Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-08-24

forward to, and the disposition at present,
ing. A steady tone prevails in the fish trade.
although it is quiet. There is a marked i'm.
provement in the catch Of mackerel.
Georges Bank cod is firmer There is a quiet
tone 10 the market. Spot corn is scarce with
slow sales and rather lower prices. Oats are
quiet with rather plentiful supply of new
goods. There is n steady trade in mill feed
at steady prices. Prices for butter hold firm
and the demand is steady Cheese continues
quiet and market active. Eggs sell fairly
we'll with good prices. There is a noticed
Improvement in poultry with a good supply.
The potato trade is steady Sweet ones are
more plenty and quoted somewhat lower.
Hay is firm for choice and low goods dull.
There is dull tone to rye straw. Cured
provisions are firm. especially pork and lard.
Refined sugar il firm and prices unchanged.
BUTTER Fresh creamery, 22Ca 23c; fair
to good, 20a q .c fresh dsiries, IsGl9c ;imi-
tation, l6Gl7c; lail". l4Cd DE.
BEANS.-s2@2 10 for pea, 81 sOca2 90 for
medium: yellow eyes. G0lo's2 80; led kid
neys, ~ $500 70; foreign, 81 65@l IS; Cal,
s2a 20.
BEEF. Plate and extra s90l1.00 per bbl /;
family ami extra family, sl0 5s6ll Fresh,
beef, Sos ic ,hinds, IA lie ;fores 81 Ia5i &C.
CHEESE. New. O.. IN u 10 for best North
ern, "a $ e for W est-rn.
COFFEE. Rio, low ordinary, lsl.alSLIc;
good. l6i. d, prime and fancy washed. nom
inal Santos, 1923 lava Timor, 25(a &c;
Mara"aibo. 23ta23 1c Jamaica, boa 23c Cos
Ia Ri"a. 23Ca 2jc Mexican. u G24c Guate-
maIa. 23ta 2,", Mocha, 25is @26.
EGGS. Fancy, 2la22c; best Eastern,
l76lsc Western choice, l50l5lIc; Michigan
Ice.
GRAIN. Steamer yellow and No. 2 yellow
corn on spot. 67s67i.c to ship. No. 8 yellow.
65c; No. yellow, 65' aG6c. Oats. +3
(a4ic; for spot clipped No. 2 white
400 i0i T.; nos white, 4Oc No. 2 mixed, S9c I;
No. white 40r; Milfeed to ship, eli 80; ;
fOrsprinc. aud sls % for winter bran; 49,. "a
20 for middinSS. Cottonseed meal, $24 90
to ship; Gluten meal to arrive, s22 80
rye, 5Sa60c
FLOUR - s365Ca4Oo spring patents spe-
special brands higher IS. 20(s3 IS for winter
patents S2.75ca3 % clear and straights: low
grades. s2a3 Cornmeal -sl. 2ss el.90 per
bag, and s2,75a2S 80 per bbl Oatmeal
IS. 20oa 3 40 for rolled and ground; cut, Is. 40
G5so. Rye flour.-s2 NGS.l0.
FRUIT. 49, Apples, choice Williams, s2OO
@!O; choice cooking, sl.5O "a LIS;
S4.jOa5; boxes, hk sl.5o62 so; lemons
s9e45 so; fancy, s55096, so; Cuba pine
apples, 5dssc; extra stsl0c; bananas. No.
Ia, sl,JoaL75; eight hands. Sl.35al. so ;
No.2's. 1cha sLlj evaporated apples, l3@
l4c; sun dried, Sr69c., peanuts, 3iI@4l4c
per 10.
MUTTON-Lambs. 7@Sc for good to
choice; mutton, 566c; yearlings, &c; veal
7G9c.
MOL ASSES. New Orleans fancy new $40
S5c. choice. 2sa32c. centrifugal, l2@lSc. :;
new fancy Ponce, $50 SOC. choice to fancy,
25@ Pie. Mavsguez. 23629c.; Barbadoes,
23d45c st Kits, 2la22c. boiling, nominal,
i4c
POTATOES Choice r. l., % per Dbl !;
natives. s2 Eastern, 81. 5000; vir. sweets,
sS. 256 3 so per Dbl.
POULTRY. Fowls. iced lOc; iced chick.
ems. ll@l4c live fowls, lOc for chicks,
l26l3c.
PORK. $500 Tor long and short cuts and
heavy backs; light backs. Sl6 00 lean ends,
$500 Fresh ribs 81 &C.; ; sausages, 81 &c. sau
sage meat. DC; hams, 12I4dlSc. smoked
shoulders. 9tc.; corned shoulders. SIC. !;
bacon. IL, "a nc. Tierce lard. sli.c pals,
ss4 "a 9rl. city dressed hogs, Ike. country,
6A.
RICE. .-Patna rice is quoted at 41sc; ia.
pan. Az Ca4S.c.
sUGiR-Rehners prices Cut loaf, 5sEc. :
crushed. 5ssc.: dominos. hf bbls, 5tEc. cubes,
Disc. pulverized, SIC; powdered, &C.
granulated 4s4@4slc. Ontario As, 4tEc
C's, 3l4 a 4. 44c. bag yellows, 91s9ssIc. Foi
lots OF 100 barrels or more, draw back Of he.
and l-l6c. allowed. Wholesale grocer prices
Granulated, med. in large bbls. 4.75c. do in
small bbls, 4slc. fine in large bis. 4 8lc. do
In small bbls, 4S7c. Granula,ed at retail, 5lSc.
SPICES.-Black pepper, so &c; white
pepper. lO@l3c; red pepper, "a l9c {:
cloves, Amboyna, lstS19c Zanzibar. llC6 l3c; !;
cassia. SOLO, Saigon, 500 Soc ginger l4C0
l6c; Cochin ginger, 146l7; Jamaica ginger
19@22c; nutmegs, 55665c mace. 56@60c'
Cream OF tartar continues unchanged.
Crystals 20t02lc; ground and packed. for
trade. 2l@22c Starch potato 3i8@3a.c;
corn, 2624 c wheat, s. id66c.
sEED.-s2 sO@3 90 for timothy, 81 1908
SO for red top, with recleaned at l2l36l311c
clover, l06ilkc Peas, Sl.l06Il Is for beat
Canada, Sl.05 for Northern green. and
ellis for Western green. Hay, sl6@l7 for
best lower grades. si20l5. Straw, oil 500
IL for rye, Is 5O@9 for oat
TEAS.-Japan teas, low grade l2@l4c ;
choice, 29@24c; low grade Annoy. - dl5c
good to medium, l6Ca20c; good medium, q
a2Sc; fine, AS27c finest, 2s9S2c l3@l5c
for common; good, l69l7c; superior.
17620c; Formosa, common, l6d22c good
2s@95c; superior, 27629c; fine, 9S@9sc,
finest, 42@4Sc choice, 4s@52c: choicest,
$4,000.
TRUCK Cabbage, 1906; per 100 count
tomatoes, native, sl.a5 per bu; others not
quoted; opions 65c per bu; shell beans,
81 25(a&1. 50 per bu; string do. Soc. per bu
beets, 5Oc per bu marrow squash, sl per Dbl
carrots, CSC per doz punches; "cukes," 25c.
per 100; groen corn, 60@6Sc per bu; peas
sl. as per bu; cantaloupes, s1 per bbL