St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
BOSTON MARKET

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rious struggle. Wheat advanced or
suchreports, audit Is no more than reas.
enable that 1t should have declined. II
the speculative markets, under later re.
ports that an understanding has beer
reached by the greatpowers that threat
ened to become belligerent. At the same
time, the real position Of the grain mar
kets, particularly wheat, may vet be
considered firm, though slight decline
has taken place, under conditions like
the above. HtTH f't aUrgt nIr
The -four situation is easier, following
wheat, with prices having declined from
15c to zoe for the week. At the same
time the calls for the shipping out OF
-four have been frequent and very ur.
gent in some instances. The EXPORT
demand for flour has been checked
somewhat by the peaceful feeling in the
east, but all the while there is a very
fair movement into export.
Mil shipment prices on flour are lower,
with $2.sO@4.S0 quoted on spring wheat
patents. The -four trade committee
prices are also somewhat easier: Spring
wheat, clears. $3@3.75; patents, $4.256
%.75; new, M@4.60; winter wheat clears
ss.3OQ3.9O; straights, s36OQ4.lO; patents
$3S004.35.
Cornmeal Is steadily held, with oat-
meal and the cereals quiet and un-
changed. Rye is scarce, and hence rye
-four is firm.
Corn ID steady. The export demand
continues fair, with the local market
steady.
oats are well sustained, with the sup.
ply Offering less than usual at this
season. The demand for export has con-
tinued, rendering the market stronger
than 1t would otherwise have been.
The hay market has remained ouiet
with prices In the buyers favor. Straw
Is In small supply and firm. Bran and
other millfeed Is in good request, not
understanding the full production, and
the market Is firm: Hay, s6@lS.5o; fancy
old, In Jobbing lots, sl4Q15.6O; rye straw.
*sQlo; sack spring bran. s14.75; sack win
ter, $l6.25; middlings. $14.75@19.5O; mixed
feed, $l5.bO@16.5O; red dog, $1S25; cotton
seed meal, $2o50; linseed meal, $26.25.
BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.
Butter has continued dull, but with
The market firm. Dealers and grocery
men are determined not to pay the high
er prices on fresh, at least till they have
used up what they have In store. Out
side markets continue firm, and that Is
the principal cause OF the firmness here.
Best creamery, small lots and pkgs. 22h
Q23c; northern creamery, round lots,
21@22c; western, 21@22c; eastern, 21@
22c; firsts, 1S@19c; limitations, 14Ql6c;
jobbers, h@1c more.
Cheese Is selling only slowly, though
the supply Is pretty liberal. Round lots,
s@1oc: sage. 1O@lOhc; jobbing Nc high
er; Liverpool, AIS.
Eggs hold very firm, with New York
and the west firmer. Quotations are
strong at: Refrigerator, 15@16c; west
ern, fresh, 1s@l9c; Michigan and In
diana, 20@22c; eastern, 21@22hc; near
by and fancy, 23Q24c; jobbing, 1Q2c
more.
Beans are reported flrmer in all the
principal producing markets. with prices
quoted higher. Still this market is little
changed. Carload lots, pea, $4,000. S5;
medium. $1.30@1.S5; yellow eyes, s145@
$50: red kidneys, $1.S5@1. 90; California
Lima, 4hQ5c per lib; jobbing. 10c more.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
The apple market is pretty firm, and
the best lots are bringing better prices,
though poor lots are yet dull and I'M
satisfactory: Gravensteins, $3.5OQ3.25;
Harveys. $2Q2.75; Tolman, 1908; pound
sweets, $2@2.50; Hubbardstons, $1.75@
ESQ; Baldwins, $2@2.5O; greetings, 500
275; SHOWS. 1908; fancy, 1925; No. Q, all
varieties. s1@1.5O per Dbl; jobbing and
retail, 50cQ$1 higher.
Cranberries are plenty. with the mar
ket easy at s4G5 per Dbl, and at $500
ESQ per crate.
Ounces are unusually plenty, and sell
only very slowly at 3O@S5c per small
bskt; per bush, 50Q60c; per Dbl, $15O@
$50.
Potatoes have remained steady and
fairly firm on Irish stock, but with sweet
potatoes dull and rather easy. Eastern
Hebrons and whites, 53@55c; Green
mountains. $4,000; northern Hebrons
and whites. 45c; Virginia sweets, S0c@$1;
double head, $1.25Q150. r#Nee
Onions are rather easy at $1.40D1.60
per Dbl. Spanish onions are in rather
small supply at S5c@s1 per crate.
Cabbages are firmer, and sell at 40
4hc each. wholesale and jobbing.
Squashes have continued in very full
supply and selling at $12@1S per ton for
Hubbards, and at 5000 per ton for other
varieties They job at 5O@S5c per Dbl.
White turnips are plenty and sell at
25@5oc per blu; yellow, S5c per Dbl; beets,
4OQ50c per blu: carrots. 45Q5Oc; parsnips.
$4,000.
Celery continues in full supply, and
The quality Is not yet sufficiently good
10 make 1t sell freely. 1t is quoted at
6OQS5c per doz, as to quality.
THE MEAT MARKET.
The pork market is steady, with hams
well sustained to firmer Ribs are ca
Bier by 1sc, and lard is off 1sc.
Boston packers have made very full
Kill Of hogs the total for the week be-
Ing about $4,000; preceding week, 81
OOO; same week year ago, 39,200 Into
export there has been good movement
In Boston-packed provisions, the total
value Of such exports for the week hav
ing been about $19S,000; preceding week,
$l7l,OO0; same week year ago. $156,000
Pork packing in the west was greatly
Increased roth wee0f !offi-2;. bloOtexl
increased for the week, the total having
been 900 hogs.
Beef is in very full supply, and yet the
market Is well sustained on the coarser
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