News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-10-19
IN BOSTON MARKETS
Sluggishness Prevails In the
Vegetable Line.
Butter Has an Upward Tcndnney-tn-
crease In tho supply of Apple---fr"''"
In General Bring higher Prices.

Butter Has nm Upward Tend"ney-in-
crease In tho supply Of Appie.--Fr"its
In General Bring higher Prices.
BosToS. Oct. I2.-There Is noticeable
lack Of snap in the vegetable market :"
Boston this week. Trade seems 10 DO
moving slowly. Even the market Tor
celery. which last week was In hne form
has slumped Lettuce has dropped on
an increased supply seriously affecting tue
nrioe The potato trade sees lees change
than almost any other Receipts are I'D
eral. while the demand Is fully equal 10
taking care Of all arrivals. and thus a nrn
tone is noted. Aroostook hebronS are
worth So to "a cents per bushel, WINE
other varieties range from 80 to % cents
The celery growers have commenced 70
dig their crop and much finds It's way 70
market. The early variety, which bieacheS
I'm the field, never found much favor WIN
our local buyers, and is no exception 70 tho
rule this season. A considerable amount
Is upon the market. but IL is hard to sell
at So per barrel box. The Boston market
variety is meeting with the usual goou
demand, and although as yet not very
plenty, n market price OF Sl2o per dozen
punches has been established.
Cabbages are in good supply and are
worth from 65 to 75 cents per barrel, II
sound and nice. Rutabaga turnips BRING
81 per barrel, while white flats in busneis
sell ut 80 cents. Marrow and turoAh
squash sell at 81 per barrel. Pumpklhs
do not sell well in this city. What lew
- In q
Onions are worth 60 cents per bushei' ana
small, white picklers 90 at So per busheL
Butter.
There has been an all round advance OF
1 cent n pound in the price OF butter since
last week. Boston dealers were Obliged 70
keen In line with the increase made In
other cities. Al Boston western creamery
sold at about % cents, with some few lots
for 1-2 cent more. A fair price for north
ern fresh creamery is - l-2 oeats. Butter
from cold storage will bring % to "a cents,
with an increase of business in this line
New York and Vermont butter moves OH
at % to 20 cents.
A relieving feature Of the fruit market
is the increased supply Of apples. This
fruit has been very scarce during the fall
and fears were expressed that this was TO
be the situation for some time 10 come
Although prices for good apples are still
high, 81 to e. - for Gravensteins Of ma
ture growth, there Is an increase in the
supply OF the common apple, and the hope
is expressed that prices may soon come
down. New York greetings are worth
So 50 to S2.75, aud Maine Harveys 81 TO
g so per barrel.
Pears are selling easily, although prices
are little high, owing TO the small pear
crop. A good bushel Of almost any vari-
ETY. will bring $3.50.
Grapes do not sell at very high prices,
although on the whole tradeis satisfactory
70 the dealers. Four 10 5 cents per pound
Is the ruling rate for Concords, with Della
wares at Is cents aud Tokays at IL TO Is
cents per pound
Gran berries see an increase ia demand
and sell for a to IS barrel. Peaches
bring 81 to $1.50 basket.
The Quotations.
BrrrrER-Butter is steady In price. though
the feeling Is easy: Quotations are Fancy
creameries In small packages, 8lf3ic; western
creamery, extra. 2sGts1c; hrsts, 22d.2ic; imita-
tion creamery, aN1is2c; factory. Elt2lc; north
ern creamery, extra, 2slt;SOc; northern dairy,
25Si27c: eastern creamery, extra. 23f1.-gc. These
are prices for round lots. Jobbing lots and
Po NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are easy under full re-
ceipts, though there is no further decline 90
note. Houlton hebrons. bjdfOc: Aroostouk heb
rons. 5JdGOc: rose. 5lf55c; New York stars and
burbanks, 5}fi5c; Virginia cloth heads, ex-
tras, 81 62ls9tl 75 Jersey, bulk, 81 '5 double
heads, S2D2 ..
FIouR@Flour is very dull and lower prices
are quoted. Fine and supers. 81 l5Q2 20 extra
and seconds, 81 J1lt3; Minnesota bakers, clear
and straight, So aO64 10; winter, clear and
straight, 50 1908 10; winter pat, 50 50d4 %;
spri az pat, S+lo4 ~.
OATsIOats are steady and nomlnally un-
changed; Chicago clipped 20 arrive are
quoted at 3SGragc. Spot market was firmcr at:
Clipped, 3sd3slFc; fancy, 89fc; No. white,
8-Isc: No. white S5l6 bi5c: mixed, 35ifl &c
cheese at firm prices: Northern full creams
and twins, ilGtl2c fair 10 good, l0bilc; west
ern choice, 1Ufilc; fair 20 good, 7lfsftac; sage,
iiltftl2c Liverpool Is cabled higher at Sls
CoRN-Corn Is steady with fair trade.
Shipping prices were y l9lt2i9l for No. 2 yellow
and 5ld5l14c for No q The spot market Il
uuoted at: Steamer yellow. 5li4c: No, yellow,
&c; steamer mixed, 5J34d5lAc.
APPLEs-Apples are steady at: Pipplns and
Porters, s. 25a2 20 per Dbl; Harvey, sos 20;
Gravensteins, S3G3M HubbardstOns, g. 80
81; common lots, 81 j0ft2
EGGs-Eggs are In active demand for fresh
Mt firm prices: Eastern fresh, 2tft25c; provin-
cial. &c; Michigan. 23c; western, 2sd5fc; held,
l0d2Oc.
PoRK-Pork provisions are unchanged in
price, but there Is good demand both for
home trade and for export.
HAY-Hay Is unchanged IN tone and prices.
There have been heavy sales OF new cotton
seed meal at So ,5t26.
MEAL ornmeal Is quiet and unchanged.
Oatmeal and rye flour are steady. Quota
lions are not changed.
BEEF-Trade In fresh beef Is fair, but prices
Orc steady and unchanged.