St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-02-26
BOSTON MARKETS.

Boston, Feb. 4.-Butter is well sus'
stained, with only fair trade EAtr@
creamery. smallpkgs, 29A@30c; north
ern fresh, round lots, 2S1a029c; western,
2SCG2Shc: eastern, 28Q281ac; June ex-
ira. 23h@24c; dairies, 2214@24c; firsts,
23h@24c; ladies, 15@19c; jobbing, zee
to 1c more.
Cheese is firm and in strong hands.
Round lots, 11A@12Ac; sage, 1910
1870; jobbing, k@1c higher.
Eggs are wellsustained. Fresh west
ern, 36037c; eastern, 37Q39c; nearby
and fancy, 40@45c and up; jobbing, 1c
to 11ac higher.
Beans are in quiet request and I'M
changed.
Apples are rather easy, from the fact
that a good many apples intended for
export have been turned into this mar
ket. The markets abroad were disap-
pointing, and it was DENIED best not to
send the apples abroad; hence an over
supply here, temporarily, however.
Fancy Baldwins, $4.25Q4.75; ordinary
to good, So. 25@3.75; greetings, $3.750
$50; Kings, $425@5,50; Tolman sweets,
$3@3.75; No. 2, all varieties, $2.75@3.25;
mixed lots, So. 25@3.75; very choice and
| iohhinp lots. 5Oc(0S1 more.
Cranberries are not plenty and are
firm though at wide range, by reason
of the quality Barrels are quoted at
5000; crates, &.5OQ3.
For the week % refrigerators of
strawberries we're received; same week
a year ago, II refrigerators. The
weather has teen unfavorable and the
season backward, still the fruit COM
ing begins to have more color ana
favor. In refrigerator lots they sell
at 4O65Oc Der bx. At retail they sell
at 4O06Oc per bx, as to size of box and
quality.
Rhubarb is still scarce and JoODlng
at Sc per ID.
Honey is steady at tic for fancy
white clover: Dther grades, 1201Gc.
Potatoes are fairly steady, with quo
tations better sustained. Green noun
tains SOdS3c. Hebrons, Soc; rose, 7S0
Soc: Dakotas. 70073c; ?. e. 1. Chenan
goes. 7OM75c per bu; magnums, $20215
per BIZ: BeIgians, S1.S001.90; Jersey
sweet. So. 75d4 per Dbl; Vinelands, $4.2s
M4.50.
Onions are still very firm, with native
quoted at $3.15@450 per Dbl, the Latter
price for very choice; bushels, S1.25@
$50. There are no Valencia cases OF
the market Just now. HaVanas arr
quoted at $250@2.60; Spanish, small
crates, $175.
, New Bermuda potatoes are ON tn
market at $3.50 per Dbl; per bushe
. $3@3.50.
Celery bring rs high prices and i
, quoted at ST. 5G2 per doz, as to qua
ity. Spinach is scarce at $3.25G3.5
per Dbl, or SIPS per bu. Beet green
, sell at 75c per bx. Lettuce is quoed q
50c0$1 per bK; radlshes, 81; caul
, flowers, $3.50 per crit.
! Cabbages are higher at $1.2501.t
, per Dbl for native; red, 81 per Dbl. CT
r cumbers job at $12@16 per 100. IN
. matoes sell at $25O@3 per crt. Nativ
;. dollhouse sell at 25@30c perlb. Pepper
, are on the market and sell at S204 pr
! pkg, as to quality. Egg plants sell
q $3.7504.25 per cs.
h Squashes are not quite as high us Ia
p noted, and sell at about 500 per to-
6 with the jobbers obliged to ask $40
v per 100 lbs. This brings them at r
h tail up to 6@10c per Id, and such prize
4 have restricted their use. About all tt
- canned squashes in the market ha'
!. been sold to bakers and others.
y Brussels sprouts are higher at 25c p
q at by the jobbers. Satisfy jobs at
,, per doz; leeks, SOC per doz; artichokt
r $1.50 per bu.
D. Southern string beans are on the ms
J. ket at $3.50 per crt. There are still
# green peas to be had here.
~ Canadian yellow turnips sell at SOC
" ST per Dbl; st. Andrews at 750St
J. white French, .25@1.50; globe VIII
! and white fiat, Coo per bu; beets, 8
i per bu; carrots, $4,000; parsnips, 81
70 Mint is quoted at 75c per doz; cress, q
is parsley, $3.50 per bu.