News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-06-19
BOSTON MARKETS.


feel that too high prices are being paid
for butter to store, and that care will
have to be taken in order to sell the but
ter out without losses. Present quota
lions are firm. Extra creamery, small
packages, pic; northern fresh, round
lots, 201ad21c; western, 2O4211ac; east
ern, 20d211ac; diaries, 1Sd19c; firsts, II
@1Sc; ladies, 14G16c; jObbing, A01c
more.
Cheese is firmer, with a fraction high
er prices on new. Round lots, new,
909kc; jobbing, 1a@1c higher; Liver
pool 43s Cd for both white and cOlored.
Eggs have been coming forward in
large volume for the season, and under
the warm weather most of the week. the
market has been easy. At marks, fresh
western, 12m13c; eastern, 1313@14c;
nearby and fancy, 14d1Sc and up; job
bling, 1M1hc higher.
The bean situation is reported very
firm in the country. The crop is very
late, with only a small one planted.
Growers say that there is great danger
of the few planted being frosted.
Apples are getting out of season for
old, and still there are a few coming
forward. They are quoted at $4@5 per
barrel for russets; Ben Davis, S303.50;
No. 2, $2.50d3; all for round lots, with
jobbing and fancy lots more.
California cherries are quoted at $3.50
Q3 per crate by the jObbers; California
DnochpC 81 T1IID IN nor cr,o 70
Both blackberries and blueberries are
quite abundant from the CarOlinas.
They job at 1O015c for blueberries;
blackberries, 1O012c. Gooseberries are
also in the market, and they sell at so
12c, the latter for choice. All the above
quotations on berries are for crate lots.
This week in strawberries has been
a full one. perhaps the fullest Of the
season. They are done coming from
Norfolk, with only a few more Mary
lands. Jerseys are coming in freely,
with some Hudson rivers. \ few Digh-
tons were received. and they sold at
5010c, the latter price for fancy lots.
Some very choice natives sold for more
in a small way.
Rhubarb is plenty and cheap, all
sorts of prices being named. from eco
1c per pound III bunch or box lots.
Potatoes have continued easy. The
supply of new promises to be pretty
abundant, though a little late at present.
The market is easy at: Hebrons, Soc;
Green mountains, 9OGl95c; York state
and northern whites, 7JMSOc; Dakota
reds. Toe; Chcnangoes, 75@S0c; new
southern. $3M4 per barrel for extra; fair
TO good, $2jOM3.
Egyptian onions are better sustained,
with the market at S1.5OGi2.25 per bag.
Bermuda onions are also firmer at S1.75
per crate.
Celery is firmer at 50 per bunch for
large lunches. Lettuce is quoted at
25050c per dozen heads. Spinach sells
at 25c per bushel by the jObbers. Beet
greens sell at 3Od40c per bushel Rad
ishes are quoted at 25c per dozen for
both round and long.
Cabbages are in very full supply, from
the south. They sell at 50cM$1 per
crate, as TO quality, with some badly
started" that will have to go to the
dump. Cucumbers are plenty and
lower at $3d4 per 100 for the best, with
| seconds at half price, and southern sell
ing at $3.50 per crate.
Tomatoes sell at 12@15c per pound for
dollhouse, with crates It S3M3.50. The
supply is limited just at present.
| SquasheS sell at a wide range of prices.
MarroWs are quoted at $3m4 per barrel,
| with other varieties and summer
squashes at a wide range of prices, ac-
| cording to packages and quality. Vel
low turnips are firm at 50 per barrel;
white fiat 7Jc per bushel; white French,
| $3.50 per barrel. Bunch turnips bring
4dSc, as to quality.
Parsnips are quoted at 40d50c per
bushel; mint, 25c; cress, Soc. Parsley
| is much lower at $1.50I2 per bushel.
Beets are quoted at zoe per bushel,
with bunch beets at 4MSc, as to quality.
Carrots are quoted at 75c0$l per bushel,
with bunch carrots at S610c.
A very firm pork market is noted, with
hogs considerably higher. Indeed, hogs
have continued so very firm, under re-
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| looking for stronger prices, under which
they will be obliged to further advance
their products. Prices are tirmer.
The beef market is easier for this part
of the country, by reason of full arrivals
here and a rather dull trade. Still the
shippers appear firm, and urge upon
| statesmen the importance of better
prices. Quotations are nominally I'M
changed.
About a steady mutton market has
| been continued. Spring lambs are COM
ing along in greater abundance, and
prices decline gradually on them, while
fall lambs and muttons remain about
steady. Veals are still plenty and dull.
Spring lambs, 10d17c; fall lambs, Sm
91ac; Brightons and fancy, 9010c; NUT
tons, 66S1ac; fancy and Brightons, S@
DC; veals, 5(ISc; fancy and Brightons,
| 7QShc.
Only a quiet demand for poultry is
noted. The supply is fair, except in
| choice, fresh chickens, which are scarce.
Iced turkeys, S[I9c; frozen, 9d11c; fresh
native chickens, 25@32c; fresh fowls, II
@13c; iced fowls, 1OQ1Ohc; live fowls,
9hd1Ohc.
The tone Of the hay market Is bearish,
under reports of big crop about ready
to be harvested. Holders have shown