St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-15
BOSTON MARKET

fairly sustained. 2est creamery, small
lots and packages, 21Q22c; northern
creamery, round lots, 2O1s @21c; western,
20@2Ohc; eastern, 2OQ2Ohc; firsts, ITO
1Sc; limitations, 15Q16c; jobbers, " to 1c
more.
Cheese continues very firm at the re-
cent advance, with even stronger prices
suggested. Round lots, 12R@12%c; |
sage, 12% Q13c; jobbing Nc higher; Liver
pool, 50s.
Eggs have gone off even little fur
ther under heavier receipts and dull
demand. New York received some 49,
900 crates, while receipts here were large.
Quotations are lower. Western fresh,
14AQ15c; eastern fresh, 15@16c; south
ern, lac; nearby and fancy, 10000; job
bling, 1@1kc more.
Beans are firmer, with still stronger
prices quoted. The demand is also bet
ter Carload lots, pea, $1.35@1.37h; yell
low eyes, $1.55@160; red kidneys, $3.50
100; California, small white, $1,000;
Lima, &c per Id; jobbing 10c more
Flour has ruled dull and easy for sew
eral days, and the decline In wheat Gull
minated in lower prices from number
Of millers. The general feeling in the
-four trade is that the turn is largely a
speculative one. and that sharp re-
action is to be expected. 1t has been a
feature Of the market that shipping di-
rections have been coming In freely, es
pecially on the best known spring pat
ents, plainly showing that the jobbers
and grocers are in want Of -four.
Meal and the cereals are generally
quiet, with LITTLE change in prices.
Corn is considerable easier, under the
influence of the government report The
hands, as estimated, aggregates 800, 000,-
600 bus, or 41.6 percent of last years crop.
The proportion of the total crop mer-
charitable Is estimated at 1922 percent.
Here the quotations on corn are some
what easier.
The market on oats Is rather easy,
though for hardly the same reason as
prevails in regard to wheat. The offer
ings here are not large, and large stocks
are not claimed in the country.
Hay has continued quiet, with only
the best hay reasonably firm. Straw Is
pretty firm for the best rye straw. Mill
feed is about steady: Hay, $SQ14; fancy
jobbing lots. $15Q17; rye straw, s6@S.
The pork and lard markets are steady,
with very fair trade. Boston packers
have made a fair output of hogs for the
week. the total kill amounting to about
"a, 600; preceding week, 35,S00 same week
last year. 31,S00. There has been a good
movement of Boston packed pork pro-
visions into export for the week. the total
value having been about 1926, 900; pre-
ceding week, $4,000; same week year
ago, $2S5, 900. Pork packing I'm the west
has been somewhat reduced, the total
kill for the first week in the summer
packing season. beginning March l. be-
ing 100000 hogs; preceding week. 425, 1000;
same week year ago, 395, 900.
There is very quiet market on beef,
with prices rather easy, with the single
exception of the very best heavy cattle
which are scarce and firm.
The supply of beef coming forward for
this market is small, the total for the
week having been but 124 cars for Bos.
ton, with "a cars for export. total OF
2lS cars; preceding week. LA cars fol
Boston and So cars for export, total Of
229 cars; same week a year ago, 1872 car:
for Boston and IS cars for export, a totat
of 1877 cars.
The mutton market is only fairl,
steady, with prices rather in the favor
Of the buyer. Veals are quiet, with
prices easy: Lambs, 6i9@Sc: Brighton
fancy, 7@S1ac muttons. 5l2@7c; Brighton
and fancy muttons, 6@71sc; veals, 7@9c
fancy Brightons, 9Q10c.
The quiet poultry market has con
tinued, with little change in prices nom
inally: Turkeys western, 1OG13c; north
ern, 12@17c; chickens, northern, 12@17c
western, 1OQ1Sc; fowls, northern fresh
9@14c western. 1O@12c; ducks, 9Q12c
geese, 10@13c: live fowls 1O@11c.
The potato market is very firm, ant
higher prices are quoted. Aroostool
seed rose, SO@S5c; Hebrons. zoe; Greer
mountains, 65@7Oc; white stars, 60@65c
Jersey sweets, $2@2.25 per Dbl.
There Is very firm market on onions
with the best native selling at $3@3.2
per Dbl, with the jobbers at $3.50. Yorl
state are quoted at s2.25@250 for larg
bbls, with small bbls at $175@2.
Yellow turnips are also higher at SIP
@1.50 per Dbl, with white at $1.75@2
Beets job at 75c per blu; carrots, 75c
parsnips, s1.25@1.50, and at 2.25@2.50 pc
Dbl.
Celery is firm, and sells at $5@7.50 pc
box, as to quality Cauliflower is stead
at $3.50 per crate. Spinach Is yer,
scarce, and jobs at $S.50@3.75 per bib
1t is expected to continue scarce thi
week. 1t Is evident that the great frost
in the south put the spinach back or de
stroyed it, There has been little or n
doubtless for the same reason as tn
scarcity of spinach.
Dandelion greens are quoted at SIS
per blu; beet greens, slips per blu. Cab
, bages are firmer at s2@250 per Dbl. Let
tuce is firm, and jobbing at 81 per dozer
Radishes are easy at 35c per dozel
punches for round, with long at 40c.
Egg plants are quoted at $3.50 per crat,
Squashes are firmer at $1@125 per BIB
! for good Water cress is quoted at
per dozen; parsley, 40c per dozen; mint.
75c per dozen.
Cucumbers are little easier at 81
ale for 100 for native dollhouse. TIC
matoes are firm at @@25O per crate
, Peppers are quoted at 81 per crate. Me-
native rhubarb sells at 5@7c per Id.
Trade in fish continues excellent, an
t the dealers are all filling orders abou
as fast as they can get the stock wit
which to supply current demands.