Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-02-08


tbs general tendency of trade, those given
will be found sufficiently close to enable
dealers TO base their transactions thereon.l
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 a trile higher, with 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. 23@24c; Eastern
choice, per doz 49,; Michigan, Indiana etc.,
lSc; other western, per doz. l1@lS'.
BEANS-The market continues dull, with
prices unchanged.
Pea, NY and Vt. per bush, 81 30@i 40.
Medium NY and Vt, per bush. s. SOL IS.
Yellow eyes per bush, 81 456l So. Red Kid
ney, per bush, 81 300l 3d. California, per
bush, 81 5O@l 60. Foreign pea and med,
81 250Dl 35.
BUTTER-The market continues quiet with
values gu oted steady.
creamery, cuOlce per III, aSHAOc CTchu-
cry, fair to good, 2l@22c. creamery, imita-
ton, H., 17@lsc: creamery. June, choice,
19@20c dairy, choice, 10000. Ladies,
Western. per h., 15@16c.
CHEESE - Trade rules quiet and prices
about the same.
Northern CHI, new, per Id, 1Oc north
ern ch, twins. lOl4c; Northern sage, ll}s
western oh, new. per Id, 9@lOc.
SEED-rrade rules moderate, with prices
unchanvpl
Timothy per bu, % OO@2 25; clover per
ID, 5000; red top, Western, per 30 Id,
eek, 80 75@3Oo; red top, Jersey, per so 10
SACK, So 81 ;red top, receaned, per ID l5@l6c.
HAY AND S rRAW-Cnoice hay continues
steady, with lower and medium grades easy.
Rye straw continues steady.
New York and Can choice, Sl9@l9 80 fair;
to good per ton, $l7@ls; lower grades per
ton, Sl3@l6; rye straw, new, per ton, Sl4
ais; oat straw, per ton, SS@S5O.
POrATOES-The market continues steady
with prices unchanged. Sweets are
quiet
Aroostook Co Hebrons. per bu, 33935c IN, II.
Hebrons, per bu, 3l0D34c Rose per bu, 500
33s; Green Mountain per bu, 33a35c; White
star, per bu, 2S@3Oc Va. sweets, per Dbl,
5000 25; Jersey sweets, per bbl 81 5o0D3. 70.
PROVISIONS-The market for cured
meats continues quiet, with prices firmer.
Lard is quoted hrmer.
FORK, ing ana SH cut per CUT @1o IOTk iSt
and hwy backs, 9l2@13. Pork, lean ends, per
bbl.Sl3. Beef, corned, per Dbl Ss.5O@ll.50.
Shoulders corned and fresh per lb. 7c. Shout
ders, smoked, per 10. TIC. Hams, large and
small, per ID. 015@10c. Bacon, per ID. &C..
Pork, salt per Id. 61ac. Briskets, salt, per
H. 615c. Ribs, fresh, per 10. 9}ac. Sausages,
per h. 7lac. Sausage meat, per ID. 619c.
l. I'd, in tierces, per Id. 6}sc. Lard in pals,
perlb, 7@7Hc. Lard, in pals, pure leaf,
ma r In S3/mgl/c
FRESH MEATS-B continues quiet and
easy, with lambs and mutton quoted firm,
Veal is quiet.
Beef, steers, per ID, 6a7}lc; beef, hind
quarters, per ID, S@9c; beef, forequarters,
per Id, 4@5c ;lambs. spring, per lb, 6@7c;
4@5; veal per Id, 7GlOc; hogs city
dressed, per lb, 514c; hogs, country dressed,
FLOUR-The market continues steady with
the demand yet ruling quiet.
Spring patent. Mann. 90 S0@S4; Spring
patents, Wisconsin, So 1908 80; Spring,
cle'r and straight, % s5@s So; Winter pat,
straight, 50 9O@S4; jobbing prices, 25c
higher Cornmeal-The market remains quiet
at 72@74c per bag, and 81 75al so per Dbl.
Oatmeal quiet, at 80 S0@3 10 per Dbl for
ground and rolled, 80 20@3 80 for cut; jobs
Csc higher. Graham flour-rrade rules quiet,
with the market steady at 50 5O(l4 per Dbl.
Rye continues quiet, with prices quoted at
5Sc for new.
OATS-The market continues steady, with
prices quoted firm to ship.
No 3 white spot $3.50. No. white,
spot, 25c. No 2 spot, mixed, 24c. New No
8, white. to ship, 25hc.
CORN Demand yet rules moderate, with
prices quoted steady.
cago, No. 3 yellow, to ship, 96c.
(t87l5. Steamer and n. 8 corn, spot, s6@361ac.
MILLFEED-Tra continues quiet, with
prices ruling steady.
Middlings sacked. to ship, :sla @l5
Bran, sacked, spring, to ship, gig
Bran, sacked, winter t, to .! ship, sl4:
flour, to ship, sis 5O@l5 Is. Cottonseed meal,
to ship, S2l 75@22.
FRUIT-The apple market continues
quiet. Cranberries are In slow demand,
other fruits unchanged.
Apples. choice eating, per Dbl, s3G3 so;
choice cooking. 81 59@2SS' CON com to #, per
@6; per box. 90 5O@3 so. Lemons, med,
CHI, per box. "a 5000; med, CHI, per case, Sc
(ai0. Grapes, Malaga per Dbl, S4Id6 so; Con,
per large basket, 20c: Con, per pony basket,
lag 1876; Niagara, per pony basket, l6@lSc;
Catawba, large basket. zoe; Catawba. pony
basket. l1M12c. Cranberries, per Dbl. $7@
90; per box, 80 25l92 so. Quinces, per bu
Sl(0l5O Peanuts. virginlan, per 10, 4!5c@
Az. Chestnuts, North, per bu, 81 so. Hick-
DRY nuts per bu $l@1 rs.
POVLTRY-The market continues steady
for good fresh stock, with trade ruling fair.
Turkeys, Northern. choice. 12@19c; tur-
keys, Western, iced, 12@13c chickens,
Northern, choice, 14@l6c; chickens. North
fir. to Cd. l2c; fowls, Northern, 13@15c
fowls, Western, ice packed, 10@l2c; chickens,
per ID. 1O@l2c. Geese, west, fair to choice,
9@l0c: ducks fair to choice. 1904.
SUGAR Refined is quoted steady for all
trades; with steady demand noted.
Cut loaf and crushed, SIC; pulverized
per H.; S%; powdered, per ID. SAe j<S sa6 20
granulated. fine, per n, 4.5@ sa 0ss; gran u
4.slc: yellow confectioners'. per ID, 41s@49Se,
bag yellow, per ID, 41s@4Lc.
FISH-Supplies 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 ID. 2h@3c; coo, large
haddock, per ID, 2@21Sc; halibut, white, pei
lb, 14@l5c: salmon, East, frozen, per ID,
1s@2Oc; salmon, Ore, fresh, per ID, 14@15c
butterhsh, per Id. s@9c; bueflsh, fresh, per
lib. l3@i4c; blueash frozen, per ID.
9@1Oc mackerel, large, each 25
(a3Oc; 'mackerel, med, each, nom
Herring, per 100 count, S1@1 rs. Lake
trout, per 10. 1l@l2c. Oysters, Norfolk, med
per gal 9Oc@$1 Is. Oyster, Prov h, per gal,
81 20. HOLSTERS. boiled, per Id, 15@16c..
CLANS, shelled, per gal, SOC. Scallops, per
gal. 81 15
MOLASSES-Trade rules fair, with the
lots
New Orleans, fancy, per gal, 40@43c; New
Orleans, centrif per gal, l2@2Oc; Ponce, per
gal. 25@29c; Barbadoes. per gal, 24D25o !;
Mayaguez, per gal, 25@2sc.
TRU' 'K-Supplies continue liberal, with
the market about steady.
Lettuce, per doz case Use: turnips