St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11
BOSTON MARKET

Boston, Jan. 10.-The flour situation Is
well sustained. None of the millers of
any note have made any lower quota
lions on the easier wheat market. On
the contrary, the tone Is frmer. The
export demand continues excellent, with
great deal Of flour going over the water
as fast as steamer room can be had. The
demand here Is really better than on the
closing days of the year, with the deal
ers holding to prices very thoroughly.
Mill shipment prices on spring wheat
patents are at $4@4.3O with one or two
fancy brands even a little higher. Trade
committee prices are not further
changed.
Cornmeal Is quiet at the decline of early
in the week, with oatmeal and the cereals
steady.
Corn is very steady, with a firmer tone
to the market, based on better move
ment into export with many of the do
nestle markets almost bare of spot corn.
The recent colder weather has been
favorable to the condition of that grain,
and more liberal receipts of corn in bet
ter condition would have resulted but for
the fact of the continued scarcity of
cars.
Oats are fairly sustained, with only
a moderate r1pply here.
The hay market has continued quiet,
with the supply full. Rye straw is
firmer, with shippers notifying receivers
that they must get better prices or they
will leave off sending that class of straw
here Millfecd is a little firmer, with the
demand generally better.
The pork market is well sustained.
with some cuts firmer. Shoulders are
firmer. and likely to be advanced
Boston packers have lessened their
killing Of hogs somewhat. There is a
good movement of Boston packed pork
provisions, the total value for the week
having been about $4,000.
Beef is coming into the market very
Slowly. and it is evident the shippers are
determined to strengthen the market.
The market on beef is decidedly firmer,
With best steers held at cents, and with
the understanding that none are to be
had for less that are really choice.
Indeed, choice beef is represented as
very scarce.
Muttons and lambs are better sus-
tanned, and the market looks better on
higher beef, with poultry doing better.
The weather is cooler and the supply
of poultry Is under better control. Tur-
keys are doing rather better, with chick
ems and fowls bringing better prices
than early in the week.
The supply of game is fair. The close
season on cartridges begun Jan l, and
the game people are not handling them.
The close season on Maine deer also be-
gan Jan. /, and not so many are ex-
pected. Here the market is quoted at:
Whole deer, S@l0c saddles. 1261lc:
grouse, S1.25M l.50 per pair; quail. 81. 500
2 per doz; canvasback ducks. $3M3.50 per
pair; mallard ducks, s1.50@2 per pair:
black ducks, Sl.25 per pair; red heads.
1925; rabbits, l5@20c per pair; pigeons,
Sl.25 per doz; wild turkeys. zoe per lb.
The butter market is steady, with
fair trade: Best creamery small lots
and pkgs 22G22Hc; northern creamery.
round lots, 2l5@22c; western. 2Olbd21c:
eastern, 2OM2lc; firsts, 1SM19c: imita-
tions, 15M Ice: jobbers, Z to 1c more.
Cheese is firm in this market with a
fair trade: Round lots, 11M11kc: sage.
1liA@l2c; jobbing, h@1c higher; Liver
pool sos.
Eggs are we'll sustained on the best.
though some lots of storage are selling at
easier prices. 1t Is explained that the
greater shrinkage is the cause of the
lower price. Fresh are very firm: Stor-
age. 21@2Sc; western fresh. 2S@29c:
Michigan and Indiana, 29mSOc: nearby
and fancy, S5@4Oc; jobbing, 1@l1bc more
Beans are only steady in this market
but reports are firmer from the coun-
try. Late reports mention the burning
of no less than three elevators in New
York state, each containing several
thousand bushels of beans.
Potatoes are firmer, with better de-
mand, and slightly higher prices:
AroOstook and eastern hebrons. 63665c
per BUSH Green mountains. 6SG7Oc:
northern, jSq6Oc; Jersey sweets, N.75@
2per Dbl.
Onions are firm for good lots. They
sell at $l.75G2.25 per Dbl, wholesale and
jobbing, and job at 60G75c per bush.
SphIhsH OhioHS are scarce, ana Job at
Sl.50 per crate.
Cabbages are steady at 75c6sl per
Dbl for wholesale and jobbing. Red cab
bage jobs at 81 per bx. Squashes are de-
cidedly druggy. They sold the other dav
at wholesale as low as $lOQ12 per ton
Jobbing, they are quoted at about 75c
per 100 lbs.
Celery is at wide range, with the best
bringing good prices 1t is quoted at So
(D6 per bX. Spinach Is quoted at seas. 80
per Dbl, the supply being short. Kale is
quoted at 81 per Dbl. Caulflower sells n
$3.50 per bx. Lettuce is quoted at soc
per bx by the jobbers. Radishes sell a /
soc per dozen punches.
Turnips are at wide range. They lob
at 75@90c per Dbl for yellow; native
white. SOC per bush; French white, 81. so
az per Dbl. Tomatoes are in small sun
ply and job at 4Oc per lb. Cucumbers
are high, the best dollhouse selling bv
the jobbers at $11 per 100.
Parsnps are higher Mt 81 per bush
beets, 40M50c per bush: carrots. soc
Oyster plants are quoted at 81 per bush:
egg plants, s.. 80 per doz.
Generally the apple market Is rather
quiet, as 1t usually is right after Christ
mas and New Years. Prices rule easy.
however. The understanding Is that
the country is well cleaned up on apples.
Prominent dealers say that seldom has
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