The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-19
IN BOSTON MARKETS.
Cold Weather Makes Trade
Dull and Sluggish.
Batter Continues High -Hot Houses lie
pended Upon Tor Vegetables =Jobbers
Working on Apples in store-roul,rs,
Game and Eggs Are Away Up.


Game and Eggs Are Ava, Up.
BosTuN Jan ls-The severe spell Of
cold weather has struck "A blow to the
produce market of Boston. under which
1t is NOW struggling. The freezing which
consignments have received while in
transit to Boston, has III many caaes
ruined those for sale, aud whit sound
stun has arrived, inbbcr> have beet
afraid TO reship to their clients. Although
the railroads have done their utmost
TO provide heated freight cars for
Transporting perishable stock. still the
service has b zen { II from II lie quate 10 the
demands OF the shipping trade. All
dealers have large number Of orders on
their books, which are ouly waiting for II
day of moderate weather to supply. The
climatic conditions are making trn.le
somewhat dun and sltigg n. not only at
Boston, but % The shippers IA the interior
as well
The Butter Trade
is IN a very firm condition. receipts being
somewhat light. Tue stock in coli
storage b. decreasing, aud the Boston
market continues to be from to cents
below other points. The finest grades Of
creamery are cleaned up regularly day By
day at 32 to 3 3sents per pound. 1t is found
that grades Of a little off flavor are held
AT a higher price comparat vely than No
goods
The reduced stock remaining in cold
storage Is bar lily equal to ten days snp
ply, and trideev nose Is working larzes
on receipts for reducing points. FIN
western sells for g! cent, apoaad on -taeH
n arrive. Northern fail creamery = tn = 3.
cents. Northern dairg % To u tent an
- cents l., TIM lowest limit that the tfiaa
seems to be Offering anrthins like pun,
hutt"r
The jobbiug business, owing to the higb
prices prevailing, is 5 imeN hat lighter thai
commonly and were it lot for this fact
prices would be higher than now quoted
Vegetables.
Trade can be said To b. dull. especially
in the staple winter vegetables, from til.
fact that the cold weather has prevented
receipt from shipping points. Hot house
vegetables aud the productions OF nearby
market gardens, oWinz to their proximity
to Boston afford what little supply there
Is. Bets sell at - to - cents box. Car
ruts , cents box Fiat white turnips >
to Goc"nr, box. Prince + ward Island
RutdbhsH, and whit, oivede turuips ar.
firm Al Sij1 To- =. - 2eetively PAR
nips are - cents a baN.. An inferior
grade Of lettuce that IS Offering brings -
cents to 81 a dozen, The market has "a.
celyed few lots Of spinach from Norfolk
but the cold weather from that locality OF
late has now cut off that supply, aud for
spinach Bo~t N depends On the stock ia
the storage pit, in town, near by This Is
selling for - cents "A bu-bel box.
The high p'iccs Of cabbage continue Ia
be one of tine features III the vegetable
market Prices current arr = y to -
barrel Celery from tn pits near Boz.
ton continues to keep he narkrt we'll -ua-
piled, and is worth from 81 to 3 box
Greenhouse long radishes sell quickly at
81 to 81 - "A dozen buuehes. Marrow.
turbin, Hubbard aud Bay State squash
are all in urgent request ut prices rang
ing from = to - - Il barrel. Tomatoe.
and cucumL"rs grown in the West Indies
are a feature Of the fine vegetable tfaae
Tomatoes are worth 50 a ease, but those OF
native growth in hothon,rs about Boston
are OF much finer quality and
sell for - to 40 cents IA pound
Native grown Cucttmbers under glass
are selling from 10 to Is cents apiece, while
those brought by steamers from Nest
Indies are of greatly inferior quality and
bring TO ~ cents apiece. Mushrooms are
! in active demand ut Sl.00 pound The
potato trade Is Hat, cold weather prevent
ing any movement Of stock \ few day
/ of moderate weather would alter the stun
/ ton very materially. Hcbrons bring q
cents to $l.Una buehel. .Ar1stockose. \
to % cents u bushel; white stars and Bur
/ banks, - to 90 cents; Prince Edward
Island Chenaugoes, 20 to - cents.
Fruit.
Jobbing trade in the apple business l.
/
ton for its supplies. so long rs the cold
weather lasts dealers have the market
I pretty well in THEN own hands and held
/ stock continues firm AT an advance Prices
81 - to - - for Baldwins aud greetings.
Maine harvest sao to &i25 Warm
weather would easily alter the complexion
/ pi the trade.
For the other fruits the market is de
pending upon tn. tropics. Fiaftla oranges
sell NJ - tu - g box with some very fancy
marks at - ~ Lemons - y To a. ~ i
boN Bnnu,- = to :! b1t1ch. Gran
berries are not quite a firmly held as ii
lat; light cnlots ARE weak At = to - = 4
barrel, with dark At = toss ~
r"ullr, and Game.
The general run Of stock no" hen2 le.
cciVod j. iu "A frozen condition, and this
dctr;tcts somewhat from its appearance
Trade feel that the present Is the best
tiur for having away in cold storage aud
all stock that does not bring Is cent, i
consigned to tnli place Fresh killed
chickens, II TO Is cents; western, Il to II
cents New England fresh killed fowls,
! 10 to II cents; western, 10 to II. New Eng
land fresh kiilnt turkeys, l. TO p oents:
| western, |, to ~ cents. Ducks Il to II
cents. tic,'>r, II to Il cents. Rabbits
30 To 80 cruts pair. Nenison saddles, ~
TO - cents a pound Whole, - to II
Quail, - To- - dozen. Grouse, SIS To
( ii - ii pair. tnd black duck the same.
Eggs.
Receipts for r-g- are quickly taken At
- to 40 rtir- for fresh fancy. mort hern aha
EASTERN 'Ntr,>, - To rs "cnts; western eN-
tc;iS, - tn e. cents, cold storage and lined
ggs ~ go - vrut>
The Quotations.
MEAL The oornmcal market is lirmcr, fol
lowing the strength of corn: kin-dried corn
meal, for export, g EGta ~; bag meal. 81 lat1
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