St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-26
BOSTON MARKETS.

small supply, with fresh creamefleS
coming forward, only slowly, and the
amount of good butter in the freezers
small. 1t is suggested that the supply
is cleaning up remarkably well. Extra
creamery, small pkgs, 291A@30c; north
ern fresh, round lots, 281a029hc; west
ern 2S1a029c; eastern, 2SG29c; Octo-
Der extra, 241a@251Ac; diaries, 23G24cg
firsts, 231a0241ac; ladies, 15@19c; job
bers, 1ac to 1c more.
Cheese is in a firm'pOsition, with the
supply well held. Round lots, 12d131ac;
sage, 121a@14c; jobbing, 11@1c highel4
Eggs seem to have ceased saggiug,
but they are still too high to store.
Western fresh, 161s@17c; eastern, liz
@18c; nearby and fancy, 20@25c and up;
jobbing, 1c to 11ac more.
Beans remain in quiet demand, with
prices unchanged.
Apples have been selling fairly well,
with the market held in position. Prices
are too high for an Inactive general trade,
however, and the supply is not large
enough for such trade. Fancy Bald
wins$4. 250l4. IS; ordinary to good, 1926
@3.75; Bed Davis, $3.75045O; Tolman
sweets, $3.25@4; No. 2, all varieties,
$2.7503,25; mixed lots, $325@3.75;
very choice and jobbing lots, 50c@$1
more.
Cranberries are in fair supply for the
season. with the market about steady at
$7010 for bbls; crates, $2.5003.25 for
good.
Strawberries are coming along more
freely. 1t is expected that the first car
of Florida strawberries of the season
will reach Boston this week. Straw
berries sell in refrigerator lots at 250
Doc, the latter the choice. They retail
at all sorts of prices, from zoe to 40c, all
depending on the size of the box and
quality of the berries.
Some new maple sugar is being re-
ceived that is really new, and it sells
at 12014c per Id for cakes, with re-
melted old at about 10c. Syrup that is
really new sells at $1.1001. 25 per gal;
old, 90c0$1.
Potatoes continue to be wen sus-
/ tanned, though sweets are little easier.
Green mountains, 93095c; Hebrons, 90
d93c; rose, soc; Dakotas, 7S6SOc: P.
e. /. ChenangOes, 70075c per bu; mag
NUNS, $202.15 per Big; Belgiums, $1.90;
Jersey sweet, 1904 per Dbl; Vinelands,
S4Q4,50. New Bermuda potatoes sell
by the jObbers at So per Dbl.
The market ON onions is easier. Ma
tive, $3.50@4.50 for bbls; bus. $3.50
$1.50; Valencias, $35O63.75 per cs:
Havanas, $2.6O@2,S5; Spanish, small
cs, $1.75.
Celery, white, is quoted at $3.50 per
doz. Spinach sells at $15011.75 per
Dbl. CaulitoWers are not in full SUBJ
ply, and sell at $2.75 for California.
Beet greens are quoted at 75c per
bx; dandelions, 81; lettuce, $3.50 per
bX; three doz to the bX. Radishes sell
at 35c per doz bchs.
Cabbages are lower at 75c for native
with Danish at $12501.5O Red cab
bages are quoted at 50 per Dbl. Gu
cumbers sell at $S012 per 100, as to
/ quality, Tomatoes sell at 25c per Ib
for dollhouse, with southern crts at
about 81. Peppers sell at about So 80
per crt. Egg plants are firm at $4.5O
per crit.
Squashes are even firmer than last
noted, with $110 per ton being quoted:
the highest ever known. The iobbers
have to get $6@65O per 100 lbs.
Brussels sprouts are higher at 25c
per at; satisfy, $1,25 per doz; ari-
chokes scarce at So per bx; leeks, 81 per
doz; Canadian yellow turnips. S509Oc
per bbl st. Andrews, 75dSOc per Dbl:
white French, 75c; white flat and globe
white, Soc per bu.
Beets are little easier at 81 per bu;
carrots, 75c@$1; parsnips, SOC per bu;
mint, SOC per doz; cress, Toe per doz;
parsley, Toe per bu.
Southern string beans sell at So per
crit. California green peas bring $50
Q2,50 for good,
Pork provisions are steady, with
firmer reports on hogs from the west.
The only change in this market is the
raising of fresh ribs 7ac.
The beef market is pretty firm, with
even higher prices noted in the west
on cattle. The complaint of higher
beef is constantly heard, but the trade
and consumers must not lose sight of
the remarkably high cost of corn and
other cattle-feedng products. Steers
purchased last fall at the usual prices,
and fed to get them fit for the market,
have been fed on corn that has cost in
the country where fed from 40c to 45c
per bu, against cost of 16c to zoe, or
even less, on ordinary years.
The mutton market has ruled pretty
firm, with choice, heavy muttons scarce
and lambs firm, though probably tenn
porarily. Lambs 10A@12Rc; fancy
and Brightons, 11@13c; yearlings, Ga
9hc; muttons, S@9hc; fancy, 9010c;
veals, 10011c; fancy and Brightons,
10h611hc.
Fresh poultry seems to be about out
of market for the present, with frozen
about the only stock There is con-
siderable stock in the freezers, and it
is in good shape. Turkeys, 15017c;
| western chickens 11m13c. fowls 11H