St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-08-06
BOSTON.s.MARKETS.

rivals well taken care OF, though Ine
general trade is quiet. Quotations are
steady. Extra creamery, small pkgs,
21h622c; northern fresh, round lots,
21kc; western, 21@21hc; eastern, q
@21hc; frsts, 1920; jobbers, 1sc to 1c
more.
Cheese is in a steady position, with the
foreign market fairly steady. New,
8 3-4@10 1-4c; sage, 11h0l2hc; job
bling, h@1c higher.
Eggs are rather easy, though strictly
fine stock is well held. But hot weather
is not favorable, and sales must be
pretty rapid. Western fresh, 17M2Oc;
eastern, 1920; nearby and fancy. p
@24c and up; jobbing, lie to 1kc higher.
Beans are in a steady position, with
the recent advance apparently sus-
tanned. Carload lots, pea, $20502.10;
medium, $205@2.10; yellow eyes, $40
GAS; red kidneys, $2.456250; Cali
fornia small white, 50, 2502.30 job.
bling, 10c more; Lima, &c per lb.
A very full supply of apples is COM
ing along, for so early in the season.
There is complaint in the trade Of their
being picked too green. The Williams
and astrachans are almost destitute OF
color, and they sell with difficulty.
Native Williams and astrachans, 500
$50; Nyack pippins, $2.50@3 per Dbl;
orange pippins, $1.75@225; sweet
boughs, $2@2.50 per Dbl; box apples,
4O675c
Pears are not in full supply, with the
market almost bare of natives. Cali
fornia Bartletts, $20225 per bx.
Peaches are in only fair supply, with
Georgias quoted at $2@2.75 per crit;
California, $1@1.25 per bx. Only a. few
Delawares have yet arrived, and these
too green to sell. Dealers say that they
should not have been picked for
week longer. Some good Delawares
promise to be here in few days. The
crop is a good one.
California prunes have been in full
supply of late, the season being about
at its height They are very nice and
are selling at S0c@$1 per CRIT in whole
sale lots, and jobbing about 25c higher.
The firm position of good hay is con-
tinued under reports of a crop more
limited than anticipated, and also that
the quality has been a good deal hurt
by the excessive damp weather during
harvest. Rye straw is quiet and I'M
changed. Millfeed remains quiet at a
sharp decline. Hay, $14@1S; fancy and
jobbing, $18.50@19; rye straw, $16I17;
oat straw, $10d11.
The pork market is little easier.
Beef is firm on choice, which is scarce,
but there is an oversupply Of light and
medium, and on such the market is de-
cdedly easy.
The market on lamb has been ruling
easier on full supply, but mutton has
continued firm. Veals are pretty firm.
; Lamb 10@12c; yearlings, 7@S1zc; NUT
ton, 7@9Ec; veals, 10@10kc; fancy and
Brighton, 100111c.
Iced poultry has kept well sold up
with the offerings not very large and
trade very fair Iced turkeys. 15016c;
iced fowls, 130131kc: fresh native
, fowls, 13015c; south shore and east
; ern broilers, 19@21c; western. 15617c;
fresh ducks, 13616c; live fowls, 11M
12c; chickens, 15016c.
, California plums are quoted at S16l
; 2, as to quality and variety.
: Delaware grapes are at hand and soil
at S1.5002 per carrier; Niagaras, 81. %
@150
The berry market is pretty we'll sup
piled, with blueberries in very full sup
, ply and easy at 7612c for crt lots, as to
quality. Huckleberries are on the
, market at S610c. Blackberries are
not very plenty and sell in crt lots at
{ 1G015c, with some fancy lots higher
( Raspberries are fairly abundant and
: sell at case for pints and at 21304c for
r cups. Currants are near the end of
r the season and quoted at SC0!0c.
$ Watermelons are in full supply, with
| the demand dull at 10615c, with large
l fancy at zoe. Canteloupes are in very
t full supply and easy. They sell at all
+ the way from SOC per crt for ordinary
f varieties up to 81 for Anarundels and
. Emerald Jems, with large melons in
E large crts higher. Some fancy Cali
0 fornia Rockyfords are on the market al
s $3d3.50.
!. Potatoes are very easy, under full
- supply Of very good quality. Sweet pc
y tatoes are also easier. Bristols ant
f Jerseys, $12561,5O; Norfolk. $1n1 %
g yellow sweet, $3.5004 %; red. $250@3
q Onions continue steady. Egyptian
e $2.75@3 per Big; Bermuda So per crt
S Kentucky, $2.25@2.75 per By; native
= $3.50 per Dbl, 90c per bu; new bunch
/. 25c per doz or 50 per 100.
n Celery is higher at $125 per doz
n spinach, 25c per bu; lettuce, 25c per bX
o radishes, 25c per bx; caulitlowers, $.
- per doz.
II Cabbages are plenty and easy at A.
l. assoc per bbl cucumbers, $162 per 10C
i with southern less. Tomatoes sell a
il $25003 per crt for native, with south
It ern at 75c@$125, as to package ant
= quality. Marrow squashes are quote,
D at 50 per Dbl for native, with souther
n at $150. Summer squashes sell at S
@1.50 per 100 for white and yellow.
Yellow turnips sell at $1.25 per Dbl
white, 60c per bx; bunch, $3.50 per 1O(
L Carrots are quoted at 81 per bx; buncl
le $3.50 per 100. Beets bring 40c per BIZ
e. with new bunch at $3.50 per 100.
III Mushrooms are scarce and sell at