Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-01-18

ITO make the following quotations OF valuS
~ to carefully note the PREDATORY remarks
which prccede all articles quoted. in q mar
| ket OF this character II Is impossible to give
| The general tendency of trade, those given
| will be found sufficiently close TO enable
| dealers TO base Their transactions thereon
A flrmer tone in price Is noticed in the
produce market. Eggs are slightly higher
and demand moderate. Butter is quiet with
values quoted steady. Provisions have ad T..
vanced and lard is frmer Poultry is active
! with Il good trade 10 fresh stock AMI prices
ruling steady. The demand for corn yet
rules steady and moderate prices quoted.
Fish is in small supply and prices are high.
Sugar is quoted steady for all grades.
EGGS. The market Ia quoted firm with
general demand yet moderate.
Hennery, choice, per doz. 30s: Eastern,
choice, per doc. 25e; Michigan. Indiana. etc. |,
24@25c; other western, per doH, 22@23c.
BEANS-The market continues dull. with
prices unchanged.
Pea, NY and Vi. per bush, 81 30(ai 45.
Medium NY and Vt, per bush, 81 3Wr 81.
Yellow eyes per. bush. u 450l IS. Red Kid
ney, per bush, IL 3O0Dl 81. California. per
bush, q so@l &c. Foreign pea aid mad.
sEED--Trade rules moderate, with prices
unchanged.
Timothy, per bu. % OO@2 25; clover. per
Id, s@9!: red top, Western, per 5Olb,
sack, 81 75@3Oo; rel top, Jersey per 80 10
sack, So 50 red top, recleaped, per ID l5@i6c.
HAY AND SrRAW.-Choice hay continues
in moderate supply, with prices unchanged.
Rye straw continues steady.
New York and Can choice, $40 dl9 % fair
to good, per ton. al1@lS; lower grnde' per
ton, Sl3@l6; rye straw, new. per ton. ia
@l5; oat straw, per ton. *S0S5O:
POTATOES-'rh market continues steady
with prices unchanged. Sweets are
quiet.
Aroostook Co Hebrons. per bu.3}a35c IN. II.
Hebrons. per Blu, 3l@34c Rose per bu. 3 lO
33s; Green Mountain per bu. 33(035c; White
star, per bn, 2s@3oe; Va. sweets. per bbl,
PROVISIONS-The market for cured
meats continues quiet, with prices flrmer
Lard Is quoted flrmer.
Pork, Ing and sh cut per cut $3.50. Pork lgt
and hwy backs, sl1@l2.50. Pork, lean end, per
bbl.Sl9. Beef. corned, per Dbl So. Gll.5O.
ders, smoked, per 10. nc. Hams. large and
small, per ID. 9la@l0c. Bacon. per h. 9..
Pork, salt, per ID. 615". Briskets. SALT per
ID. 6lSc. Ribs, FRESH per ID. 9lSc Sausages,
per 10. TIC. Sausage meat, per h.. sc.
Lard, in tierces, per h. 6lac. Lard In pails,
perth, 7@7ise. Lard, in pals. pure lenf,
pe FRESH RI: MEArs-Beef continues quiet and
easy, with lambs and mutton quoted firm,
Veal is quiet.
Beef, steers, per ID. 697t ici beef, hind
quarters, per Id. SI09c; beef, foreguarters,
per ID. 4@jc ;lambs. spring, per ID, 6d7c;
mutton. per ID. 4G5c; .yearlings. per ID.
4@5; veal, per ID, 7@lo:, hogs, city
dressed per 10, 5l4c: hogs, country dressed,
POULTRY is firm for good fresh
stock, with trade ruling steady.
Turkeys, Northern, choice. l3(Gl5o; tur-
keys, Western, iced, 12@l5c; chickens,
Northern, choice, 15@lsc; chickens, North
fr. to 3d., ICE; fowls, Northern, ls@l5c;
fowls, Western, ice packed, l0@l2c chickens,
Western, ice packed. l2@15c; fowls, live.
per Id. 1O@l2r. Geese, west, fair to choice.
9@lOc; ducks fair to choice, 1904
FLOUR--The market continues steady with
the demand yet ruling quiet.
spring patent, MINI. ga 75a3 90; Spring
patents, Wisconsin. 80 6n@3 20: Spring,
clear and straight, % s5dpS IS, Winter pat
tents, choice. % 1908 90; Winter, clear and
straight, $3 3O@s Is: jobblns prices, 25c
at 72@74c per bag, and 81 rs al 80 per Dbl.
Oatmeal quiet, at 90 8)6D3 10 per Dbl for
ground and rolled, rs 2OG3 50 for cut; Jobs
25c higher. Graham fonr--Trdde rules quiet,
with the market steady at 50 5OM4 per Dbl.
Rye continues quiet. with prices quoted at
$50 for new.
MOLASSES --Trade rules fair, with the
market steady. The following n e wholesale
LOTS
New Orleans, fancy, per gal. 400 Az; New
Orleans, centrif, per gal, l2@20: Ponce, per
gal, 25@29o; Barbadoes, per gal, 24@25c;
Maynguez. per gal, 25@2Sc.
MILLFEED--Trade continues quiet. with
prices ruling steady.
Middlings, sacked, to ship, $1S@l5.
Bran, Sucked, spring, to ship. $l2 75@l3.
Bran, sacked, winter, to ship. Sl3 1904.
Ground wheat, to ship; si52 Rel dog
to ship, $21 1902.
FRUfT-The apple market continues
quiet. Cranberries are In slow demand,
other fruits unchanged.
Apples. choice eating, per bbl, s303 so;
bbi, 81 6O@l rs. Baldwlns, 1902 % ;Green-
ings, 81 1904. Oranges, ia, per bb $j
@6; per box $2 6O@3 So Lemons, med.
oh, per box, "a $685. med, ch, per case, So
@i0. Grapes, Malaga, per Dbl, tags so; Con,
PER Large basket, 2o:: Con, per pony BASKET,
Catawba, large basket. 20c; Catawoa, n2Ay
basket, ll@l2c. CranberrIes, per Dbl. sT@
Z 90; pet box. ~ 25a2 1850. ounces, per bI
e1@'l 30. Peanuts. virsinan. per 10, 4Xc9
~. Chestnuts, North, per bu. "a SO. Hick-
ory nuts per bu Sl@l2.
SUGAR-ReAned is quoted steady for ali
grades; with q steady demand noted.
Cut loaf and crushed, 6ssc; pulverized
per ID, 5ll4c; powdered, per 10, 5lsc; cube,
p per G .s sr1saasea Pst r. 4 sssn
lated, at retail, per ID, 5sc; soft white, per ID,
Asxc yellow confec.ioners. per b. 4 18@iTsc,
bag, yellow. per II, 4.1S@4i5c.
FISH-Supplles Of fresh fish have been
small, and prices have been forced high.
Indications yet point to light receipts and
high prices. Oysters are steady, with lob
s:ers yet selling high.
per ID. 7ll@Sc; cod, steak per ID. 1O}5(a lie;
haddock, per ID, .8]l@9c; halibut, white, per
ID, 17t0lsc; salmon, East, frozen, per 10.
10000; salmon, Ore. fresh, par Id, 14@15,;
butterfsh per ID, s@9c; blueilsh, fresh, per
ID. 1s@14c; blaeash frozen, per 10.
sSdoc mackereI' large, each 20
GsTrInis, PER- 'i 1eo count. sl@l q. Lake
trout, per lb. 1l912c. Oysters, Norfolk, med.
per gal, 80c00el Is. Oyster, Prov r, per gal,
81 20. HOLSTERS, boiled, per lb, l5@16c.
CLAIMS, shelled, per GAL SOC. scalops, per
CORN-Demand yet rules moderate, with
prices quoted steady.
No. 3 steamer yellow, spot, SIC. Chi
cago, No. 3 yellow. to ship, $50.
Steamer and N. 8 corn, spot, 36@361ac.
OATS-The market continues steady. with
prices quoted firm to ship.
Clipped white. - old, spot, ?6@26s4c.
No 9 white spot 251ac. No. white,
spot, 25c. No 2 spot, mixed, 24c New No
3, white. to ship, 26hc.
BUTTER-The market continues quiet with
values quoted steady.
Creamery. choice, per ID. 26s; cream
cry, fair to good. 24025c. creamery. imita-
tion, per h., 22@2Se ;.creamery. June. choice,
20@2lc: dairy, choice, 2O@2lc. Ladies',
Western, per h., l5016..
CHEESE - Trade rules quiet and prices
about the same. II
Northern oh, new, per ID, 1Oc; north
ern Gu, twins, 1OlSc; Northern sage, NJ
western Oh, new, per ID, 9G1Oc.
TRUCK-Supilies continue liberal, with
tho market about steady.
Lettuce, per dox case 7j,; turntps
r hin