Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-08-29

primary markets. Poultry Is steady. Sugar
Is a little higher. The market is moder.
ately supplied with potatoes, and prices are
arm on good stock.
EGGS-The market cont lues firm for
fresh goods, with prices maintained.
Hennery, choice, per doz, 20c Eastern
choice, per doz, 15@16c Michigan, Indiana,
etc. lS@l3}sc; other western per doz, II
@l3c.
BEANs-The market continues dull with
prices steady.
Medium NY and VT, per bush. 81 OOD1 10.
Yellow eyes per bush, 81 l5C01 rs. Red Kid
ney, per bush, 81 1901 20. California, per
bush, 81 46@1 Go.
BUTTER-The market continues quiet
with choice creamery quoted tirmer. Gen.
eral trade remains moderate.
Creamery, choice, per lb, l71s@1sc cream
cry, fair to good, 16@16l4c; creamery, June;
choice, 14!slt@c; dairy, North, choice,
l4@15c imitation creamery, per Id, l1912c;
ladle packed. per Id. 9@10c.
CHEESE-Trade continues quiet, with
values quoted firm, in sympathy with strong
primary markets.
Northern. choice, per h. s@shlc; North
lb, 71a@sc; jobs, 15@1c higher.
PROVISIONS - The market for salt
pork continues quiet and unchanged with
lard steady and hams unchanged. Fresh
ribs are steady.
Pork, long and sh cut, per Dbl, 90. Pork.
lgt and hwy backs, 80 @1O. Pork, lean
ends,per bbl, $40. Tongues, bee, per Dbl, ~
per Dbl, 81 1908 Is. Shoulders, corned and
fresh, per lb.719c. Shoulders. smoked, per
lb,71sc. Hams, per lb, 101s@12c. Bacon, per
lb,719@9Lc. Pork. salt, per lb,6c. Briskets.
salt, per lb, &c. Ribs, fresh, per ID, &c. Sau-
sagss, per lb, 71sc. sausages, meat, per lb.
7c. Lard, in tcs. per Id, 51sc. Lard, in
pals, per lb, 4A@5ssc. Lard, in pals, pure
leaf, per lb. 6N@7Ic.
POULTRY-Turkeys continue quiet, with
prices about steady. Iced fowls are steady.
Turkeys, West, iced, 10@11c; chickens,
North, fr killed, 16@lSc; chickens, West,
iced, 10@12c fowls, Northern, ,13@14c fowls,
Western, iced, lO@l1c. chickens, live, per lb.
s@10c.
FLOUR-The demand for flour continues
slow, with prices quoted only fairly steady.
Spring patents, % 6O@4 s5 Spring, clear
and straight, 90 8593 So; Winter. clear and
straight. So 1908 5O;Wiater patents, $8 GOO
8S9. Jobbing prices, 25c higher.
CORN-Demand continues quiet with
Steamer yellow, spot, 3411s@95c; No. 8 and
steamer, spot, 34c; Chicago, No. 8 yellow
to ship, 331s @34c; country yellow, to ship
s4]ac.
OATS-There is quiet market with
prices quoted steady, firm for old on spot.
Clipped white, spot, 271a@2sc; No.
white. spot, Hc No; 8 white, spot
ship, 271ac; No.S white 27c No. 2mixed, to
ship, 26c.
MILLFEED-Trade continues quiet with
prices lake and rail as follows:
Middlings, sacked to ship, $40 5O@14
bran, sacked, spring, to ship, $40 25@1O 50
bran. sacked. winter, to ship, $40 IS oil
ground wheat, to ship, $ls so; Red dog
-four, to ship. S14 70 @15 25 cotton seed
meal, to ship, $14 rs.
FRESH MEATS-Beef continues quiet
and about steady with lambs selling fairly
and muttons In moderate demand. Veal
continues steady.
Beef, steers, per ID, 6@711c; beef, hindquar-
ter's per lb, S@1O19c; beef, forequarters per
Id, 31a@4Ho; lambs, spring, per ID. s@ll1sc;
lambs, good to choice, 6@7c; mutton, per lb,
516c; yearlings, per lb, 6@7c; veal, per
lb,6@sc; hogs, city dressed per Id, SIC; hogs,
country dressed, per lb.4c.
FISH-Fresh fish ontinues quiet with oys-
ters dull. Lobsters remain scarce, with
clans selling well. Cod, market, per lb,
2@211c; cod, large, per lb, 2ss4GD3c; cod,
steak, per Id, 4@4l9c; haddock, per h. 2@
2Mc halibut white, per 10. 12@13c; halibut,
gray, per lb, e@loc; halibut, chicken, per
cusk, steak, per lb, 2@2Hc; hake, large, per
Id, 1@1Tc hake, med, per Id, sl0DIc; pol
lock, large, per lb 1@l1lc; pollock, steak,
per lb, 1s4@2c; salmon, East, fr per lb, 1s@
zoe salmon, frozen, per lb, 15@16c blue
fish, per Id, 1000; mackerel, fresh large,
m frao
erel, fresh, small, nom.; butterflsh, per Id,
9@1Oc scupp, per Id, 5000; tongues, per
lb, 1000 cheeks, per lb, 6@So swordfsh,
per h. 5000 weakflsh, 4@5c, oysters, Nor
folk, med. per gal. $1 oysters, Norfolk,
aIs ps5 e 81 sh GystSss me esssas sas Rss
per Dbl, 90; oysters, shell, STAN, per Dbl, $6 /;
Holsters, live per Id, lac !; HOLSTERS, boiled,
per lb, 15c; clans, per gal, 5O
FRUIT-Berries continue in fair supply,
with prices about steady. Watermeions az
In fair demand. Peaches rule poor.
Apples, new, per bbl, 75c@$1 25; oranges,
Mes. and Pal, $500; lemons, Med, per box,
$5@s so ;watermelons, Ga, large, 22@25c !
Ca, small, l5c ; peaches, Fancy, per bskt
| 81 25@1 40 peaches, average, SOC q 81 10;
cantaloupes, per Dbl, 81 2501 80; grapes,
Niagara, per bskt carrier, $1@1 25; peanuts,
virginian, per Id, 4s1@5c.
SUGAR-Refned is quiet with prices un-
changed.
Cut loaf and crushed, $40; Pulyerized,
per ID 51sc; powdered, per psr n &c; cube. per
lated, fine, per ID 4.s1@47sc; granulated, at
retail, per ID 51Sc; soft white, per ID 4.69@4so
yellow confectioners' per ID 4@4.56c; bag
yellow, per ID 5.36c@4.1Sc.
MOLASSES-Trade continues steady with
the markes quiet. The following are whole
sale lots:
N o fancy, open kettle, s6@ssc; N o good
fancy, 1s@23c; New Orleans, centrif, good to
ch, 15@17c; Ponce, ch to fancy. per gal,
27@3Oc; Barbados, per gal, 24@25c; Maya
guez, per gal, 27@28c.'
sEED-Trade rules dull, with prices
steady. -.
Timothy, per bu, 81 cool 10; clover, per
lb, 5000; red top, West, fper 50ilb sack,
% 25@2 so red top, Jersey. per 5O-lb sack,
$8 so red top, recleaned, per Id. 16@17c.
POTATOES-The market is moderately
supplied and prices are firm on good stock,
the demand ruling fair.
Bristol Ferry, choice, per Dbl, 81 rs; Nor
folk, choice, per Dbl, 81 rs; Norfolk,
com to good, per Dbl, 81.
TRUCK-The market holds about steady,
with fair trade.
Lettuce, per box, 5Oc.; squash, marrow,
per Dbl, so 675c: cabbage. naive, per 100,
s4@5; hothouse cukes, per l00 SOC string
beans, per 3u, 75c@Sl; shell beans. per bu,
75c@Sl tomatoes, native. per bu, 4O@5Oc;
beats per bu. 4oc; Egyptian onions, per
bag. 50, bunch turnips. per 100 SO; yell
low turnips, per Dbl, 81 so; bunch carrots,
nor 100 50; bunch onions, per 100. sl0l so;
salons per bu, Soc; gteel corn, per bu soc.
II Was Sewall's Ship.