News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-17
In BOSTON MARKETS
Trade In Vegetables Is Now
Very Profitable.
p.,..s Hold I'm weIi-Raoeipts OF Hut
~er Fall or r Financial strinBency
Keeps Down tho Price.

Prices Hold Up weIl-Raoeipts OF Fiut-
err FAN on Financial stringeney
Keeps Down tho Price.
BosToN, Aug. 0.-The trade In vegeta-
bles during the past seven days has been
profitable for all concerned In the transac-
tions. Nearly all the traffic has bc71 N
native stock, aud our market gardeners
have found ready buyers for all the stock
they could bring. This alone is gratifying
TO the farmer. and add 10 this tEs good
prices obtained. makes his lot really an
enviable one for those who In business
life are complaining Of an utter sttgna-
ton Of trade.
Cucumbers arc worth now ti.75 10 $3.50
a 100; beets in bushels, $3.50; cabbages, ~
TO s. a 100; parsley, 80 cents per bushel;
spinach, 80 cents per bushel; tomatoes,
1919 cents per pound, natives; butter
beans, 81. % bushel, while the cranberry
variety Is worth IS cents bushel; carrots
in punches, 30 cents dozen radishes,
30 cents dozen punches. Native
onions are now coming In hne
quality at 81 to Sl.25 n box, and the
| Egyptian variety brings S3 to S33 n
| but little green corn. Some from the In
terror, Is, however, seen and quoted nc
| from Is TO 90 cents n dozen ears. Peas ara
still arriving in good quality aud bring
| sl.50 busheL
In the Butter Market
receipts seem TO be falling OIL a little. The
/ total amount for last month was consider
| ably less than that for the preceding
month aud also less than the corresponding
month last year Some who are authority
on the present situation argue that were IL
not for the present financial troubles
| prices would be at least cents higher
than they now are.
In Boston prices seem 20 be steady and
are little lower than a week ago. West
ern creamery bring about 20 cents, with
some extra quality 1-2 cent higher. North
ern extra creamery sold for 81 20 - cents.
New York nm Vermont dairy lots IA TO
Is cents and low grades - 70 10 cents.
The Fruit Market
is now well supplied with almost every
variety. New apples from the southern
middle coast are plenty, and few lots OF
premature native stock are seen. Red rs.
trachan's from Maryland bring $50 in
crates, and southern green pie apples
about % per barrel. Southern La Conte
pears are tempting In appearance and cost
10 cents TO 81 per crate. and Bartletts ars
from 81 to 81 n crate. Good hard blueber.
ries are quite plenty, 10 cents quart,
being the ruling price. Choice native
blackberries are worth Is TO is cents a
quart. Large currants, Z TO y cents q
pound
Southern grapes have appeared and
Delawares bring So 80 20 g. for crates 81
seven baskets. Niagnras and Moore's
Early in the same packages bring 81 30 60
g. The peach crop OF Delaware and
Maryland has begun TO show itself here
and good fruit brings Si25 20 g. per
basket. Many windfalls are seen at a less
figure.
Tho Quotations.
HAY-Hay 4 quiet, with choice hay firn al
| fl903n 10. New rye straw u quoted az SIS ~,
with old scarce and nominally quoted a. slei.
| II. Millfecd Is still more firm, from the fact
OF the shutting down Of the mills, making the
offerings very small: Sack spring bran, 20 mr..
s re oIatsbe az sg s foT saek sBrBa aRd
at sl7 75fbl0 for sack winter.
BUTTER--rhe butter market Is sim NOR,
arm, though trade Is quiet New York went
up another NC yesterday; Western creamery
21d2lMc; lirsts, 6@lpc; imitation creamery,
l7als)4c; factory. lIltlac; northern creamery
extra, 22dtsgJEc. northern dairy. isdlnc: east
ern creamery extra, lOn2ltsc. These ar,
prices for round lots. Jobbng lots and fancy
lots cost more.
LAMBS AND MuTToNs-NIuttons are firm and
lambs the same, the supply being light. Veal
are steady: Choice spring lambs iimi;hs
common 20 good, 0Nl0r; poor and ordinary, M
&C.; Brightons, llls6tl3c ycnrlings, sdlnc; NUT,
tons, Stffgac: choice heavy Brght0na. hlfh9JNr
choice eastern veals, aGlOc; common 20 good
16tSc: Brightons and fancy, lunllc.
OATs-Oats are steady, with old oats YER
firm. Old clipped, 20 arrive, are quoted az &c
] New clipped. also 20 arrive. are quoted az DO
| &c. The spot market Il firm, with the offer
ings small: Clipped, fi@tlNc; fancy iso; No
2 white. lOc; No; . white. as'F9;Hc; clipped
mixed. nominal. Jft3sc.
CoHN-Corn T. steady 20 little nrner. will
| Chicago No. yellow quoted nc 5lft5llfc 20 ar
rive, and No. yellow az Sic. The spot mar
ket l. 1rm at: Stca nor yellow, 5li6c. Nos yci
low, &c; steamer mixed. 'Dlfdbic.
BEEF-Becf ~ very firm, though trade 4
email. and Is 90 be siill more 70 next week
| Higher prices seem 20 be expected. Quotation
are the same a. noted yesterday.
PoTAroEs--The supply Of potatoes IL heavy
| and the market IN easier Rhode Islands
e. GgtS: natives. s. ~. Jerseys, - - Sweet AL
at S4fIl - for ordinary TO good and az 81 80
$50 per Dbl FOR the best
| CHEEsE-Checse r. very steady nt. Norther
| foil creams Si4Mnl4c; fair 90 good, effSieg
| wcaiern choice, Sl9ftnc: fair to good. 7Ieflhs
sage, pr: Liverpool is quoted at tGs for whit
and AVS for colcrcd.
FLoUR-rhe .our market a. still dull. undo
| the unsatisfactory state Of wheat Ia Chicago
Quotations are not changed for this market
EGGs-Eggs are dull and the market h cas,
| Western, 1hlSNiGc; Michigan. lBdl7c: prpvin
| ciai. l6i6f6lsc: eastern and northern. lRfLelc.
PoRK-Pork and lard are unchanged ia IN
market here, but the west n hrmcr an
| higher. ouototions are unchanged,
be quoted at ascstSi for bag meal, with barre
| meal at S2.lft225.