Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-12-30


carefully read. In market Of this charac'
ter 1t ls impossible to give prices for every
day Of the week. Noting, however, the
general tendency Of trade, sufficiently ac'
Curate quotations will be given on which
aealers can safely base their transactions.
Unprecedented activity has marked
trade in the various markets during
the past few days. Heavy meats and
many of the pork products have TAX
en- slight advance. Fancy fresh
creamery butter is in light supply and
sales are fairly good at full prices
Cheese remains quiet but firm on ac.
count of short supply. The weather
prevents an active demand in eggs
and prices show no material change.
BUTTER-Cream Vernon and
New Hampshire extra 24c, northern
New York extra 23 1-2@24c, western
extras 23@24c, frsts eastern best
marks % 1908 1-2c, fair to good 200
22c. northern firsts 21@22c, western
21@22c, creamery seconds 19@20c,
thirds 17@1Sc, dairy Vermont extras
22@23c, New York and Vermont firsts
21c, seconds 10000, western imita.
tion creamery II 1-2@20c, western
ladies 16@17 1-2c, packing stock Is.
1-2@16 1-2c, renovated butter 17@18c,
boxes extra northern creamery Csc,
firsts 23@24c, extra dairy 23c, 200
22c, common to good 15@19c, prints
15025c.
CHEESE-New York and Vermont
twins fancy 1908 3-4c, fair to good
IL 1-2@1Sc, Wisconsin twins 12c.
EGGS-Fancy hennery CSC, Maine,
Vermont and New Hampshire extras
2Sc, common to good 24@16c, Mich
igan fancy 27@2Sc. Indiana, Illinois
and northern Ohio best marks 26@
z7c, other fresh western 22@24c, re.
frigerators 17@2O 1-2c.
PROVISIONS--Heavy backs $1S,
medium backs $1575, heavy short
cuts SIS, medium short cuts $16.75,
long cuts $18.25, lean ends $19@19.5O,
bean pork $13.25@13,75, loose salt
pork 8 3-8c, corned shoulders 3-8c,
smoked shoulders 8 5-Sc, fresh shoul-
ders 1-2c, fresh ribs 8 3-4@10c,
pressed hams 1-2@12c, skinned hams
10 1-4@11 1-2c, regular small hams
10 5-S@12 1-2c, boiled hams 16 3-4@
II 1-2c, bacon 10 1-4@17c, brisket
1-2c, bologna &c, frankfurts go
10 lac, fresh sausage 9@13c, sausage
meat 7 1-2c, tongues $3.50 bbl, rav
leaf lard 10 lac, rendered leaf lard In
bulk 1Oc, in pals 10 3-4@11c, pure
lard in bulk SC, in pals 8 3-4Q10c,
country dressed hogs 6 lac.
FRESH MEATS-Beef choice To
S-4c, good 5@7c, hindquarters, choice
8 1-2@10c, common to good 6@9c,
forequarters 1-4@5 3-4c, common to
good to choice sore, yearlings, good
to choice eastern 6@8c, western GO
&c, spring lambs, eastern choice 11@
IL 1-2c, common to good S010c, west
ern choice 11@11 1-2c, common to
good 8@1Oc, choice eastern 10@11c,
fair to good 8@9c, common to good co
&c.
DRESSED POULTRY-Fresh killed
northern and eastern turkeys, choice
young 24@26c ID, common to good
18022cc; fowls, choice 14@15c, COM
mon to good 12@13c; chickens, choice
large 16@1Sc, mixed sizes 12@14c;
ducks 16@1Sc, geese 16@17c, nearby
broilers, choice IL to lbs per pair
2O@22c lb, fair to good 16@1Sc;
pigeons $1@1.75 doz, squads $2.50@
doz, western Gry-packed in boxes,
turkeys, choice small young zoe lb,
large young toms 18@19c, common to
good 15@17c; chickens, choice large
lac, fair to good 12@13c, broilers to
4 lbs per pair 10000; fowls, choice
large 13c, common to good 11@12cj
ducks 15@17c, geese 14@15c; western
dry-packed in barrels, turkeys, choice
young 1S@19c, common to good $50
17c; fowls, choice 12@12 1-2c, common
to good 11@11 1.2c; chickens, large
roasting 13c, mixed sizes 11@12c, old
cocks 1-2@1Oc.
LIVE PoULTRY-Fowls IL 1-2@
12 1-2c, roosters SC, spring chickens
IL 1902 1-2c.
FRUIT-Apples, kings 3.50@450,
spy No. / 1904, baldwin No 1 500
3.75, No. 2 $2@2.50, greetings $2.5O0
$50, talman sweets 5000, common
sour varieties S2@2.50; cranberries,
Cape Cod choice large dark $13@14
bbl common to good $10@12, crates
1904; grape fruit, Florida choice $40
5, common to good $250@3.50 box;
oranges, Florida Indian river choice
bright $3@325, other choice bright
$275; common to good $2@2.50 box.
POTATOES = Aroostook, green
mountain 7O@72c, hebron 68@7Oc,
dakota reds Csc, chenangoes 57@
5Sc; sweets, jersey double heads SEQ
225, vinelands 49,
VEGETABLES-Cab Cabbage, drum
head, St.25Q140 Dbl, savoy $1.25 Dbl,
red cabbage S5c@1 box, string beans
1904 bskt, butter beans 1904, bskt,
cucumbers No. 5000 box, No. 2 500
4, carrots 5O@75c bu, parsnips 75c,
lettuce 40@75c doz. romaine 75c doz,
escarole 75c doz, onions, native 75c
bu, spanish $2S5 crate; leeks 400
soc doz, yellow turnips 9Oc Dbl, french
white $1.75Q 2bag. white egg and
purple top turnips soc bu; radlshes
81 box, spinach, southern $1@1.25
bbl; beets 75c4$1 bu, marrow squash
75c0S1 bbl. turban squash $1Q1.25
Dbl, hubbard squash $2O@25 ton;
pumpkins 81 box, peppers s2@2.5O
box. egg plants. southern $2.5O@S
bskt; celery, pascal $1@1.25, Boston
market s1.5O@1.75 doz; parsley $1.5O
@1.75 bu: mint soc doz. watercress
Coo doz, tomatoes, hothouse 20@25c
lb; okra $3.50 crate. brussels sprouts
S@12 1-2c at. mushrooms $1.5O@2.5O
bskt, artichokes $3.50 bu, southern
kale 81 bhl OYSTER Dlants 85mS1 doz