Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-18
I'm HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston, April 1.-THE butter market
Ia somewhat Irregular with the supply
Of extra fresh rather limited. Some
dealers note strong market, with a
slight improvement, but others find the
market to he easy. Extra creamery,
small pkgs. 234@24c; northern fresh,
round lots, 22hgt23c; western, 22Qy
221sc; tirsts, 19a2Oc; ladies', lGN1 &c; job
bling, hM1c more.
Cheese is we'll held, with prices firm,
and a fairer demand. Round lots, 11la
M12kc; jObblny, h2nlc higher; Liver
pool. ASS for white and IS id for col
ored.
Eggs are little firmer, especially on
good storage stock. The demand for
storage is pretty good. .Aa marks, fresh
western, l3Hel l4c; storage packed. ii
@t1I12c; eastern, l4@l5c; nearby and
fancy, 15htl1 and up: jobbing, 1M1Ac
higher; duck eggs. 3lGi3.c; goose eggs,
7O0SOc.
The position on beans is ST i'll reported
firm. with the country markets firm.
Trade is only fair.
with the market firm Fresh arrivals
have been quite plenty, but they have
sold pretty well. Out of cold storage
stock has brought good prices. Some
good lots have also arrived, and sold at
little better prices
Crunberries are little firmer at
$2.5Oa3 for cs in jobbing way; bbls.
$tN9, as TO quality.
Strawberries are not coming along
very freely the weather not having
been favorable to their ripening. They
have sold at higher prices. the last sales
being at 3Ou 4Oc in refrigerator lots.
This has made them high AT retail. the
prices being AT 35Gf5Oc for full boxes.
Still the fruit stands have boxes OF re-
not full boxes.
Rhubarb is pretty firm at &c for ma
tive. " i FtiicH,." "A - per cS.
Pot;!;n,.> have runtil,Ued very firm.
the l,",, s;'ie OF the roads in he potato
district preventing their being hauled
to the railroads. Quotations are tirm-
or. Iiebrons. GS1t7oc; rose. hM,'i3c;
and northern whites, :ItGitan. Dakota
reds. olG,5Sc: double head sweets, $2GA
2.2j; l;ernudaS. S7mS per Dbl.
Celery is scarce and iirm at So per
dOz for good Spinach sells at 75cu$1
per Dbl: kulc. 5OM75c.
Native onions are about steady at
&.5'ka3.75 per Dbl: jobbing, per bu,
$l.25d1 40: Egyptian, SEQ per by: Ber-
mudas, $3.50 per CRIT Spanish, $1.7M2
Beet greens are very firm at 75c per
bu; dandelions, 75c. Lettuce is very
firm for good, at 5ONdS5c per doz heads.
as to quality. Radishes are quoted at
Soc for round: long, 6Oc per doz bchs.
Satisfy, or vegetable oyster, is plenty at
650l75c per doz bchs.
Cucumbers are still firm at SS0ll0
per 100, for dollhouse; No. 2. S401f; Cab
bages are firlner at $3.50 per Dbl for ma
tive: southern, SO per crt. Tomatoes
are easier at 25c per lb for native hot
house; southern, $2.5Ou3 per crit
Yellow turnips are little tirmer mt
9Ocn$1 per Dbl; white French, $202.5O.
Beets are sold at Doc per bu for old;
new bch, $50 per doz. Carrots sell
at Soc per bu: new bnch. 81 10: parsnips,
BIC per bu; mint, 4Oc; cress. 75c; pars-
ley. $1.25.
Asparagus is on the market in con-
siderable abundance for the season.
1t comes both from California and the
south. 1t sells at from $25O6fS per
doz. as to quality and condition.
g, III
at about $50 per ton for good. and job
at S1.75d2 per Dbl or pkg of 100 lbs.
according to style AID quality. Leeks
are quoted at zoe per ,ioZ.
Green peas are more plenty ut about
So per crt for good. String beans are
firm at 81 per crt. as to quality. But
ter beans are tirmer at S4Ni4.J0 per crt.
Maple sugar is still rather high at
12M14c for large cakes and at 14Ni1Sc
for small. Maple syrup is in full sup
ply at 00cMS1 per gal for new. and $50
zoe for old.
A very firm pork position is noted.
Hogs again went up to The highest
point. wits prospects of still higher
prices. Still. under pressure of good
many Oh hand. fresh ribs are reduced
1ac. But other pork products are firm.
A firm beef market with Il good trade
Ia noted. Quotations are well sus-
tanned.
Trade Is fair In muttons and lambs.
will, the market fairly steady. Veals
are more plenty. and slightly easier.
Spring lambs, $50tS each; fall lambs,
7@1Oc; Brighton and fancy. S140I1Oac:
muttons. 7kGl9c; fancy and Brightons,
71AM9hc; veals, 7M1Oc; fancy and
Brightons, 0@1Ohc 49,
A quiet poultry market Is continued.
with fresh and iced fowls fairly firm,
but frozen rather easy. Frozen turkeys,
N112c; fancy fresh. 12M14c; chickens.
9@14c; cqpons, 12M14c; fresh fowls,
lOM@12c; iced fowls. 1O0I12c: frozen.
90l10c; ducks. 9012c; geese, @Q111c: live