Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-23

The butter market is higher for best grades
OF fresh creamery and new milk dniri's lit
tie better Low grades continue dull and easy.
Cheese continues quiet with values quoted
steady. Eggs are low, and the supply plen-
tful Flour is dull, with prices yet
quoted about the same. The market for
salt pork is quiet with lard lower,
and hams still unchanged. Fresh ribs are
10 lower. The market for apples con-
tinues higher, with good stock firm. Straw
erbries are plenty and low. Oranges hold
firm. Sugar has advanced a little.
EGGS-The market continues quiet with
prices about steady.
Hennery. choice. per doz. 1OtG l3c Eastern
choice, per doz, 10@11c Michigan, Indiana,
etc., Zoe; other western per doH, 100
lie.
BEANs-The market continues quiet with
prices steady.
Pea. NY and Vt, per bush, 81 l5@l 40.
Medium NY and vt, per bush. 81 lOG 20.
Yellow eyes per bush, 81 GOA 80. He'd Md
ney. per bush, 81 l0@l 20. California per
bush, 81 45@1 GO. Foreign pea and med,
81 10@1 20.
BUTTER-Thc market shows a quiet
tone with choice grades of fresh creamery
and new milk diaries selling best. Low
grades continue dull and easy.
Creamery, choice, per Id, l5m Ice; cream
cry, fair to good, 13@5lc; creamery, June,
choice. lac; dairy. North. choice
14@l5c imitation creamery, per lb, ll@ nc ;
ladle packed. per Id, lO@ lie.
CHEESE-Trade continues quiet, with
values quoted steady.
Northern. choice, per III, 81 s@lOc North
ern, sage, l1@12c Western, choice, per ID,
sla@9lac; jobs, 1a4lc higher.
PROVISIONS - The market for salt
pork continues quiet with lard and hams
steady. Fresh ribs, steady.
Pork long and sh cut per Dbl, Sll 10. Pork,
lgt and hwy backs, $40 75@ II 10. Pork, lem
ends, per bbl, 81 rs. Tongues, beet. per 2.
Tongues, pork, per Dbl. Sl5 80. Beef, corncd,
per Dbl, $S 5O@i1 so. Shoulders, corned and
fresh, per lb. 7c. Shoulders. smoked, per
lb, 81. Hams. per ID, 9.9@loS4G Bacon per
lb, Sc. Pork, salt, per lb,63ac. Briskets, SAT-,
per lb. exc. Ribs, fresh, per lb, Sc. Sau-
sages, per ID, 7I4c. Sausages, meat, per ID,
ne. Lard, in ties. per Id, Csc. Lard, III
pals, per ID, 6ss@G7sc. Lard, in pals, pure
leaf, per ID. Sl4@Ss4.
POULTRY Turkeys continue steady, with
chickens and fowls in fair demand. Frozen
stock moves quietly.
Turkeys, West, iced, 12@ lac; turkeys,
frozen, choice, 14@15c; chickens, North; IA, II
killed, 1920 chickens, West, iced, lOD
12c chickens, frozen, choice, 1l@l2 fowls,
Northern, 13015c; fowls, Western, Iced, 99
1Oc fowls, West, frozen, 9ta1Oc.
FLOUR-Wheat is steady, but trade in
-four continues dull, although prices are
quoted steady.
Spring patents, SAGA l5 Spring, clear
and straight, So 2O@3 80; Winter. clear and
straight, 80 SO@4OO; Winter patents, T4@
4 80. Jobbng prices, 25c higher
CORN-Demand continues moderate with
prices quoted steady.
Steamer yellow, spot, 4Oc: No. 3 ana
steamer, spot. 39c; Chicago. No. 3 yellow
to ship, 39l4c; country yellow, to SNIP
391lc.
OATNIEAI-Quiet at 81 75@3 20 per Dbl
for ground and rolled, and - l5n3 60 Tor
cut.
OATs-The market continues quiet, with
prices quoted unchanged
Clipped white. spot. 27M2sr NO.
2white, spot, 26$ic; No. 3 white, spot,
26@26lilc; clipped. to ship. 70 M2.c;
No. white. to ship, Pr &c; No white
$685. @27c; No. mixed. to ship, 26i4c.
RYE-The market continues quiet. with
prices quoted at 50@52r. Rye Flour ade
continues quiet at So 60@3 25per Dbl.
MILLFEED-Trade continues quiet, with
prices steady.
Middlings, sacked to ship, Sl2 25m Is 75
bran, sacked, spring, to ship, Sl2 Boa II 5Oi
bran, sacked. winter, to ship,Sl3 75d Ii O0
ground wheat, to ship, Sl4 75Ml5; red dos
flour, to ship, SIS 500, 10 49, cotton seed
meal, to ship. S2l 75m22 10.
FRESH MEATS--Beef continues quiet,
and unchanged with lambs and mutlons
moving fairly. Veal is steady.
Beef, steers. per lb, 60l7'lr:: beef, hind
quarters per ID, I@9 &C.; beef. foreuuartrrs
per ID, 46D5c: lambs, spring. each H3nb
lambs, good to choicr.jM 7r;mutton, per Id,
6l5M7c; yearlings. per No. 6M6' -; veal, per
lib, 5Ca Sc: hogs city dressed, per Ill., 5'sr: hogs,
country dressed, per lb.4al".
FRUIT-The market for apples holds
firm with good stock scarce. Strawberries
are less plenty. Oranges ar" firm.
Apples, choice eating, per bhi.. - BOA
4 so; apples, Baldwins, - 5Om4: apples,
Greenfngs. 50 75@3; oranges. Val. per
case, 81 5Oa I: oranges. Cal. per box. :? 1jNO
75:oranges, Pal and Mes. per box. @31a3 so
oranges, ia. repacked. per box. slta %
oranges, Pal.and Mes, per hf box, T2@ y
lemons, Med, per box, $2@3; grapes. Nal
Jer. per box, so %; peanuts, Virginian, per
lib, 4sl05c; hickory Strawberries, FL, "a
to CHI 25c@35c, Strawberries, Fla, fair, loo
D20r.
MAPLE SUGAR-Trade in sugar yet rules
quiet. with moderate demand for syrup.
Sugar, small cakes, per h., S@9c sugar.
large cakes, per h., 7G8c; sugar, tubs and
pals, 701Sc sugar, new, per GAL, 5Ota 6Oc.
SUGAR-Reflncd remains firm with prices
at the advance.
Cut loaf and crushed. 61Sc; Pulverized,
per ID 5.slc; powdered, per ID $500: cube per
ID 5.S1c: granulated, per Ii 5.44d 81 sc; Sranu-
lated, fine, per ID 5la@5.5Gc; graduated, at
retail, per ID &C.; soft white, per III 5.}9@5 44c
yellow confectoners' per III 4.56@ sc; bag
yellow. per lb 4@41sc.
MOLASSES Trade continues steady with
the markes firm. The following are whole
sale lots:
NO fancy, open kettle. 3s@4Oc; o good
to CHI, per gal, 330D35c; New Orleans, centrif
| fancy, 18(O23c; New Orleans, centrif good to
ch, 15M17c; Ponce, CHI to fancy, per gal
27ta3Oe; Barbados, per gal, 24M2jc; Maya
guez, per gal, 25@2Sc.
SEED-Trade rules moderate, with prices
| unchanged.
Timothy, per bu, 81 75@1 so; clover. pei
III. sM9c; red top, West, per 50-lb sack
So so red top, Jersey. per 50-lb sack. 81 80
red top, reclaimed. per lib. l6ml I".
POTATOES The market cuntinues quiet
with values easy. Sweets are quiet.
| tho'e HcpiohS, pr pu, Qua ~. uiccI
Mountain, per bu,22@23c. White Star, pei
bu, 2O@22c. New $4@7.
TRUCK-The market holds about stead,
with fair trade.
Lettuce. per doz SOC: beets. per bu
4Oc; turnips, st And. per Dbl, 81 %: turnips
VIII. Hat, per bu, Ace; onions, native. per Dbl
81 25 squash, per ton, SO; cabbage
native. per Dbl, 81 80; carrots. per hui, 400
spinach, Nor, per Dbl, 81 so dande
lions, per bu. 81: dollhouse cukes
per 100, 20; radish, per doz, 40 "a
soc; cress. per doz. 75c: parsley. pei
50 25 mint. per doz, 81; Bermuda onions. pei
box. & %; Florida tomatoes per ct. II 50G
2 90; Florida string beans. per rwt. - 50a 3 On
Bermuda potatoes. per Dbl. Sc: beet green's
per b, 81 so: leeks. per doz 4Or: Rhubarb
native 9c III: Strawberries, lO@ Be cab
bages. new. 80.