St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-15
BOSTON MARKET

is only moderate, however. Best cream
cry, small lots and packages, 22@22%c;
northern creamery. round lots, 2OR@
21hc; western, 2OQ2O1ac; eastern, 200
2Ohc; firsts, 16hQ1Sc; limitations 15@
Ice; jobbers, k@1c more.
Cheese remains very steady, with
moderate demand Round lots, 11@
11kc; sage, 11k@12c; jobbing hQ1c
higher; Liverpool, 49s.
The egg market is very firm. New
York and the west have advanced con-
siderably, on the cold snap, and this
market Is decidedly stronger, with the
supply short. Western fresh, 221a@
2S1ac; Michigan and Indiana. 2SkQ24c;
eastern fresh, 23@24c; nearby and fancy
25@26c; jobbing 1Q11ac more.
Beans are firmer. The New York
market is firmer, and buyers have been
looking this market over for lots to
ship in that direction. 1t is also noted
that beans are being shipped from Mich
igan west, which is very unusual
feature.
Under the fluctuations in wheat, as
well as phe extremely winterish wealth
err, the demand for flour has been very
slack of late. Buyers have been TAX
ing their actual wants, which wants
have doubtless been somewhat reduced
by the fact of a dull grocery trade.
The report of consolidation of the
great Touring interests of the north
west. under a capitalization of $780,
NM nm q ah
positive sources that so far as the three
great Minneapolis milling concerns are
concerned, there is no truth in the re-
port
Mill shipment prices on flour are little
changed at from $4.10 to $3.50. Trade
committee prices: Spring wheat, clears,
s3.10Q3.75; patents, $4.1O@4.75; winter
wheat, clears, $340G3.90; straights, $685.
"a; patents s4@4.4O.
The meal and cereals market are quiet.
with little change.
Corn is steady. The market was
weak, but of late the position has been
stronger, possibly entirely in sympathy
with wheat.
Oats have shown more firmness
within a couple of days, after declining
somewhat.
The hay market is quiet with prices
rather easy, except on best, owing to
full supply of rather inferior quality.
Straw is steady. Millfeed is firmer
Hay, $S@14; fancy jobbing lots, $15@16;
rye straw, $9@16; oat straw, $6@8.
The pork market Is decidedly firmer
on fresh, owing to the fact of hogs being
delayed by the cold weather. Fresh ribs
are advanced to SIC, and spare ribs to
4@5c. Lard is firm. Barrel pork and
hams are steady. Boston packers have
killed fewer hogs for the week, doubt
less owing to the delay in receipts from
cold weather. The total kill for the week
was about $4,000; preceding week. $4,000;
same week year ago, $4,000. The eX-
| port trade in Boston-packed pork pro-
visions continues good, the total value
for the week having been about $23S, 900;
preceding week, $207 900; same week a
year ago, s255,OO0.
Pork packing in the west has been a
good deal reduced, the total kill for
the week, according to the Cincinnati
Price Current, having been 100000; pre-
ceding week, $4,000; same week year
ago, ATS, 1000. The total killing since Nov.
has been S,365, 000 same time a year
ago, 1880, 600; increase, 1885, 900. Now it
is suggested that the packing will con-
tinue to be smaller to the end of the
winter season, March l.
The beef market Is quiet, as it has
been for several days. In the mean
time, the arrivals have been free, and
though the primary market has con-
tinued firm, the tendency here has ia
vored the buyer, unless on the strictly
choice cattle. Quotations are little
changed. For the week the arrivals of
beef were 1855 cars for Boston, and ia
cars for export total of 269 cars; pre-
ceding week, 146 cars for Boston and 19S
cars for export, total of ,S44 cars; same
week year ago, It's cars for Boston and
127 cars for export, total of 1902 cars.
The market on muttons and lambs Is
about steady, with the supply ample for
all requirements. The weather has been
very favorable to the keeping of full
supply, though not as favorable to the
marketing of it; since both dealers and
concumers have been kept indoors by the
extreme cold Quotations are unchanged:
Lambs 6@Siac; Brighton fancy, 7@9c;
muttons, 6@7c Brighton and fancy NUT
tons, 7@Sc; veals, 7@1Oc; fancy Brigh-
TONS 1O@1Ohc.
There has been a fair movement in
poultry all the week, with an ample sup
ply. Chickens are a little firmer, with
turkeys steady. Live poultry Is mainly
nominal, since very little is coming in:
Turkeys, western, 1O@13c; northern, 12@
lie; chickens, northern, 12@1Sc; western,
lO@14c; fowls, northern fresh, 9@15c;
western, 1O@13c; live fowls, S@9hc;
chickens, S@9c; ducks, 9Q12c; geese, 100
u3c.
Game is reduced to rather limited
supply in the hands of the Dealers with
almost none coming forward. Quota
tons are mainly steady.
Nothing has been done in apples for
several days, by reason of the cold. But
the feeling is firmer, and it is altogether
likely that a few warmer days may bring
better prices. Quotations are nominally
at: Badwins and greetings, $275@S,25;
Tolman sweets, $2.50@S.25; spies, Kinks
and SHOWS, 1904; seconds, all varieties,
$1.75@2.50; jobbing and choice lots, $10
1.50 more.
Only a small supply of pears is left in
cold storage, and prices are high, at
$4,000 per BUSH
1t has been too cold for an orange
trade, and the market is mainly nominal,
with prices unchanged. Floridas are in
decidedly limited supply at 1904 per bx,
as to quality.
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