The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-01-12
~ BOSTON MARKETS.
Vegetables Are Scarce and
Prices Are Very High.


Is Wanted ENen fendencs IN the
Poultry Trade.
BasfoN. Jan II The markets on yeg,-
table Il seriously showing effect OF the
wet ~prng and early summer Many Of
tin varieties held oyer have advanced in
price. and trlde praphe-ie> that nnle-s
supplie. increase from other pats 81 this
country where the di-aeeeeable spring
weather did not iul nrr tne field prolnc-
ton. thaf Vegetables sill he rather
costly commodity IN tle market. AltcadY
cabbage has been .#llas u -uch a teiue
t54 uahes II pretty costly to The con
sa1aer, the mafket heins Wy firm Al =
10 20 a barrel. TINS Is fully II "A harre
hgaer tban Inst YER AdNie#s from the
eIeiuiiy OF Lowell and Lawrence, from
MINI large QUANTITIES are shipped in TIE
spring. ARE to the eile#t hat the high
plise- now prevailing hollis forth no
temptation To dealers To shin here, aud
tlaf there l. very eauti lent feeling that
eabbase vii make TIA s}.59 mark before
Ami It viii thus-pa them TO withhold
shipments at the present time
Inc vest in the past has been amply
able To satisfy all shortages here, but this
Year ibs region has mol enough FOR home
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goes The sonth is beginning to want
extra quality seed potatoes for seed, ana
this variety brings II PEI cent. more tta,n
common stock.
Fruit
Dealers about Boston in he apple
trade are working upon their store
up stock The cold weather 81 late has
prevented the shipping Of apples from the
interior The market can be quoted
fraction higher then last week and firm
at the advance. 1t is thought that a week
of moderate weather would increase re-
ceipts from the interior and that prices
would drop back to what they have been
the past week. Quote, Btldwins at s!2o
to - % u barrel. In 1holn NJ way prices
would be % cents higher IL lrult IS nice
Pears are now about out OF the market
This tact has been announcer weeks ago.
but small lots held Tor speculation are
continually COMING lnto siSuV, iioPi'"i
fruits are the dependence OF the market.
Florida oranges are In fuil supply ana
weak at quotations. few very fancy
marks Of we'll lpened irult bring some
what better price than general Quota
tions. hut the general prlce Is ~ to -
box. Lemons are worth f2J0 to s3,p Il
box. Bananas II TO - bunch.
Butter.
Tho turu fnr the b.tter which has been
no,ic.1 lat ,v.ek still holds and H. ia
,bongb, that since about all the stored
stock is ok hnusted that there will be "A still
fn,ther advance in price. The supply of
a,,ict1v fine butter il not large. and as
daalar. hero keen this for regular custom-
.ru il world NOT h. safe to shy that the
ad,,.,,o..# of In ner cent Mt which this sells
would be a fair quotation, which are extra
creamery y 10 10 cents: ice house, "A to 2b
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Eggs
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