Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-09


steady. Eggs continue duh. with prices
about steady. Flour is dull. with prices yet
quoted about the same. The market for
salt pork is quiet with lard lower
aud hams still unchanged. Fresh ribs are
>" lower. The market for apples con-
tinues higher. with good stock nrm Straw
-rbries are less plenty. Oranges hold lirm.
Sugar has advanced Il little.
EGGS--Thc market continues quiet with
prices about steady.
Hennery, choice, per doz. l4d l5r Eastern
choice, per doz. II IA l2r Michigan, Indiana
etc., IT. &c; other western per dOz, ia, n
IL sr.
BEANS-The market continues quiet with
prices steady.
Pea. NY and Vt. per bush. 81 l5tdI 4O
Medium NY and Vi. per hush. 81 1On'l 20.
ncy. per bush, 81 10a 20. California, per
bush, 81 45@ CO. Foreign pea and med
Il 10d1 90.
BUTTER-The market shows quiet
tone with choice grades of fresh creamery
and new milk daries selling best. Low
grades continue duh and easy.
Creamery, choice. per III. lGl .a17c :rreanl-
cry, fair to good l4@ Ice creamery, June,
choice. lac: dairy, North, choice,
14M ljr imitation creamery, per lb. la l2,'
ladle packed. per III, 9m Zoe.
CHEESE-Tr continues quiet. with
values quoted steady.
Northern. choice per Id. 9@9llc North
ern. choice. twins. 9iaG1Oc; Northern,
sage. 11Ml2c: Western. choice, per III, S'smj
9l;c; jobs. gale higher.
PROVISIONS - The market for salt
pork continues quiet with lard and hams
steady. Fresh ribs. steady.
Pork long aud sh cut per bbl, sll 10. Pork,
lgt and hwy backs. $40 75@11 IS. Pork. lean
ends. per Dbl 4l1 IS. Tongues beef. per bbl @2l
Tongues. pork, per hbl $15 so. Beef. corned,
per bbl, So 50M1l 80. Shoulders, corned and
fresh. per lb. 7c. Shoulders. smoked, per
lb, So. Hams. per 10, 94@10y4c. Bacon, per
h. 9c. Pork. salt per lb,612c. Briskets. salt,
per III, 6'sr;.; Ribs, fresh, per lb, So. Sau-
.r. Lard in tcs. per ID. 6lsc. Lard. in
pals, per lb. 6"s@6|sc. Lard, in pals. pure
ieaf. per lb. l4msHi.
POULTRY Turkeys continue steady, with
chickens and fowls in fair demand. Frozen
stock moves quietly.
Turkeys. West, iced, l2@ l4"; turkeys,
frozen, choice, l4@15c; chickens. North. fr
killed, lS@20 chickens. West. iced. 100
l2r chickens. frozen, choice. la II fowls,
lO': fowls, West frozen, ga l0r.
FLOUR-Wh is steady. hut trade in
-four continues dull, although prices are
quoted steady.
Spring patents. S4@4 l5 Spring, clear
and straight. 50 20@3 so; Winter. clear and
straight. 81 sO0400; Winter patents. S4@
80, Johbing prices, 25r higher.
CORN Demand continues moderate with
prices quoted steady.
Steamer yellow, spot, 4Oc: No. 3 and
steamer, spot, SOC; Chicago. No. 3 yellow
to ship, 39l2c; country yellow, to ship,
80 sc.
OATMEAL--Quiet at ~ 75a3 ~ per Dbl
for ground and rolled, and - 15d 3 80 for
cut.
OATS-The market continues quiet. with
prices quoted unchanged.
Clipped white. spot. 27@2sc No.
2whitr. spot, 26s4c; No. 3 white. spot,
2dM26i4c; clipped. to ship. 264@27c;
no. white, to ship. 27i4r No B white
2Gi, m21c; No. mixed to ship, 26i4c.
RiE-The market continues quiet. with
prices quoted at 50@ 52c. Rye Flour-Trad6
continues quiet at 81 6Om3 25per bbl.
MILLFEED--Tradec continues quiet with
prices steady.
Middlings, sacked to ship. S12 25d15 10;
bran, sacked. spring. to ship, ,Sl2 25d ~ 5O
bran, sacked. winter, to ship.Sl3 75@l4 90:
ground wheat, to ship, 4l4 75@l5; red dog
flour, to ship. SIS 50a Is rs; cotton seed
meal. to ship, S2l 75@22 IS.
FRESH MEATS-Beef continues quiet,
and unchanged, with lambs and muttonS
moving fairly. Veal is steady.
Beef. steers. per lb. 6@71lc; beef. hind
quarters per ID, 719@9i &c: beet, ,forequarters,
lambs. good to choice. ia Sc mutton. per lb,
6@6lsc; yearlings, per Id. 6@6iac; veal per
ID. 5Ca9c: hogs city dressed per III. '..: hogs,
country dressed. per lh.4a,".
FRUIT-The market for apples holds
firm with good stock scarce. Strawberries
are less plenty. Oranges are firm.
Apples. choice eating. per bbl., So 500
4 80: apples, Baldwins. 80 5OM4: apples,
Greenings, 50 1908; oranges. VAL. per
case. "A 50td Z: oranges. cal. per box.. - 756l
3 75;oranges, Pal and Mes. per box. s3G3 80;
oranges, Ja.. repacked, per box. f4@4 sol
ornn yes. Pal.nnd Mes. per hf box. S2@3
lemons. Med. per box. sz"3: grapes. Mali
Jer.. per box. 81 %, peanuts. Nirginian. per
lh, ~ "a 5c: hickory; strawberries. FL. I'd
to ch 25c0 352. Strawberries. Fla, fair ,l5c
"a 20,..
MAPLE SCGAR Trade in sugar yet rules
quiet, with II moderate demand for syrup.
Sugar small cakes per H.. S0n9c: sugar,
large cakes. per h.. ia So sugar. tubs and
SUGAR Refined remains iirm with prices
at the adyancr.
tut loaf and crushed. Use: Pulverized,
per IL 5.slc: powdered. per N 5.69c: cube. per
n 5.slr: granulated. !er IL 5.44@ 81 c:granu-
lated. fine per n o. "a ). ste: yranulated. at
retail. per N g.: soft white. per IL ). a 44c
yellow confectioners' per Ii I.56n Be; bag
yellow. per h im4Isc.
MOLASSE i-Trale continues steady with
the markes Arm. The following are whole
sale lots:
no fancy. open kettle. 3'ia I0': y U good
to ch per gal. 33'd So. New Orleans. centrif,
fancy, lS0 81: New Orleans. centrif good to
ch. l5d lie: Ponce. rh to fancy per gal,
21o '}0.; Barba 1oes. per gal, 24a25.: Maya
guez. per gal. 25a2sr.
SEED-Traie rules moderate. with prices
unchanged.
Timothy. per In. 81 75dl 80; clover. per
III. sm9c; red top. West. per. 50-lb sack,
So 80; red top, Jersey, per JO-lb sack. So so
red top. recleanej. per To. lGdlT
POTATOES The market continues quiet
with values easy. Sweets are quiet.
Choice liebrons. per bn. 25d2c. Green
Mountain, per bu,25@ 27c. White Star, per