St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-21
BOSTON MARKETS.

receipts ana leeIIuS th"I INV WV
creameries are near at hand. Up to
week ago the receipts had been un-
usually small for the season. Extra
creamery, small pkgs, 2312d2lc; north
ern fresh. round lots, 23@231ac; west
ern. 23c; eastern, DC; tirsts, 2lQ22c;
renovated, 20@2212c; jobbers, Ac to lie
more.
New cheese is coming to hand in
rather limited way, with old we'll held.
Round lots. IL 1-4@1313c; new, 1l124
12c; sage, 12l4@14c; jobbing, l2Qlc
higher.
Eggs are about steady, with prices
rather high for the season. The supply
has not been large, and what storing
there has been done has been mt high
prices. Western fresh, l612M1112c;
eastern, 1SM1S 1-4c; nearby and fancy,
19022c and up; jobbing, lie to 11ac
higher.
The demand for beans is better with
firmer prices, though quotations are not
changed nominally
Apples are in dull demand, with the
arrivals small. High prices limit busi-
ness, although there is a feeling that
few more apples are to come forward.
Baldwins, $450M5.50; Ben Davis, 81
@4.5O; russets, $4@3; No. ., all varieties,
50 50M325; very choice and jobbing
lots, 50cd$1 more.
CranberrieS are in very limited supply,
with none coming forward. They are
nOminally quoted at $lM5 per crt.
The strawberry season is now well on,
with very full receipts. They are now
coming from Norfolk, with North Caro-
linas about done. A fair supply of
Marylands are coming. They sell in
crate lots at 9015c, with most of the
lots in good order. At retail they sell
at tW2 boxes for quarter, and two
boxes for 80 and 80 cents.
Onions are tirmer, with Egyptians
higher at $3@3.25 per By. Bermudas
are quoted at $1.75M2 per CRIT.
Potatoes continue easy. Best stock.
OLNNlI AIICullltlIllS, bVWt JfN, IltDIOlIS,
SS090c; DakOtas, 75MS0c; Chenangoes.
75@S0c; York state white, soc; nag
NUNS. 50 25@2.50 per Big; new Bermu-
das, $3@5 per Dbl; per bu, $15002 so;
Carolina sweet, $3@3.50 per crt.
Truck and vegetables are in pretty
full supply, with good request Celery
sells at $50 per bch for large bcrs.
Caulitlowers are in the market at 81. so
per pkg. Spinach is quoted at 15c per
bX for Budllmg and at 2JGi35c for ma
tive. Kale sells at 25c per. bu: beet
greens, 60c; dandelions, 35c.
Asparagus is plenty and at wide
range from $50 to So per doz. Lettuce
is sold at 50@75c per doz; radiShcs, 35c
per bX.
New cabbages sell at $15Om - per
crit; tomatoes dollhouse, 15c per lb;
crts, $3.50; cucumbcrs. SEAL per bx;
peppers, $1.50@2 per crt; egg plants. 81
per crt; mushrooms, $I25 per ID; lceks.
T5c per doz.
Summer squashes are at hand at
about So per crt. Canada yellow tur.
nips are in short supply at 81 25M1.50
per Dbl; white French. $125 per Dbl;
white fiat and globe white. 81 per bX;
new bunch, $1.50 per doz; new bunch
bsllts, $3.50.
Carrots sell at $1M2 per bu; as to
quality; parsnips, $1@1.50 per bu; cress,
25c per doz; mint, 60c; parsley, $3.50
per bu; southern string beans, $500
per crt; wax beans, $25OM3: green
peas, 75c@$1,50 per crt, as to quality;
rhubarb, 1c per ID.
Pork and lard are about steady, with
little change.
The beef market is stronger and high
Ell, with lie mentioned as the probable
price of the best sides. The market
continues to advance in spite of all the
pretense of investigating the beef
trust. Beef quotations are firm.
The position Of muttons and lambs is
steady, while prices continue very high.
Veals are in full supply and easy.
Lambs, 12Q13c; fancy and Brightons.
12120l3Rc; spring lambs, eastern. $3G
Z; western, 14M15c; yearlings, 11M12c;
muttons, 11@12c; veals, GM1Oc; fancy
and Brightons, 915@10kc.
Poultry is pretty firm, with a fair
trade Rtl not excessive receipts. Iced
turkeys, 1G017c; iced fowls, 136131ac;
frozen fowls and chickens. 12013c:
fresh naive fowls, 14@15c; south shore
chickens, 20@25c; live fowls. 126l121bc.
The hay position is steady and firm,
especially for the best. Straw is well
held, with good rye straw scarce. Mill
feed is still pretty firm with SPOT and
nearby selling at premium. Hay, $12
QlS; fancy and jobbing, $1S50Gl19;
rye straw, $16M17; Oat straw, $11M12.
Continued refreshing rains in Kansas
and other crop districts have caused
the farmers to commence selling their
OLD wheat, with larger offerings at the
principal cities. A large movement in
wheat from the farmers hands is nx-
pected during the next 80 DAYS.
Adyices from some of the foreign wheat
markets show that wheat is in 4 more
satisfactory condition. The Kansas
Millers' association estimates Kansas
wheat condition at 70 percent and tho
yield at 63,000000 bus.
Spite of a little easier speculative
wheat, actual milling wheat is scoroa
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