St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-04-19
BOSTON MARKET.

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as they come in, under the feeling that
the season of abundance is near at hand,
and that lower prices are to rule: Best
creamery small lots and pkgs, 21@21hc;
northern creamery round lots, 20@21c;
western 20@20hc; eastern, zoe; first, 16h
Q17hc; limitations, 15Q16c; jobbers, 1sc
to 1c more.
Cheese Is very firm. Prominent deal
ers say that they are unusually well
sold up on twins, with only moderate
stock Of singles The best cheese is GER
tainly in very small supply: Round lots,
13Q1Skc; sage, 13@13Ac; jobbing, k@1c
higher; Liverpool cable, SIS Cd.
Eggs are pretty firm for the season,
though the warmer weather Is likely to
increase the receipts Western, 14A@
14Ac eastern, 14@141ac; southern, 100
lac; nearby and fancy, 15@21c; duck, 20
@25c; goose, SOQ32c; jobbing, 1@1kc
higher.
There are places in Vermont where
there has been a. good deal of talk of late
about new" method of raising cream.
1t Is sometimes called the dilution
method. The process is an old one which
has fallen 1nto disuse, but which has re-
Gently taken on a new lease of life, large
ly through the efforts of several concerns
which are selling cans specially devised
for the purpose. These cans vary more
or less in minor details, which, however,
do not appear to affect the character of
their work. The process Is the same In
each case. The milk Is diluted with an
equal or with a greater bulk of water;
the mixture is allowed to stand two
hours or more and Is then SKINNED by
drawing off the skim milk. The advan-
tages claimed for the method are re-
duced cost, lessened labor, durability and
the DEVIATION of ice storage and use. In
cidentally it is stated that the cream is
got cleaner than with the creamery, and
that if the separator is rightly managed
all the cream will be obtained.
Some interesting tests of this method
have been reported recently by the YER
mont experiment station. This new"
dilution method requires more tank room
and depreciates the value of the skim
milk. Besides this the experiment sta
ton tests show that the Dreaming is not
SO satisfactory.
Beans are reported to be In quiet de-
mand here, with the country firm. Quo
tations are very little changed: Car
load lots, pea, $1.37h@1.4O; medium,
s1.37k@14O; yellow eyes, $1.5O@1.55; red
kidneys, $1.SO@1.90; California small
white, $1.9O@1.95; Lima, sc per Id; job
bling, 10c more.
Apples are firmer, with the supply
short and in few hands: Baldwins, SAC
4.5O; russets, 1904; spies, $3.5O@4.5O; No.
2, all kinds, $25O@3; jobbing and choice
lots, $1Q1.5O more.
For the week the receipts of apples
were 1912 bbls preceding week, 3340 bbls;
total exports of apples for the week
were 40 bbls, all to Liverpool; same
week a year ago, 293 bbls; total since
the season opened, 232,2OS bbls; same
time year ago, 176, S39 bbls; same time
in 1897, 1,012, 156 bbls.
Flour is ruling firmer, with an ir-
regular trade. some sellers moving a
good deal of flour. while others found
only dull trade. Prices are generally
very firm, however. Mill shipment
prices are steady at: Spring patents,
s4.25@4.45; winter wheat patents, $3.4O
@4.20. Trade committee prices are:
Spring wheat, clears, S3@3.5O; patents,
s41O@4.75; winter wheat, clears, $1,000
800; straights, $37O@41O; patents, $685.
Q4.50
The flour and grain trades are good
deal interested in the opening of lake and
rail navigation, which brings lower
freights. This opening is unusually
late this year. Late reports from Du-
luth say that the ice is yet four feet
thick just out of the harbor there, and
that the clearing must be most remark.
ably late. Frequently April l sees the
lakes clear and the lake and rail freights
well established.
Cornmeal is unchanged, with oatmeal
and the cereals steady.
Corn holds steady with the options
steady. Generally the market has beer
strong, in sympathy with wheat There
is fair call for export, with receipts
only moderate The market remain.
quiet, with only small offerings here.
Oats are steady with quiet demand
here. The markets west are reported
we'll sustained, with options closing al
full figures.
Hay is firm for the best, with such
bringing full quotations. Straw /!
steady, with the best rye straw very firm
Millfeed is about steady, with little
change. Hay, $S@145O; fancy jobbinl
lots, $15@17; rye straw, $9@9.5O.
Firmer hogs in the west, with very
small receipts. make the pork situation
firm, although quotations for this mar
ket are not changed: Barrel pork, S130
1850; light backs. $12; lean ends, $145O;
fresh ribs, TIC: corned and fresh Shout.
ders, &c; smoked shoulders, SIC; lard
CSC; in pals, 6%@7Ac; hams, 9@91ac;
skinned B hams. SIC; bacon, Sb@9c:
sausages, 7@Sc; Frankfurt sausages. ~
QSc; pressed ham. lie; raw leaf lard
&c; pure leaf lard. 7Ac in pals. S@SAc
pork tongues, IS; loose salt pork, 7c;
briskets, &c; sausage meat, &c; bolognas
TIC; city dressed hogs, &c; country, SC.
Boston packers killed fewer hogs TO,
the week, the total having been abou
$4,000; preceding week, 3S, 100; same weel
a year ago, $4,000. For Boston packed
provisions for export there is a good de
mand. The total value of the export,
Of such provisions for the week wa.
about $2O5,OOO; preceding week, $135, 900
same week year ago, $4,000
Fresh beef has continued in small de.
mand, with rather easy market, AL
though the supply Of choice beef ha,
been small and hence the ouota tions =,