St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-02-19
BOSTON MARKETS.

Boston, Feb. 17.-Butter holds firm at
stronger prices. There is considerable
call for June extras, choice fresh being
scarce. Extra creamery, small pkgs,
2S@2812c; northern fresh, round lots,
271s@29c; western, 26k627c; eastern,
26k@27c; June extra, 23@24c; diaries,
22@231zc; firsts, 23A@24c; ladies, 15@
100; jObbng, 1sc to 1c more.
Cheese is firmer, with prices very
strong. Round lots 111a@121zc; sage,
12k@13kc; jobbing, 1a@1c higher.
Eggs are firm, owing to cold weather.
A few warm days would be very likely
to cause a slump, and for this reason
buyers are working cautiously. Fresh
western, 30031c; eastern, 31@33c; near
by and fancy, 33c and up; jobbing, 1c to
11ac higher.
Beans are in fair demand, at steady
prices. The west is we'll sustained.
Apples are in fair request, with prices
firm. On choice even better than quota
tons are obtained in round lots. Fancy
Baldwins, 81. 25@475; ordinary to good,
$3.25@375; greetings, $3.75@4.50;
Kings, $4.25@5.50; Tolman sweets, So
@3.75: No. 2, all varieties, $2.75@3.25;
mixed lots, $3.25@3.75; very choice and
jobbing lots, 50c@$1 more.
Cranberries are at pretty wide range,
with barrels quoted at $6.5O@9 and cases
at $2.25@2.75.
Only 25 refrigerators of Florida
strawberries came forward for the
week, the weather being too cold for the
berries to ripen. They have sold at 35
@45c per bX, in refrigerator lots, with
small lots more At retail they sell all
the way from 25c to SOC per bx, accord
ing to size of boxes.
Rhubarb is scarce and brings high
prices. 1t jobs at about So per 100 lbs.
HoneEis steady at Tic for fancy white
clover, with other grades less.
Potatoes have been ruling rather
easy, with some ridiculously low prices
accepted at auction; lower, in fact, than
the potatoes can be laid down here for.
Sweet potatoes are still scarce and firm.
Green mountains, S00S3c; Hebrons,S0
@S2c; rose, 7S@80c; Dakotas, 70072c;
P. f. I. Chanangoes, 70075c per bu;
magnums, $2@215 per By; Belgians,
T.S001.90; Jersey sweet, $3.75@4 per
Dbl; Vinelands, $4.2504.50.
Celery is firm at 81. 25@1 Is per doz as
to quality. Spinach is scarce, with
southern quoted at So per Dbl. There
is no native dollhouse on the market
Beet green's are sold at 81 per bx.
Lettuce is still lower at 25075c per doz
heads. Radishes are sold at 25c per
doa bchs. Caulifowers are quoted by
the jobbers at So per crt.
Cabbages are firmer at $1.25 per Dbl;
red, $3.50 per Dbl, or 81 % per bx. Gu
cumbers are easier at $12@1G per 100,
with seconds about half price. Toma-
toes are still scarce and high at $304 per
carrier for southern, and with native
dollhouse at SOC per ID.
Squashes are most remarkably scarce
and firm, with even as high as $900100
per ton mentioned. At such prices they
have to be jobbed at $4.50@5.50 per 100
lbs. The latter price per ton is about
the highest ever paid in this market.
Brussels sprouts sell at 15c per qt;
satisfy, 81 per dez. Leeks sell at Csc
per doz by the jobbers; artichokes, $1.50
per bu.
Southern string beans are frmer at 81
@6 per CRIT There are no green peas
on the market just at present.
Canadian yellow turnips job at ST
per Dbl, with st. Andrews at 75c; white
French, SIPS; globe white and white
fiat, SOC per bu;. beets, 90c per bu; car
rots, 60075c; parsnips, S5c. Mint is
quoted at 75c per doz; cress, 75c; parsley,
$3.50 per bu.
Pork provisions are steady, with quo
tations revised.
Beef is rather easy, with the supply
ample. Still, quotations are pretty we'll
adhered to, though 3-4c is all that the
best sides will bring. But now and then
side of extra quality is sold for more
The mutton market is pretty firm,
with veals very firm. Quotations are
well sustained. Lambs, 9k@1lKc;
fancy and Brightons, 10@12c; yearlings,
6QS1Ac; muttons, case; fancy, 7GSKc;
veals, 9011c; fancy and Brightons, 1OK
@12c.
The supply of game is yet small Rab-
bits have been coming in more freely