is claimed for choice
steers: Choice fancy steers, 6lSQD7c; prime, 534
Q8c good, 5ki@t5lac; light. 4la615c extra heavy
hinds slS6l9lac; good, 7G1slac; light, 5Ial1614c;
heavy fore4. 414Qt4l1c; light, 3 gate backs, ~
acc rattles. 3ba94c; chucks, 3}a1;34c; rounds,
534t834c; rumps, 1lp61ll4c; rumps and loins,
Sl1l3c short ribs, 7@l2c; loins, &0l6c.
LAMBS AND MUTToSs The mutton market
Ia very firm. and at least 81 per 100 advance is
noted on sheep. Veals are also in short sup
ply with the market firm: Choice to fancy
lambs, 714Ql8c; good to choice, 607c; common
to good, 10 i1tc; poor and ordinary, 5lt5l6c:
yearlings 811lsc; muttons, G07c; poor to good,
+ls5c; choice heavy Brightons, 61714e; choice
eastern yeals, G0lOc; common to good, 70DSc;
Brightons and fancy, 1l1l2c.
BUrTER-The butter market is easy, and
slightly lower prices are noted: Best fresh
creameries, in small lots, 24D25c; western
crea merry extra III, &c; first and held, 114ll9c;
imitation creamery. lG1l7c; factory, l+ltl5c;
northern creamery extra, 29I4G1223lac; northern
dairy LA tic; eastern creamery extra, 23lt24c.
These RI IS are for round lots.
MEAI-C rnmeal Is quiet. Oatmeal is in
rather quiet request: Kiln-dried cornmeal for
export, $2Go2 10 per Dbl; bag meal, SS,18'c;
yellow granulated, 81 50a2 Is; ground and
rolled oatmeal, "a aNt4 40 per Dbl; cut oatmeal
81 1904 10 per Dbl; rye. 58to5Sc per bushel foI
dealers and G0182c for job lots; rye -four, 81 ii
Qb3 per Dbl.
POTATOES Potatoes continue In good de-
mand for the seed varieties with the market
steady: Houlton and Aroostook rose, &c;
Houlton and Aroostook hebrons. 10d73c New
York stars and burbanks, 55d1GOc; Dakota reds,
Hsd55c; chenangoes, 55lD9j; Scotch magnums
81 75l1l IS; Jersey double head sweets, 81 81
o. 10.
OATS Oats are firmer in the west, with the
market here rather easy. Chicago No.
clipped are quoted at 4lGD4llsc; No. 2 4de40lac
No. white, 80 966+0c: No. 3 white, ~ l1lt,yc;
mixed, sc. The spot market is easy, with the
quotations at: No. white clipped, +N94lc; No.
white, 3gi4c No. white, 3s1ac.
HAY-The hay market Is quiet and easy
Straw is steady with little change. Bran is a
little tirmer. Sack spring bran, to arrive, is
quoted at $l7 80; sack winter, SIS; sack spring
middlings. Sl7 5O0l7 10; sack winter, sls 90
mixed feed, SIS 10 for good winter. Cottonseed
meal is very steady at sA 70.
CoRN-Corn is "A little easier, both to arrive
and on the spot. Chicago No. yellow Ii
quoted at 45s4 g46c, with No. . yellow at 48LlG
i6Iec. The spot market is quiet, with the quo.
tations at 46l1l6l6c for No. 2 yellow, at 46o fol-
steamer, and at 45lD45l6c for steamer yellow
ESGs-Eggs are In full supply, but with the
market about steady, at lzc for fresh western
Easter, fancy fresh, l6lDlsc; eastern fresh, l+d
15c; provincial, nominal at l2Glljc; Michigan
l55ll6c; western, l3lol3c; held, l01llc; lined,
MIl1c.
FLouR-Flour was firmer, with rather more
demand. Considerable sales of spring paten ts
were made at 81 1904 for fair to good in round
lots. Quotations for this market are not
changed.
AppLEs-On apples the market continues
very duh, with the quotations at: Very choice
Baldwns, 81 1565; russets, Sii54 10; Tolman
sweets So 50ty4 70: No. 2apples 81 Olb3.
PoRK-Pork provisions are in fair request
locally, with the tone of the lard market
hrmer.