St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-18
BOSTON MARKET


is pretty firm, though trade is quiet
New York showed a stronger position
Best creamery, small lots and packages.
| 22p221ac; northern creamery round lots,
| 21h@22c; western, 20lAQ21c; firsts, 1870
19c: limitations, l6@16c; jobbers, " to lie
more.
Cheese is very firm In the home market
with Liverpool Cd lower. Round lots,
11@11hc; sage, 11k@12c; jobbng, Y
TO 1c higher; Liverpool, 49s, 3d.
Eggs are little better sustained.
New York has come in firmer and the
supply Of fresh is not as abundant as
counted upon, doubtless by reason Of
the very cold weather. Storage, 100
zoe; western fresh, 23q24c Michigan
and Indiana, 24@25c; eastern fresh 23Q
24c; nearby and fancy, 3O@SSc; jobbing,
l to nc more.
Beans are reported frmer, both here
and in New York, with a better demand
and more limited supply Carload
lots, pea and medium, 81. 30@1. 32R: yellow
eyes, $l55M H. 50; red kidneys $l.S5Q1.9O;
California small white, $1,000; Lima,
4@5c per Id; jobbing, 10c more.
The flour market has ruled quite In
tone, with an easier feeling on the off
look in wheat. Still the firmness of the
milers has been a feature all the time,
not one of them ordering their agents
here to sell at any lower prices, and
generally declining bids at any lower
prices. The movement has been rather
small, both as to new business and as
to shipping out directions on flour sold
Of confidence that Is very general, with
quotations fully sustained. Mill ship
ment prices on spring wheat patents are
at $4M4.90, with one or two special
brands little more. Trade committee
prices are about steady.
Cornmeal is steady, with oatmeal and
the cereals unchanged.
Corn is quiet, with prices steady. The
movement has been better, under the re-
cent cold weather, and the receipts are
improved in quality.
Oats are reported very steady, with a
moderate demand, and the supply here
small. Shippers notify receivers here
that a big volume of the crop has al
ready been sent forward.
Hay is quiet, with prices fairly sus-
tanned Straw is firm, with the rye
straw people firm. Milfeed is firmer
with rather stronger quotations. Hay
$SG14 fancy, jobbing lots, $15Q16; rye
straw, $SM10; oat straw. $6@7
The pork market is steady with prices
unchanged: Barrel pork, $1S.25@1975;
light backs, Steps; lean ends, $14.5O; frest
ribs, 71ac corned and fresh shoulders
. Gl5c; smoked shoulders, 61ac; lard, Gee;
in pals, So G73sc; hams, S12@9c; skinned
B hams, sac; bacon, SR@9c; sausages
: 7MSc; Frankfurt sausages, 72@Sci
o pressed ham, lie; pure leaf lard, 7Hc
in pals, rs oslo; pork tongues, IS; loose
# salt pork, &c; briskets, 7c; sausage meat
d &c; bolognas, &c; city dressed hogs
n SIC; country, 5@5hc.
IS The killing of hogs by Boston packers
r was considerably interrupted by the rail
way accident on the Fitchburg road lat
e in the week, in which a hog train wa
$ involved. Though no hogs We're de
n stroyed, they were delayed to the exten
: that some packers run short of ray
i material for one or two days. The tota
: Kill for the week was 1880; preceding
= week. 10000; same week year ago
i. "A 800 For export the request is goot
5 for Boston, packed pork provisions TIL
n movement is being considerably hin
I dered by steamers overdue. The tota
+; value of these exports for the week wa
8 about $14O 900; preceding week, s24O, 600
n same week year ago, 100000.
L Beef is still coming into this marke
S rather slowly. The market is very firl
: in quotations, with choice steers reall
: very short and selling at SIC for tn
: best: Very choice steers, 9Ac; goo
n steers, sac; light and cows, 7hQS1sc
y extra heavy kinds, 1112c; good binds
h lie: light binds, 9lk@101sc; heavy fore!
l. Sic; good, &c; light, 5% Q6c; backs, Il
= &c. rattles, 4A@5Ac: chucks, 6h@Ic
n short ribs, 1O@11Rc; rounds, Sq9c
l. rumps. 11h@1Sc; rumps and loins, 12d
" 14c; loins, 12@l5c.
h Muttons and lambs are firmly hel(
= with a fair movement: Lambs, i1a@9o
d Brighton fancy, S@91ac; muttons, 5h@7t
a Brighton and fancy muttons, 10Sc
ID veals, T610c: fancy Brightons, 10@10R
y There is firmer feeling in the poultr
, market within a few days even, an
turkeys and chickens are bringing be-
ter prices: Turkeys, western, n@14t
l. northern, 12@16c; chickens, northern
n @15c; western, 10@12c; fowls norther
m fresh, 9@13c; western, 10@11c; live fowl
lie S@9hc; chickens S@9c; ducks, 9@12'
al geese, 10@1Sc
e. The supply Of game is up to require
es ments, with the market quiet.
II. Apples have continued in rather qui
m movement all the week, though wit
v prices fairly sustained. Still it is e.
a. planned that it takes very choice 10
1T to bring upper quotations in round lot
- Pears out of cold storage have bee
rg at wide range of late, with some V;
" rieties sold as low as $3.50 per Dbl. viii
tn other lots have been jobbed at $3.50
o. $50 per blu.
n California oragnes are coming forwa
of very freely, while the quality is e.
oh cellent. The market Is easier on Il
on better supply, with navels selling
Ike s25O@3.5O; seedlings, $,75@2.5O. "
as lencia oranges are quoted at $4.25 f
n regular 42Os large, $3.50; 714s, $3.50
n. Cranberries are dull at $5@6,50 p
n. Dbl, and at 81. so per crate.
in Potatoes have been firmer of late, wi
N rather better prices realized Aroosto
Ma and eastern hebrons, 6S@65c per bus
"a Green mountains, 6S@70c; northern, So
,lo b5c: Jersey sweets, $1.75@2 per bush.
ad onions are in fair supply, with Il
q, market steady