News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-31
IN BOSTON MARKETS
Dealings In Vegetables Show
Healthy Trade.

Tomato Crop Has Suffered for Lack OF
Sunny weather-Drought Has It, Eff
feet on the Butter Market
BosToN. Aug. 23.-Traders in the vege-
bible market claim that business is rather
quiet, but certainly figures for the weeks
transactions show healthy trade Some
commodities are short of supply and this
tends to keep up prices in these lines. The
tomato crop has suffered for lack OF sunny
weather during the past two weeks, which
came at stage when it most was needed
to give full perfection to the fruit. While
The supply is at present small there is a
rood demand and consequently higher
prices prevail, varying from Sl.5J to 50
bushel, according to quality.
Green corn is good property, although
there seems to be lack of the best quail
ity. The Crosby variety is what is wanted,
the price for this being from 80 to 20 cents
box. Much Corey corn has been sent IN,
but this cannot commlud more than 30 to
40 cents bushel. Prices for other vege-
tables are: Cucumbers, 20 cents per lOO;
beets, IS cents bushel; cabbage, - TO ~
a 100: parsley, 25 cents n bushel: lettuce,
- TO ~ cents a DDNs SpludCuf ~ Scheo -
box; green string beans, 81 to $1.25, and
butter beans, 81 n bushel. .tative onions,
81 to 81. p bushel; marrow squash, SL25
to S150; cranberry beans, 81, and shell
BEANS 81 to 1.50 Il bushel. Heavy consign-
ments of potatoes are constantly arriving
Prices show little Improvement Jersey
Rose and Hebron bring 2.25 to $3.50
barrel, Bristol Ferry Rose $3.50 to $500,
and Massach usetts Rose and Hebron S2.31
to 81 60 barrel
The Butter Market.
The drought which the interior regions
are experiencing, has begun to have its eff
fects on the butter market. Prices at Bos-
ton are firm and gradually advancing,
caused by the shrinkage of supply. West
ern extra creamery sells for about % cents,
northern extra creamery about cent
higher, while lots OF choice New York
and Vermont dairy go for about 81 and %
cents 1t is predicted that the full extent
of the drought has not yet been felt here,
and that those desiring to get first class
stock should buy at Ouce.
The Fruit Market
is full of business. New apples, early
grapes, pears and peaches, are occupying
the attention of the dealers The drought
has nearly driven tbs wild berry out Of the
market. a very few Massachusetts and
New Hampshire b.ueberries being left
These go at IL cents per quart.
The early grapes come from Delaware.
Moore's early in carriers sell for 81 90 and
81, and Concords 20 cents per basket.
Peaches from Delaware are coming in bet
ter quality as the season advances and
bring all the way from so cents to 81 30
basket, according to quality. Native APP
Piles are mostly of the Williams variety
and bring 81 50 to So 80 a barrel.
The Quotations.
BEEF-The beef market is firm the best
steers. with light cattle easy. Quotations are
at: Choice fancy steers, S946t9c. prime, Sds1Ec;
good, 7Gl71s,; light, 51S664c; extra heavy
kinds, 12e; good sole; light, G1sGgsc; heavy
fores, 5136D6c; light, 3405c; backs, GGsc; rat
ties. 5196s4I6c; chucks, 5GI6c; rounds, Ease;
rumps. 9l1l3c; rumps and loins, l2lDl6c; short
| ribs, l00l3c; loins, ll@lsc.
MUTTON AND LAMB-Muttons and lambs are
| dull, and the market is easy. Veals are very
well sustained, however: Choice spring
| lambs, 10Dl0IGc; common to good. S59c; poor
ami ordinary, 7lDSc; Brigtons. lDl9lblllac; year
| lings, 71sllSc; muttons S6tsI5c; choice heavy
Brightons, S09c; choice eastern Veals, 96DlO1sc;
common 20 good, 76sc; Brightons and fancy,
| 10190Dllc.
FLoUR--Flour is rather quiet. on the easy
position of wheat, but some of the millers are
very firm, Some of the largest milling con-
| Germs in the country are declining to sell flour
| to arrive, unless the pay is at once advanced
in currency. They wiz sell for immediate de-
| livery, however.
| PoTAToEs-Potatoes are steady, with the
| market at: Rhode Islands, 81 70 per Dbl; ma
| tives, 81 5OG2 75 Jerseys, 81 80; eastern bulk,
| Sc per bushel; mort hern and New York, S06S5c.
Sweets sell at S2d2 50 for ordinary to good;
| and at 81 1903 per Dbl for the b. st.
| CoRN-Corn is steady, with No. 2 yellow, to
| arrive, at 51I4GD5l15c; and No. yellow at 5lo.
| The spot market is steady, with sales Of
| steamer yellow at 53166154c. The quotations
are at: Steamer yellow, 53led54c; No, yellow,
| 5Ic: steamer mixed, 5lQ53l1c.
/ CHEEsE--Chees Sc is quiet and steady. with
the ma r<et at: Northern fuli creams, $40
| 914c; fair to g Cd S0s1@c; western choice, $40
| 9c fair to good 7186bSc; sage &c, Liverpool is
| quoted at 46s Cd for white and at AIS I'd for
i colOred.
| HAY-Hay is firmer for good. Straw Is dull.
| Bran is very firms Good to choice hay, S2O02l;
| rye straw. S146bl5; sack spring bran, TO ar
rive, SO 5O sack winter, SlI 7J6DlS sack spring
middlings. 81 75GDlS sack winter, Sl9.
BUTTER-The butter market is dull, though
\ prices are reported steady 10 firm. What the
| result Of today's market will be is something
| of a question. The quotations are not yet
| changed,
EGGs-Eggs are steady, with the market at:
| Western, l5I56olGc: Michigan, lGdl6ISc. pro-
! vincial. l61s0l7JSc; eastern and northern, $50
| &c.
MEAL-Cornmeal is steady at SlDl OF for
| bag meal, and at 81 l5d2 20 for barrel meal,
Oatmeal is very quiet at 81 JO61I 20 per barrel.
PoRK-PoFk provisions are reported a little
| firmer. Tea is quiet, however, and quotations