The Somerset reporter., 1892-12-29
IN BOSTON MARKETS.

New England Dair,,nrn Have Colder
Ol,portun ny Scarcity of Poultry and
Gain-->tocL 81 Apples Held BACK.
BosToN. Dec. -. The phenomenal &C
tivity of the Boston markets which has
been manifest the week before Christmas
is now somewhat reversed. While the
volume of the trade has not differed per
haps from the week following Christmas
last year still the falling off has been
noticeable from the weeks before the holi.
day There is but little expectation that
there will be any change until after Jan.
l. Dealers, in the meantime. are catching
their breath and sizing up the situation
preparatory TO the new year.
Vegetables.
While the general price OF the different
varieties was not materially changed from
last week there is slowness manifested
and prices under the reduced volume OF
supplies remain firm. In fact there can
be an advance quoted in few lines in the
most popular easonable'vegetables There
is an increased call for Rutabag. turnips.
The supply, however. had not increased,
and this fact places the market in firm
position. The white French and Swedish
turnips have sympathized with the Ruta-
bagas and can be quoted higher also.
Figures stand at sl.50 barrel for the lat
ter and 81. - for The former.
Celery. while manifesting a somewhat
weak feeling the latter part of last week,
has firmed up and quotations of the first
part of last week now prevail. They are
Is n box for Boston market and s. to 81
for Paris Golden. The onion market
which showed some neglect last week has
this week become active, prices being
firm at 81 rs to g barrel, il of sound and
unsproutrd stock: Some kinds are soft
and sell AS low as r p barrel All
green house productions are in moderate
supply, lettuce selling from cents to d
cents dozen. cucumbers. sl2 to $40 a
hundred, tomatoes, p to ~ cents pound,
and parsley, cents bushel.
Advices from Norfolk are to the effect
that there Is llaDillty OF shipment OF
spinach from that locality next week.
The shortness OF the supply here is grow
ing 10 such an extent That the Norfolk
product can tie shipped here III profita-
bic margin TO the grover.
Squash Is hrm at an advance over last
week ana prices are from - To s-.O
barrel Tor Marrow, Iurbans, bay States
ana huooards' ne market at TINS price,
however Is somewhat neglected, and both
dealer ana producer refuse to make CON
V,'"i9 az II. "'o''o ue
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rbo l,,t,,,.s j., H., h,.,a ..aa
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,rade oensr,lIy inc;d.n,a, ,n H.. raw yaar
the slnyoishusss which bas an lono bnre
over Rneton,s bntter mn RI ar will he tbro,,,n
off since rho sunnI;e. in tho cold storaoa
borsa. hava haan rs,,iai, ,od,oaJ a,,u;,,,.
the mast mor,b II IL ,hnp,,ht ,hat Elair
and Ne,v Yort s,ock will earIv and Do
m.nd M Rosie, rbis fact sb mid s,i,,.
ula,e IN. New ENGLAND crea,ner,e. IN mn,
forpard tb.;r hos, endaay,rs nd r. -,
out quality of stock superior, if possible,
to the Elgin production, so that New
England may hold the home trade which
it has gained in the past six months.
Fine, fresh northern creamery sells for
2S cents lib; small fresh dairy lots COM
mand % to 26 cents II fine, but as many
OF the marks cannot be rated as such, %
TO ~ cents Is perhaps the average price.
Cold storage. June and July stock. sells
at "A to 25 cents The foregoing prices
can he said tn ha uh,loooIo ;o,,t;
o"' "" " oe o'e'"'o' Joooins
prices being perhaps 10 per cent higher.
pota,oes
-
The very large quantities OF Chenango
potatoes at the wharyes at this season of
10 yaar u.b;cb ,,a,. ,,otoa I,..t - -.
w. W. - CO., 1000" iaoo "eoA ~
10000 in sight, have been reduced some
1900 the past week. While the cold
,,,a,, h.,, ~ I'll. n,.t f.,,, M, no., -
"e",ne' ~ 'no p"'' Jew o"!9 has snort-
ened up the supply without further pos
sibility of recovery owing to possible