Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-07-04

In the produce market, trading being rather
brisk and prices in some lines have expert
enced slight advance Eggs are still quiet
Batter IL steady. Poultry is selling rather
slow. Flour is dull with corn firm ON spot.
slowly. Strawberries continue in fair sup
ply with natives selling low. New potatoes
are in liberal supply. Truck trade is steady
with prices holding firm.
EGGS-The market continues firm for
fresh goods. with prices maintained.
Hennery. choice, per doz. l60a lie Eastern
choice, per doz. 49, - Michigan, Indiana,
etc., lie; other western per doZ, II s0
l2c
BEANS-The market continues quiet with
prices steady.
Pea, NY and Vt, per bush, SlMl 10.
Medium NY and Vt, per bush. ~ GOAL 10.
Yellow eyes per bush, 81 15al 20. Red Kid
ney, per bush. 81 1901 20. California, per
bush VI 4591 So.
BUTTER-The market continues auiet
with best grades Of choice creamery
dull
S'o"hois, 'hoice, per ~, 10 IA ne crean-
cry, fair to good l5N016c; creamery, June;
choice, IA .l5mc dairy, North, choice,
lac; imitation creamery. per ID. ll0l2c ;
ladle packed. per ID. 9alOc.
CHEESE Trade continues uet. with
values quoted steady.
Northern. choice. per lii. 7Cn7 Sc; North
ern, sage, 7is07a4c; Western. choice, per Id.
6i.@7c; jobs, sale higher
PROVISIONS - The market for salt
pork continues quiet and unchanged with
lard and hams steady. Fresh ribs remain
steady.
Pork, long and sh cut. per bib, sll Pork.
lgt and hwy backs. Sl0all. Pork, lean ends,
perbbl, Sll so. Tongues. beef. per Dbl. s2l
Tongues, pork, per bbl Sll 80. Beef. rorned,
per bbl 81 750GS 10. Shoulders, corned and
fresh, per lib. 7c. Shoulders. smoked, per
lb,7iac. Hams. per III, l0ali 90. Bacon. per
ID, 7'a@9'sc. Pork, salt. per lh,6c. Brlskets,
salt, per Id, &c. Ribs. fresh per ID. Sc. Sau-
sages, per lb. H. &c. Sausages. meat per ID,
7i,c. Lard, in ties. per ID, jii,r. Lard. in
pals, per Id, 5asm6lsc. Lard, in pals. pure
leaf, per TO- 5's@6lsr.
POULTRY Turkeys continue quiet. with
prices about steaIy. Iced stock is quiet.
Turkeys, West. iced, llr chickens, North,
fir killed. 16@2Oc; chickens, West. iced,
14al Ice; fowls. Northern. 12@l4c fowls,
Western, iced. lOc fowls, West, frozen,
9610r.
FLOUR-The demand for flour continues
dull with prices nominally quoted about the
same
Spring patents. $3G4 TO- Spring, clear
and straight, 1908 80; Winter. clear and
straight, SO 30dD3 7O;Winter patents, SO 756D
3 so. Jobbing prices, 25c higher.
GRAHAM FLOUR Trade rules quiet with
the market steady ut 50 5O0l4 per Dbl.
CORN continues firm on spot
supplies scarce, easier to ship.
Steamer yellow, spot, 33c: No. 3 and
steamer, spot, Bic; Chicago No. 3 yellow
TO ship, 81 &c; country yellow, to ship,
35lsc.
CORNMEAI.-The market is steady at 1870
Toe per bag. and 81 7O01 Is per bbl, granu-
lated, 81 9502 10 per bbl.
OATMEAL-Quiet at 50 1908 ~ per Dbl
for ground and rolled, and $3 1903 30 COR
cut.
OATS-The market continues quiet. W tn
prices quoted unchanged.
Clipped 1ls Ivy Whi gsi spoIt 2S!aS ; No;
clipped to shp, 25c.; No. 2 " White sp to-
ship, 251sc; No. 3 white 25c No. q
mixed, to ship, 24c.
RYE-The market continues quiet. with
prices quoted at 50@52c Rye Flour Trade
continues quiet ut 80 50@3 per Dbl.
MILLFEED-Trade continues quiet, with
prices lake and rail as follows
Middlings, sacked to ship. sll@l4 80 /;
bran, sa;ked, spring, to ship, S1l
bran, sacked. winter, to ship, 4l2 so
ground wheat, to ship, IA 80; Red dog
flour, to ship, SIS 5O@1G cotton seed
meal, to ship, $2l 5O@22.
FRESH MEATS Beef continues dull,
and steady with lambs selling slowly and
muttons in quiet demand. Veal is steady.
Beef, steers, per lb. Gi4@7c; beef, hind
quarters per ID, 7laM1Oc; beef. foreuuarters
per lb,aiG @41sc; lambs, spring, per Id. iO@1lc;
lambs, good to choice, GU7c; mutton, per lb,
6@7c; yearlings, per Id. G07r; veal, per
lb,6@Sc; hogs, city dressed,per ID, Ole; hogs,
country dressed, per lb.4..
FRUIT--Strawberries continue in fair sup
ply, with sales OF natives 7Gul2r, rs to quail
Apples, choice eating, per bbl.. SO al;
oranges, VAL. per ease. S99c oranges per
box, ~ 1908 IS oranges Pal and Mes,
per box, $3 1904 80; lemons, Med. per
box, 1905 80; peanuts, Virginan, per lib,
5000; strawberries, cd to CHI 10@12c;
Strawberries, fair, 7@9c.
SUGAR-Rehned is quiet with prices I'm.
changed.
Cut loaf and crushed. SIC; Pulverized,
per ID 511sc; powdered, per ID 5O6c; cube, per
b SIC; granulated, per ID 1901. Sic; granu-
lated, fine, per ID 4.81@45sc; granulated, at
retail, per ID SIC; soft white, per ID 4.44@4$lo
yellow confectioners' per ID 31s@4.31c; bag
yellow, per lb 3.31@4.06c.
MOLASSES-Trade continues steady with
the markes quiet. The following are whole
sale lots:
N o fancy, open kettle, 36@35c; N O good
to ch, per gal, 32(035c; New Orleans, centrif,
fancy, 18@23c; New Orleans, centrif, good to
oh, 15@17c; Ponce, CHI to fancy, per gal,
270D3Oc; Barbados, per gal, 24@25c; Maya
guez, per gal, 27@2Sc.
SEED-Trade rules moderate, with prices
unchanged.
Timothy, per bu, 81 75@1 80; clover, per
Id. 5000 red top, West, per SOLD sack,
$3 so red top, Jersey. per 5O-lb sack, $3 so;
red top, recleaned, per ID. 16@17c.
POTATOES-The market for old stock Is
nominal. New stock is in liberal supply,
with prices ranging as to quality.
New So, choice, per Dbl, 81 50@1 IS; New
So, com to good, per Dbl, $1@l rs.
TRUCK-The market holds about steady,
with fair trade.
Lettuce, per box, 40c.; squash, new, per
cite, 81; squash, new marrow, per Dbl, 81 rs;
cabbage, per pkg. 5Oc@$1 25; cukes, Nor per
pkg, 75c; dollhouse cukes, per 100, %; Ber-
muda onions, per box. 81; asparagus, native,
per box, SlD1 25; string beans, per bskt, soc
@$1; Southern tomatoes, per pkg, 5OCD75c:
native peas, per bu. 75c Providence peas,
per Dbl, $2 %; rhubarb, native, per ID, 70:
radish, per 100 buchs 75c@$1 so; bunch