News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-02-16

Staple Winter Vegetables Are
in Good Supply.

shipments of Apples to Liverpool Show
Decided Falling on as Compared
with Last Year-High Prices for Batter.
Boston, Feb s-The first week in Feb
ruary finds Boston market in a rather
quiet condition, with nothing which can
be called q feature. The staple winter
vegetables are in good supply and more
or less of the finer southern truck is being
received. The onion market continues firm,
offerings being quickly taken by those
who are buying on speculation. Prices will
undoubtedly go higher shortly and con-
tinue so till the importation Of Egyptian
onions arrive, which will be about the
middle of April. Cabbages are in good
quantity and prices are rather weak.
Some squash from Norfolk are coming
One consignment by the Norfolk steamer
last week had an effect TO weaken the
ma ke5 considerably Celery yet comes
from the nearby producers and is worth
about 50 to s. long box. Cucumbers
from the hot houses bring IS to 20 cents
apiece. Lettuce is worth 20 cents to 81
box; long radishes, 90 cents to 81 a dozen
punches. Bay State, Hubbard and Hy-
DreQ squash sells Tor -. % u DaFIEl.
The Potato Trade
has seen an improved demand with the
mild weather. st the same time receipts
have increased, so that tine situation on
the whole is easy. Prince Edward Island
cargoes arrive with regularity and sell
for 20 to 20 cents bushel. Maine hebrons,
80 to g5 cents; Aroostook rose, s. to 90
cents; white stars and burbanks, % to 30
cents.
Apples.
The apple market has firmer tendency
and best quality is in good demand. The
Liverpool demand for American apples is
very active yet, but small quantities have
been shipped compared TO that of last
year. The difference last week was: Ship
ments for the week, 1868 barrels, against
$500 barrels for the corresponding week
last year.
Butter.
The butter market is in n bad condition
for the retail purchasers An advance at
Wholesale was followed by more than a
corresponding advance at retail. and
prices have reached an eXorbitant Level.
However, this condition cannot long he
held, however profitable it may be TO the
retail men. Extra creamery is quoted at
IS to 80 cents; extra first, 20 to % cents;
y
selections, 20 to IS cents
Cheese.
Cheese holds a heakhy condition. Sup
plies are small and most of the cheap held
stock has disappeared from the market.
Northern cheese is quoted at IL I-2 to
II IL; Ohio flats, IL to IL II; fair to good
cheese, Z to 9; sage, IL IL to IL.
The Quotations.
BEEF-Becf IS decidedly firmer, and prices
have advanced about Soc per 100 The market
is quoted at: Fancy steers. sZa09c; prime ~
CTS1Ec: good. 61SG17c; light, &c; extra heavy
kinds, 111llhc: good, @0pIEc; light, l1slesc;
fores, 50616c; light, 4GDpsc; backs, ave;
rattles, 4G05c; chucks, Sole; rounds, 70slac;
rumps. ll0I3c; rumps and loins, lldl5c; short
ribs, l0Gll1ac; loins, Boise.
NIUTTONS AND LAMBS - Muttons are also
firmer for lambs, though sheep have scarcely
responded to a rather better demand: Choice
to fancy lambs @s51l Oc, as to quality; common
lings. case; choice heavy Brightons, 11gGbS14c;
choice "astern veals, sole; common to good,
GGtSc; B'ghton and fancy, lO0ll1ec.
OATs-0atS are firmer, with the quotations
on oats to arrive at 434@i4}sc for C ~ 5sp
clipped. and at 43c for No. white and - ne
No white The spot m1 B5f fe ~ oats here:
CipPed i tasi Il, ri lse mixed. iI4sI%c
APPLEs-No ] Baldwins, 81 5002 70; No. 2,
$780,; greetings, s. 50G3; fancy, 81 70;
sweets, S2D2 -; sweets, 81 5Od1l IS; common.
TScGDSl p per Dbl. Evaporated apples are
quoted up to ll0NlgJ2c Tor fancy lois, ana IN a
jobbng way better prices are paid.
CORN-Is firmer, with the quOtatio rs on
Chicago No. yellow, to arrive, at 5j1@65ic.
Country corn is quoted at 5iAd5jl5c. The
spot market is firmer with sales of steamer
yellow at 5jaJc. The quotations are: Steamer
yellow, 55l36Dj6c; steamer. 5t&G1jjc.
MEAL-the market on cornmeal is steady
and unchanged. No great movement in oat-
meal is noted, and prices are steady Rye is
quiet and unchanged at 7O6D72c for large and
small lots.
EGGs-Fresh eastern and northern, 4ld45c;
eastern and northern extras, 436145c; Mchi-
gan extras, 40fl42c; western hrsts, S6Q3Sc; fair
to good, 33031c; southern, 35637c; lined, 80
040c.
HAY-Hay is not particularly changed, the
market being fairly steady and firm, with
sack spring quoted at so to arrive and so -
for sank Minter.