St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-01
BOSTON MARKET

continued quiet, Win prices Ialrly
steady: Best creamery, small lots and
pkgs. 21@21hc; northern creamery,
round lots, 2Oh@21c; western, 1sh@2Ohc;
eastern, 10000; firsts, 17@1Sc; imita-
tons, 15@16c; jobbers. Nc to 1c more.
Cheese has continued firm, with little
change in prices The markets abroad
are also we'll sustained: Round lots,
11@11kc; sage, 11h@12o; jobbing, h@1c
higher; Liverpool, 49s.
There has been a pretty sharp decline
in fancy fresh eggs within few days.
Dealers in such stock, for the fancy
grocery and provision trades, who paid
as high as 35c week ago have ordered
their buyers not to pay above 26c, claim
Ing that they are offering hennery stock
as low as 24c. Western fresh eggs are
pretty firm, compared with early in the
week: Storage, 16Q17c: we"tern fresh,
19@21c; Michigan and Indiana, 21@22c;
eastern fresh, 22@23c; nearby and fancy,
24Q27c; jobbing, 1@1hc more.
Beans are in a stronger position, with
hand. The demand Is also reported to
be good deal better: Carload lots, pea
and medium, $1.3O@1. 321a; yellow eyes,
$1.55@16O; red kidneys, $1.S5@1.90; Cali
fornia small white, $1,000; Lima, 4Q5c
per Id; jobbing, 1Oc more.
The flour market Is very firm. The
slight decline in wheat on Saturday did
not result in any change in the millers'
Ideas. Mill shipment prices on spring
wheat patents are firm at $4.35@4.7O, the
latter price for the best known makes.
Trade committee prices are firm at:
Spring wheat, clears, $3.35@3S0; patents,
$4.35@475; winter wheat, clears, $4,000
40; straights, $3.75Q4.25; patents, $4.1O
@45O.
The market on cornmeal is firm at the
advance of early last week. Oatmeal is
fully sustained, with the cereals steady
to higher.
Corn is stronger. Bradstreet's corn
exports from both coasts for the week
We're 1885, 1888 bushels, compared with
2,92S,191 bushels last week, and 1862
$50 bushels last year. Since July 1 the
corn exports aggregate 5,715,923 BUSH
els; last year. 96,S99,7S bushels.
This market on corn is very steady to
firmer.
Oats are firm, with a fair demand.
Shippers are stronger In their ideas, on
the strength of the speculative markets.
The hay situation is quiet, with prices
in the buyers favor, under the increased
receipts of the past week or two. Rye
straw is pretty firm, though quiet in
demand. The millers are firmer on
millfeed, with strong quotations. Hay,
$S@14; fancy jobbing lots, s15@16; rye
straw, $9@16; cat straw. $6@S.
Pork and lard are pretty firm, on the
fact of firmer provision markets west.
But the market here has been lowered
lac on fresh ribs, although lard and the
other cuts are reported firm.
Boston packers have not killed as
many hogs for the week as previously
noted, the total for the week having
been about 80, 600; preceding week. Al, 400
same week year ago, 1920. There con-
tinues to be a pretty good demand for
Boston packed pork provisions for ex-
port, with the total value of such ex-
ports for the week running up to about
$190.000 preceding week, $235O00; same
week year ago, 100000.
Beef continues to be we'll sustained,
owing to the increasing firmness in the
west. Shippers are continually Impress
Ing the firmness upon the receivers here,
with the claim that the cattle are costing
much more. At the same time they keep
the market crowded with all the beef the
retail trade will take.
Under a full supply the market on
lambs and muttons has been easier for
several days. Veals are not coming in
freely, and prices are well sustained:
Lambs. 5k@71ac; Brighton fancy. 7@Sc;
muttons, 5@6hc; Brighton and fancy
muttons, 6@7c; veals. 7@1Oc; fancy
Brightons, 10@101sc.
For the week there was better move
ment in poultry, with prominent houses
selling more than any week since Christ
mas. Prices are fairly we'll sustained,
with the best lots pretty firm: Turkeys,
western, 1O@1Shc; northern, 12@17c;
chickens, northern. 12@16c; western, 100
lie; live fowls, S@91sc; chickens, S@sc;
ducks, 9@12c; geese, 10@1Sc.
The game supply is now in few hands,
with none of any account coming in.
Hence the position Is pretty firm.
The very cold weather was too much
for the apple trade. The demand Is re-
ported to be fair, with the positions
pretty firm. Quotations are well sus-
tanned.
Pears, out of cold storage, are still
range of prices noted. They may be
quoted at $25O@4.50 per Dbl, and at SEQ
$50 per bu, in jobbing way.
One or two refrigerators Of Florida
strawberries have been received, the
first one selling at about $15O. The Sec
ond one sold for less. They are quoted
at retail at $1@1.50 per bx, but at such
prices the poor are not buying them
freely.
Potatoes have continued to rule quiet,
though prices are fairly sustained. The
weather has been too cold for couple
Of days for any out-of-door movement.
Aroostook and eastern Hebrons, 63@65c
per blu; Green mountains, 73@75c; north
ern, 53@55c; Jersey sweets, $1.75@2 per
Dbl.
Onions are less firm than early in the
week, though Spanish crates are firmer,
They are quoted at $1.75 o. per Dbl, &C.
cording to quality and size Of barrel, and
Job at 6O@65c per blu. Spanish onions
are In short supply, and job at $3.50.
Cabbages are little firmer at 90c0
81 per Dbl; red cabbage, $1.75 per Dbl; per
bx, SO@9Oc.
Squashes continue plenty, though
fewer are coming forward. They are
iohbinp a 6bMShc per 100 lbs