News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-06-26
BOSTON MARKETS.

is IN gOOu shape. Arrivals are pretty
free but the quality is good, and what
does not sell readily goes into cold stor-
age, to be held for a firmer market. Ex-
ira creamery, small lots and packages,
2lU21hc; northern fresh. round lots,
20i4M21c; western, 2OI21c; eastern, 20
G2tc; diaries, 1S@10c; frsts, 17d1Sc;
ladies', 14a15c; jobbing, 1aG1c higher.
Cheese is very steady, with prices
well sustained.
Eggs have been doing better of late,
with the supply more limited. It is re-
ported that eastern of good quality are
hard to find. At marks, fresh western,
1212014c; eastern, 15@16c; nearby and
fancy, 1Id19c and up; jobbing, 1d1hc
higher.
The bean market is reported to be
much firmer in the country, with sales
at higher prices than this market will
pay at present. Quotations are very
firm.
Old apples are so nearly out Of the
market that quotations are dropped.
California cherries are still in small
supply, and are quoted at $2.2563.25,
wholesale and tobbing.
California peaches are not in great
supply, but the quality is still green and
inferior. They are quoted at $1M1.2J
per crate.
Blackberries and blueberrias continue
In full supply from the south. They are
IN rather dull demand at logic for
| blackberries; blueberries, 1Od15c.
Gooseberries are at hand, but are rather
| dull at 6GISc per box, in crate lots.
| Strawberries have been very abundant.
Ordinary berries are selling at 7110c,
the latter price including Jersey GAN,
dies. Poor sell as low as &c, while some
fancy berries have brought very high
| prices. Fancy Marshalls sold at re-
tail, as high as 35GI 4Oc.
Rhubarh is still on the market, and is
in moderate demand at 4Oc per box for
good.
Potatoes are a little firmer, with a
better request. They are coming for
( ward from the eastern shore" Virginia,
with the quality fairly good for 50 earlyl
in the season. Old potatoes are a littley
firmer. Extra, old, SOM0Oc; fair tod
good, 70675c per bushel; new southern&
extra, $2.75@3.25 per barrel; fair toS
good $22JN275
Onions are tirmer, with fancy Egyp-V
tians bringing as high as 50 % per bag.
| The general quotations are 81 .5OGf2, and
many sold at SID Bermudas are also
pretty firm at $1.75 per crate.
| Celery is quoted at$l.7J per bunch for
big punches. Spinach is low at zoe
| per bushel. Beet greens are plenty and
very cheap at 10c per hushel. Lettuce
is quoted at SOC per box for long boxes.
Radishes are plenty and cheap at 25c
! per box
Cabbages are at pretty wide range,
but sell at S1.J0M1.T5 per crate or barrel
| for southern, good to best. Squashes
are at very wide range. Marrow are
quoted at $3.50 per crate. Summer
squashes are sold at $I.5o04 Der naest,
ago. as to quality, variety and style OF
package
Cucumbers sell at $364 per 100 fors
good to best, with seconds at half price I
Tomatoes are sold at 81 .2561 30 per
crate for regular southern, with Missis-
Sippi trays at 7J0SOc. Native dollhouse
sell at 1Gd1214c per ID.
Yellow turnips are remarkably firm
and high at SO per BARREL white fat. 81
per barrel; white French, $3dl4 per bar
rel. Bunch turnips are quoted at Az
&c. BeetS are lower at 3jc per bu, with
bunch beots at SAFE. Carrots are very
firm at 81 per bushel, with bunch quoted
at SO per dozen. Tarsnips sell at soc
Der bushel.
Asparagus is remarkably high for the
season, and has been 50 all the season.
Dealers of long experience remark that
they have never known it to hold up so
high. 1t is quoted at $3.50Q6 per crate,
as TO quality. I
Mint is sold at 25c; cress, 35c Parsley
fuctuates widely. Early in the week
IT was up to 81 per bushol; now it IS
down to 81.
Southern green peas are out of thu
market Native are quite plenty an
sell at $1.50G2 per bushel box. Strin
beans are quoted at $lM175 for greer
wax, $1500225. Leeks sell at SOC
dozen.
The pork market is firmer on the in
creased cost of hogs Fresh ribs and
shoulders are advanced Lie.
The beef market seems to be consilW
erably tirmer, with forequarters es-
pecially firm. Arrivals have been
smaller, and the market is much better
sold up. 1t is reported that good fore.
quarters are hard to find.
There is a fair trade in the mutton
market, with lambs doing rather bet.
ter, but with muttOns easier. Veals are
flrmer and doing better Spring lambs,
10G17c; fall, S6t10c; Brightons and
fancy, 9ml012c; muttons, G0l71sc; fancy
and Brightons Ease veals, 5d9hc;
fancy and Brightous, 7010c.
The poultry market is steady, with a
fair demand for the season. 1t Is re-
ported that fresh chickens are more
plenty and little lower. Iced turkeys.
Sd9c; frozen, 9d11c; fresh native chick
ems, 23Q25c; fresh fowls, l2613c; iced
fowls, 10ql0hc; live fowls, 91k@1Ohc:
live chickens, 2OQ23c; choice spring
ducks, 14d15c.
On the whole, the hay position Is
noSv ppaaiVnrc COW that 49,. -.