The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-22
LOCAL MARKET.

ne wholesale grocery trade was fairly
active yesterday with but slight changes
In quotations.
Lard has declined few points, and
SO mas coffee, and some sales of Ar
buckles coffee have. been made as low
as $12 per case of 100 pounds.
There is no change to note in grain
ana hides, the market for both being
quiet at quotations.
New Irish potatoes are coming in now
from the local gardens, and they sell to
retailers at So per bushel. Green peas
yesterday, unshelled, sold at $1.50 per
bushel. Tomatoes from Louisiana sell at
So per crate.
All other seasOnable vegetables are
cheap with prices tending still lower.
There is no change to note in eggs and
butter.
All quotations ere wnoresage:
Axle Grease-Golden, 60@70c per 'Oz-
en-; Apex, Toe; Alleton, Toe; castor oil,
62 1-2@65c.
Ammunition Powder, per keg, $500;
price; drop shot, per sack, $1.25@1.30;
Baeon-Short clear, 5 1-2@5 3-4c;
breakfast, Z 3-4@Sc; dry salt, 5@6c;
salt bellies 6 1-Sc; smoked bellies, 6 Zoo
3-4c; Hams, 8 1-2@1O Lac. :.
Lard-Kettle rendered, &c; leaf,
!. &c; 5O-pound cans, 14e higher than
, tierces; 1O-pound cans, 3-4c higher; g.
pound cans, 7-Sc higher; 3-pound cans,
1c higher
Baking Powder-Ro Bon. 20 ounces.
Prices, $4.V5 per dozen: Royal, $5.1O
per dozen.
Canned Fruit-Per dozen: Strawber-
ries. $1.O0@1.1O; plneapples,, standard,
500; eseless and coreless, SLIGO
Zk- O(Ak<IOMn. nc cfondor d
80c@$1. 90; Clipper Bartlett pears, Q
pound, $l.00@1 Ca; 3-pound. S1.6001. 65;
peaches. standard. 2-pound. S5@90c; sec
onds, 2pound Toe; 3-pound, standard,
$1.25@I60; 3-pound pie peaches. 75c:
blacKbecries, 65@70c: 3-Dound, standard
apples, 75@S0c.
California Canned Fruits Standard
11.65 per dozen; apricots, $1.35@1. As;
pears, $1.5OG1 .65; egg plums, $3.50
1.45; sreen cages, 81 .40@1 so; nectarines,
$1.S5@1 so; grapes $1.35@1. 45; white
cherries, $2.5O@2.fO: black cherries,
Candy~Phin stick, 6@e 1-2c; wrap.
ped, TOT l2; fancy mixed in paiss, g
Canned Vegetables Marrowfat peas,
9Oc@$1 90; Lima beans, 8Gc@$l. 90;
string beans, 65@75c; corn. 60c@$1.25;
tomatoes. 2pound, 7O@z5c; 3-pound, 80
@95c: red kidney beans. 2-pound. SOC.
CofFee-FSio and Cordwa, fair. ~ 1.2M
d u lac; PRIME, lo@12 ,J Us; choice, y
@ "a esee %SXyX bssis assoc 1oo poust
cases, $3.50; in 3O-pound cases,
$3.50; Mocha and Java blend, 26c.
Flour-High patent, per barrel, $o;2o
@5.35; half patent, $5.f0@5.25; straight,
\ family, $4.90@5.O0.
~ sugar and skOlasses.
Molasses-Ce Centrifugal, fair, 1G@17c;
prime, 23@25c; choice. open kettle, u
@29c.
STANDARDIZATION are for small lots,
special prices given ON carload orders;
standard, graduated, q 7-S40c; Ger
man granulated, in sacks. 3-4G6 3-Sc;
cubes, 5@5 1-Sc; powdered. 5 3-8MS 1-2c;
yellow clarified, fancy, 43-S@A l=2c;
choice, 4S-ac.
Fruits and Nuts.
Apples-Winesaps and Willow Twigs,
;$3.5O68.75 per barrel; Russets, $3.50.
Bananas-Pei bunch, packed for ship
ment, $1.09M1.50.
Lemons Messina and Palermo, choice,
Nuts-Brazil, &c per pound; filberts,
Sicily, lie; Naples, II lie; walnuts, IL
VJlZc, peaHIIS, OVDO l-SS, NiihoAuo, A"AN
COMA, 12@13c per pound, in sacks; pecans,
Z 1-2@8 1:2c.
Oranges-.California nawesl, $3.50
$50; California seedlings, $2.40G2.6O.
Produce.
Beans-Ca,ifornia small white, 2 100
Lima, 3@3 lac; hlack-eyed peas. 3-4
2;34c per pound; Bayou, pink, 2 S-40Se;
@3c.
butter, S@20c.
Cabbage California, &c per pound:
Cheese-New York full cream, 14G15c;
western, 12c.
EegsAPer dozen, 5 1906 1-2c.
Onions California, 5 lie per pound.
Pepper-C Chile, 20c per pound
Potatoes-Choice Colorado and Callfor-
mia. u 1-2T75e per bushel; new Irish
potatoes, $500 per bushel.
Pou!try-Chickens. per dozen, hens,
S2.4O62.50: large fryers, .$2.50@3:O;
broilers, $2.25@250, according to size;
turkey hens, $50OS9S.00; turkey gobblers,
$9.O0@11.0O; ducks, $2.5O@S.O0; geese,
, $4.0o@4.so.
rusl Hides and Skins.
ceS Hides-Dry flint, 10@10 lie: green, 8
'Sl6 lie; dry sailed, 900 1.2c.
Il Sheep Skins-Each, 10@15c.
7 Goat Skins-Each. 1O015c.
{ Angors Goat Skins-75c@$1.0O