St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-12-10
BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Dec. S.-PrlceS are steady on
butter, with a quiet demand. The
local market has advanced for the week,
but is still lower than New York and
the west. Extra creamery, small pkgs,
2S@2S1ac; northern fresh, round lots,
2714@28c; western, 27k@2Sc; eastern,
26@27c; jobbing, hc to lie more.
Cheese is quiet in demand, but the
market is firm in this market as well
as in New York and Liverpool. The
quotations are: Round lots, 13@13h.c;
sage, 13@14c; jobbing, 72@1c higher.
Eggs are in very moderate supply,
especially for choice fresh, and prices
are firmly held; storage eggs are firm
in sympathy. Western fresh, 26029c;
storage, 21@25c: eastern, 30@35c; near
by and fancy, 4O@42c; jobbing, 1c to
1kc higher.
There is a quiet demand for beans,
with prices rather easy at the recent
decline. Carload lots, pea, $2.35; medi-
um, $235; yellow eyes. $2.9003; red kid
neys, S3.2O03.25; California small
white, $2G0@2 65; jobbing, Toe more.
There are a good many common ap-
pies still offering, and prices are easy.
Choice eating apples are firm, with a
slightly better demand. Baldwins and
greetings, $1.25@2 per Dbl; craven
stems, S2@2.50; pippins, $1@1.50; Hub
bardston, 81 25@2; pound sweets, $3.50
az; 20-ounce, $1.25@1.75; snow and
wealthies, $2G3; Kings, $2@3; Tolman
sweets. $1.50@2 %; common apples, 75c
@$1.75; bx apples, cooking, 25050c;
choice eating, 75c@$1.25. Small lots
and jobbing from SOC to 81 per Dbl
more.
The exports of apples from this port
continue to break all records. Receipts
are also very heavy, nearly four times
as large as for the same week last year.
Domestic grapes are about out of mar
ket. though a few CALIFORNIA; are still
offering. Cornichons are quoted at
$2.25@275; Emperors, $2.2502.75. For
eign grapes sell at $4dS per Dbl.
A few Beurre Bose pears from cold
storage are still offering at 81; Beurre
d'Anjou, $3.50; Duchess, $1.7502.
The market is rather short of cron-
berries and prices are higher. The crop
has not kept well and the outlook is for
still higher prices. Barrels, $4,000:
crts, $2250275; jobbing, 50c@$1 more.
Nuts are in good supply, and sell at:
Walnuts, 11@131ac per lb; castanas, 8
Ollie; flberts, 11@12c: Texas pecans, II
015c; almonds, 12@14c for hard and
15017c for soft shell.
Both white and sweet potatoes are
very firm, with the demand active for
good stock. Houlton Green moun-
tains, SO0S3c; hebrons, 73@75c per bu;
York state, Green mountains and round
white, SS07Oc; western, G50GSc; Vir~
ginia sweet, $2@225 per Dbl; double
heads, $2.75@3.25.
Boston market celery is in rather bet
ter supply, and is quoted lower at $50
per long bx, three dozen in the bx;
Paschal, $1.5O@2 per long bx; white. 81
@S1.5O for long bxs; cauliflowers, 81 per
long bx; lettuce, $1@1.50 per long bX;
radishes, 50c6S150 per bx.
Onions sell at 50 per Dbl, with jobbers
by the bushel higher; Spanish long crts,
$2.75.
Cabbages are quoted at 50Q75c per
Dbl; savoy, SOC per Dbl.
Marrow squashes are quoted at SIS
per ton; Hubbards, $50; urban, $15020
per ton. Pumpkins sell at 25c per bx.
Mushrooms are scarce, and sell at
$15062 per Alb bx.
Yellow turnips sell at 75c per Dbl;
white French, 81 per Dbl; white fat, 251
per bx; beets, SOC; carrots, SOC; parsnips,
SOC; egg plants, $3.50 per crit; mint, 75c
per doz; cress, SOC; parsley, $101.50
per bu for dollhouse; satisfy, 75c per doz;
Brussels sprouts, S@10c per at, by the
crit.
Southern string beans sell at 81 .50m2
per bskt for green and wax.
Spinach sells at 35c per bu; eskro, 25c
per bu; endive, 25c per bu; romaine, Toe
per bu; artichokes, 81 per bu; leeks, SOC
per doZ.
Low grades of hay have been in over.
supply: the stopping of the shipment Of
cattle has stopped previous outlet
Choice grades are firm and scarce
straw is quiet; millfeed is steady
Choice hay, $2O@21; No. 1,'$17@19; low
grades, $12@15 and up; rye straw, ST.
OILS; oat straw, $10@11.
There have been trifing changes il
the price Of pork provisions for the
week, with some grades lower, with lar(
higher.
Fresh beef is decidedly easy, ant
prices show a decline for the week
Receipts have been large, but trade il
fair.
Lambs are firm, with a good demand
mnttons and veals are steady and TN
changed, Spring lambs, 7@9c; year
Iings, 6G7c; muttons, G07c; veals, 70
10c; fancy and Brighton, 104011c.
There is a quiet trade in poultry, will
only a moderate Offering. Receiver
are predicting a short supply of north
ern turkeys for the Christmas trade
Western turkeys, 16018c; northern
fowls, 14@l5c; chickens, western, l.
@16c; northern, 1S@20c; iced turkeys
17@1Sc; fowls, 13@14c; chickens, 13G
15c; ducks, 15@17c; Rhode Islam,