St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-10-02
BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

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ket closing steady and well sustained,
extra creamery, small pkgs, 2213@23c;
northern fresh, round lots, 22022hc;
western, 211a@22c; eastern, 21A@22c;
diaries, 18@19hc; firsts, 1701Sc; ladies,
12@17c; jobbing, Ac to 1c more.
Cheese is well sustained at the recent
advantage, round lots, new, 9 3-4@10-
3-4c; sage, 11@11Ac; jobbing, k@1o
higher.
Where is a very firm market for choice
fresh eggs, with only fair supply,
early storage, .17@18c; fresh western,
16@19c; choice Michigan, 20022c; east
ern, 21c and up; nearby and fancy, 22@
&c and up; jobbing, 1c to 11zc higher.
Beans are rather easier with red kid
neys marked down, carload lots, pea,
$2.35@2. 40; medium, So. 3502 40; yellow
eyes, $3,3003.35; red kidneys, $2.60G0
2.65; California, small white, scarce,
$3.85Q3.90; jobbing, 10c more; Lima, Z
use per lb.
Apples are quiet in movement, with
prices only steady. The supply is much
larger than at the same time last year.
raUensteins, Sc. 2504.50; duchess, $3.50
@3; pippins, $2.50@3; Porters $2.50@3;
SHOWS, $2.5003.50 mixed apples, $40
8; bushels, 50c@$2; choice and jobbing
lots. 50c0$1 more.
Pears are a little firmer with still
full supply. Bartletts are selling all the
way from $3.50 to So per Dbl, with very
fancy, in a jobbing way, even higher.
Odd varieties sell all the way from $1.50
to $3.50 per bbl as to quality and condi-
ton. Seckles are quoted ut $102 per
bu and upwards. California pears job
at $2.50Q3 per bx.
Peaches have been in lighter supply
and prices are firm for choice. Michi-
gan bu bskts sell at $1015 so; Ohio, G.
bskt carriers, $1.50M2; New York, 2
bsllt carriers, $1.7502.50.
Plums are falling off in supply and
sell rather higher at SOC for 10 lb bskts,
damsons and other domestic plums.
California plums continue to job freely
at unchanged prices.
and prices are steady. Delawares, 140
15c; Niagaras, lie; Brightons, 1Oc; Sal
ems, 10011c; Marthas, 7@8c; jobbing,
102c higher.
Cranberries are in pretty good supply
and prices are steady and the market is
easier at $4.50@5.50 for bbls and atS20
$50 for cs.
White potatoes are firm at the ad-
vance, but sweets are in pretty full sup
ply and easy. Hebrons, 65@6Sc per bu;
Green mountains, 6S@70c; bbls, $40
225; eastern shore sweet, $1.7562 per
Dbl; Norfolk, 50; Jersey double head,
1925.
Celery is quoted at 75c per doz, with
Pasquale at S1.25 per doz, caulifowers,
$141.25 for long bxs. Spinach contin-
ues very low at Toe per bu, while the
quality is very fine. Lettuce is quoted
at 15d40c per bX, as to quality. Rad
ishes jog at 25c per bx.
Squashes are quoted at $3.50 per Dbl
FOR marrow; hubbards, $1.75. Toma-
toes are in lighter supply. They sell at
50c@$1 per bu bx; green, 40c.
Turnips are easier at 90c0$1 per Dbl
for St Andrews; white. nominal; white
flat, 4Oc per bu. Beets are jObbed at
Doc per bu; carrots, 40c; parsnips, Toe.
Mint sells at 25c per doz; cress, SOC;
parsley, 1214c per bu.
String beans are selling at SOC per bX
for both wax and green; shell beans.
50c@$1; Lima beans, 5Oc@$1; civy beans
SOC per bX.
Green corn is good supply at 25050c
per bX, as to quality, and late quantity
in question. Egg plants are quoted at
81 per doz. Leeks job at 40c per doz.
Peppers bring SOC per bX for ordinary,
with very choice higher. A few mush-
rooms are coming and selling at $3.50
per ID.
Canteloupes are firmer at $15001 rs
per CRIT with fancy higher.
Onions sell at S25003.50 per Dbl and
SIC per bu; picking onions, white, SEA
4per bu; yellow, Toe; Cuban onions 81. %
and up per crit.
Pork provisions were again advanced,
with another upward move promised.
The advance seems to be legitimate and
warranted by the conditions.
Choice heavy beef cattle continue
scarce, with prices firm. There has
been a good demand, and the market
is well cleaned up.
Muttons and lambs are selling rather
better of late in the week, but prices were
still easy; veals were firm, with only q
fair supply Offering. Lambs, 70oc;
fancy and Brighton, 91ac; yearlings, SO
&c; muttons, 6@7c; fancy, TIC; veals,
S010c; fancy and Brightons, 101a@11c.
Iced poultry is firmly held, and fresh
also very steady. Iced turkeys, 10011c;
frozen, 9011c; fresh native chickens, II
020c; western, 13@17c; fresh fowls, II
I014c; iced fowls, 10@12c; iced chickens,
11@12kc; live fowls, 9@11c; live chick
ems, 11@12c; spring ducks, 11@13c.
Hay is steady in demand, with prices
firm for the best and low grades easy;
STRAW is firm, millfeed easier. Hay, $40
els; fancy and jobbing, $1S.50619; rye
straw, $15.50@16.50; oat straw, $961O;
spring bran, $1S11S.25; winter, $3.50.
The flour market continues very quiet,
with no features worthy of note. The
steady tone to wheat has helped to keep
the flour market in the position recently
noted. There continues to be, however,
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