News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-11
BOSTON MARKETS.


small pkgs, 21d211zc; northern fresh,
round lots, 2O1ad21c; western, 20hc;
eastern, 2012c; dariies, 1I@1S1ac; firsts,
16d17hc; ladies, 11Q16c; jobbing, " to.
1c more.
Cheese has been considered rather
easy till within a few days, when the
position is better sustained. Liverpool
is also more steady: Round lots new,
8 1-4d10 1-4c; sage, 10h@11c; jobbing,
" to 1c higher.
Eggs are firm for the best, whether
fresh or out of storage. Still trade is
rather quiet: Early storage, 15017c;
fresh western, 1401Tc; choice Michigan,
19c; eastern, 17@22c; nearby and fancy,
20023c and up; jobbing, lie to 114c
higher.
Beans are a little easier, not on ac
count of greater receipts of domestic,
but foreign beans are coming in more
freely, under the higher prices. Still
quotations are nominally unchanged.
Apples have been selling a good deal
better Of late, especially on the best
varieties Prices are considerably
higher: Gravensteins, S3d4: Williams,
$303.50; astrachans, $1.5002.50; Ouch
ess, $3@3.50; pippins, $2.5O03.5O; BUSH
els, 50c0$2; choice and jobbing lots,
50cd$1 more.
Pears are in pretty full supply and all
but the best varieties, i'll good order,
have to be sold low. Native Bartletts
are quoted at $304 per Dbl; Clapps
fayOrites and other varieties, 1908.
BY the bushel pears sell at 50c0$1.5O,
as to quality and condition. There are
still few California pears on the
market.
The peach season has evidently passed
its height. The Connecticuts and some
of the Hudson rivers have been fine;
others green and very unsatisfactory
Delawares have sold at 75cd$15O per
bskt; COnnecticuts, 6Oc0$1.75; Cali
fornias $1@125.
The supply Of domestic plums is quite
abundant and prices rule rather easy.
several varieties have been selling the
past week at SAGE per at, in crate lots,
while in large packages they have sold
at from 15c up to Doc. California plums
and prunes are still on the market, in
limited supply and selling at S102 per
crt or carrier.
Grapes are in fair supply for the sea-
son and prices are not very satisfactory:
DelaWares are quoted at IJc0&l % fOrs
S-bskt carriers; Niagaras. 7lcMS1;
Moore's early, 7Jc; Wordans. 1881;
black. 10912c.
BlueberrieS are Still on the market,
but the supply is limited, and the de
mand very small. Cranbcrrips are COM
ing forward, though it is rather early.
They are quoted at $3.50 per cs, and ut
Sc per Dbl, but the demand is SO small
that good lots are being pui away
against a better demand
Potatoes are reported steady. with Il
pretty good supply at hand. Hebrons,
70@73c per bu; Green mountains, 700
73c; bbls, $2d2.50; cloth head sweet,
$275@3; double heads, $3M3.5O.
Onions are in full supply and quoted
at $2.25@2.75 per Dbl; bus, 75c0$1;
picking, $2d25O per bx for white;
yellow, $3.50.
Celery is quoted at 50075c per doz.
Cauli1owers are rather scarce at $3.50
per long bx. Lettuce sells at 2504Oc
per bx; radishes, 25c per bx.
Cabbages are well held at 75cdS1 per
| Dbl, with savoy at SOC. Cucumbers are
quoted at $1.5O04 per bx, as to quality.
Gerkins for picking the scarce, and
bring pretty high prices.
Squashes sell at $3.50 per Dbl for mar
row; turban and hubbard. S1.7562.
Summer sqnashes are still on the market
and sell at a wide variety of prices
Tomatoes are in very full supply, while
the quality is excellent, so far as ma
tives are concerned. They sell at 2563
SOC per bX; green, 25050c.
Turnips are quoted at % per Dbl for
best ST. Andrews, yellow: white, S1.5O:
white fiat, 40c per bX. Beets are quoted
at Doc per bu; carrots, 40c; parsnips, Toe
Mint sells at 25c per doz; cress, 35c;
parsley, 10c.
String beans sell at 25d75c per bx, as
to quality; butter beans, 40c. Shell
| beans bring 25CI50c per bX, as to quality.
Civy beans sell at 81 per bX; Lima beans
at Toe for common, improved, S1.50.
Green peas sell at 50 per bx for good.
Green corn is still very plenty and sells
at 25G35c per Blu.
Egg plants are quoted at 81; leeks, soc;
peppers, SOC.
A steady hay market continues to be
noted, with the best hay pretty firm.
Straw is in quiet request with prices
little changed. Millfeed is a little
firmer; Hay, S126135O; fancy and job
bling, S1S50d20; rye straw, S1601S; oat
straw, S9@10.
The position of pork and lard is ire
mendously firm, following the remark
able high prices hogs have reached the
| past week-the highest for many years.
Almost the whole market is advanced
lambs are a shade easier with NUT
tons steady and veals firm. Trade has
been rather better of late Lambs IA
Toe; yearlings case; muttons, G6l71bc;
veals, S@10c; fancy and Brightons, 100
| lie.
A frmer feeling has been ruling on
iced poultry Fowls are firm, with
chickens steady: Iced turkeys, 110
111kc; frozen, 0011hc; fresh native
| chioI.anc 12n10c. wpStarn 12n17c.