News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-04-27
IN BOSTON MARKETS,
The Butter Market Has a Decidedly
Dull Look.

The Fruit Trade Very Inactive-vegeta-
BILE, Are Selling slowly-Poulfry aud
Game DuII-ArrIvaIs of bermuda Onions.
BosToN. April 24-Trade for the past
week in market lines cannot be said 20
have been very brisk The butter market
wears a dull aspect and receipts are far be-
low the ordinary consumption which has
been estimated to he about 100000 pounds
weekly In quality the receipts are not
up to the standard most being made from
the milk of hay fed cows, which product
does not have the fine flavor or good keep
ing qualities which is seen in that made
later in the season when the'cOw can get TO
green grass
Vegetables are selling slowly. The new
stock costs too much for the ordinary pur-
chaser, and those who buy at all take the
less costly winter vegetables.
The Fruit Trade
is no exception to the general inactivity.
Apples are in good supply, the best Bald
wins being worth - 80 to 50 per barrel.
The crop of Bermuda onions are begin
ming to come in in good supply and can be
obtained at a moderate cost.
The Bermuda onion coming as it does
when native stock is about gone iseX-
ceedingly popular with the consumer and
the uniform quality which characterizes
this crop, make it sure thing TO pur'
chase. This crop, it may bs said, is the
feature of the market this week.
Poultry Is Dull,
with but little game in trade.
Some quotations are: Fresh killed tur-
KEYS. rs cents pound; geese and ducks, u
cents: capon. % to % cents; broilers, 80
cents; grouse, - pair; venison, saddle 10
cents, whole to 5 cents pound.
Quotations for some Of the more impor'
tant vegetables are: New beets in punches
81. 80 a dozen, lettuce - to 50 a long box,
spinach 80 cents a bushel, cabbages 81 to
- p a barrel celery is very scarce at -
to - a box, native onions 1875 to 1915
barrel, Cubans 50 to S2.25 a crate, squash
s. 80 to "a a barrel.
The Butter Trade.
Speaking OF the situation Of the butter
trade, good authority says: Buyers are
determined to purchase only in a hand TO
mouth way and are constantly making
concessions in prices on the stocks they
hold. When prices start to drop off they
frequently 20 lower than the market war
rants This uncertain condition is liable
] to continue for two or three weeks"
/ The QrotatiOns.
/ BEEF-Beef is fairly steady, though trade
was not satisfactory yesterday. Quotations
! are quiet att Choice to fancy steers, S6tS16c;
prime, "a 71Gc good, 1Gb71Sc; light Gf6l6c; extra
heavy kinds, lOdllc; good, 9dl0c; light, 7Ie6tSc;
fores, 51g6t6c; light, 41Sl5 backs, 6D1c; rattes,
/ 464A4c; chucks, 5q61ec; rounds, 1GSc; rumps.
! lUd lie; rumps and lOins, l0l@fgl5c; short ribs,
I lOd lie; loins, l3lllSc.
, made jump TO higher prices. New York went
| up to 3lc on fine creameries, and this market
is up &c at least: Western fresh creameries,
/ 2Sd2gc: northern, 20d3Dc; eastern, 27d2Sc;
! these are prices for round lots TO the trade.
/ Observation-Disclosures are very steady, with
/ quotations at: ArOostoOk hebrons, 81 0j; Houl-
ton hebrons, 81 0j@l y; Houlton rose, goda5c;
] Dakota reds SSd0Oc; New York burbanks and
white stars. SOC; y. +. !. chennngoes. Soc; Irish
end Scotch magnums, S9p2 % per bag; Jersey
and double-head sweets, q per Dbl for good.
! OATs-Oats are slightly easier TO arrive:
Chicago clipped, TO arrive, all rail, are quoted
at n94aec, with lake and rail at n@nlsc.
fancy, f3l5dfic; No. white. 420l2l6c; No. 3
/ white, il1ac; mixed, il@4l@c.
CORN-Corn is steady, and the offerings here
! are light: Chicago No. 3 yellow, TO arrive, all
I rail, is quoted az Sc. Lake and rail i quoted
| at R205216c. The spot market Is steady at: No.
| yellow, Sac. Steamer yellow. S51ac; steamer
HGYHBest hay is steady with prices firm.
/ The range on good TO choice hay Is at Slsgols.
| Dat straw is dull at So, with-rye straw hrm at
| Sl50l6. Bran is dull, with the market at:
Sack spring, TO arrive, SIS J06lG; sack winter,
Sl7 2jffl7 so
| FIOUR-The -four market Is admitted TO be
extremely quiet on all sides. Still, II is not adj
| mitted that any lower prices are being ac-
| Cepted. Quotations are nominany the same
| as previously noted.
! LAMBS AND MUTTONs-BOth lambs and NUT
| tons are quiet and easy, at the slightly easier
| prices noted yesterday. Quotations are not
| further changed, however.
! CHEEsE-The market on cheese Is steady
| and very firm, with prices likely TO go higher.
! "a unchanged "a
| twins and full creams.
! CORN-The market on cornmeal Is steady at
| COrnmeal Sl6tl ~ for bag meal; barrel meal,
! 81 251l2 20; oatmeal "a 7505 for ground, cut
Is EGess@Ergs are slronsser itl tlas market on
fresh western at l634Ml7c; southern, 1873:
| northern and eastern, l713nlSc.
J PoRK-Pork provisions remain steady In
| prices, with fair trade. Quotations are not
! changed.
! APPLEs-Trade in apples is better than a
week ago, but prices have scarcely improved
| any.