St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-22
BOSTON MARKETS.

Boston, Jan. 20.-Butter has ruled
about steady of late, though the market
is quiet. Extra creamery, small pkgs.
241A025c; northern fresh, round lots,
24G25c; western, 24@2419c; eastern, 24G
241ac; diaries, 20Q21c; firsts, 20Q221Ac;
ladies, 15@18c; jobbing, Zee to 1c more
The demand for cheese is steady and
of fair proportions. Prices are steady.
Round lots, HOB 3-4c; sage 120l212c;
jobbing, 1ac to 1c more.
Eggs are most decidedly easy, and
quotations on fresh, are not easy TO de-
termine. New York went off seriously
and the west is easier. Storage are
weak, but not much changed. Atmarks,
storage, 20d22c; fresh western,
27M3Oc; eastern, 2S032c; nearby and
fancy, 30M35c and up; jObDing, 1c0
| 1hc more.
Beans are lower for pea and medium.
with yellow eyes fairly sustained.
Apples are well sustained, although
trade has been dull. Prices are high,
and this hurts the demand. Still, quota
tons are very steady. Fancy Bald
wins, $404. so; ordinary to good, 500
90 greetings, So .50G4 rs; Kings, $4.25
| as So, Tolman sweets, $3d350; No. 2,
all varieties, 81 50U3; mixed lots, 500
3 50; very choice and jobbing lots, soc
@$1 more.
A few Florida Strawberries have come
forward by express lately. They sold
in refrigerator lots at 500G0c. At re-
tail they are sold at 70075c per bx.
Cranberries are about steady, though
the supply is full. Barrels, $5.50QS;
crts, So 250l2 rs.
California rhubarb is on the market
the first Of the season. and some has
also been received from the Concord
greenhouses. 1t is quoted at l5c per Id
by the jobbers.
Domestic grapes are not yet entirely
out Of the market, 325 baskets and 20
carriers having been received for the
week
Honey is 1irmer for choice Vermont,
which is wanted at 1S020c per lb.
Potatoes are in pretty firm posi-
ton, with the demand good. Green
mountains, SS@90c; Hebrons, S50SSc;
rose. S0nS3c; DakOtas, 75QS0c; New
York round white, 70075c; p. e. l.
Chpnangoes, 75c per bu; magnums, 81
02.40 per By; Jersey sweet, $3@3.50 per
Dbl; Vinelands, $375.
Native onions are tirmer, especially for
good. They are quoted at So 1904 per
hbl, per bu, $l.35; Valencia, large crts
So; Havana. small crtS, So; Cuban small
CrtS. 81 5002
Celery is plenty and rather easy, with
Boston market and Pasquale quoted at
S10150p per doz. Spinach is very firm at
$2506275 per Dbl for southern; native
dollhouse, $3.50 per bu.
CaulifiOweTs are quoted at 81 per crt
for California, with native dollhouse so
MT5c per dOz. Beet greens are sold at
81 per bu. Lettuce is quoted at 81 per
doz. Radishes are sold at SOC per doz.
Cabbages are plenty and sell at 81 per
Dbl, with red at $3.50 per bu. Cucum-
bers are very scarce and high, with ma
tive dollhouse at $l5016 per 100, and sec
onds at half price. Tomatoes are scarce
at 35c per III for dollhouse, with south
ern crts at $204.
SQuashps are very firm at SEQ Per ton,
with iobbing lots of good quality selling
at S32503 30 per 100 lbs.
Brussels sprouts are quoted at 12Kc
per at, Satisfy is sold at 75c per doz.
Egg plants are scarce and very high at
So per doz. Leeks are quoted at SOC
per doz; artichokes, $125.
Southern string beans are still in very
small supply and sell at Sc per crit.
Yellow turnips are plenty and easy Mt
700S0c per Dbl; white French, $L50per
Dbl; globe white and white fat SOC per
hu; bects, SOC per bu; carrots, C0c;p ars-
nips, 73c0$1. Mint is quoted at 81 per
doz; cress, G0G75c; parsley, 50 per bu.
Poultry has been selling rather better
Of late, with a lirmer market on most
classes. Northern turkeys, package
lots, 1G020c; western, 13016c; fresh ma
tive chickens, 1Gd20c; western, 12tdl5c;
fresh fowls, 10Ml3c; live fowls, 91z0l10c;
live chickens, 10G11c; geese, 12Q13c;
ducks, 13016c.
There is very full supply Of rabbits
on the game market, and pigeons are
quite plenty. Otherwise, the supply is
limited. VenisOnis only known as com.
ing out of cold storage owned by the
dealers. They hold the prices steadily
though the demand is dull. Quail and
grouse are very scarce. Rabbits, SGl14C
per pair; big jacks, 90c@$1 per pair
pigeons, $1Q1.25 per doz; squads, SEA
$50 per doz; black ducks, $1.25Gl1 sc
per pair; Mallards, 750$1.25; canvas
back ducks, $3d4; wild geese, S10E
each; brant, $1@1.25 per pair; quail
$3.5004 per doz; grouse, 50 2503.5O pei
pair.
The pork market is easier, with prices
reduced 25c on barrel goods and 1ac or
fresh ribs.
Beef is steady in quotations, with {
better trade toward the close of the
week. Choice cattle are very scarce
and such will bring 10c if they can b.
found good enough. But about the bes