St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-10-30
BOSTON MARKETS.

Boston, Oct. 28.-A very steady but
ter market is noted at the advance in
prices. Extra creamery, small pkgs,
230231ac; northern fresh, round lots,
2212@23c; western, 22d22Kc; dairies,
18Q19c; firsts, 1SQ19c; ladies', 14017c;
jobbing, 7ac to 1c more.
The market on cheese is reported firm
The country markets are very firm
Round lots, new, 10AM11 1-4c; sage
II 1-4@11Kc; jobbing 1ac to 1c higher.
On fresh eggs the market is strong,
with receipts very small Storage eggs
are very steady for the best Early
storage, 17h018c; fresh western, 23@
24c; choice Michigan, 23024c; eastern,
24025c and up; nearby and fancy, 25@
29c and up; jobbing, 1c to 115c higher.
Beans continue firm here by reason
of slow arrivals, although the market
in the principal producing sections is
easy.
The apple marke is firm, with prices
fully sustained to a little higher. Re-
ceipts are not half what they were a
year ago. Reports indicate a small
crop generally, though some sections
have a good many apples. Quotations
are firm at: Gravensteins $3.50d4. %;
western Ben Davis, S303.50; pippins,
S2t03; Porters, $250M3; fancy No. 1
Baldwins, $303.25; fair quality, $500
2.75; fancy greetings, $3G325; fair,
$2.5002.75; No. grades, S1750
2.25; SHOWS, $2.50@3.5O; pound sweets,
S2.5003.J0; other sweets, $150@2;
mixed apples, $2.25@3; bushels, 5Oc@
$3.50; choice and jobbing lots, 5Oc@$1
more.
Pears are in full supply, but the de-
mand is pretty good. Bartletts are
selling out of cold storage at $202 %
for good; Seckels, s.. 50G35O; bose, 50
as; Sheldon, $25O03; the latter prices
of the range for jobbing.
Grapes are in pretty full supply, but
the market is frmer. Delawares, 1870
14c; Niagaras, 13@14c; Brightons, 100
13c; COncOrds, 14015c; Salems, 12014c;
Catawbas, 13@14c; Tokays, $1.5002 per
crt: Cornichons, $202.25.
Hay continues dull, with straw very
quiet, Millfeed is quoted firmer, but
sellers say that trade is dull. Hay, So
ar; fancy and jobbng, $3.50; rye
straw, $15015.50; oat straw, $S09.
Pork provisions are considerably ir-
regular, with leading features lower.
Trade in beef has been pretty good
with prices on the best steers very firm.
There is still a surplus of low grade
beef, from grass and other light cattle.
Such beef has to be sold at low and I'M
satisfactory prices. Quotations are
steady.
There is a good demand for lambs
with the market steady. Muttons and
veals are in quiet request. Quotations
are firm. Lambs, G@Skc; fancy and
Brightons, 9@914c; yearlings, 46Gc;
muttons, sale; fancy, nc; veals, "a
Toe; fancy and Brightons, 10R011c.
The supply of poultry is large. with
fresh beginning to arrive more freely
on cooler weather while the supply of
iced is ample Iced turkeys, 9M13c;
fresh native chickens, 120l15c; western,
9011c; fresh fowls, 9A012c; iced fowls,
9010c; iced chickens, 10011c; live fowls,
S09c; live chickens, S09c; green ducks,
13015c.
The supply of game in market here is
very small. Only a few deer have yet
arrived from the Maine woods, and it
is suggested that they are not as plenty
in that state as year ago. Whole deer
are selling at 15Q20c, as to quality and
condition.
Potatoes are firmer with higher
prices quoted. Sweet potatoes are also
firmer. Hebrons, 70@73c per hu; Green
mountains. 73@75c; bbls, $262.25: Vir-
ginia sweet. $1.50@1.75; per Dbl; Jersey
double head $2M225.
Onions are pretty firm at 50. 7503 per
Dbl; per bu, 81; Spanish, $3.50 per crt;
picking, white, $204; yellow, $161 80.
' Celery is in full supply and at a wide
range of prices, 4O@$1.25 per doz bchs;
the latter price for Pasquale and other
fancy varieties. Spinach is plenty at
10@12c per bu; cauliflowers, 5Oc0$1 per
bx. Radishes are quoted at 25c per bx;
lettuce, 25050c per bx.
Tomatoes are steady at $10125 per
bx; green, 40@50c per bx. Citrons are
in small supply and quoted at 25@50c
per bX.