St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-23

Gas continued Arm. The feature Of tho
market seems to be- the strength in cash
and the near options, as compared with
May. which. though firm, has shown an
advance OF only Nc In two weeks, while
cash and near options are about 1c
higher In the same length of time.
This firmness In cash wheat also ap-
pears in Minneapolis, and, in short, all
of the markets Of the west, and Is evil
IDENTIFY the result Of shortage in the
Immediate supplies of wheat for milling
purposes. The millers seem to be ready
to take about all offerings of wheat,
suitable to their purpose, as fast as they
appear, and instead of there being an
Increase In the elevator supplies--the
millers' stock. in fact--the shortage con-
tinues to appear, In spite OF the claim of
larger receipts.
The flour market holds very firm.
Prominent millers wire and write their
agents here that they need not expect
any lower prices on -four so long as cash
wheat In Minneapolis is at a premium
over May. or December even. This
premium Is entirely the result of a de-
mand from the millers, while at the same
time they are able to keep their store
houses comparatively clear of flour
through the briskness Of the demand for
export.
A firm flour market is the resultof,she
above position. though trade is gen.
orally dull. Some Of the millers are
doing pretty good business, however.
on the basis of s4.15Q4.20 on well known
spring patents. min shipment price. At
the same time. there's Is not the usual
amount Of -four Offering at low price.
Perhaps some fairly good patents might
be had at s3.90@4 for mill shipment, but
below $3.50 nothing Is named. Winter
wheat fiours are very strong. The trade
committee prices here are unchanged at:
Spring wheat. clears. $303.75; patents,
f3.90@4.75: winter wheat, clears, 1880
sS5; straights. $4,000; patents, $4,000
<S5.
Cornmeal is firmer. following the ad-
vance in corn. Oatmeal and the cereals
are steady and unchanged. Rye is
f!rmer Oats are very firm, indeed
with stronger prices noted. The supply
is shorter, both on track and for ship
ment, with better demand. both at
home and for export. Hay Is reported
firmer. with rather better prices being
realized. Straw Is quiet and little
changed. Millfeed is fairly firm: Hay,
&S@14; fancy old. in jobbing lots, s15Q1s;
rye straw. $500.
The butter market Is pretty firm, with
stronger prices noted than a week ago.
Trade is also better, with retail dealers
having bought more freely of late: Best
creamery, small lots and pkgs, 221k@2Sc;
northern creamery. round lots. 211k@22c;
western, 21@21hc; eastern, 21@22c;
firsts 1S@19hc; limitations, 14@16c; Job
bers, nc to 1c more
Cheese Is firm, with higher prices than
week ago: Round lots, 10@11c; sage. IL
@11hc; jobbing. Nc higher; Liverpool,
AS Cd for white and AS Cd for colored.
Eggs are very firm, with fresh fully
sustained and refrigerator stock higher:
Refrigerator. 17@1sc; western fresh, 22@
a3c; Michigan and Indiana, 23025c; east
ern. 22@25c; nearby and fancy. 3oQSSc;
jobbing, 1@2c more.
Beans are reported firmer, with strong
er reports from the interior. Prices are
firmer on some varieties: Carload lots,
pea, n.S2h@1. medium. $780, yellow
eyes, sl.5OQ1.60; red kidneys, 81. S5@1. 80;
California small white, $1.s0@2; Cali
fornaa Lima, 4h@5c per Id; jobbing, 10c
more.
Potatoes have been easier of late, with
fair trade: Aroostook and eastern
hebrons and whites. 63@55c per bush;
Green mountains. $4,000; northern, 40
045c. Sweet potatoes are easy at 75c@
81 per Dbl for Virginias; double heads,
e1.25Q1.50.
Onions are firmer at $1.50@1.75 per
Dbl for native, with Spanish at s125@1 SC
per crt. BY the blu natives are sold a,
6o065c.
Cabbages are about done coming in
big lots. and are little firmer at $4G
per 100. They Job at S0c@1$ per Dbl
Squashes still sell at low prices by the
ton. but they are not as plenty as for
merly noted.
Turnips are pretty firm with French
white at s1.25@1.bo per Dbl. Common
yellow sell at 85c@s1 per Dbl: white. 300
b0c per blu. Beets, 40@50c per bu; car
rots, 4o@5oc per blu; parsnips. 100000
per blu.
The supply Of celery is ample. 1t sells
at s2.5O@350 for az and doz bxs
lettuce 25@50c per bx; native spinach
20925c per bx; caulifiower, s1@1.25 pei
long bx; blu bxs, 10000; radishes, 500
Coo per bx.
The pork situation Is only steady, bu
lard is firmer in the west. with prospect!
Of an advance here. Boston packer!
have increased their kill considerably
though the week before Thanksgiving
the total for the week being about AZ, 500
preceding week $4,000; same week yea
ago, $4,000.
Beef is in fair request, considering tina
Ut has been the week preceding Thanks
giving. The west Is firm, with tn
market steady.
There is a full supply of mutton AM
lamb at hand, with an easy market
Veals are also rather easy.
The poultry market Is attracting ths
most attention just now, with prospect,
pointing to the idea that turkeys are t.
be rather high. It suggested that the.
are likely to start at 20@22c for goo'
stock at retail. while fancy to yer!
choice may go up to 25@2Sc. The re
ceipts of poultry are ahead of last year
The market on box lots is quoted at
Fresh turkeys, western, 13@17c; north
ern 1SMo1c. TODD 1OD11c. chickens fresh