St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-10-08
BOSTON MARKETS.

Boston, Oct 6.-The butter market
Is well sustained, with Il fair demand
Extra creamery, small pkgs 23A024c;
northern fresh, round lots, 23M23bc;
western, 23023kc; eastern, 23M23$c;
firsts, 19022c; jobbing, zee to 1c more.
Cheese is firm, with a good demand
Liverpool is firm. Round lots, 120
121zc; sage, 12A@131zc; jobbing, 3z@1c
higher.
Eggs continue in a firm position, with
no prospect now Of cheap eggs this year
The season has been peculiar one,
with eggs ruling the highest the trade
has ever known Western fresh, 21M
24c; eastern, 25027c; nearby and fancy,
27@30c and up; jobbing, lie to 1Ac
higher.
Beans have made a very sharp adj
vance within few days, on adverse
crop stories, the result of continued
rains in the crop country. Carload lots,
pea, $2.4502.5O; medium, $245M2.50;
yellow eyes, $2.75; red kidneys, $315@
800; California small white, $225M
go; iobbing, 10c more; Lima, 405c
per lb.
Apples are easier, under heavy re-
ceipts. Quotations are not quite as
firm. Gravensteins, $2,2562.50 per
Dbl; choice, $250@3; pippins and
porters, $1.5O0175; Hubbardstons,
$150@1.75; pound sweets, $1.75M2;
20-ounce, 81. 1902; SHOWS and wealthies,
$202. 80; Maine Harvies, $2@2. %; COM
mon apples, 75cM$1 %; bX apples, cook
ing, 35050c; choice eating, $101,75.
The above prices on barrels are for
round lots; small lots and jobbing from
SOC to 81 per Dbl more.
The crop of pears is small, and the
present supply is smaller than usual
Quotations are firm. In wholesale
way they are quoted at: Beurre Bose
$2d2.75 per bX; Beurre d'Anjou, $1Gl
10, Sheldons, $1.75@250; Seckels,
$1,50@2. so; Bartletts, out Of cold stor.
age, $2M2.50 Such are about the
prices on round lots; jobbing lots higher
Peaches are still somewhat of a drug
on the market, with rather low prices
realized; say, from SOC to 81 per bskt.
Grapes are not in full supply, the re-
port being that the crop is small. They
are quoted in wholesale way at 1910
1Sc for Delawares; ConcOrds, 9012c;
Niagaras, 12014c; Salems, 13M14c;
with jobbing prices 102c more. Cali
fornia Tokays sell at $1.75@2. so per crt
of four bskts
Ounces are quoted at 50 per bX.
Native plums and prunes are still in
small supply. Prunes, 40@60c per 10-lb
bskt; damsons 10000 for 10-lb bslIt;
plums, 45M50c; cages, 45@G0c. The
supply of damsons is small.
Cranberries are still firm, with barrels
quoted at $5G6; cases, $1.7502; job
bers more.
Potatoes are rather easy, with sweets
easier. Houlton Green mountains, As
0lJ0c per bu; hebrons, 4504Sc; York
state, Green mountains and round
white, 4SM50c; Virginia sweet, $1500
1.75 per Dbl; double heads, $202.25.
Canteloupes are in lessened supply at
$175@2 per crt for genuine Rocky
fords; others, S125M2.
Celery is very plenty at 25M40c per
bx; spinach, Zoe per bu; caulifoWers,
25050c per bX; lettuce, 15c per bX;
radishes, 25c per bx.
Onions are in pretty full supply for
the season, and quoted at S0MS5c pei
Big or bu; per Dbl, $2,75; Spanish, short
crts, 81. %; long, $2.75.
Cucumbers sell at $5d7 per 100 fol-
No. 1; No 2, $1@3; both as to quality
SQuashes are quoted at $15 per ton fol-
marrow; Hubbard, $50; turban, $25
Bay state, $25. By the Dbl or 100 lbs
they job at various prices Pumpkins
sell at 40c per bX.
Cabbages are quoted at 50M60c pei
Dbl. Tomatoes, S75cd$1 per bX; greer
tomatoes, 25c per bX. Yellow turnips
S5cM$1 per Dbl; white fiat, 40c per bX
beets, 35c; carrots, 40c; parsnips, Coo
leeks, 40c per doz; mint, 35c; cress, Doc
parsley, 15c per bu; egg plants, Toe pc
bx; small onions, for picking, white $:
$3.50; yellow, $1@2 per bx; peppers
75c per bX.
Gherkins or pickling cucumbers ar