The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-01
LOCAL MARKET.
Local Market.

1t was very quiet yesterday in trade
circles. Nothing was doing in cotton and
the grain trade was dull.
Bacon is firm and slight advance in
quotations is noted this morning. A de-
cline of 1-2 to l cent is noted in hams.
Lard has also advanced. III ~
Country produce is firm at figures
quoted
Green peas were plentiful yesterday at
$220 to $3.50 per bushel, but prices will
come down before this week is over.
Apples are firm at prices quoted, owing
to lateness of season.. Other fruits are
in good supply with prices steady.
All quotations are wno1esa1e:
Axle Grease-Golden, 6Ot07Oc per 'oz-
en-; Apex, 75c: Alleton, 75c; castor oil,
81 1-2Q65c.
.AmmunitioI,-Powder, per keg, $500;
blasting powder, $1.65 per key, agents
price; 81 Sr9 SP shGt per SACK $120@1'So
Bacon-Short clear, 5 1905 3-4c;
breakfast, Z ,3-4@Sc; dry salt, safe;
salt bellies, 8 3-4c; smoked bellies, 1-2@
3-4c. Hams, 10 lie.
Lard-Kettle renederd, 5 3-4c; leaf,
5 1-4c; 50-po5und cans, lac higher than
tierces; 10-pound cans, 3-4c higher; s.
pound cans, Use higher; 3-pound cans,
1c higher.
Baking Powder-B Bon. 20 ounces.
Prices, $4.75 per dozen: Royal, 500
per dozen.
Canned Frlit-Per dozen: Strawber-
ries, $1.O0@1.10: plneapples, standard.
$1.25@1 40; eyeless and coreless, SLIGO
@1.75; seconds, 9O@95c; pears, standard,
90c@$1 90; Clipper Bartlett pears, 2
pound, $1.0O@1.05 3-pound, $1:60@1 So;
peaches, standard, 2-pound, $4,000; sec
onds, 2-pOund, 15c; 3-pound, standard,
$1.25@1. so; 3-pound pie peaches. Toe:
blackberries, .65'@70c; 3-pound, standard
apples, 75@S0c.
giles per dozen; apricots, $1.35@1 40;
las; green cages, 81 .40@1 so; nectarines,
$1.35@1 so; grapes, $1.S5@1 AS, white
cherries, $2.5Ota2.fO: black cherries,
Candy~Plain stick, 6@6 1-2c; wrap
ped, 5@ -; fancy mixed in pals, 9
Canned Observation-Disclosures peas,
string beans, 65@75c; corn. 60c@$1. 25;
tomatoes. 2-pound, 7O@75c; 3-pound, 80
@95c: red kidney beans. 2-pound, 90c.
Coffee-Rio and Cordova, fair. IL IA
@14c; prime, II 1-2@15c; choice, 1870
10 1-2c; Peaberry, 19@21c; Toast,
ed coffee, xxx basis 100-pound
cases, $3.50; Arbuckle's, 100 pound
cases, $3.50; in 3O,Pound .. cases,
$3.50; Mocha and Java blend, 26c.
@5.35; half patent, $5.1o@5.25; straight,
family, $4.90@5.O0.
Sugar and MOIasses.
Molasses-Cen fair, 16@17c;
prime, 23@25c; choice. open kettle, q
Sugar-Quotations are for small lots,
speean Pr srana STsd On esEPaa SFdGs es
man granulated, in sacks, 5-8c; cubes,
5@5 1-8c; powdered, sos lie; yellow
clarified, fancy, 4 1894 1-2c; choice,
1-4c.
Fruits and Nuts.
Apples-Ben Davis and Baldwin, $500
@3.25 per barrel; Russetts, $3.25@3.5O:
BananasmPe, bunch, packed for ship
Lemons Messna and Palermo, choice,
$3.00@3.50.
Nuts-Brazil, &c per pound; filberts,
Sicily, lie; Naples, IL 1-2c; walnuts, IL
612c; peanuts, SOS lie; almonds, Tara
COMA, 12@13c per pound, in sacks; pecans,
Z 1-2@S lie.
Oranges California navels, $1,000
1926; California seedlings, $2.4O@2.6O.
Produce.
Beans-Californl small white, 2 1-2@
2 3-4c per pound; Bayou, pink, 2 3-4@3c;
Lima, 1903 1-4c; black-eyed peas, 2 "a
@3c.
Butter-creamery, 23@24c; country
butter Sd2Oc.
Cabbage California, &c per pound.
Cheese-New York full cream, 14@15c;
western, 12c.
Eggs-Per dozen, 5 1905 1-2c.
b.. Onions-California $1.50@1.75 per
bushel
Onions Sets-$300 per bushel.
Pepper-Chile, 1S@19c per pound.
PotatOes-Choice Colorado and Califor-
MIA, 65@70c; Missouri. 65c: sweet po-
tatoes, 75@S0c per bushel.
- Seed POtatoes-Tennessee Triumph,
$3.50 per barrel; New York varieties,
$275@3.0O per 11-peck barrel. 49,,
Poultry-Chickens, per dozen, hens,
$2.4O02.50; large fryers, .$2.5Og3;N;
brolers, $2.25@2.5O, according to size;
turkey hens, $5.O0@6.00; turkey gobblers,
$9OO@11. 90; ducks, $2.5O93.OO; geese,
$40004.50.
Dried Fruits.
Apples-Fancy sliced, In boxes, 4 1-4@
4 3-4c; choice evaporated, lie; fancy,
S 1-2c.
Al