St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-30
BOSTON MARKETS.

had things all their own way, anu
prices are better SUSTAINED within
couple of days. Extra creamery, small
pkgs. 226221ac; northern fresh, round
lots, 211A@22c; western, 2112q22c;
eastern, 211zc; firsts, 1Sh@l9 A:; job
bers, 1ac to lie more.
Cheese is quiet, and only fairly steady
in prices. Still Liverpool has Just
shown a further advance Of sd. Here
quotations are steady. New, 8 $40
10 1-4c; old, 12@12kc; sage, 12Q13Ac;
jobbing, 1a@1c higher.
Eggs are in fair request and I'M
changed with fine stock firm, and other
stock easy. Western fresh, 1oQ2oc;
eastern, 2O022c; nearby and fancy, u
@23c and up; jobbing, lie 10 NC hlgher'
The bean market has continued firm
at full quotations, with firm reports
from the country. Carload lots, pea, w
@2.O5; medium, $2@2.05; yellow eyes,
S2.35; red kidneys, $245@2.50; Cali
fornia small white, $220@2.30; jobbing,
1Oc more; Lima, &c per ID.
Apples are coming in very freely, for
so early in the season, and some Varle-
ties seem to be especially early. y few
native astrachans are already being re-
ceived, and selling at $2.50a3 per bbl
The supply of sweet apples is large,
with cooking apples of good size not
as plenty. Native astrac1ans, s2.e'l0
2 ner Dbl; other lots, 50cI$1.a0 per bu
bx, with very few choice Mt the upper
price; smaller packages, 40(qIoc'
A few strawberries are still coming
from Nova Scotia They sold last at
1202Oc, as to quality, for CRIT lots.
Blackberries are still rather high at III
@18c, as to quality. RaSpberries are
fairly plenty and sell at S01Oc for
hints. CUBS. 465c. Blueberries are
more steady, with some very fine lots
coming in. They are quoted at 11gl6c.
Currants are plenty and rather easy at
1O011c. The receipts Of all sorts OF
berries for the week were 1850 crts;
same time a year ago, 1883 crts
California cherries are about done'
and are quoted at $1.25@1.50 per crit
California peaches sell at 75cGS1.
Georgia peaches sell at $2q2.5o FOR
carriers. Apricots are about done
Prunes are plenty and lower at 75ed
$3.50; plums, 75c$1.25, as to variety
and quality
Watermelons have somewhat in
creased in supply. They sold at 2"Q
3Oc Canteloupes are still In full sup
ply. and sold at $1.5o@2.O per crt.
Potatoes are easier. Bristols, SIZE
az per Dbl; Jerseys, $1.75@1 .S7h; Nor
folks, $1.25@1.75; yellow sweet, $3.50
,, @4.50; red, $3@350.
Onions are pretty steady. Egyptian
So per Big; Bermuda, $27513 per crt
Kentucky, S2.50Q275 per Big; native
Toe per blu; new bunch, 25c per doz o
81 per 100.
Celery is quoted at 81 per doz. Cauli
flowers bring $1@2 per bx. Lettuce
sold at 15c per bx; radishes, 25c per bX
cabbage, Soc per Dbl; cucumbers, SD
az per bx; tomatoes, Norfolk, 5OcG$1
: Jerseys, Toe per bskt; native, S2Ca4 pc
y bx.
+ squashes are not very plenty and Sc
5 at about $3.50 per Dbl for marrow
I summer, $3.50 per 100; yellow turnip
: $1.25 per Dbl; white turnips, 5Oc pc
q bx; bunch, 81 per 100. New carrot
a are quoted at 81 per bx; bunch, $1.5
per 100. Beets bring 40c per bx, wit
new bunch at $3.50 per 100.
J. Mushrooms continue very scarce
). 81; leeks, Toe per doz; egg plants, SIX
It per crt; native, $203 per doz; mint x
1t per doz; cress, Soc per doz; parsley II
# per bu. String beans sell at 25c per b
- with wax beans the same; shell bean
e ST SOAP per bu. Green peas are quote
S. at 75c@$1 per bu, as to quality.
st The pork position is tirmer. Local.
v fresh ribs are very scarce, with t
Is quotations higher.
10 Here the beef market is easier, thous
c. the supply is limited, and sellers W.
- cleaned up.
1T Poultry is pretty steady, though Il
OF receipts have been larger But III d
III the high prices of beef, pork and mt
70 ton. consumers have been buying mo
T. poultry. This kept the market fro
~ declining. Iced turkeys, 15Q1tc; ic
II fowls, 1212@13hc; fresh native foW
en- 13015c; south shore and caste
OF broilers, 19021c; western, 1901
ed fresh ducks, 13@16c; live fowls, 1l@1:
p, chickens, 15016c.
lei Hay is very steady on the best, viii
TX is in small supply, with medium a
IN ordinary plenty and easy. Rye str'
Oh is barely steady. Millfeed is east
u.s. Hay, $14@18; fancy and iobbing, SIS
na- 019; rye straw, $16017; oat straw,
OF oil.
Is Wheat has declined under better CT
reports. The pressure Of new win
offering has been too great for
Sd speculative market, although it is "
lp- known shat the grading this year is
Of ceptionally low, with the wheat offel
IL thus far very poor, with only abou
ng' percent of the wheat so far offering
Ell, Chicago up to grade.
md The gyrations in Chicago oats W
raj something remarkable Saturday, shC
us; ing plainly that some desperate spe
- lative influence was behind them.
18th closing Friday was at 7014c, and Sal
to day at &c, while down to SIC was nc
er; at one time. The distant months W
in more steady, indicating that 1t is