The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-12-16

In the west Trade is dull here, and il Is
found to be very hard TO raise prices to
correspond with the west and the actual
cost of cattle, from the fact that this
market is very fully supplied with fairly
cheap poultry and lOw-price mutton and
lamb Still the lower grades of beef are
firmer. from the fact that the supply is
largely running to the better grades.
The mutton and lamb market has been
fully supplied Of late, and under only a
fair trade prices are not very firmly sus-
tanned. Veals are steady: Spring lambs.
7Q9c; Brighton fancy, S12@91ac; muttons
5Q7c; Brighton and fancy muttons, "a
nc; veals, 9010c; fancy and Brightons.
10011c
Receipts Of poultry are steadily in
creasing. and prices are easier. West
ern turkeys sell al II to 13 cents. North
ern turkeys quoted at 13 to II cents. but
with the large quantities of western ex-
pected, it may not be safe to count on
much more for northern than for west
ern. Chickens and fowls are in large
supply and are being put away for
better market The indications are thai
poultry Of all kinds will be plentiful for
Christmas trade.
Games is in only fair supply with
grouse and quail not very plenty, and
bringing good prices. Venison is in good
supply and rather easy. Some very fine
black ducks are seen in the market. the
result of the late storms: Grouse, 81. %
also per pair; partridge, $12561.5O:
quail, 50 per doz; canvasback ducks.
s1.5O@1.75 per pair; mallard ducks. s.. so
I. 1
bits, soc per pair.
Potatoes are firm at the advance noted
early in the week. Sweet potatoes are
firm. with Virginias about out of the
market, for the present, at least. ArOos-
took and eastern Hebrons $4,000 per
bu: Green mountains, 6066 663c; northern.
5565Sc; sweet potatoes, double heads.
S262.5O per Lbl.
Onions are rather quiet at $15OG1T
per bbl, with the jobbing price soc PEI
bu. Spanish are quoted at S1.25 pei
crate.
Cabbages are steady, and selling al
about 75c per bbl. Squashes are quiet
at 75cG$1 per bbl.
Turnips sell at $1@1.25 per bbl fo1
French white; yellow, 75c@$1 per bbl,
common flat white, SO@4Oc per bu; beets
OG45c per bu; carrots, 4OQ5Oc per bu;
parsnips, 75c per bu.
Celery is easier at all the way from
$1.25G2.5O per box, as to quality. Spinach
jobs at 40G50c per bu, and sells at $lQ
2.25 per bbl. Caulilower jobs at 75cQ
$3.50 per box. Lettuce jobs at 50G75'
per box; radishes, 25c per dOz punches
Cucumbers are very firm at 81 per
100 for the best native hOthouse, and
from that price down, as to quality.
The apple market is firmer, with
feeling that the supply is short. Trad
fair, with quotations a little stronger.
For the week the receipts of apples were
only 15O61 bbls; same week year ago,
6655 bbls
Still a few pears, out of cold storage,
are to be had at $203.50 per bush
Native grapes are still on the market
but sell rather slowly at 12G13 for Con-
cords and Catawbas, in pony baskets.
There are. still a few California corni-
chons on the market, and they job at
$3.50 for single crates, but no more are
expected to arrive. Tokays are done.
Florida oranges are about steady at
$3.5Od45O per bx. Jamaicas, repacked in
cia oranges are on the market at $4q4.50
per case for regular 420s.
Lemons are easy, at $250dS50 per bX,
as to quality. One or two cargoes are to
be sold here this week.
Grape fruit is to be had in fair sup
ply at S6d7 per bX.
Malaga grapes are about steady at 81
@10 per bbl. as to quality.
Cranberries continue easy at s5q6 per
bbl. and at s1Q1.5O per crt.
Body Torn to Pieces.
WOodsville. y. H, Dec. 10.-Ernest
II. Webster. aged %, had been at work
setting up a pump under a mill here
yesterday, and went down to start the
engine and throw a belt onto a main
shaft pulley. The employees above soon
heard a peculiar humping on the floor
ing through which the belt ran. One
of the men went down and found that
Webster had been caught by the revOlv-
ing pulley. His head and upper body
were thrown some distance, while his
legs and hips were still in the shaftins
Webster had the habit of shifting the
belt by throwing his body against il, and
il is thought that in doing this his cloth