St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-07
BOSTON MARKET

down and hence no particular instruc-
lions We're received from the mills. Mill
Shipment prices are not changed. Trade
committee prices are unchanged. Spring
wheat, clears, s3@3.75; patents, $4,000
47b; winter wheat, clears. s3.35@3.S5:
straights. $4,000; patents, $3.75@4.25.
The New York World is out with
$l5OOOO0OO flour combination, designed
TO put all the big Touring concerns I'M
der one head. The trade here Is in
clined to put little confidence In the re-
port, since one or two big Touring con-
Germs are tabulated in the list that are
known to be entirely outside Of anything
of the sort, and have avowed that they
would have nothing to do with such
combination.
AS an item of news in the trade 1t
may be announced that even Portland,
Me-, Is to have a solid -four train, the
Ceresota people having on Saturday
shipped 30 cars of $50 barrels to the
car to Charles B. Varney Of that city.
The train will reach Portland via the
500, Canadian Pacific and Maine Cen
trail.
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markable position of being about equal
In price to any Of the future months,
while being a decided premium ocer
others. In the Minneapolis market
cash wheat Is at premium, with the
millers buying freely on all the slight
breaks.
Cornmear Is very steady, with oatmeal
unchanged. The cereals are generally
unchanged, though rye flour is yet very
firm.
Corn is fairly firm, with the demand
good. Here the arrivals of corn have
been a little more free, and this has
made slightly easier market on such
corn. but the general situation is pretty
firm. The demand for export Is pretty
good, with larger export returns.
Oats are generally steady, with fair
movement.
The hay situation seems to be strong
er, with better demand Rye straw
continues quiet, with oat straw in dull
request. Millfeed is firmer. at slightly
higher prices. Hay, sS@14; fancy old,
in jobbing lots. $15@16; rye straw, $50
8; oat straw, $6@7.
Butter has ruled quiet for several
days. and lots passed for sale would
have to go at rather easier prices. Still
good lots. in steady hands, are not
changed in prices. Best creamery,
small lots and pkgs, 22Q23c; northern
creamery, round lots, 21@22c; western,
20@21c; eastern, 21Q22c; firsts, 1S@19c;
limitations. 15Q16c; jobbers 1c more.
Cheese is firm, with better movement
of late. The Liverpool market is firmer.
Round lots, 10@11c; sage, 11@12c; job
bling, 1ac higher: Liverpool, ASS for white
and Ats for colored.
Eggs are very firm, especially for fresh.
with the arrivals small. Quotations are
fully sustained at: Refrigerator, ia
1Sc; western, FRESH, 24@25c; Michigan
and Indiana, 25@26c; eastern. 24Q25c;
nearby and fancy, 30Q3Sc; jobbing, Ia
&c more.
Beans are fully sustained. Reports
from the interior are yet strong, and in
dicate higher prices. Carload lots, pea
$1.35@1.40; medium, s1.40; yellow eyes
$1.60@1.65; red kidneys, $1.S5Q1.9O; Cal
ifornia. small white. $4,000; California
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The apple market is reported to be In
good shape, with prices firm. Receipts
are rather small, and reports indicate
that there are no great quantities oil
apples to come forward from any point
In New England. Quotations are very
steady
One or two arrivals of native grapes
rather unexpected, have made an easier
market, with Concords and Catawbas
quoted at 12@13c for pony baskets. Cal
ifornia grapes are about done for The
season. though there are offerings from
cold storage.
Florida oranges are In limited offerine
at $4,000. Jamaica oranges are steady
at $6@7 per Dbl, with boxes, repacked, a
81.
Lemons are easy, with full suppl.
for the season. They are quoted a
$2.5O@35O for both 36Os and SOOs.
Malaga grapes are easier on some O
the late arrivals, which were not quit.
up to the best. The market Is stead,
on good. however, at 5000 per Dbl, as t.
quality.
Cranberries continue rather easy a
$5@650 per Dbl. and at s1.25Q1.75 PEI
crate.
Potatoes are pretty well sustained
The recent storm and bad roads ha'
checked arrivals somewhat, and hence
prices have been firmer. Sweet pota
toes continue easy on Virginias, will
Jerseys at wide range.
Onions are a little firmer at $1.50@1 6t
per Dbl, for round lots, with the jobbers
asking 45@5Oc per bu. There are only
few left at $1@1.20 per crate.
Cabbages are firmer, and jobbing NJ
75@$1 per Dbl. Squashes are jobbing al
75c@$1 per Dbl, the latter price TO,
choice varieties.
Turnips are very steady at $1@1.25 pc,
Dbl for French white; yellow at 75c@$1
per Dbl; common fiat white, 30@40c per
bu; beets, 4O@54Oc per blu; carrots. 400
soc per bu; parsnips, Coo per blu.
Lettuce is off, and jobbing at soc per
long bx. Radishes are at wide range
at 35@40c per doz bchs for dollhouse,
with blu bxs of southern at 50@60c.
The pork situation is steady, with lard
firmer. The west Is reported higher,
while this market was advanced. For
export the request for Boston packed
pork provisions is fair, with a total value
of $4,000 exported for the week; pre-
ceding week, $4,000, same week year
ago. $1S6,OO0
Beef is very firm in the west, with the
shippers to this market urging better
prices. But dealers here say that 1t will
| not ha nossihle to advance prices till the