The Somerset reporter., 1893-11-16
IL BOSTON MARKETS
Little Change Noted IN Any
Lines Of Trade.
consumptIon NJ Nssfit - 10 the A.
erage impe..ibt@ 10 ssH Quinss.
Cranberry rrads uaI

AnhsuWfA iHh ~ NfH#af 3" W. -
srags = Impe..ibi. 10 sell QutHss.
crauberr, rrads pall
nosroS Nov 3 Vey iHfis change can
he note N any Z the IIHcs Il frads in
Boston markets tom tHaf q q week ago
Cold seaf hrr his rot Sc. -tat down Tor
good rpaH ss aaa a considerable qaaa
THY Of sFesn -.af Is Jet le.ns Iakeu from
the n. li Z The HSafket
AslaHR IS this Il possible ths vegetable
trade W larA the stability ofss|nie- "a.
a.
Ia The uattss aarseI
the smaHaf @ business frsn-s fei ems
light TIE eaHsumpt # H#tttr his
tall g.. Dot nssaifug tHfhs average and
tbs fscf together sith falling - n r.
o.ipts m#1e- trade rather dlil
Hest Ne=i ra creamery Ii selling Al
81 l=sto etnfs This seek Northern
ca amctF . -2fa - cea1s. eastern cream
cry ~ cents far thu hest Butter - July
aud june make when tsksu ouf n storage
Is anrth . eruts Fresh northern dairy
hrIas' shaa. IS ct, faf good quality
Ia ths frun business
QaHces arr strongly inactive L is Also
lafe'y impossible TO get rii = the crop
exeH st the low figures which now pre-
vsIs from e cents to O. bu-hel The
Gran errY trade remains Iu the same dull
way For SOME reason. A. yet the public
do not waut rtuferrles and I these con-
ditions de art so1n change he crop will
be one of Tie most dsa4 rous to the large
growers A higher price was paid to pick
ers this sea on and great things were ex-
pecied II the crop but the outlook is dark
A. the present time
There has been slight increase in the
price Of apples and Baldwins now bring
g. 90 To e. a barrel. Hubbards ons, e. to q;
Greetings the anne. Nottlern Spies, g to
q 20 Prices for pears are: Seckes, 81 a
bushel. Anjnnu, 81 TO e.: Clargean, 81 to
s.; Beurre Bose s. 30 to s. Grape prices
have been ny unstable this week owing
to ia lug fl of receipts, Immediately fol
lowed by liberal supply again. Five
pound baskets are the favurite packages,
and in these Co cords sell for 10 to IA cents;
Catawabas the same Salens, IA to Is cents;
and Niagaras, 10 to IS cents.
Vegetables.
There has been an even demand in the
vegetable market for the past week, and
prices ave quite satisfactory.
Potatoes are quite firm, with Maine
he brons Mt about 10 to Is cents per bushel,
and Vermont and New " rk white stock
at Is cuts Chenangoes from p. f.. l.
have made their al pearance, but as yet
are going slowly at 65 cents a bushe. bag.
Onions are in good supply, and sell at
81 IS to 81 bushel cabbages bring 50 to 81
cents "a barrel, rutabaga turnips IS cents
barrel, marrow and turban squash IS to So
cents and Il to 81 25 respectively Boston
market celery has dropped off fully 81 a
box and now sells at g. Nice greenhouse
lettuce is ,carce and quoted at 80 cents
dozen very few ripe tomatoes are eft
and sell at frou 81 50 for low grades to a
bushel the finest.
The Quotations.
HAy--Hay is more steady, with straw quiet.
Mllfecd is little changed: Good to choice
hay, Sl7d1l7 5 fancy, SlStDls 80; fair to good,
s S eastern eastern ' s% s s g9or to sooa
$l3 scala; oat straw, $500; sack spring bran
to arrive, sl66l6 %; sack winter, 81 5D1tI7 Is;
sack middlings, S7 "5l1l7 20 for spring and
SlaItl9 10 for winter, cOttonseed meal, NOM
final, S25 IS. to arrive.
BuTTER-The butter market is still very
quiet, though prices arc. reported steady:
Fancy crcaineries, in small packages. 291ed1
3Oc; western creamery, extra, T19dt2sc: hrsts
and held. 2Gd,7c imitation creamery, gp6toic;
factory, lSd2.c: northern creamery, extra,
2Sl1GI.slc; northern dairy, 2J82ic; eastern
creamery, extra. 210p2Sc. These are prices for
round lots. ,lobbng lots and fancy lots cost
more.
POULTRY The poultry market is dun and
prices are easier. The arrivals of both chick
ems and turkeys are larger than they should
be; Mort hcrn ana western dry-packcd tur-
KEYS 90 lie; chickens, l31GlBc: western iced
chickens, s0t0c; fowls, 1G1916c: western iced
turkeys, Qgl}c live fowls. 10c; chickens, 91slD
lie.
POTATOES Potatoes are less firm, though
there is II fair trade. sweet potatoes are easy:
Houlton and Aroostook hebrons, 6S1 ,0c; Houl-
ton and Aroostook rose. Es18jc; New York
stars and burbanks. UGJ6jc Virginia cloth
heads, extras, 81 62le; Jersey bulk, 81 6alDl -;
double heads, 81 n.
CORN Corn Is fairly steady. Old No. yell
low is quoted at Jst15Ol9c to arrive, with new
No; yellow at i9c, and with No. 3 corn at
4slac. The spot market is quoted at: No
yellow, Sic; steamer yellow, D1aCI5lc; steamer
OATs-Oats are firm, with clipped to arrive
at 80 lt39lec, with fancy heavy ut 40c. The
spot market is also pretty firm with the quo
tations at: Tipped, .n6t.igi4c: fancy, 4Dc; No :
white. $50; No. 3 white, l6It@37c; mixed, :BlD
BIC.
CHEESE Cheese is steady; Northern full
creams and twins, lll30ll2l9c; fair to good, NO
l0l1c; western choice, lONDll16r: fair to good,
SQD9c; sage, ia l3lbc Liverpool is quoted at
54s 3d.
EGGs-Eggs are very quiet. with fresh firm.
Eastern fancy fresh, -9lls!c; eastern fresh, VI
62Sc; provincial, 2.l1.5c; Michigan, 251SGl31c;
western, 22D25c; held, l9G2lc
THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS