News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-01-12
IN BOSTON MARKETS.
Greenhouse Vegetables an At
tractiVe Feature.

Large Amount of Butter Held ~ Cold
Storage Cleaned Up and Trade is Now
Dependent Upon Fresh Made stock.
Boston, JAN Just at this time of the
year the greenhouse vegetables inside the
market-house are very attractive feature.
Such has been the advance of the art of
cultivating garden truck under glass in
the winter season that at the present
time it is possible to obtain almost any of
the fine garden vegetables in the mid
winter season as at the height Of the sum-
mer vegetable season.
Was il not for the severe climatic con-
ditions in the outer world visitor pass
ing through Quincy market C uld easily
imagine himself transported to a mid
summer day. Lettuce of uncommonly
large size and attractive appearance, rad
ishes with their bright red roots, dande-
lions fresh from the fields as it were,
green peas of fine size and quality from
sunny Florida, fresh spinach from Nor
folk. crisp white celery from the bleach
ing pits around Boston. All these, side
by side with the finely perfected Califor-
MIA fruit, combine to make tempting
display indeed.
Butter.
The market is looking better, the large
amount of stocks held in cold storage
have now been largely cleaned up and
trade is now depending on fresh made
stock, which, although not plenty, seems
inaduuate to the demand. Extra fresh
creamery brings % to - cents. No. ! ice
house stock % to "a cents. Northern dairy
20 to % cents; good dairy - t. 20 cents.
Vegetables.
The extreme cold weather of the past
week has somewhat shortened the general
supply, but prices have not materially in-
creased However, n slight advance in
demand would easily increase prices all
around.
Fall cabbage is worth 81 to 81. 25 a barrel.
Hothouse cucumbers, IL to 10 cents
apiece. Caulifower, 81 to Sl.50 dozen
heads. Onions, 81. 20 to So barrel. Pars-
ley, so to 20 cents busheL Squash, ST.
for Marrow to s. to $3.50 for Bay State,
Hubbards and Hydreds. Greenhouse to-
matoes, - to 80 cents pound. Rutabaga
turnips, SIS to g. 80 barrel.
The apple trade is quietly awaiting for
an advance to unload stock now in the
stores. Prices have not advanced but APP
pear to be firmer than week ago.
Fruit.
Pears have become somewhat scarce,
and those few which are offering are
quickly taken by the hotels and fine
restaurants at good prices. These range
from 50 so to s. bushel for ANXIOUS; q TO
So bushel for Bosses. Cranberries are
firmly held at So to 81 barrel for light;
IS to $40 for dark for 100 quart barrels.
Florida lemons and oranges are increasing
in supply and the demand is also with an
upward tendency. Prices remain steady
at 81 50 to So 80 for lemons, and - so to 50
for oranges.
The market on eggs is firmer at an adj
vance over last week. Supplies have not
arrived in large amounts and further
advance in prices is expected until the de-
mand of the market can be satisfied with
an adequate supply. New Iaid eggs are
worth 30 to IS cents, eastern and northern
extras, 30 to 80 cents: western, 30 cents,
and icehouse eggs, 30 to 3S cents.
The Quotations.
BEEF-The tone of the market is frmer, and
better prices are being realized on medium
and light beef. shippers are demanding bet
ter prices, for the reason of the greater cost Of
cattle: Fancy steers, e15c; prime, SGs4c;
good, .ll71Sc; light, 5lD6c; extra heavy hInds,
lUt9Bll12Cs BOOu, bGhlOci llEnl, bUocs torres, fP2
@514c; light, 394c; backs, EDIc; rattles, 30
31sc; chucks, 31S0416c; rounds, JGD1c; Pumps,
SlBl2c; rumps and Ions, e0lIc; short ribs, 20
l315c; loins, 90l9c.
MUTToNs AND LAMBs-The market on lambs
is holding firm, with a fair trade. Neals are
also firm: Choice to fancy spring lambs, $50
ll16c, as to quality; common to good, B1E0e1ac;
Chicago muttons, 7GDS16c yearlingS bnStac;
choice heavy Brightons, SdJgc; choice eastern
veals, 9allc; common to good, GGsc; Bright
ons and fancy, lOlDl2c.
CoRN-in corn the tone Of the market is
rather more firm Chicago M. 3 yellow, 10
arrive, is quoted at .2lD521ac, with country
yellow at 5l19c, and high mixed at Ole. The
spot market IS fairly firm at: No. yellow,
53c; steamer yellow, 52Gje1sc; steamer, 5l]sO
52c.
PorAroEs-Houlton hebrons, ssC090c; Aroos-
took hebrons, S5{CSSc; rose, sODs@c; New AOrk
SIC: Prince Edward Island chenangOcs, 65lU1Uc;
Jersey double-headed sweets, "a JUiCj; Jersey
bulk and cloth, % 1904 80.
OATS-In oats the market Is slightly
stronger, with Chicago clipped, TO arrive, at
42Gl42I5c, with fancy clipped at 43c. The spot
market is quoted at: Clipped, 43lD4Ic; fancy,
431kc; No. white, 4l0D4l1Sc; No. white, 4Otsfo
Ale; mixed, 4O0D401sc.
CHEEsE-Cheese is firmer. Choice northern
and twins, 1lgl2c; fair to good, S0olOc; west
l3Gl414c. The iobbers prices are 1stb94c more.
Liverpool is quoted at Dos.
! PoULTRY-Northern fresh chickens, choice,
l56DlSc; fowls, l3GDl4c; western fowls, lOGl2c;
chickens, l3lt l5c; western turkeys lkBl5c;
northern, l6lDl9c; geese, EGDlic.
MEAL-The meal markets are steady, with
out changes in prices. COrnmeal is quoted at
81 25d2 81 for barrel meal for export, and at
| 81 02Dl OF for bag meal
EGGS-Eastern and northern extras, 3iGD3Sc;
Michigan extras, 30Q:S2c; western trsts, 80
BIC; seconds, 246D26c; Nova Scotia, 3Og;Ec; held,
251D3Uc; lined, Z}l25c.