Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-02-01

| A quiet tone is noted In the produce mar.
ket Eggs are fairly steady for choice but
quiet for western stock. Butter is consider.
ably lower, the supply being rather plentiful
and demand dull. The poultry market is
easy and supply liberal Flour is steady.
Sugar is trihe higher, with n good demand.
| Fish has advanced and Is in more plentiful
supply.
EGGS.-The market continues quiet but
fairly steady for choice.
Hennery, choice, per doz. 22c02Ic Eastern,
choice, per doz.l9c; Michigan, Indiana otc.,
lSc; other western. per doz. l7@lS..
BEANS-The market continues dull, with
prices unchanged.
Pea, NY and Vt. per bush, 81 3o@i 43.
Medium NY and Vt. per bush. 81 SJGal 3j.
Yellow eyes per bush, $r45@l 90. Red Kid
ney. per bush. u 3Oal 35. California, per
bush. 81 5O@l 60. Foreign pea aud med,
| 81 2s(0l35.
BUTTER--The market continues quiet with
values quoted steady.
Creamery. choice, per ID. 23G2ac; cream
cry, fair to good. 2l@22c. creamery, imlta-
tion, per lb., l7@ls,; creamery. June. choice,
10000; dairy, choice. 10000. Ladies,
Western. per h.. l50l6..
CHEESE -- Trade rules quiet and prices
about the same.
Northern ch, new, per lb, lOc, north
ern oh, twins, lO>Sc; Northern sage, IIlk
western oh. new, per ID. 9@lOc.
sEED-Trade rules moderate, with price,
unchanged
Timothy, per bu. 81 0O@2 IS; clover, per
ID, S@9c; red top, Western, per so ID,
sack, % 10000; red top, Jersey: per 90 10
sack, So 30 ;red top, ,reclcaned, per Id l5G l6c.
HAY AND STRAW Choice hay continues
steady, with lower and medium grades easy.
Rye straw continues steady.
New York and Can choics, $40 Ol9 90 fair
to good, per ton. $l7@ls; lowa- r-des psf
ton, $13@l6; rye straw, now. per ton. $lA
OILS; oat straw, per ton. SS0S50.
POTATOES-The market continues steady
with prices unchanged. Sweets are
quiet.
Aroostook Co Hebrons. per bn, ,33@35c;N H.
Hebrons, per bu, 310034c Rose per bu. 800
33s; Green Mountain per bu, 33035c; White
star, per bu. 2s@30c; Va. sweets, per Dbl,
1908 IS; Jersey sweets. per Dbl. 81 5J@D3 10.
PROV1SIONS--The market for cured
meats continues quiet with prices Armer.
Lard Is quoted trmer.
Pork, Ing and sh cut per cut $l3 Pork lst
and hwy backs, ,sl2@l9. PORK, lean ends. per
bbl.Sl3. Beef, corned, per bbl $8.50Gll.50.
Shoulders, ,corned and fresh perth. 7c. shoul..
ders, smoked, per 10. 7l5c. Hams, large and
small, per lb. 015@10c. Bacon, per lb. Sc.
Pork, salt, per ID. SIC. Drlskets, salt, per
| ID. 61fc. Ribs, fresh, per ID. 9l9c. sausage',
IN {sses, sIss'fs f. %ss' Rsr Lar & n pa S
perlb, 7@711c. Lard, in pals, pure leaf
FRESH MEATS Beef continues quiet and
easy, with lambs and mutton quoted firm,
/ Veal Is quiet.
Beef, steers, per ID, G97]sc; beef, hind
per lb 4@5c ;lambs, spring, per ID, 607c;
mutton, Der lib. 4(1)5c: yearlin2J, Der Id.
4@5; veal, per ID. 7GlOc; hogs, city
dressed, per lb, SIC; hogs, country dressed,
PouLTRY-The market continues steady
Turkeys, Northern, choice. ls@l3li g tur-
keys, Western, iced, 12@l3c; chickens,
Northern, choice, l5@i7e; chickens. North
fir. to Cd. 12c: fowls, Northern, 13@16c;
fowls, Western, ice packed. .l0@l2c; chickens,
Western, ice packed, l2@l5c; fowls. live,
per lb. 1o@l2c: Geese, west. fair to choice,
90 lOc; ducks fair to choice, 1904.
FLOUR-The market continues steady with
the demand yet ruling quiet
Spring patent, Mimi: % S0@s4; Spring
patents, Wisconsin, ss 1908 SO; Spring,
cler and straight, % s5@3 So; Winter pat
tents, choice. 1903 50; Winter, clear and
straight, &s eo@$A; iobbing prices, 2sc
at 72974c per bag, aud a1 75G1l 80 per Dbl.
Oatmeal quiet, at 90 80@3 10 per bbl for
ground and rolled, $9 1908 80 for cut; Jobs
25c higher. Graham four--Trade rules quiet,
with the market steady at 50 50a4 per bbl.
Rye continues quiet. with prices quoted at
58c for now.
OATs-The market CONTINUES steady, with
prices quoted firm to ship.
No 3 white spot 251Sc. No. white,
spot, 25c. No>2 spot, mixed, 24c. New No
8, white: to ship. 25Ac.
MILLFEED-Trade continues quiet, with
prices ruling steady.
Middlings, sacked, to ship, sls OILS.
Bran, sacked, winter, to ship, Sl4.
Ground wheat. to ship, SIS 25. Red dog
flour. to ship, sl5 5o@l5 Is. Cottonseed meal,
to ship, S2l 75@22.
s FRofT-Ths apple market u, Ss,,. continues continues
other fruits unchanged.
Apples, choice eating, per Dbl, ss@s SO;
choice cooking, 81 5000 25; com to fr, per
Dbl, 81 5O@1 75 Baldwins, 1902 rs ;Green-
ings, Sl 75@2. Oranges, ia, per Dbl. $5
! @6; per box. % 50@3 80. Lemons, mod.
ch, per box. 81 5000; med. ch. per case, So
(al0. Grapes. Malaga. per Dbl, i4a6 50; Con-,
per large basket. 2Oe Con, per pony basset,
l2a13c; Niagara, per pony ba'ket, l61lsc;
Catawba. large basket. 20c; Catawbn pony
basket. l1tt Re. Cranborrics. per bbl. s7@l
Z 90; per box, 80 25a2 50. Quinces, per bu
$lGl 80 Peanuts. virslnan. per ID, 4l5c@
AZ. Chestnuts. North, per bu, 81 5O Hick-
Ory nuts per bu Sl0l III.
SUGAR Refined Is quoted steady for Nil
grades with a eady demand noted.
Cut loaf and crushed, 5sic pulverizei
per ID, 53s; powdered, per ID, SIC: cube,
per TO-. 59sc; grauulated. per 10. 4H@4.A
granulated, fine, per III. 4505 08c; granu-
4slc; yellow c5nfec ioner.'. per III, ,411s943sc,
bag yellow per ID, 4l664tSt
FISH-Suppies 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.
sters yet selling high.
Cod. market. per lb. 2h@sc; cod, large
per lb 4@41ae; cod steak, per ID, fa71c.
haddock, per ID, 2@2l6c: halibut, white, per
lb, l4@l5c; salmon. East, frozen, per Id,
1S@2Oc: salmon. Ore. fresh, per ID, l4Gl5c;
buttertish, per ID, SM9.; bluoflsh, fresh, per
n,o lb. @l4c; b,neil'h frozen. per 10.
sos $50; asseFs masksFs msd ssf' eash sn'A nom no
Herring. per lo) count. slcal Is. Lake
trout. per ID. llD,2c. Oysters Norfolk, med.
per gal, 9Oc@sl l5. Oyster, Prov Il, per gal,
81 20. Lobsters. boiled. per y, i5@I6c.
CLAIMS, shelled, per gal, soc. scallops, per
gal. 81 Is.
CORN Demand yet rules moderate, with
No! 2 steamer yellow, spot, s7@37I5c. Chi
cago, No. yellow. to ship. $50.
fa371f. Steamer and N. corn, spot. 36@361Sc.
MOLASSES-Trade rules fair, with tho
market steady. The following are wholesale
lots:
New Orleans, fancy. per gal, 4O@4sc; New
Orleans, centrif. per gal. 12@20c; Ponce. per
gal. 25929c; Barba ioss. psr gal, 24@25c;
Mayaguez per gal, 25@2Sc.
TRUCK-Supples continue liberal, with
the market about steady.
Lettuce, per doz case 75c; turnips
per bu, 81; onions, native, per bbl,
81 b2Sl 60c 1uash, per ton, &l5: cabbage, per
100. @2d9; celery, per case, e3@5: carrots,
per bu, 40c; cauIiaower per box, 81.
WasOn Removed.
NASHUA, N. H., Jan. 31-The city govern.
ment meeting was productive OF surprises
The mayor read Mr.. Wason's opinion that
he hnnrd Of education WAS not under the