The Somerset reporter., 1893-05-11
IN BOSTON MARKETS
Nothing to Be Seen That Can Be
Called a Feature.
Strawberry Trade Occupies Attention of
Fruit Dealers-Fine Berries From Nor
foIk-Iess Demand For Apples.

Fruit Dealers-Fine Berries From Nor
foik-Less Demand For Apples.
BosToN, May l0-There is nothing to be
seen In the various lines Of market trade
for the past week that might be called
feature.
The butter trade is perhaps not as huc-
tuating as it has been. Receipts are of
the best quality Poor butter is not COM
in q at this time of year, so that even II
the retail buyer pays long price for his
butter he is sure of a good thing for his
money. Round lots of western creamery
ave been selling at q to 80 cents pound.
Dairy butter ranged from % to % cents,
and in jobbing lots fine creamery selec-
tions went as high as 80 cents. 1t Is pre-
dicted that with the increased make Of
butter prices cannot be sustained at last
weeks basis
The Strawberry Trade
now occupies the attention of the fruit
dealers. Georgia berries are coming in all
stages of ripeness with prices ranging
from 10 to 20 cents a box. Some fine berries
are being received from Norfolk, Va, and
wholesale.
Cranberries are no longer to be seen In
barrels. They have been picked over and
packed in bushel crates and these are
worth a to s. each. Apples grow less in
demand as the season advances and their
good qualities decline. Baldwins bring
81 30 barrel and Spies from "a to IS, for
the soundest fruit.
The Poultry Market.
is quiet with little home reared stock in
trade. Western turkeys sell for 10 cents a
pound; Philadelphia capons, 26 cents a
pound fowl, 13 to Is cents; pigeon, 81 10
dozen and SQUAD, 81. 25 to 1918 dozen.
Vegetables.
The vegetable market is quiet. Quota
tions are: Old beets, $l.l5 a bushel, old
squash, IS barrel; carrots, so to GO cents
a bushel yellow turnips, 81 to $l25 a
barrel; white Sweedes 81 25 to $780, old
cabbage, 81 % barrel; potatoes about 81
a bushsl for well kept stock
New vegetables from the south largely
replace the home grown stock Of last sea-
son, but the new stock brings a fancy
price, which would be out of place here
The Quotations.
LAMBS AND MUTToNs Muttons and lambs
are well sustained, with the market not
crowded. Neals are likely to be easy: Spring
lambs, SjGt1 each, or at 15dL25 cents per Id;
choice fall lambs, 1O19alll5c, as to quality;
common TO good, 7@l0c; Chicago muttons.
sie@t9I9c; yearlngs, sleGt9lsc; choice heavy
Brightons, 81e0gl0c; choice eastern veals S@Dc;
common to good, 5D7c; Brighton and fancy,
gUl0c.
FLoUR-The -four market is steady, with the
stronger feeliI of last week retained. Quo
tations including the jobbing prices in the
upper range are. Fine and supers, S26t3; ex-
ira and seconds, S.pil3 As; Minnesota bakers,
clear and straight, 50 1903 40; winter, clear
and straight. 50 3jGt3 Us: winter pat, So $50
4 81; spring pat, 81 i0d5; fancy brands, $50
SIS.
ConS-Corn is very firm in the west, with
Chicago No. 2 yellow, to arrive, quoted at b5h
dt,6c; No. 8 yellow, also to arrive, Is quoted at
55Gp55l6c. In the spot market there is very
little corn, and steamer yellow sold at &c.
The quotations are somewhat nominal at: No.
2 yellow, 561ac; steamer yellow. 58G58lac;
steamer mixed, 55@55lsc.
POTATOES Potatoes are steady in prices,
with fair trade: Aroostook hebrons, 81 GQb
! 0S; IIoulton hebrons, 81 0Sltl TO- Houlton rose,
pjc6ISl; Dakota reds, S8l1AOc; New York bur-
banks and white stars, Soc; p, E. l. chenan-
goes, Soc; Irish and Scotch magnums, 81 800
2 % per bag; Jersey and double headed sweets,
81 per Dbl for good
BUTTER Butter holds the advance of last
week. though New York came in about 1c cas-
Ter: Western fresh creameries, q 0D.2S1tc; north
ern 2SQl.o9c; eastern, 26lt,,Sc; New York and
Vermont dairy, 24lt.,6c These are prices for
round lots to the trade Jobbing lots and
fancy lots cost more.
BEEF-Beef is somewhat irregular, some Of
the sellers claiming a frmer market, while
others have hard work to sustain prices 1t is
q fact shippers are demanding zoe per 100 ad-
vance, however, and statesmen are trying to
get it. Quotations are the same as noted yes
terday.
HAY-Hay seems to be very firm, with choice
to choicest cars selling at $40 50dG20. Good lots
sell at SlsGtl8 50. Rye straw is quoted at $l8
for the best, with oat straw at $9Gl0. Bran is
frmer, with sack spring to arrive at $l6(1l6 bO,
and sack winter at SIT 75GtlS.
CHEESE Cheese is steady, with the market
at: Northern, full creams, 1119612l6c; fancy
twins l1lanl2l9c fair to good, T0l2c; western
choice, 111l2c; fair to good, S@l1c; sage l2lsGD
l3c Liverpool is cabled at 54s I'd.
OATs-Oats are firm in the market to arrive,
with Chicago clipped at 44Is14511 with fancy
at &C The spot market is also firm: Clipped,
4Jll48c; fancy, 461fc; No. white, 44I441ac; No.
3white, 40 43I4c; mixed, 40043c.
EGas-Eggs hold very steadily, with fresh
western selling at 18l4@l6llc. Fresh southern
are quotabe at about 15Gl6c. Northern and
eastern fresh are quotable at sl70l7Hc.
MEAI.-On cornmeal the market is firm, fol-
lowing the position of corn, but prices are not
yet further advanced, with bag meal at 81 05QD
OF and with barrel meal at 81 3O0D2 Is.
PoRK-Pork provisions are firmer in the
west, and this market is reported stronger,
though prices are not changed.
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