Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-07
IN THE BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading Prod
ucts in Demand.

for fine creamery is 10 cents, the same
as during the whole of last week. Re
ceipts cleaned up, because all not sold
readily on that basis were put into cold
storage. The outlook is favorable for
steady market. The western markets
maintain a steady tone, with good de-
mand on the basis of is cents for fine
creamery.
The cheese situation Is unchanged.
The demand here has been light for sew
eral days, and buyers have refused to
respond to the extreme prices. Sales
Of best northern twins have been AZ
Sa cents, and more are offered at the
same price. The country markets have
been quiet, with very little change fCom
last week, except that the tone is not
fully as strong Canadian markets
rule quite strong at SSs to 9 cents.
Eggs cleaned up pretty well last week.
and there is little steadier tone. Sales
Of choice fresh western at 141a to 10 cents,
outside for very fine marks. Choice
eastern in demand at 10 to 16 cents, and
fancy, new-laid to cents higher.
Beans are firmer, with prices higher
on some grades. The country markets
are well cleaned up. The quotations
are: Carload lots, pea, $1.3561.371b; me-
dunn, $1.S5@1.3I1a; yellow eyes, $1.421a0
1.45; red kidneys, $1S5; California small
white, $1.S5@1.95; Lima, &c per Id; job
bling. 10c more.
Flour has been quiet and continues I'M
changed. The advance in wheat Sat-
urday stiffened up dealers and agents
somewhat, but no serious changes were
noted in prices. Mill shipment prices
are steady at S3.9O1a435. Trade COM
mittee prices are practically unchanged,
the only exception being on the lower
range on spring patents.
Cornmeal IS steady, with oatmeal and
the cereals quiet and unchanged. Corn
easier, to arrive, though the Chicago
market showed some strength preceding
the long holiday. Oats were also
slightly easier, to arrive, with the mar
ket quiet.
There is a firm market for choice hay,
with straw steady; millfeed is firmer.
Hay, S11Q1S; fancy and jobbing, $1,000;
rye straw, $10.5O612.
There is a very good demand for pork
provisions, with hams and shoulders
higher. Barrel pork, $12@12.5O; light
backs 81; lean ends, S14; fresh ribs, Sc;
corned and fresh shoulders, &c; smoked
shoulders, TIC; lard &c; in pals, Ga "a
71sc; hams, 10& Ollie; skinned B hams,
11hc; bacon, Sh49c; sausages, 7GSc;
Frankfurt sausages, 71aQSc; pressed
ham, lie; raw lard, &c; pure leaf lard,
&c; in pals, 7%@Sc; pork tongues, $2O.5O;
loose salt pork, &c; briskets, &c; sausage
meat, &c; bolognas, nc; city dressed
hogs, &c; country, &c.
Boston packers have not killed quite
as many hogs as for the previous week,
but still the kill is large one, the total
being about $1,000; preceding week, 49,
900; same week a year ago, 80, 800. The
movement into export has been smaller
in pork provisions, the total value Of
these exports by Boston packers having
been about 100000 worth; preceding
week, 1857 900; same week a year ago,
$3.50, 900.
There is not much decrease yet in the
marketing of hogs in the west. West
ern packing for the week has absorbed
100000 compared with 525, 900 the pre-
ceding week and 525, 900 two weeks ago.
For the corresponding time last year, the
number was 100000. From March the
total is 100000, against 7,205,000 year
ago-carrying the record $1,000 beyond
the position last year. Prices at the
close were slightly lower than a week
ego for the general average.
Beef is firm and quotations are steadi-
ly held: Very choice steers, SIC; good
steers, S1ac; light, S@S14c; extra heavy
hinds lie; good binds, 101s910Ac; light
kinds, 10@10Ac; heavy fores, SIC; good,
exc; light, $4,000; backs, 7AQsc; rat
ties, sc; chucks, 6h@6Ac; short ribs, 101k
Q12c; rounds, SQ9c; rumps, 12Q1214c;
Pumps and loins, 12k@14c; loins. 12h@
Ice.
For the week the receipts of beef in
changed: Eastern spring lambs, 12@15c;
for export, a total of 265 cars; preceding
week, $50 cars for Boston and 1856 cars
for export, total of 1856 cars: same
week year ago. 1879 cars for Boston and
1928 cars for export, total of 262 cars.
There is an easier market for muttons
and lambs. Veals are steady and un-
changed: Eastern spring lambs, 12@-5c;
western, 1OQ1Sc; fall lambs, 9@11c;
Brighton and fancy. 10@12c; muttons,
7@9c; fancy, S1h@9kc; veals. 6Q10c;
fancy and Brghtons, sole.
Poultry is steady, with live quiet and
easy: Northern chickens. 1SQ25c; broil-
ers 25@3Oc; western iced chickens. 15@
zoe; fowls, 10411hc: live fowls, 91A@
1Okc; chickens, 14@1Sc.
Fruit, berries and truck have been in
full supply New apples are in ample
supply and sell at $1@1.50 for half-bb
bskts.
Oranges continue firm, with the supply
smaller. For oranges of good quality
and selection from $4@5 for choice, and
S3G3.50 for fair to good.
Lemons are easy, with good to choice
quoted at $S@S.5O, and firm at $4Q4.5O.
The supply of California fruit is large
and moderate prices are being realized
Peaches sell at $1@1.50 per crt; plums
$l.5062.5O per carrier, as to quality, witt
some fancy plums selling as nigh al
t3q3.50 Apricots are quite plenty, anC
Gell at $191.50 per carrier.
California cherries have been in full
supply aDd sell at about $1@1.50. Native
cherries are quite plenty and sell at low
prices according to quality and style Of
pkg.
Blackberries have been coming in quit
freely and have sold at 6Q1Oc. South
ern blueberrieS are in full supply, ant
cell at 6@1Oc, with natives at 14@15c.
Strawberries are not in heavy supply
and the bulk of the season is over. IN
quotation has been S@12c, with choic
fancy higher.
The receipts Of Strawberries for tn
month of June were 97,446 crts agains
l6l,745 crts last year.
New potatoes are in full supply anC
tha rnarlyat 20 aasu ~ 80 b06D3 26 per Dbl