Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-09-26
BOSTON MARKETS.


Quotations on the Leading Products in
Demand.
Boston, Sept. 24.-Butter is MAIN
tanned at the recent slight advances In
prices. New York has fuctuated
somewhat, but has not greatly
changed. Extra creamery, small pkgs,
231AM24c; northern fresh, round lots,
23M23Hc; western, 23M231Ac; eastern,
230231Ac; firsts, 19622c; jobbing, " to
lie more.
Cheese is firm, with a good demand.
Liverpool is unchanged. Round lots II
ollie; sage, 11k@1 2c; jobbing, 1aW1c
higher.
Eggs are pretty firm, with the ten
dency believed to be upward. Western
fresh, 19d22c; eastern, 23M 25c; nearby
and fancy, 25G3Oc and up; jobbing, 1c
to 11Ac higher.
Beans hold steady in prices, with the
market rather quiet. Carload lots, pea.
S2:medium. 50: yellow eyes, 50. 45M 80;
red kidneys, S2.75M2.SO; California
small white, S2.2OQ2.25; jobbing, Toe
more, 1Il1ud, 40 DC per III.
The demand for apples is fair for the
season, though the supply is large. But
the movement into export is sufficient
to take care of a large surplus. Quo
tations are steady TO little firmer, rs
follows for round lots: Williams, ST
az; pippins and porters, $1.25M1.50;
graVensteins. 50 2jM . 30 per Dbl pound
sweet, $2025O; 2O-ounce, S1.75M2.25;
common apples, 50cM$1; bx apples, %
075c.
Pears are in small supply with native
varieties at wide range all the way
from SO TO So for barrels the latter
price for very choice from cold storage.
Bushels are quoted at $1M3 as to quail
ity and variety. California pears are
also tirmer at $3a3.5O per bx, by the
jobbers.
Native prunes sell at 40G45c per 10
Id bskt; DamSons, SOC for lob bskt;
plums, 45c; cages, 45GI5 DOC. The supply
of damsons is small.
Cranberries are a little firmer, with
barrels quoted at S450@5.50; cases,
$1.5002.50; jobbers more
There are still a few blueberries on
the market and they sell all the way
from 10c for poor up to 14c for good to
best.
Grapes are coming forward in only
fair volume. They sell Mt 16c for pony
Delawares; Concords. 12hM13c; Word
ems, 12c; Niagaras, 12@13c; Marthas,
Zoe; Salomes, 12c. Jobbing prices are
1c to &c more.
Canteloupes are in pretty full supply,
and sell at S1.50G2.25 per crt for the
best Rockyfords, with other lots and
poorer at from 75c to 81 per crt.
Celery sells at 65M75c per doz by the
dealers; spinach, 15c per bu; cauli-
flowers, 25c for short boxes and at 50c
for long; lettuce, 25c per doz radlshes.
40c per bX.
Native onions are quoted at S00S5c
per bu, and at $2.75 per Dbl; Spanish,
New York, short bXs, $2.50M3; Phil
adelphas, $40; long bXs S2.15. Cab
bages are easier at $3Gi5 per 100, as to
quality. Native cucumbers, outdoor
raised, are quoted at $2Q2.50 per bX;
dollhouse, $l6I5. Tomatoes are plenty
and cheap, selling at 500 75c per bu for
nice lots. Green tomatoes, for pick
ling, sell at 50@6Oc per bu.
Squashes are in fair supply and job
at $1.25 per Dbl for marrow turbar,
$150; Bay state, $1.50. Pumpkins sell
at 50d60c per bX.
Yellow turnips are easier and at
wider range, as to quality. They are
quoted at 90cQS1.25 per Dbl; white
fiat. soc per bX; beets, 35G40c; carrots,
soc; parsnips, G5@75c; leeks. 4Oc per
doz; mint, 40c; cress, Soc; parsley, 25c
per bu; egg plants, 50@T5c per doz;
small onions, for pickling. S250m350
per bx; peppers, zoe per crt Gerkins
and other picking cucumbers are at
very wide range. Bushels sell ut
S1.5O@5, as to size and quality; smaller
pkgs. 50cMS2.
Potatoes are in steady demand at
steady prices, with sweets rather easy.
Jersey Green mountains, G0MG5c;
Houlton, 5SGiG0c; Houlton hebrons. 81
@5Sc; Virginia sweet, $1.75@2 per Dbl;
double heads. $2,50G2.75.
String beans are in fair supply at Toe
per bX; wax beans Toe; Lima beans, Toe
M$1; improved, S1.50; sieva beans. 81
Ml.25; green peas are nominal at 75cGi
$50. Green corn is plenty at 40nJ0q
DER bx. as to quality and condition.