News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-01-25

| produce market of Boston, under which
it is now struggling. The freezing which
| consignments have received while in
transit to Boston, has in many cases
ruined those for sale, and what sound
stuff has arrived, jobbers have been
afraid to reship to their clients Although
the railroads have done their utmost
to provide heated freight cars for
transporting pc 'ishable stock, still the
service has been far from adequate to the
demands of the shipping trade. All
dealers have large number of orders on
their books, which are only waiting for
day of moderate weather to supply. The
climatic conditions are making trade
somewhat dull and sluggish, not only at
Boston, but to the shippers in the interior
as well.
The Butter Trade
is Ia very firm condition, receipts being
somewhat light. The stock in cold
storage is decreasing, and the Boston
market continues to be from to cents
below other points. The finest grades of
creamery are cleaned up regularly day by
day at 50 to Scents per pound. 1t is found
that grades of little off flavor are held
at higher price comparatively than No.
goods.
The reduced stock remaining in cold
storage is hardly equal to ten days sup
ply, and trade even now is working largely
on receipts for reducing points. Fine
western sells for 80 cents pound ON stock
to arrive. Northern fall creamery 25 to -
cents. Northern dairy % to 20 cents, and
p cents is the lowest limit that the trade
seems to be offering anything like pure
| butter.
The jobbing business, owing to the high
| prices prevailing, is somewhat lighter than
| commonly, and were it not for this fact
| prices would be higher than now quoted.
Vegetables.
Trade can be said to be dull, especially
in the staple winter vegetables, from the
| fact that the cold weather has prevented
receipt from shipping points. Hot house
vegetables and the productions of nearby
market gardens, owing to their proximity
to Boston afford what little supply there
| is. Beets sell at so to IS cents a box. Car
rots 80 cents box. Flat white turnips 50
to 60 cents box. Prince Edward Island
J Rutabagas and white Swede turnips are
| firm at $3.50 to $500 respectively. Pars-
| nips are 20 cents a box. An inferior
| grade of lettuce that is offering brings 95
cents to 81 a dozen. The market has re-
ceiYed few lots of spinach from Norfolk,
but the cold weather from that locality of
late has now cut off that supply, and for
| spinach Boston depends ON the stock in
| the storage pits in towns near by. This is
selling for so cents bushel box
The high prices of cabbage continue to
| be one of the features of the vegetable
market. Prices current are 81 % to $3.50
a barrel. Celery from the pits near Bos-
| ton continues to keep the market well sup
! piled, and is worth from "a to s. box
Greenhouse long radishes sell quickly at
81 to $1.25 dozen punches. Marrow,
turban, Hubbard and Bay State squash
are all in urgent request at prices rang
ing from 81 to 81 30 a barrel. Tomatoes
and cucumbers grown in the West Indies
are feature of the fine vegetable trade.
Tomatoes are worth So a case. but those OF
native growth in lighthouses about Boston
are of much finer quality and
| sell for So to 40 cents pound.
Native grown cucumbers under glass
are selling from Is to Is cents apiece, while
those brought by steamers from West
Indies are of greatly inferior quality and
bring TO 10 cents apiece. Mushrooms are
in active demand at $l.00 a pound The
potato trade is fiat, cold weather prevent
| ing any movement of stock. A few days
of moderate weather would alter the situa-
ton very materially. Hebrons bring 95
cents to S1.00 a bushel. Arostockose, IS
to 80 cents bushel; white stars and Bur-
banks, IS to 80 cents; Prince Edward
Island Chenangoes, 20 to IS cents.
| Fruit.
Jobbing trade in the apple business is
relying on stocks now in the store in Bos-
ton for it's supplies. So long as the cold
| weather lasts dealers have the market
| pretty well in their own hands and held
stock continues firm at an advance. Prices
g. rs to So 25 for Baldwins and greetings.
Maine harvest $500 to 1926. Warm
weather would easily alter the complexion
OF the trade.
For the other fruits the market is de-
pending upon the tropics. Florida oranges
sell at 81 to 50 box, with some very fancy
marks at $3.50. Lemons 81 so to $3.50 a
box. Bananas 81 to 81 bunch. Gran
berries are not quite as firmly held as of
| late; light coloTs are weak at s. to S6.5O a
barrel, with dark at 81 toss. so.
Poultry and Game.
The general run of stock now being re-
| ceived is in q frozen condition, and this
detracts somewhat from its appearance.
| Trade feels that the present is the best
time for laying away in cold storage, and
| all stock that does not bring Is cents is
consigned to that place. Fresh killed
chickens, Is to Is cents; western, IL to 10
cents. New England fresh killed fowls,
- to IA cents; western, 10 to IL. New Eng
land fresh killed turkeys, Is to 20 cents;
western, II to 10 cents. Ducks, IA to 10
cents. Geese. 16 to II cents. Rabbits,
30 to so cents pair. Venison saddles, 20
Quail, 50 to 50 dozen. Grouse, Sl.25 TO
81 50 pair, and black duck the same.
Eggs.
Receipts for eggs are quickly taken at
IS to 40 cents for fresh fancy, northern ana
eastern extras, 35 to SO cents; western ex-
tras, - to 81 cents; cold storage and lined
gg 6. "a to 80 cents.
The Quotations.
BEEF-Is still firmly held, though trade is
| not lively. BY some means or other the beef
is good deal delayed about getting in. The
| quotations are sustained at: Fancy steers. 50
Gg914c; prime, s9slse; good; 7l@4sc; light, Go
i0c; light, 7LEGsc; fores, Sole; light. 4GsiISc:
backs, 6@71ec; rattles, 405c; chucks, 4Gt519c;
loins, l50l7c; short ribs, l00l2c; loins, i3d9J5
| MEAL-COrnmeal is steady, though corn is
easier. Oatmeal is not changed; Kiln dried
| cornmeal, for export, 81 35GD2 40; bag meal,
| 81 O661 OS; yellow graduated, 81 s50t3 Dat
meal is quoted at So 25@5 4 for ground and
rolled, s. 35d5 70 for cut. Rye is quoted at zoe
for dealers and zoe for round lots to arrive
| Rye flour, 50 o. per Dbl for round lots, with
| jobbers' prices - 1904 20.
| MUITONS AND LAMBs-MuttOns and lambs
| are not quite firm, under a dull demand
| and full supplies: Choice to fancy lambs, 10
@llc, as to quality; common to good, isp9c;
choice heavy Brightons, s6s1Sc; choice east
| ern veals, gQpllc; common to good, 8GSc;
| Brighton and fancy, luDl2c.
| APPLEs-QuOtations are: No. Baldwins
| 81 2512 So fancy, So 70: No. 2, Slal 70; green
| ings, g j0612 %; fancy, 50; Kings, 50 SOFA;
Spies, 1903 80; Tolman sweets, Salb2 p; sweets,
| 81 bal 70; common, 7Sc6eSl p per Dbl, Evap-
| Grated apples are quoted up TO l2lbl216c.
| CHEEsE-The market Is firm, with very
fair trade: Choice northern and twins, MO
| l2I4c; fair TO good, S1lOISc; western choice.
| llMll19c; fair TO good, 16D9c. sage, l21Tdl4c.
| The iobbers' prices are h3694c more. Liver
| pool is quoted at 55s I'D.
| HAY-Hay continues duh under full sup
| plies. Straw is quiet and not changed. Bran
! is steady, with the supply explained TO be
| small: sack spring bran, to arrive, Slsi win
| Ter, Sl9Gl9 80; sack spring middlings, SEQ
| ~ 80. winter, S2002l.
| PoTAToEs-Houlton hebrons, 81; Aroostook
| EebrOns, 9O6D9lc: rose, S56faOC; New York and
| Vermont white stars and hurbanks, 7SISdS5c;
| p. +. l. chenangOes, 73d75c; Jersey double
| headed sweets, 81 1904; Jersey bulk and cloth,
| 81 5O6e375.
| OATS-Oats are also easier. The quotation
on Chicago clipped to arrive, IS at 43ls6t44ISc.
| The spot market Is: Clipped, 43IS6D4iIsc; fancy,
4jc; No. white, 43lsc: No. white, A15d42c;
mixed. 4l1eG421Sc.