St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-08
BOSTON MARKET

continues to rule rather dull, with prices
In the buyers favor. Stocks are ample
and only best arrivals bring full quo ;
tations. Best creamery, small lots ana
packages, 211s@22c; northern creamery,
round lots, 21@21hc; western, 2Oh@2lc;
eastern, 2Ohc; firsts, 17@1sc; limitations,
15@16c; jobbers Nc to 1c more.
For cheese the demand has been bet
ter, and fully Nc better prices are be-
ing obtained than week ago, with pros
poets looking toward even better values.
Round lots, 11k@12hc; sage, l2@l2hc;
jobbing, 4c higher; Liverpool, 49s
Eggs have ductuated widely OF late,
but the market looks rather weak, under
heavier receipts, and indications OF even
more. Nothing but considerably pro-
tracted cold snap can put eggs up again
to where they have been Of late. West
ern, fresh, 26@27o; eastern, fresh, 27@
28c; southern, 25026c; nearby and fancy,
2s@3Oc; jobbing, 101kc more.
Beans are firmer, and are selling at
decidedly stronger prices, a result OF
the recent sales out Of this market to
actually go west. Car load lots, pea and
medium, $1.35@1.37M; yellow eyes. $1.55
01. go; red kidneys, $1.S5@1.9O; California,
small white, $4,000; Lima, DC per Id;
jobbing 10c more.
The flour market has been ruling quiet
for several days. There has not been
sufficient excitement in wheat to in
1uence the buying Of flour, while the
general weather conditions of the coun-
try have been such as to bring trade
down to about normal basis. Flour
prices have shown very little change for
, several days. Mill shipment prices on
spring wheat patents are at s4Q4.5O.
Trade committee prices are: Spring
wheat clears, $3.15@365; patents, SAG
, ATS; winter wheat clears. $4,000;
q straights, $3.6O@41O: patents, $3.90@4.45
/. Cornmeai is little firmer than early
: in the week. Oatmeal and the cereals
( have been considerably advanced in
prices within few days.
Corn has been well sustained Of late,
under a big cash demand in the west
with a decidedly better demand for ex-
c mort. Here the corn market Is quiet and
= about steady.
y Oats have continued in quiet request.
> with the offerings rather small. and
. hence the market has not inclined to
'. any considerable fluctuations. Buyers
Q desiring oats have taken their require
% ments at current rates, but trade has
continued quiet.
Hay is reported scarce in very choice
- grades, with the market firm. Ordinary
-. and low grade are rather poorly sus
- tanned. Straw has remained quiet ant
about steady Millfeed seems to be
- little easier: Hay, $S@14; fancy jobbin{
~ lots, $15@17; rye straw. $6@S.
~ The pork and lard markets rule quiet
g. .n with little change. Prices are abou
80 steady. Boston packers have kept up
80 fair kill of hogs the total for the wee
amounting to about $4,000; precedin
he week, $4,000; same week year ag'
~ 10000. There has been fair move
ment Of pork products into export, bu
I'm not what it would have been but fo
.a s the fact of the recently delayed shir
~, ments reaching the European marke
in the midst of Lent. A better expo
az demand is expected as soon as Lent
80 over. For the week Boston packers e.
49, ported pork provisions to about t
ia value of $216, 900; preceding week, $2O5, 90
70 same week year ago, $145,OOO.
tha The beef market has been quiet near
ar all the week, and prices are easier at II
close. with prospects of better trad
m. The supply of beef being received
, IN this market continues below the averae
day and this alone should Indicate firm
market For the week the arrivals we
I44 cars for Boston and SO cars Tor e.
~. port, a total of 229 cars; preceding wee
100 l35 cars for Boston and 1876 cars for
roI- mort. a. total Of 271 cars; same week
wear ago, 1856 cars for Boston and
tho. cars for export, total of 245 cars.
IT, The mutton market has ruled rath
MI dull. with a full supply and rather ca
prices. Veals have also ruled ea'
hill LAMBS wv ~, 6.,S,.4 80 ca =
ion muttons, 51a@6hc; Brighton and ran
on,. muttons, 6@7c; veals, 7Qsc; fancy Bris
dine tons, 9@10c.
oun' The poultry market is quiet, with lit
tha change in prices, except that ordina
stock in both turkeys and chickens
,,,,, fowls is rather easy. Turkeys, weste
-, - lO@13c; northern, 12Q17c; chicke
~ northern, 12@17c; western, 10@13c; fov
IN, northern fresh, 9@14c; western, 1O@l
a,,s. ducks, 9Q12c; geese, 1O@13c; live fov
hem 10@11c.
n.n No particular changes are noted in
game market, the supply now be
mostly in the refrigerators of the deal
Still a few Maine deer, poor and II
a., continue to be illegally struggled in
, -. Potatoes have been in pretty
&C w movement, with the market very ia
sustained. Sweet potatoes are II
..,o 6rmer, and are likely to be still n
ooo firm this week. Aroostook and cas-
49, NV, hebrons. 6OQ63c; Green mountains
n. a tSc: northern white and Green me
~ ,ine ss tains, $4,000; white stars, 5SQ65c;
N-s' sev sweet, $2@225 per Dbl.
onions are firmer, with prices hig
e@ ~ ~ THE market on good stock of ma
go Inions is quotable at s2.6O@S, the Ia
' .an brice for large bbls in jobbdng
~. yellow turnips are firmer and sell a
.. ! s .ns 0s1 in round lots and job at 81 per
Se~ white turnips, SITS. Beets job at
..u,, per bush; carrots, 75c; parsnips, 81
Wi, 60 and at $2.25@2.5O per Dbl.
1857. Celery Is sun ~. lite, N Ca',,;eow'
/, $780, per pox' as " 4u c.,nnoh 10
pecie STEADY a' sS,ov ~ 90 -. Hi vol
vcarcel y been in the market for '
,,roh. Dandelion greens are easier at $16
sohle hush: beet green's, $1.25 per bush.
The bages are decidedly flrmer at $2Q26
yesseI obl. Lettuce is very firm, and jobbi
'~S podichec are eaSy a