St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-04
BOSTON MARKETS..

Boston, Dec. 2.-The butter marke
is firmer, following New York. Extra
creamery, small pkgs, 25G25Rc; north
ern fresh, round lots, 2412@2Jc; western
24@24hc; eastern, 23A@2lc; diaries, q
@21c; firsts, 2O@2214c; ladies', 15a1Sc
jobbing, Zee to 1c more.
There is a steady market for cheese
with the demand fair and prices well
sustained.
Eggs are firm in sympathy with New
York and western markets. The cold
snap has restricted receipts. Storage,
1o1@01913c; fresh western, 22025c
choice Michigan, 2G030c; eastern, 256
SOC; nearby and fancy, 3263Sc and up;
jobbing, 1c to 115c higher
Receipts of beans are still small and
there is somewhat of a scarcity in the
local market. Prices are steady,
There is a steady demand for apples
at firm prices, with the supply only
moderate. Fancy Baldwins and gret IL
ings, $3.5004; ordinary to good, $2.500
1926; grayensteins, $35O@4.25; western,
Ben Davis, $303.50; SHOWS. 50. 50@3. 80;
pound sweets, $3.5004; Tolman Weets,
$3@350; No 2, all varieties, $202.5O;
mixed lots, $2.50@3; very choice and
jobbing lots, SOC to 81 more.
A few pears are still being taken out
of cold storage, and sell at $3@3.5O;
seckels, $250Q3.50.
A few baskets of domestic grapes have
ben in the market They job at 150
tic. California grapes are about out Of
the market.
Cranbemies are in smaller supply.
They sell at So. soar per bbl and at $1.75
0225 per crt for wholesale and jobbing.
Potatoes are firm, but trade is quiet.
Houlton Green mountains, S50SSc; He
brons, S0dS5c; rose, 750SOc; Dakota
reds, 750S0c; Chenangoes, 75c; western
HebrOns and Green mountains, 75dSOc;
Virginia sweet, $2.5O@275 per Dbl; Jer-
sey double head, $3@3.50.
Onions are firmly held. They are
quoted at $404.50 per Dbl for native and
at $40 for small crts, with large crts
at 1925.
Celery is in good supply, with little
change in prices. Pasquale, $364 per
3-doz bX; Boston market, S4G5; white,
$2d2.50, Spinach is quoted at 25c per
bu. Cauliflowers sell at $3.50 per bx.
Radishes are at 5Oc@$1 per bx; lettuce.
5Oc0$1 per bx of three doz. Beet green's
sell at 50M75c per bu.
Squashes are firmly held at S50GGO per
ton. including all kinds. Pumpkins are
sold at 75c per bX Tomatoes are scarce
and bring 25035c per lb + hothousn.
Cucumbers are higher at $7@9 per 100,
with seconds at half price.
Cabbages are higher at 81 per Dbl;
Brussels sprouts. 10d121ac per of; vel.
low turnips SOC per Dbl for St. Andrews
and Canadian; white French 75cG$1
Per Dbl; globe white and white fiat, SOC
per bu. Beets job at soc per bu; car
rots, 500G0c; parsnips, 60c. Mint sells
at SOC per doz; cress, 40c; parsley, 75c
per bu.
There is a good demand for fresh beef,
with prices firm, and an advance pre-
dicted.
There was an improved demand for
muttOns and lambs, following the
Thanksgiving trade, but the supply is
ample, and prices are only steady.
Lambs, 5120Sc; fancy and Brigh Ons,
70S1ac; yearlings, 406c; muttons, 40
&c; fancy, G12c; yeals, S@10c; fancy and
Brightons, 10HM11c.
The market for poultry holds up we'll
in prices, the continued cold weather
being favorable. The demand is high
and stocks are heavy. Choice northern
young turkeys, bX lots, 1G617c; good
northern, 12014c; western, 1OG12c: iced.
0l2011c; fresh native chickens, 13615c:
western, 9612c; freshfo fowls, 1OM1Ic:livc
fowls, SG9%c; live chickens, Sd1Oc;
green ducks. 13615c.
For the week the receipts of poultry
were 1888 pkgs, against 21,O21 pkgs
for the same week last year.
Venison is in good supply and sells at
15c for whole deer ind 30G35c for sad
dies Quail are quoted at $4,000 per
dOa; grouse, 1925 per pair; rabbits, 800
4Oc per pair.
Hay is firm, with a good demand
Straw is we'll sustained. There is very
firm market for millfeed. The shortage
in the corn crop, estimated at 700, 100000
bus, will be swelled by other grain crops
to over 1,000000,000 bus. This fact ac-
counts for the tremendous advance in
the prices of feed as they are being used
TO an unusual extent for feeding in place
Of grain. The advance on bran has been
81 to So per ton. 1t lis said that one
dealer here had an order placed in the
summer for several carloads of bran at
then ruling prices for delivery now.
Recently this bran has been bought
back by the millerS at the present ruling
prices in the east, which represents a
handsome profit to the dealer. The mil
lorc co,1 find n l1,orO