Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-08-01
BOSTON
Quotations on the Leading Products in
Demand.

little bearish. Still buyers have not
had things all their w way, and
prices are better sustained within a
couple of days. Extra creamery, small
pkgs, 22M22kc; northern fresh, round
lots, 21kM22c; western, 2119M22c;
eastern, 21hc; firsts, 1Shu10 Ac; job
bers, &c to 1c more.
Cheese is quiet, and only fairly steady
in prices. Still Liverpool has Just
shown a further advance of id. Here
quotations are steady. New, 3 3-4M
10 1-4c; old, 12@121Ac; sage, 12M13hc;
jobbing, h@1c higher.
Eggs are in fair request and un-
changed. with fine stock firm, and other
stock easy. Western fresh. 1SU2Oc;
eastern. 2Od22c; nearby and fancy. %
023c and UP; jobbing, 1c 20 11ac higher.
The bean market has continued firm
at full quotations, with firm reports
from the country. Carload lots. pea. 50
M2.O5; medium, S2M2.05: yellow eyes,
S2.35; red kidneys, $2.45M2H0; Cali
fornia small white, 50. 2OM2.30: jobbing,
10c more; Lima, &c per ID.
Apples are coming in very freely, for
so early in the season. and some varie-
ties seem to be especially early. y few
native astrachans are already being re-
ceived, and selling at S2.50n3 per Dbl.
The supply of sweet apples is large,
with cooking apples of good size not
as plenty. Native ~astrachans. Se.5'0
3 per Dbl; other lots, 50cM$1.5O per bu
bx, with very few choice at the upper
price; smaller packages, 40015c.
A few strawberries are still coming
from Nova Scotia. They sold last at
12G2Oc, as to quality, for crt lots.
Blackberries are still rather high at 10
M1Sc. as to quality. Raspberries are
fairly plenty and sell at Sd10c for
pints: cups, 405c. Blueberrics are
more steady. with some very fine lots
coming in. They are quoted at 11@16c.
Currants are plenty and rather easy at
1Od11c. The receipts of all sorts of
berries for the week were $50 crts;
same time a year ago, 1853 crts.
California cherries are about done,
and are quoted at S1.25M1.50 per crt.
California peaches sell 1T 15c0$1.
Georgia peaches sell at S2M2H0 for
carriers. Apricots are about done.
Pruncs are plenty and lower at 75cm
S1.5O; plums, 75c$1.25, as to variety
and quality.
Watermelons have somewhat in
creased in supply. They sold at GOA
SOC. Canteloupes are still in full sup
ply, and sold at S1.5OM2.50 per crt.
Potatoes are easier. Bristols, S1.75
] 40 49,, lIl. JareArc CT ~ A-k. Nor.
folks, S1.25d1.75; yellow sweet, $3.50
@4.5O; red, $3M3.5O.
Onions are pretty steady. Egyptian,
So per Big; Bermuda. $2.75d8 per CRIT;
Kentucky, $2.5OM2.75 per By; native,
roc per bu; new bunch, 25c per doz or
50 per 100.
Celery is quoted at 81 perdoz. Cauli-
flowers bring S1N2 per bx. Lettuce is
sold at loo per bX; radishes, 25c per bX;
cabbage, SOC per Dbl; cucumbers, $50
az per bx; tomatoes, Norfolk, 50cdS1;
Jerseys, 75c per bskt; native, $2M4 per
bx.
Squashes are not very plenty and sell
at about $1.5O per Dbl for marrow;
summer, $50 per 100; yellow turnips,
S1.25 per Dbl; white turnips, 50c per
bx: bunch, 50 per 100. New carrots
are quoted at 81 per bx: bunch, $50
per 100. Beets bring 40c per bX, with
new bunch at $3.50 per 100,
Mushrooms continue very scarce at
81; leeks, Toe per doz; egg plants, 81 80
per crt; native, S2M3 per doz; mint, &c
per doz; cress, Doc per doz; parsley, Toe
per Blu. String beans sell at Doc per bX,
with wax beans the same; shell beans,
$1.5002 per bu. Green peas are quoted
at 75cMS1 per Blu, as to quality.
The pork position is firmer. Locally,
fresh ribs are very scarce, with the
quotations higher.
Here the beef market is easier, though
the supply is limited, and sellers well
cleaned up. But trade is exceedingly
small, with everybody economizing in
the use of beef as far as possible. At
the same time the west is positively
firmer. with choice cattle very scarce
and higher.
Lamb is lower than a week ago, with
mutton about the same as a week ago.
Veal is well sustained, with prices il
little higher. Lamb, 11Ml2c; year.
lings, 7MSc; mutton, case; veals, 106
101ac; fancy and Brightons. 10G11c.
Poultry is pretty steady, though the
receipts have been larger. But III der
the high prices of beef, pork and NUT
ton, consumers have been buying more
poultry. This kept the market from
declining. Iced turkeys, 15016c: iced
fowls, 12hm13Ac; fresh native fowls,
13015c; south shore and eastern
broilers, 19M21c; western. 156D1Tc;
fresh ducks, 13M16c; live fowls, 1lM12c;
chickens, 15016c.
Hay is very steady on the best, which
is in small supply, with medium and
ordinary plenty and easy. Rye straw
is barely steady. Millfeed is easier.
Hay, $14M1S; fancy and iohbing. $3.50
@19; rye straw, SIGHT; oat straw, $40
oil.
Wheat has declined Under better crop
reports, The pressure of new winter
Offering has been too great for the