St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-01
BOSTON MARKET.

and pkgs, TN @18c; northern creamery
round lots, 17@17hc; western, l6h@l7c;
eastern, 16k@17c; first, 15@16c; immita-
lions, 14016c; northern dairy. 13Ql5c;
jobbers get nc to 1c more. :.
Although the storing price Is cent
higher than last year, the indications aie
that it will be maintained, as western
and Canadian dealers seem to be quite
anxious to secure supplies. Dealers
here do not seem to be in hurry to buy
largely for future use, as they think they
will do fully as well to wait for week
or two longer, but there will be enough
of them to take the butter at price on
a parity with other places The high
price of grain has no doubt some inf1u-
ence on the butter market, but the prin-
opal reason for the start now is small
stocks at all leading points, and the de-
sire of dealers in the west to secure
supplies of grass make as soon as they
can. When these buyers are filled up,
and If the make is as large as 1t is ex-
pected to be through June, there may
be some easing up in price, but every
person must be his own judge on this
matter. 1t would not be safe for the
writer to make any positive prediction.
Conditions and circumstances are liable
to arise at home and abroad which IN
short time would work great changes.
CHEESE, EGGS AND POTATOES.
There is a steady market for cheese,
with fair demand at quotations: Round
lots, $685. sage, 1O@11c; jobbing, go
1Ohc; Liverpool, 3Ss for white; colored,
40s
Eggs are very firm, and are in small
supply. Quotations are well sustained
at the advance: Western, 11R@12c;
Michigan and Indiana, 12K @13c; eastern,
1904; nearby and fancy, 14@15c; job
bling prices 1@1hc more.
Beans are firm, but the market is
rather quiet, though the supply is not
large. Quotations are little firmer at:
Carload lots pea, s1.45@1.50; medium,
s1.45@175O; yellow eyes, s16O@1.7O; red
kidneys, s2.35@2.45; California small
white, $175@1.S0: California Lima NO
4hc per lb. Jobbing lots are 1Oc more.
There is very little doing in apples.
There are few barrels coming in, but
russets are about all that are now Of
fering. They sell in small way at $50
$50. A few northern spies are still Of
fering from store at s3@450. Ben Davis
are practically done.
Potatoes are in full supply, and are
easier in price. New potatoes are now
coming forward more freely, and there
is naturally less interest in the old stock:
Green mountains, $4,000; white stars or
Burbanks, $4,000; Aroostook hebrons,
Soc; silver dollars, SOC; Dakota reds, SOC;
extra new white southern, $4,000 per
Dbl; fair to good, $2.50@3; No. Q, 81;
sweet, $2.5O@3 for crts; bbls, s1.5O@2 so.
THE CEREALS.
The flour market was extremely dull
all the week, and although prices have
been nominally unchanged until Satur-
day there was break, and prices are
now down to figure more in harmony
with the actual market. The quotations
are Spring wheat, clear, $5@5.25
straight, $6@6.5O; spring pat, s6.5o@7;
winter wheat, clears, s575@6; straights,
s59O@610; patents, s6.25@650.
The cornmeal position is easier and
lower, with oatmeal and the cereals
steady: Barrel cornmeal, $1SO@1S5;
bag meal, S2@S4c; yellow granulated,
s2.1O@2.4O; rolled and ground oatmeal,
s45O@475; cut, s4.9O@515; graham flour,
$4.25@6; bolted meal, s2.4O@2 go; rye flour
s4@4.25; rye, SO@S5c.
Corn has been declining pretty steadily
during the week, the net change for the
week being a loss of &c or Sc per bushel
People who think they usually know a
good deal about the corn market, the
elevator owners and the shippers, are
generally bearish on corn. They say
the export demand has stopped The
continued big clearances, they explain
are the completion Of business done q
long time ago. The west, however is
bullish on corn, influenced by excessive
rains and by delay in some localities ir
getting the crops in the ground and
started. An influential body Of profes.
sonals has been working on the bull
side for a considerable time. It's argu-
ments have been the comparatively low
price, the rather unfavorable planting
season and theories of exhaustion OF
supplies because Of the low values early
in the season, the unusual exports and
the inclination to feed on a great scale
The corn bull believes his market is next
in line to advance, and that it will soor
attract popular favor. The local mar.
ket was easier Saturday. with lowe,
prices being quoted: No. 2 yellow, tt
arrive, 4Oh@41hc; No 8 yellow, 4OA@
41c; track steamer yellow, 41@41Ac; No
2yellow, Hh4%c.
Oats were also easier Saturday, with
the market quiet. The quotations were
lowered to: To arrive. 40 to 40 lb. $50
S61hc; SO to 40 lib, 34h@34%c; 36 to SO lb
34@341sc; "a to SO lb, 33h@34c; track
fancy, Alb barleys, 3e@37c; No. .
clipped, 351A@36c; No. 3, 35@35kc; reject
ed, 34@34kc; no grade, 34@341sc.
Hay Is quiet and unchanged. Straw
continues dull. Mfllfeed is easier: Hay
N@17; rye straw, $10@105 so; sack sprine
bran. s14@1425: sack winter $16@1e.25
middlings. $14.5O@1S 50; mixed feed, SIS. n
OBS; red dog, $21; cottonseed meal, $22
linseed meal, s25.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
The fresh beef market has been rattle,
quiet, and lower prices are being asked
by dealers here. The bad weather has
had depressing effect upon the market
and trade has been dull For the Weel
the arrivals Of beef have been 100 car.
for Boston and 95 cars for export, a tota
Of 255 cars; preceding week, 1852 cars To-
Boston and 142 cars for export, tota
of 34 cars; same week year ago. 161