St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-30

chases FOR export, which have continued
to reach large figures. The export
movement for October was the largest
on record for that month, reaching 49,
$4,000 bus Receipts at primary points
nave shown falling off, owing to the
heavy storms. The northwestern mar
kets have been firm. and this has been
The principal feature of note.
Inc Hour market Is quiet, with only
steady trade going on. The mills of
the northwest are running full on small
supplies Of wheat, and are said to he
urgent buyers in the wheat market for
the new crop. This makes the market
hrm, though no higher quotations have
been recorded for several DAYS in this
market. The quotations here are about
$5.SoQ4.2O for spring wheat patents, mill
shipment price. Winter wheat patents
are quotable, mill shipment at $4,000
4lo. For export there Is q fair move
ment, but exporters have been seriously
hampered by the lack of freight room,
and 1t is reported that we'll known
local firm has been obliged to turn down
orders the past week for this reas on.
The trade committee prices are un-
changed.
Cornmeal is lower, in sympathy with
corn. Oatmeal and the cereals are
steady and unchanged. Rye is firm.
Corn Is easier, and decidedly lower
prices are noted. New corn, to arrive,
| 4O44OAc; in transit, Ale; old No. Q yellow.
42A @42hc; No. 3 yellow, AZ; track, new
yellow, 4oc; No. yellow, 42Ac; No. 8
yellow, 42c.
Oats are also lower, following the
Chicago market. Trade Is dull.
There Is a steady market for hay.
Straw Is quiet. Millfeed is firmer. Hay,
$s@14; fancy old, in jobbing lots, $15@
16; rye straw, $500.
There Is quiet trade in butter, with
prices steady and about unchanged.
Best creamery, small lots and pkgs,
22h@23c; northern creamery, round lots,
21k@22c; western, 201A@21kc; eastern,
21@22c; firsts, 1S@194c; limitations, Is
! @16c: jobbers, 1sc to lie more.
There Is a firmer market for cheese,
but trade is quiet at the following quo
tations. Round lots, 1OQ11c; sage, 11@
111ac; jobbing Nc higher; Liverpool, AS
Cd for white. and ASS Cd for colored.
Choice fresh eggs are firm, but the
market Is quiet, and held stock is SELL
ing slowly. Refrigerator, 17@1Sc; west
ern fresh, 22Q23c; Michigan and Indiana,
24c; eastern, 24@25c; nearby and fancy,
SO@3sc; jobbing 1c to &c more.
Beans are firmer and higher, with the
markets both here and in the coun-
try decidedly stronger. Prices are ad-
vanced on some varieties. Carload lots.
pea, $1.S5@1.S71s; medium, $1.37h; yell
low eyes, $1.60@165;, red kidneys, 1880
100; California small white, $1,000;
California Lima, 4@5c per lb; jobbing,
10c more.
There is a quiet market for apples,
with prices steady: Gravensteins, 500
ESQ; Tolman sweets. s2.5O@3; pound
sweets, s2.75@3; Baldwins, s2.5O@3; green
ings, s2.5O@S; SHOWS $2.5O@35O; spies, 50
@3; Kings, 1904; No. 2, all varieties, $15O
az per Dbl; jobbing and retail, 5O@$1
higher.
Pears are still coming out of cold
storage in a small way, and sell at a
wide range at s15O@35O. according to
quality
There Is a firm market for native
grapes Pony Concords sell at 12@l5c,
with Niagaras at 1Sc and Catawbas at
lac. Malaga grapes are firm at s5@1i
per Dbl in a jobbing way.
There are some California grapes still
offering. Tokays jobbing for $225@2. so;
Cornichons, s2.25@2.5O; Muscats, $1.75@i
and Veruellis $1.75@2.
Some Florida oranges are coming in
and are jobbing at S4@5. Jamaica or
anges, repacked, sell at $6Q7 per Dbl and
$S50@4.25 per bx.
Cranberries are easier at S5@6.50 pei
Dbl and $125@1.75 per crt.
The potato market is dull, with prices
steady and unchanged: Aroostook and
eastern hebrons and whites. 53@55c pei
bush; Green mountains, Coo; northern
4O@45c; Virginia sweet. 10000 per Dbl
double heads, s1.25@1.50.
Onions are firm at $1.25@1.75 per BIB
for native, with Spanish at $1Q1.10 pc
crt. BY the bush natives are sold a
5OQ65c.
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Squashes still sell at low prices by The
ton. at $1O@12 per ton, and at 10000 pc
Dbl.
Turnips are firm, with French white a
slips per Dbl. Common yellow sell a
T5@S5c per Dbl; white, S5@40c per bush
Beets, 4O@45c per bush; carrots, 40@50'
per bush; parsnips, Coo per bush.
Celery sells at $2.50@3.50 for az and
doz bxs: lettuce, 81 per bx; native spin
ach, 15@2Oc per bx; caulif1ower, $1@1.2
per long bx; bush bxs, 4O@50c; radIshes
S5@4Oc per doz punches for dollhouse.
Hothouse cucumbers sell at 5000 70;
100; string beans, $2@2.50 per bush bskts
There Is a quiet demand for pork pro
visions. as usual at this season. Price
are steady, and show very little change
The Boston packers have pacIed fewe
hogs the past week, as was to be ex
, pected. Still the total Is respectable
one, and shows a steady demand. TIL
5 total kill for the week has been 1880
) preceding week. 1880; same week yea
: ago, S41O0 The movement into expor
{ Is smaller, the total value of the porl
: product exports for the week by Boston
hackers having been about $40 900; pre-
{ ceding week, $175,O00; same week yea
e ago, 100000.
; Coffee is quite firm, especially on tn
: Brazil grades, which are showing bet
, ter tone and have advanced slightly il
l the speculative market. This is attrib
Y utable to the light receipts at primar,
t markets and to the fact that revise
g estimates of the size of the supply seer