The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-12-02

Beans are frmer and higher. with the
markets both here and in the coun-
try decidedly stronger. Prices are ad-
vanced on some varieties. Carload lots,
pea, sL35Ql3712; medium. $1.371a; yell
low eyes, S160Q165;. red kidneys, s1S59
100: California small white, s190Q2;
California Lima, 4Q5c per ID; jobbing,
10c more.
There is a quiet market for apples
with prices steady: Gravensteins, $50
ESQ; Tolman sweets, s25063: pound
sweets, s2.7593; Baldwins. s250G3: green
Egs. s2.5OG3; SHOWS. 2.5OG3. so: spies. 50
G3; Kings, $3G4; No. ?, all varieties. 81. so
a. per bbl; jobbing and retail. 5Oas1
higher.
Pears are still coming out of cold
storage in a small way. and sell at
wide range at s1.5063.5O, according TO
quality.
There is a firm market for native
grapes. Pony Concords sell al 126I5c.
with Niagaras at 1Sc and Catawbas at
lac. Malaga grapes are firm at s5Q1O
per bbl in a jobbing way.
There are some California grapes still
offering. Tokays jobbirg for 81. .25@2. so:
Cornichons. s2.25G2 so: Muscats, s175G9
and Veruellis $1.7592.
Sons Florida oranges are coming in,
and are jobbing al s465. Jamaica or
anges. repacked, sell at s6Q7 per bbl and
s3.50Q4.25 per bx.
Cranberries are easier at s596.50 per
Dbl and $1.25Q1.75 per crt.
The potato market is dull. with prices
steady and unchanged: Aroosteok and
easArn hebrons and whites. 53Q55c per
bush: Green mountains, 60c; northern,
40045c; Virginia sweet, 75Q90c per bbl;
double heads, S1.25@1.50.
Cabbages job at 5OG75c per bbl.
Squashes still sell at low prices by the
ton, at $10Q12 per ton, and at 75Q90c per
bbl.
Turnips are firm with French white at
1925 per bbl. Common yellow sell at
750S5c per bbl; white, 35@4Oc per bush.
Beets, 4O045c per bush; carrots, 4OQ50c
per bush; parsnips 60c per bush.
Celery sells at S25063.50 for 215 and
doz bxs: lettuce, 81 per bx; native spin
ach 15@20c per bX; cauliflOwer, S101.25
per long bx; bush bXs, 40@50c; radishes,
35Q4Oc per doz punches for hothouse.
Hothouse cucumbers sell at $S@10 for
100; string beans. $2Q2.50 per bush bskts.
The export market for flour has been
dull. with activity confined almost
wholly to the shipping of supplies on &C
count of previous orders. Millers have
been seeking orders for next month 5
shipment but the bids of buyers have
been below working basis. The home
demand has been very moderate for
many days, with sales wholly on account
of immediate necessities, which are small
just now. A quiet market is looked for
in the near future, as little is done as
rule in the closing month of the year.
Good spring wheat patents were quoted
yesterday down to $3.50 per barrel by
come of the mills. with a great many of
the best known brands for sale at So 80
to 81 per barrel, for prompt shipment
Spring bakers are worth $3.50 to So per
barrel. Winter wheat flour seems to b.
held with greater firmness than spring
though prices generally were 10 cents
lower yesterday than on Friday last
The slump in wheat at Chicago on Sat
urday affected the ideas of millers, even
though cash wheat at the milling points
did not show so rad cal decline. Some
kOice winter patents are quoted at So 50
per barrel, but very good can be bought
for 10 cents under that price. For
straights not much over $3.50 can be
quoted Except for fancy. good Michi-
gan being offered at that price, with New
York state, that were held at $50 on
Friday last, now quoted at $3.50 per bar
rel.
The following quotations, covering the
inside millers' and the outside jObbers
prices, are those made yesterday by the
flour trade price committee: Spring
wheat patents from $3.50 to $4.75; spring
wheat clears from SO to 1915; winter
wheat patents from $3S5 to S4.25; winter
wheat straights from $3.50 to $4; and
winter wheat clears from S3.35 to s3.S5
per barrel, as to quality and size Of pur
chase.
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,
4OG4O4c: in transit 41c; old No. , yellow
42I 042l2c; No. yellow, ~; track. new
yellow, 4Oc; No. , yellow, 4214c; No. ,
yellow, 42c
There is a steady market for hay.
Straw is quiet M:llfeed is firmer. Hay.
$S614; fancy Old, in jobbing lots, $15q
16; rye straw $SQ9.