St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-12-17
BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

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quotations. Extra creamery, small
pkgs, 281k029c; northern fresh, round
lots, 2S@2S1ac; western, 2S0283ac; east.
ern, 27Q271ac; jobbing, 1ac to 1c more
Cheese is still firm, though prices have
not changed either here or abroad.
Round lots, IS 1-4@131zc; sage, 1910
14c: jobbing, hG2c higher.
There was a little easier market on
eggs, but the storm stiffened up the
market again. Fresh laid are in light
supply. Western fresh, 27G29c; stor-
age, 22@25c; eastern, 30035c; nearby
and fancy, 4G@42c; jobbing, 1c 10 1Ec
higher.
A firmer market for beans is iudi-
Gated by advices from the country,
though here the market is steady and
unchanged. Carload lots, pea, $2.35;
medium, $2.35; yellow eyes, $29003:
red kidneys, $3.2O@3.25; California
small white, $26O@2.65; jobbi1g, 1Oc
more
Apples are still quiet, though there is
a little firmer feeling on choice grades.
The quotations are: Baldwins, $1,000
2.25; greetings, $1.5O@2; No. 2, all
kinds, $1@1.25; gravensteins, $212.5o;
pippins, $1@1.50; Hubbardston, 81. 25@
2; pound sweets, $1.50@2; northern
spies, $1.50@2 %; snow and wealthies,
$2Gl3; Kings, $2@3; Tolman sweets,
$1.5OQ2.50; common apples, 75oG$1. %.
Small lots and jobbing from SOC to 81
per Dbl more.
The exports of apples are much
lighter the cold weather having inter-
fered with shipments somewhat Re-
ceipts have also fallen off materially,
though still more than double for the
same week last year.
Domestic grapes are no longer quot
able. There are, however, some for
eign grapes still offering at $4dS per Dbl.
A few Beurre Bose pears from cold
storage are still offering at 81; Beurre
dAnou, $3.50; Duchess, So.
Cranberries are in short supply, and
I quoted higher, at $10011 in a jobbing
way, WIFI cFlS dC S0.0U.
Nuts are in good supply, and sell at:
Walnuts, 110131ac per lb; castanas, 8
Ole; filberts, 111a@12c; Texas pecans,
10012Kc: almonds, 12@14c for hard
and 15d17c for soft shell.
Potatoes are steady in price, with
only fair demand; sweets are frmcr.
Houlton Green mountains, S0GS3c; he
brons, 75c per blu; York state, Green
mountains and round white, 6S(1T0c;
western, G506Sc; New Jersey sweets.
double heads, per Dbl. S3.2503.75.
Boston market celery is quoted at So
"A per long bx, three doz in the bx;
Paschal, $1.Z502 per long bx; white, 75c
for long bxs; caulitiowers 50 per long
bx; lettuce, 50i190c per doz; radishes, 81
az per bx,
Onions are higher at 1925 per Dbl.
with jobberS by the bushel higher;
Spanish long crts, $275.
Cucumbers sell at $10612 for choice,
medium, $5G7; No. 2, $203.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted at 25c
per lb, with mushrooms at 75c0$1 80 per
4-lb bx.
Cabbages are quoted higher, at $50
90c per Dbl; savoy, 75ccd$1 per Dbl.
Marrow squashes are quoted at Stj
per ton; Hubbards, 500; turban, $15(l
20 per ton. Pumpkins sell at &c per
bx.
Yellow turnips sell at 90c per bbl;
white French, $1@1.5O per Dbl; White
fat, 25050c per bX; beets, SOC; carrots,
SOC; parsnips, SOC; egg plants, S1,50 per
crit; mint, 81 per doz; cress, 40c; parsley.
So per bu for dollhouse: satisfy, SOC per
doz; Brussels sprouts, 5010c per at, b;
the crit, with the market demoralIzed.
Southern string beans sell at 81 per
bskt for green and wax.
Spinach sells at 81 2561.50 per Dbl:
eskro, 75c per bu; endive, 75c per hu; 70.
maine, 75c per bu; artichokes, 81 per bu;
leeks, SOC per doz.
Pork provisions are easier, With some
cuts reduced in price.
There was slightly frmer market
for fresh beef, but the demand is still
moderate, and the supply about the
same as for the previous week.
There is q firm market for muttons
and lambs; veals are steady and un
changed. Spring lambs, S010c; year.
lings, 6dSc; muttons, case; veals, 100
lie; fancy and Brighton, 12c.
There is a very firm market for poul.
try, with the supply short There prom
ises to be great scarcity of choice tl1r-
keys for the Christmas trade. The
quotations are: Western turkeys, 17Gl
zoe; northern fowls, 15c; western
fowls. 14@15c; Chickens western, 14M
Ice; northern, 1S62Qc; ducks, 15017c;
geese, 12M15c; live fowls, 11h@12c.
There is rather a short supply of
venison Offering, but prices are still
unchanged Whole deer are selling at
15020c, with saddles quoted at 256i2Sc
with skins on, and legs at 30035c
Moose meat is scarce and sells at 100
1870 with skins, There is a fair supply
OF bear meat, which is quoted at 15G20c
There is fair supply of game, prices be
ing steady and unchanged. Black ducks
sell at 81 6001.75 per pair; red headed
ducks, $780, widgeon, $10125; teal
$1.10. Philadelphia SQUAD are firm al
| $3,50@3,75 per doz, with natives at $?
@3.50; quail, 81 per do2; plover, sea-