The Somerset reporter., 1893-08-17
IN BOSTON MARKETS
Prices For Butter T his Week
Very Irregular.
Fruit Market l. Very Busy-Sew Kinds
Coming In Dailv-Dry Weather Affected
Late Blurberrles.

Coming In Dailv-Dry Weather Affected
Late Blu-berrles.
! BosToS, Aug l6-Prces for butter
Seem somewhat irregular this week. The
/ quantity OF strictly fine butter now in
/ trade is quife small, and il this case
I should continue, there will undoubtedly
/ be raise in the cost OF such. Best
! Nartheru creamery is sold nowhere less
than 81 cents Fine western is worth q
cents in spruce tubs No . creamery is Of
fered at Is to ~ cents, while good New
York and Vermont dairy sells tor about
the same figure On the whole the mar
/ ket seems stronger this week. The de-
mand at Boston IS increasing, and As the
supply is decreasing, a rise in prices may
be seen at any time. or course large
amounts are ut present in cold storage,
but these will not be moved at the present
quotations.
The Fruit Market
Is now very busy. New kinds are coming
in almost daily, notable among these arc
apples, pears and peaches. Native AS
trachan and Williams apples are here and
most Of the fruit stands have them. As
yet the consumer is not buying largely,
but by the bushel they cost $50. Green
pie apples are here in crates at 80 cents to
ST. Jersey Nyacks pippin is quoted at
So so barrel
The hot, dry weather which prevailed
up to week ago played havoc with the
late blueberries, and today it is hard to
find crate of full solid berries in the
market Eight to 8 cents quart is all
that any of these will bring. While the
drought injured the blueberry the black
berry continued to flourish under the same
conditions, and some fine fruit is on the
market as result Prices for these re-
main very good, IA to 10 cents being the
figure. Raspberries are about gone and
few left are worth 10 to IS cents n quart.
Both white aid yellow peaches are com:
ing in large quantities from Delaware and
Maryland. Among the consignments poor
fruit is often seen while some growers put
large and small fruit in the same packages.
This practice is wrong and dealers will not
pay reasonable price for such. Accord
ing to the quality prices take a wide
range and quotations go anywhere from
IS cents to 81 basket. OF the early
Southern grapes ,Delawares and Niagaras
bring SO to 81 for crates of six baskets,
while southern Bartlett pears bring IS u
barrel.
Vegetables.
The recent heavy rains while greatly
needed by the market grower proved dis
astrous to some of his field crops. Melons
and tomatoes suffered considerably Prices
for some of the leading vegetables are as
follows: Cucumbers are little lower, 81, 25
to $3.50 per 100, now. Beets, in bushel
hs,x IN f'uhhaups "a rp in
good demand and bring good price, a to
81 per 100, slight drop from week ago.
String beans bring 81 to % per bushel
and the wax variety, 80 to IS cents Car
rots topless in boxes 10 cents to 81. Rad
ishes per dozen are % cents. Native
onions per bushel are 81. Summer squash
is So per 100; marrow squash is worth 81
to $l25 per barrel. Good, well filled
Crosby corn in boxes brings % cents to ST.
Celery, in three dozen boxes is S.. Egg
plant brings $50 per dozen. Peas are
this week quoted at $3.50 to $l.75 per
bushel.
The Quotations.
BEEF-The beef market is reported hrmer
and higher. Some of the statesmen are rcttrn-
ing sales of cattle that figure e"4c, Others say
very firm at: Choice fancy. steers, MG9s4c:
prime, satslsc; good, 7G111ec; light, 6t607c; *
ira heavy hinds lsl2sss; iGoh; %sllc; lght'
ss e"Iy i4 4S S ehseEs ro pand
TsyGtSlsc; rumps, 9l9Qti3c; rumps and loins, 10
a l6c; short ribs, llGii3c; lons, la9lsc.
HAY-The market on hay, is quiet. with
straw steady. Millfeed is well held: Good to
choice hay, Sl9Gb20; choice to fancy, Saset:1 10;
good, SlGGl7; fair to good, Sl4G1l6; eastern
choice, Sl6dls: poor TO good, S1'Nll4 30; eastern
swale Sloal0 %; rye straw, new slJa9l5 %; oat
straw, SStl0 sack spring bran to arrive, SLIGO
III 30; sack winter, Sl7 2jdt Il 10 sack middlngs,
Sl6 5oal9; cottonseed meal, $50 % to arrive and
81 10 for spot.
with clipped to arrive at II wide range, some
being quoted at 37la and up to :nla, according
to weight and shipping conditions. The spot
mark, is very STEADY With saes of new
firm at: Clipped, 4lM4llec; fancy, "a i3t.; No
white, 40c; No. 3 WHITE 3Sl9Gt3gc; clipped,
mixed, nominal, T@3sc.
LAME AND DEMONSTRATIONS and lambs
are In fair supply, with a fair trade. Good
veals are not plenty Choice spring lambs. II
@l2lac; copmon to good, M5l0c: poor and or
binary, 7@sc; Brghtons, ll120l3e; yearlings.
Brightons, SIIQba1ac; choice eastern veals. 40
1Oc: common to good, 1@Sc; Brightons and
fancy, 1ONIlOlac.
ter, but the trade is not very lively: Western
creamery, 81 v0t22c; firsts, 1Sftalc; imitation
creamery. l7@l71Rc; factory, l7@gc; mort hern
creamery, extra, 222ls@2'1ac; northern dairy,
These are prices for round lots. Jobbing lots
and fancy lots cost more,
POTATOES Potatoes are firmer, and better
prices were realized. Sweet potatoes are more
plenty, and the market is easier at: Rhode
Islands, 81 20; natives S2@2 %; Jerseys 81 2ddD
2371a. Sweets sell at 81 a,6D3 20 for ordinary
to good. and at So 1904 per Dbl for the best.
RECEIPTS AND QUOTATIONS
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