Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-04-18

The butter market shows an easiertone for
best grades of fresh creamery and new milk
iairies Low grades continue dull and easy.
Cheese continues quiet with values quoted
steady. Eggs continue quiet. with prices
about steady. Flour is dull. with prices vet
quoted about the same The market for salt
pork is quiet and quoted lower, with lard
I!c lower, and hams unchanged. Fresh ribs
are 80 lower. The market for apples con-
tinucs higher, with good stock firm. straw.
erbries are less plenty. Oranges hold firm.
Sugar has advanced.
EGGS-The market continues quiet with
prices about steady.
Henncry, choice. per doZ. l5Ca ice Eastern
. choice, perdoz, ~ &C; Michigan, Indiana,
ETC., l2c other western per doz, l2c.
BEANS-'rhe market continues quiet with
prices steady.
Pea. NY and Vt. per bush. 81 l5Gl 10.
Medium NY and Vt, per bush. 81 10a 20.
Yellow eyes per bush. 81 GOA 35. Red Kid
ney. per bush, - 1901 20. California. per
bush, 81 4j@l 60. Foreign pea and med,
81 l0Dl 20.
BUTTER-The market shows an easier
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and new milk dairies selling best. Low
grades continue duh and easy.
Creamery. choice, per III, 2O02lc cream-
cry, fair to good, lSGl9c; creamery June,
choice. lG@l9c; dairy, North, choice,
l4G1Gc imitation creamery, per III. l4c !;
ladle packed. per ID, ll@l3c.
CHEESE Trade continues quiet. with
values quoted steady.
Northern. choice, per lb, 91!@lOc; North
hnil fNt.ipS "a Nn l,nr
sage ,11@l2c Western, choice, per 10, 81 5S
91ac jobs, 13@lc higher
PROVISIONS - The market for salt
pork is lower with lard and hams un-
changed. Fresh ribs steady.
Pork long and sh cut, per Dbl s1l IS. Pork,
lgt and hwy backs, $40 S5@11 IS. Pork, lean
ends, per bb, ,Sll IS. Tongues, beet, per bbl, S22
Tongues, pork. per Dbl, $l5 80. Beef corned, i,
per hb SO 5O@1l so. Shoulders, corneo and
fresh, per 10. 7c. Shoulders. smoked. per
lb, Sc. Hams, per lb, 9I9@10H4c. Bacon per
lb, Sc. Pork, salt, per 10, &c. Brskets. salt,
per lb, 6Hc. Ribs fresh, per III, Sc. Sau-
sages, per Id, 7l9c. Sausages, meat, per lb,
71ac. Lard, in tcs. pr Id, 6lsc. Lard, in
pals, per ID, 6l5e7c. Lard, in pals, pure
leaf, per ID, $685..
POULTRY--Turs eys continue steady, with
stock moves quietly.
Turkeys, west, small hens. Ice: turkeys
large, per h., 13@l5e; turkeys, frozen,
choice, 43i@l5c; turkeys, frozen, com, l3c;
chickens, North, fr killed, l6@lsc: chickens.
West, fir killed, l2@15c; chickens, frozen,
choice, 12@13c; chickens, frozen, com. 100
lie: staggy chicks and old spurs. 7GD9c;
fowls, Northern, 13@15c; fowls, Western,
9D1Oc; ducks fair to choice, 800 l5c; grouse,
per pair, $l1 6O@l 75 quail West per doz.
So 60@2 rs.
FLOUR-The market continues dull
with prices get quoted about the same
Spring patents, $4@4 20; Spring, clear
and straight, 1908 SO; Winter. clear and
straight, So 2O@3 SO Winter patents, $40
43O. Jobbing prices, 25c higher.
RYE--The market continues quiet, with
prices quoted at 50@52c. Rye Flour--Trade
continues quiet at So COOS 25per bbl
CORNMEAL-The market is steady at 100
7Sc per bag. and 81 S0@1 IS per Dbl, granu-
lated, 81 9592 20 per Dbl.
CORN-Demand continues moderate with
prices quoted steady.
Steamer yellow, spot, 4115c; No. 8 and
steamer, spot, 40@4113c; Chicago, No.3 yellow
to ship, 4O4c; country yellow, to ship, 4lc.
OATs--The market continues quiet, with
prices quoted unchanged.
Clipped white, spot, 27la@ zoe No. 2
white spot, 2S@2sAc; No. 5 white, spot
No. white, to ship, 271l@2sc No white,
to ship, ,2694c mo. mixed, to ship, 26@ 2Gclws 4.
MILLTEED-Trade continues quiet, with
prices steady.
Middlings, sacked to ship, $1S ESQ
1850: bran, sacked, spring, to ship,
$13 so; bran, sacked. winter, to ship, ,$14 25,
to ship. SIG 25@l6 25; cotton seed meal, to
ship, S2l 50@22.
FRESH MEATS-Beef continues quiet,
and unchanged, with lambs and muttons
moving fairly. Veal is steady.
Beef, steers, per lb. G@714c; beef, hind
quarter per ID, 79@9}4c; beef. forequarters,
per lb, 4@5c; lambs, good to choice, ,7@S1sc;
mutton, per lb, 697c; yearlings, per lb. GO
614c; veal per lb, SO 10c hogs, city dressed per
lb, 55sc; hogs, country dressed, per lb.49lc,
FRUIT-The market for apples holds
firm with good stock scarce. Strawberries
are less plenty. Oranges are firm.
Apples, choice eating, per bbl., 90 500
so; apples, Baldwins, SIS 5O@4; apples,
case, 81 5O@7; oranges, Cal. per box, 81 75@
75;oranges, Pal and Mes, per box, $3@3 50;
oranges, Ja. repacked, per box. S4M4 so;
oranges, Pal.and Mes, per hf box, s2@ 3,
lemons, Med. per box, S2@3; grapes. Mall
Jer., per box, so 25; peanuts Virglnian, per
lb, 4A@5c; hickory; Strawberries. FL, ed
to ch 35c@40c, Strawberries, Fla, fair, $50
@sOc.
SUGAR-Reflned remains firm with prices
at the advance.
Cut loaf and crushed. 64c; Pulverized,
per b 5$4cpowdered, per 10 55sc; cube, per
ID 53lc; granulated, per III 5ss05.44c: granu>
lated, fine, per tb 5.44@51sc; granulated, at
retail per lb 6c;soft white, per III 5.06@5$so
yellow confectioners' per lb 1901 Ole; bag
yellow, per ID 4.06a4.81c.
MOLASSES-Trade continues steady with
| k1,o, oorl-ao Nrro fnll b,,Io
sale lots:
N o fancy, open kettle, $50 40c; n o good
to ch, per gal, 33S035c: New Orleans, centrif,
fancy, 1S@23c; New Orleans, centrif, good to
ch, 15@ lie; Ponce. ch to fancy. per gal,
27@3Oc; Barbadoes, per gal, 24@25c; Maya
guez, per gal, 25@2sc.
SEED-Trade rules moderate, with prices
unchanged.
Timothy, per bu, s. 75@1 so; clover, per
10. s@9c; red top, West, per 5O-lb sack,
s3 so: red top, Jersey, per 50-lb sack, 80 so !
red top, recleaned, per III. 16@17c.
POTATOES--The market continues quiet
with values easy. Sweets are quiet.
Choice Hebrons. per bu, 27@3Oc. Green
Mountain, per bu,2592Sc. White Star, per
bu, 2s@27c. Jersey sweets. per Dbl, So
as so.
OATMEAL-Quiet at SO s5@3 20 per Dbl
for ground and rolled, and SO 25@3 60 for
cut.
GRAHAM FLOUR-Trade rules quiet, with
he market steady at 90 50@4 per Dbl.
TRUCK-The market holds about steady
with fair trade.
Lettuce, per doz 5O@6Oc: beets, per bu.
40c; turnips, st And per bbl, 81 %; turnips,
VIII, fiat per bu, 4Oc; onions, native, per Dbl,
81 25 squash, per ton, s35; cabbage,
native. per bbl, 81 so; carrots, per bu, 40c;
lions, per bu, 81; hothouse cukes,
per 100, $S; radish. per doz, 40 q
Coo; cress, per doz, 75c; parsley, per
81 %; mini. per doz. 81; Bermuda onions, per
box, 81 65: Florida tomatoes. per ct, 81 506
: 90: Florida string beans, per cwt, SO 90
per bu, ST 30; leeks. per doz. 4Oc; Rhubarb.
native 9c ID.