St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-08
BOSTON MARKET

but little changed. Best creamery,
small lots and packages, 21@211sc;
northern creamery, round lots, 20@2OAc; |
western, 10000; eastern, 10000; firsts.
l6kQ17Ac; limitations. 15Ql6c; jobbers,
Nc to 1c more.
Cheese holds steady, with the supply
mainly in firm hands. The market
abroad is cabled steady. Round lots,
11@11hc; sage, 11k@12c; jobbing Hc to
lie more. Liverpool, 49s.
Eggs are fairly steady, although the
arrivals have been more free of late.
Fresh hennery stock Is decidedly lower
than week ago. Storage, 16Q1Sc;
western fresh 2O@21c; Michigan and In
diana, 21k@22c; eastern fresh, 22@22kc;
nearby and fancy, 2SQ25c; jobbing, 1c
to 11ac more.
Beans are in a strong position, with
late reports indicating that the New
York market Is nearly cents higher.
While quotations are nominally little
changed, the market is very firm. Car
load lots, pea and medium, $1.30@1.32h;
yellow eyes, $1.55@1.60; red kidneys,
$1.S5@1.9O; California small white, $1.90
o.; Lima, 4@5c per pound jobbing, 10c
| more.
There has been heavy trading in wheat
the past week, but early prices begun to
decline, and have gone off about cents
for the week, or what amounts to good
part Of the gain in the wheat speculative
markets since the oath Of January. Gov
eminent estimates Of the crop-the final
one-putting the yield at about 100000
bushels larger than the trade expected,
was the feature that started the decline,
followed by the idea that prominent
holders were wanting to get out. Then
followed an estimate that showed that
the coming winter wheat crap is to show
still greater increase.
Such causes have been sufficient to
drive down any speculative market, but
all the time there has been an under
tone of firmness that has really amounted
to good deal of strength which is likely
to be more apparent as soon as the pres
ent speculative turn and profit taking Is
out of sight Foreigners have con-
tinued liberal buyers Of wheat on the de-
clines from day to day, and the total of
exports for the week was 1000, 900 BUSH
els over the preceding week. There is
not the least doubt but what America
still controls the export trade in wheat,
with the promise of only a small supply
from any other countries
Receipts of wheat from the interior
were larger, but it is curious fact that
cash wheat has not declined as much as
the future months, and that the millers
have been liberal buyers on the decline
The flour market Is very dull, as it al
ways Is on decline In wheat. 1t is
'ather curious feature of the trade that
more buying is done on rising markets
.han on falling. the trade Immediately
osing its courage, unless stimulated by
Using speculative markets. Spring
wheat patents, mill shipment, may be
quoted at s4@4.50, the latter price for
the best known to fancy brands. Trade
sommittee prices are easy at: Spring
wheat clears, sS.2O@375; patents, $41O
OATS; winter wheat, clears, $4,000;
straights. $S.6OG4.2O; patents, $4@4.5O.
Cornmeal is rather easy, on the pc
sition of corn, though quotations are
unchanged. Oatmeal and cereals are
quiet and rather easy.
Corn Is easier with trade quiet. The
speculative markets are fractionally
easier, possibly more In sympathy with
wheat and corn than from facts con-
corning the oat market alone.
Hay remains quiet, with only the best
hay firm in prices. Straw Is dull,
though steady. Millfeed is easier Hay,
sS414; fancy jobbing lots, $15@16; rye
straw, $9@16; oat straw, S6@S.
The pork market is fairly steady, with
the tendency pretty firm. Boston pack
ers have made slight decrease in the
number of hogs packed for the week, the
total being about $4,000; preceding week
$4,000; same week a year ago. $4,000
There is a very good movement of Bos.
ton-packed pork provisions and lard into
export, the total value for the week hav-
ing been about 100000 preceding week
100000; same week year ago, $165, 0C0.
Pork packing in the west has been KEEP
up to exactly the same figures as previ.
ously noted, according to the figures OF
the Cincinnati Price Current the tota
packing for the week having been $50, OO(
hogs; preceding week, $50, 900; same weel
a year ago, $4,000. The total packing
for the winter season to date has beer
t,Juo,VUVs same Title u year ago, o,oOO,UUV
increase, 1,S50,O00.
: A quiet home trade In beef is noted
: with the markets Of the west firm
Shippers continue to complain of the
scarcity and high prices of cattle ant
to urge upon sellers here the need of bel
1 ter prices. But better prices are hard tt
4 obtain so long as full supply is shipped
to this market The shipments of bee
: to this market seem to have been short
3 ened somewhat. According to recen
1 government figures, the number of cattl
in the country was short on oxen ant
t steers over 1850, 900 on Jan. of the mum
e Der year ago, and nearly 0000 900 shor
Of 1892 For the year there has been
II slight increase in the number of heifer
and cows.
: The mutton and lamb market Is rattle
I better, with the supply in better shape
q Prices are also rather better: Lambs
+ 6@sc; Brighton fancy, 7@Shc; muttons
q 6@7c; Brighton and fancy muttons, "a
8 &C.; veals, 7@1Oc; fancy Brightons, 1O@
e 1O1kc.
1 Turkeys are fairly steady, with chick
r ems steady and fowls better sustained
: Turkeys, western 10@13c; northern, 12@
n lie; chickens, northern, 12@16c; western
10112c; fowls, northern fresh, 9@15c
western, 1O@12c; live fowls, S@9hc
X. chickens 5000; ducks, 9@12c; geese, loo
o 13c.
: Not much game 10 coming forward
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