St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-28
BOSTON MARKET

usual at Christmas time. Quotations are
very steady. Best creamery small lots
and packages, 22@221sc; northern,
creamery, round lots, 21k @22c; western,
2Ok@2lc; eastern. 2OQ2lc; firsts, 1870
19c; limitations, 15Q16c; jobbers. " to
1c more.
Cheese continues firm, with talk Of
still higher market. Round lots, 1910
lie; sage, 11A@12c; jobbing " to 1c
higher; Liverpool, 49s for white and ass
for colored.
Eggs are steady though some dealers
are claiming that storage sell very hard
at zoe. Others say they are selling
at zoe at marks. Storage, 20021c;
western fresh, 24@26c; Michigan and In
diana, 26021c; nearby and fancy, 800
Acc; jobbing 1@1h more.
The outlook for beans Is firmer.
Prominent Dealers just back from the
bean-growing sections of the country.
say that the crop will scarcely be more
| than two-thirds of a full crop, while
the growers and dealers seem to expect
higher prices after the first of the year.
The flour market Is very firm. Millers'
agents scarcely expect any particular
instructions concerning -four, but in
every instance the reports received are
of a very firm character. Trade Is dull,
owing to the semi holiday nature of all
the speculative markets. Here there
was some business In flour at very firm
prices. Mill shipment prices are fully
sustained to firmer, with little in the
way Of spring patents offering for less
than 49, and from that up to 1920 for
choice, well known brands. The flour
trade prices are unchanged.
There Is good deal of rejoicing in the
flour trade at the utter failure of the
Mcintyre consolidation scheme. The
three big Minneapolis milling concerns
that so thoroughly crushed the scheme
out of sight by their action last week
resolving to have nothing whatever to
do with such broad gagged oppressive
attempt, are thought to deserve the good
will of everybody in the land.
Cornmeal is very firm, with oatmeal
and the cereals fully sustained.
The market on oats Is very quiet, but
firm withal. Shippers are said to be
holding for higher prices.
A generally steady hay market Is re-
ported, with chances for something bet
ter soon. Straw continues quiet. Mill
feed is reported firmer: Hay, $S@14;
fancy jobbing lots, s15@16; rye straw,
$S@9; oat straw, s6@7.
The packers are reporting stronger
market on pork products
Beef has continued very dull in this
market, largely owing to the attention
given to the poultry trade. The market
is dull and rather easy, though little
change in prices Is noted. The shippers
have sent less beef to this market for the
week. but not as little as on the CORE
spending week year ago.
Muttons and lambs are very dull, and
the market has suffered under the
over supply of Christmas poultry.
veals are fairly steady. Spring lambs,
6h@Sc; Brighton fancy, 71s@SAc; NUT
tons, 7@7l5c: veals, 9@10c; fancy Brigh-
tons, 1O@11c.
The poultry market is easy. The ex-
cessive supply of turkeys has depressed
prices &c to sc per Id, with about as much
of a decline on chickens and fowls.
a big volume of poultry has been going
into cold storage all the week, and thus
great loss has been averted. Prices
are easy. Turkeys, western, 10@12c;
northern, 12@15c; chickens, northern
1OQ12c; western, SA@10c; fowls, north
ern fresh, 11@12c; western, SQlOc; live
fowls, S@9kc; live chickens, S@9c;
green ducks, 9@12c; geese. 10Q1Sc.
The supply of game is fair in mos
cases, though partridges are scarce
and high. Deer have continued plenty
the deep SHOWS in Maine having aided
in taking them They are quoted al
S112c for whole deer, with saddles al
11@14c; grouse, s1.25@1.5O per pair; part
ridge, $150; quail, 81 per dozen; canvas
back ducks, $S@3.50 per pair; mallart
ducks, $150@2 per pair; black ducks
$125 per pair; rabbits, s15@20c per pair
pigeons, $1.25 per doz; wild turkeys %,
per Id.
Potatoes are firm, though the marke
was quiet, under the Christmas trad,
in other things: Aroostook and eastern
hebrons, 63@65c per bush; Green noun
tains, 65@7Oc; northern, 5S@6Oc Jerse.
sweets. $2.25Q2.5O per Dbl.
Onions are firmer, with good lots o
natives selling at 81 per Dbl; small Dbl
and inferior quality, sl.75. Spanish ar
selling at 75c per crate. BY the bushe
natives job at 75@S0c.
Cabbages are steady at S0@S5c per Dbl
red cabbages, 50 per Dbl. Squashes ar,
firmer at about 81 per 100 lbs, by thu
jobbers.
Celery continues firm, and sells at 49,
QD5 per box. Spinach is selling at $1.2
per Dbl, or about soc per bush. Cauli
flower sells at 50c@$1 per box.
Parsley sells at $3.50 per Dbl. Oyste
plants are quoted at 81 per bush; egl
plants, $3.50 per doz
Cucumbers are very firm at $10@12 pc
: 100 for the best dollhouse; seconds, $4@E
Tomatoes sell at zoe per Id for the bes
native dollhouse, and at $3.50 per bx 70
Floridas. Lettuce jobs at $3.50 per
doz bx; radlshes, Acc per doz bchs.
Turnips sell at $1@2 per Dbl. or job a
50c0$1 per bush; beets, soc Per bush
; parsnips, esq 75c per bush; carrots, SOC
e0c.
Apples are very steady, with fai
movement. Carload lots, Baldwins ant
: greetings, $2.75@325; Tolman sweets
s2.5O@S25; spies, 1904; Kings, 1904
SHOWS, 1904 seconds, all varieties, SIT
@2.5O jobbing and choice lots, $1@1.5
more.
Pears out of cold storage are quoted
at $4,000 per bu.
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