St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-26
BOSTON MARKET

ment Oh late, While the situation ba
been found to be firmer than buyers ba
supposed before trying the market. Th
flour trade committee prices are fun
sustained. Spring wheat, clears "a I
QS.bO; straights, s275@3.75; patents. A 2
V4.S6; new, 410@460; winter wheat
clears, W. 4O@S75; straights, $4,000; pat
ents, $3.S504S5.
Cornmeal is firmer, at the advano
which has followed the stronger nosl
ton Of corn. Atmeal and the cereal.
are fully sustained. Barrel cornmaal
$l.S5@1.90; bag meal SO@S2c; yelloy
graduated, $2.10@2.25; rolled oatmeal
$3.40W3.9O; ground and cut, 3SO04. 25
rye -four, $S@325; graham -four. S2.750
4; bolted meal, s21O@2.4O; rye, 6O@7Oc.
The corn market Is firm. Track steam
er yellow, 40@41c; No. yellow, to arrive
40Q4Osc; No. yellow, 4Oc.
Oats in this market are well sus.
tanned. Fancy heavy, 32@33c; No.
clipped. 31QS1c: No. 3O1s oslo; rejected
So@3lc; no grade, 10000. To arrive
"a to s6 lbs. S1@32c; 8s to sS lbs, 32@3sc
sS to 40. 32@S4c; fancy heavy, 32@3Sc.
Hay Is better sustained, with straw
firmer. Millfeed Is firmer, full quota
tons. Hay, s6@14, fancy old in jobbing
lots, s15016; rye straw, $S5O@9: sack
spring bran, $14.25Q14.50; sack winter.
$1475@15: middlings, s145O@1S5O; mixed
feed. s15.5o@16; red dog, SIS; cottonseed
meal, $20.50.
BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.
Butter continues very firm, but the
trade Is slow to respond to better prices.
1t Is well understood that dealers and
grocerymen will not pay the advance
till obliged to do so. Best creamery,
small lots and pkgs, 221a Q23c; northern
creamery, round lots, 211a @22c; western,
21hQ22c; eastern. 21@22c; frsts 1870
1shc; limitations. 14Q16c; jobbers get
Nc to 1c more.
Cheese rules very steady, with the de.
mand fair: Round lots, 9Q10c; sage. 10@
1ohc jobing, Nc higher.
Eggs are very firm on fresh, with the
supply of such short. Ordinary and re-
frigerator stock Is In full supply: Re-
frigerator. 14h@15hc; western fresh, II
QlShc; Michigan and Indiana, 10000:
eastern. 2OQ22c; nearby and fancy, 220
$40.
The apple market Is quoted, at: Pip
pins and porters, sl,50Q2.25; CRAVEN
stems, s2.60Qs; Maine harveys, $4,000
2.75; eastern harveys, s1.75@2.25; pound
sweets, $2Q2.60; hubbardstons, $1.75@
ESQ; baldwins, $2@2b0; greetings, 500
ESQ; SHOWS, $2@25o; fancy, SO; No. O. all
varieties, s1@1.50 per Dbl. The above
are wholesale prices: jobbing and retail,
b0cQ$1 higher.
THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM.
Potatoes are firm, with sweet potatoes
easy: Eastern hebrons and whites, 500
b5c; Green mountains, $4,000; northern
hebrons and whites, 45c Virginia sweet,
$l@1.121; double head. $1.25
Onions have varied in prices some
what, but close little firmer at 81. 500
1.75 for good natives BY the bushel they
Job at 60Q60c. Cabbages sell at $3@335
per 1000. Squashes are in very full sup
ply and sell at 50@75c per Dbl for mar
row and Hubbards; turbans, 75c@s1;
choice varieties, $1.50@1.75 BY the ton
western Hubbards have sold as low as
SIS.
Beans are reported firmer, with con-
tinued strong reports from the country:
Carload lots. pea, s1.30Q135; medium,
s1.30Q1.35; yellow eyes, $1.45@1.5O; red
kidneys, s1.S5@1.9O; California small
white, s1.90@1.95; California Lima, AGO
Is per Id. Jobbing lots are lOc more
BEEF. MUTTON AND POULTRY.
The beef situation continues to be re-
ported firm, especially on good to best
steers. While considerable low grade
and cheap beef may be had below quo
tations, 1t is certain that the trade is
getting full prices for such beef as is
worthy. The market Is very firm on
choice to fancy beef: Choice to fancy
steers, &c; good steers, S% @9c; light
and cows, 7@Shc; extra heavy kinds,
12c; good kinds, 11h@11%c; light kinds,
9Q11c; heavy fores, 6lhc; good 6%c;
light, 51s@6c; backs, 7@SAc; rattles, 40
4&c; chucks, 51a@7c; short ribs, 10@12c;
rounds, Ia QShc; rumps, 111a @13c; Pumps |
and loins, 12@l5c; loins 1919 @1Sc.
Beef is arriving In greater volume, |
and 1t is possible that lack of demand |
may weaken the market, unless trade
Is very good. The arrivals for the week |
were 100 cars for Boston and "a cars for
export, total Of 2S4 cars; preceding
week, 150 cars for Boston and 70 cars
for export, total Of 229 cars; same
week a year ago, 165 cars for Boston
and 131 cars for export, total of 296
cars.
The mutton market has been ruling
firmer, and prices have improved some
what on lambs, while muttons are firm
er. veals are In short supply. and are
very steady: Spring lambs. 71a@91sc;
Brighton and fancy, $4,000; muttons,
@Sc; Brighton and fancy muttons, 10
SIC; veals. 1000; fancy and Brighton, 10
Q1O1ac.
Poultry Is ruling steady to fairly firm.
Chickens have been In better supply, and
are at wider range, while fowls are more
steady. Turkeys are not In very full
supply, even for the seasons: Turkeys,
iced, 12@15c; chickens fresh. 12Q1Sc;
iced, 9@13c; fowls, fresh, 111s@14c; iced,
l1@11hc; live fowls, 5000; live chickens,
SQ9c; green ducks 12@12Ac.
A steady pork situation is reported,
with hams firmer, and likely to be ad-
Lard Is sustained at the recent
advance. Fresh ribs are only steady:
Barrel pork, $13@13.5O; light backs, $12;
lean ends, $14.50; fresh ribs, SIC; corned
and fresh shoulders, 6hc; smoked Shout
ders, 6%@TAc; lard, SIC; in pals, $50
nc; hams. 9@9Ac.
Tallow oil Is unchanged. Tallow Is
frmer Bulk tallow, 4h@4$c; tallow
,il 42@44c.