The Somerset reporter., 1893-01-05
IN BOSTON MARKETS.
Greenhouse Vegetables an At
tractive Feature.

Storage Cleaned Up aud Trade is Now
Dependent Upon Fresh Made stock
Boston. Jan. Just at this time of the
year the greenhouse vegetables inside the
market-hou>e are very attractive feature.
Such has beea the advance Of the art oi
cultiyating garden truck under glass IN
the winter season that nj the present
time IL i, possible to obtain almost any Of
the fine gatdcu vegetables in the mid.
winter season Is at the height Of the sum
mer vegetable season.
Was It not for the severe climatic con
ditiou- IN the outer world visitor pass
Ing through Quincy market could easily
imagine hm~elf transported to a mil
summer day Lettuce OF uueommonly
large -Izr and attractive appearance, rad
ishc~ with ttcir 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 cri~p white celery from the bleach.
ing pits around Boston All these, side
by side with the finely perfected Calitor-
mia fruit, combine to make tempting
display indeed
Butter.
The mttkct Is look ing better, the large
amount Of stocks held in cold storage
have nov hoeu largely cleaned up and
trade Is uoW depending on fresh made
stock, wlich, although not plenty seems
inalquatr tu the demand. Extra fresh
creamery brings y to y cents No. ] ice
housr stock % to - cents. Northern daftS
~ To- %! r,- IT, good dairy - to 4j cents.
Vegetables.
The extreme cold weather of the past
week ha, somewhat shortened the general
supply, bur prices have not materially III
creased However, n slight advance in
demand Woula easily increase prices all
around.
Fail cabbage Is worth II to SIS a barrel
Hothou-e cucumber,, IL to ID cents
apiece CaullloWcr, II to >l.50 dozen
heads. OuIou~, :! - to - barrel. PaIs-
lev. 10 to - crut~ a bushcl squash. 81 -
for Marrow to >! to - ~ tor Bay State
HubbarI- AMI llydreds. Greenhouse to-
matoe- - to - cents a pound. Rutaba2a
turnip~, Il - TO 80 "A barrel.
The appt' trade is quietly awaiting for
an advance 10 unload stock now in the
stores. Prices have not advanced but APP
pear to be hrmer than Il week ago.
Fruit.
Pear. 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 - - TO - a bushel FOR ANXIOUS; n To
s. a hu,hel FOR Bosses. Cranberries are
firmly held at 81 to s. barrel for light;
T. to so for dark for loo quart barrels
Floriua lemons and oranges are increasing
in supply and the demand is also with an
upward tendency Prices remain steady
nj s.! - @ - - for lemons, and g 30 to -
for oranges.
The market On eggs is hrmer at an adj
vance over la, week. supplies have not
arrived in large amounts and a further
advance in prices is expected until the de-
mand OF the market can be sal sfed with
an adequate supply New laid eggs are
worth ~ to- - cents, eastern and northern
extras, ~ To - rents: western, - cents,
and icchouee eggs, 30 to > cents.
The Quotations.
II AZ Hay continues quiet. Bran is nm
changed. straw is rather dull, Choice hay,
81, Jtgls ~; fair 10 good, >l41l; EASTERN
choice, Sl't,'. -; poor to ordinary, ST. liz
eastern -walr. ~ Straw il quoted at sl} 40
IA for choice rye straw, and Al >t.Ga 10 for ntt
straw. sack ipring bran Tor shipment, slb -
OIL; sack winter Sl' COILS spring middlinss,
Sis; winter, SlH1:5; cottonncal is nominal at.
81 i"c!N for SHIPMENT spot, s's; old process
iinsecd meal. So yro:b per ton in sack for
shipment; spot, S.DI;D -
BEER There i reported better trade in
beef, with light beef iirlner in prices by al
lca, ~, per IN. Quotations are nominally
unchanged, however: tancy steers, SEC;