News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-03-20
BOSTON MARKETS.


Boston, March 19.-The butter market
holds pretty firm, with the offerings of
the best fresh rather scarce. Extra
creamery, small lots and pckgs, 241a0
25c; northern fresh, round lots, 23Q24c;
western, 23d231ac; eastern, 23d231ac;
firsts. 2O@21c; ladies', 16@17c; jobbing,
gale none.
Cheese is In moderate request, with
the market steady. Round lots, 111z@
121ac; jobbing, Yale more; Liverpool,
Ass for white, and ASS for colored.
Eggs have continued to sag slowly,
| under full receipts, and the feeling that
the season of cheap eggs is close at
hand. At marks, fresh western, 14@
15c; eastern, 15k@16hc; nearby and
fancy, 19025c and up; jobbing, 1@1hc
| higher.
Beans are rather easy in demand,
with prices lower, with the exception
of California small white, which are
scarce and very firm.
Apples are fairly steady, though the
fresh arrivals have been considerable,
while the demand has not been of the
| best. On fresh arrivals the position is
easy, while there has been some selling
of cold storage lots at rather easier
| prices.
Pears are scarce and almost out of the
market.
Cranberries continue easy, with some
poor lots on the market. Barrels, So
@S5O; fancy, higher; crts, $1.75M2.50.
| Strawberries of better quality are
coming forward. They have been sell
ing in refrigerator lots out of refrig
orators at 25040c per bskt, according to
quality. At retail they sell at 35045c
per bX for full boxes; repacked in small
er boxes, 25030c.
Celery is scarce and high, for good,
with the season about over. 1t sells at
So per doz for good. Spinach is pretty
firm at $1.75 per Dbl; kale, $161.25.
Beet greens are very firm at soc per
blu; dandelions, S1.25 per blu.
Lettuce is still easy at 25@50c per
doz, as to quality. Radishes are little
frmer at 40c perdo bchs.
|
per Dbl; savoy, $1.25ML50. Cucumbers
are pretty firm at $S012 per 100, as to
quality. Tomatoes are sold at SOC per
pound, for native dollhouse; southern
crts, $3M35O.
Potatoes are rather easy, with the
supply full. AroostoolI Hebrons, 6Oc;
Green mountains. 630fG5c; York state
| /. Jn1.x 20,
reds, 50053c; double head sweets. SEA
$50. Bermudas are quoted at $500
per Dbl.
Onions are still very firm at $3.75Gl4
per Dbl; by the bu, jobbing, S1.50d2.25;
Spanish, $2.25 per crt; Bermudas, So
per crit S0uashes are steady at about
$50 per ton. By the 100 lbs they job
at about 50.
ST. Andrews turnips are firm at 81 per
Dbl; white French, $2.25Q2.50 per Dbl;
white fiat, 40Q50c per Blu.
Beets sell at 25c per bu; carrots, SOC;
parsnips, 50475c; mint, 40c; cress, 30c;
parsley, SIPS per bu. Egg plants are
CRIT; butter beans, $4@4.25 crt. Brussels
sprouts, 25c.
Mushrooms are firm at $3.50 per bskt.
Peppers are quoted at $3.50 per crt.
Leeks sell at SOC per bch. String beans
are scarce and firm at $464.25 per crt;
butter beans, S494.25 crit. Bermuda
potatoes sell at Sc per Dbl. Rhubarb is
higher at Sc per lb.
The pork market is very firm, with
prices higher, but 1t is noted that prices
Of products have not kept pace in the
advance with the advance in hogs.
Hogs are the highest for long time.
They are Is cents higher than week
ago, and 40 cents higher that three
weeks ago. Western buyers for the
packers here notify these packers that
cent hogs may be looked for very
soon. Prices are advanced.
The beef market Is firmer, with bet
ter trade. Tue west is still firm, with
shippers demanding higher prices
Prices have not been advanced, though
the market is very firm, especially on the
best beef.
In lambs and muttons there is pretty
good demand, with veals rather easy
A few spring lambs are coming to hand
and selling at from ST to $40 each
Lambs, 1899; Brightons and fancy, 6
01Oc; muttons, 7QSc; fancy and Brigh
tons, 7QS1Ac; veals, 7@9c; fancy and
Brightons, 9@10c.
Poultry is in pretty good demand fol
the season, but the supply is sufficiently
large TO keep prices rather easy. West
: ern turkeys, 10tI12c; fancy and north
ern, 12014c; fresh chickens, fancy, Il
015c; western, 10tQ13c; capons, 120
: 14c; fresh fowls, 9013c; ducks, 9612c
geese, 10ullc; live poultry, 0h@1Ohc.
The supply of game is growing small
er, with but little now in the hands OF
the receivers or coming forward. How
ever, the supply of pigeons is large, aut
the market is rather easy.
Some of the hay trade are noting 4
better market, with prices better sus
tanned. Straw is steady. Millfeed il
very firm and higher with spot anC
nearby supply very small. Hay, SAC
10; fancy and jobbiEg, $1950020.50
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