Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-20

Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, March l0.--The butter mar
ket is pretty well sustained with New
York more steady. Extra creamery
small pkgs, 2s@2SAc; northern fresh
round lots, 27a@2Sc; western, PIC
27hc: eastern, 27M27Ac; June extra
23424c: diaries. 221a@23hc; tirsts, 2;
q24c; ladies, 15M19c; jobbers, NC tt
1c more.
Cheese is tirmer in the home mar
ket, with Liverpool further advanced
Round lots, 12M13hc; sage, 12A014c
jobbing, A@lc higher.
Eggs are very easy, with New York
of 14c further. The decline has been
a most remarkable one from DC to &c
per doz; western fresh, 17Ml7iac; east
ern, 17@lSc; nearby and fancy, 2O0 25c
and up; jobbing, 1c to 1Ac more.
Beans continue dull in demand, with
prices rather easy.
The apple market has ruled rather
quiet under the effect of the trans
portation strike and the very warm
weather. But prices are pretty well
sustained with receipts considc rabIy
fallen off. Fancy Baldwins, 81 .25dl
475; ordinary to good, $325M3.75;
greetings, $3.75@4.50; Kings, Sl.25M
900; Tolman sweets, $3@3.75; No. 2,
all varieties, $2.75@3.25; mixed lots,
$3.2503.75; very choice and jobbing
lots, 5Oc@$1 more.
Cranberrles are about steady at sra
Q for bbls; cases, $2.50W3.
Marketmen who have lately returned
from the market districts along the
coast find that so far the strawberry
crop is very late. They have sold at
30M35c in refrigerator lots here for q
few days. At retail they sell at 25l
40c. The boxes vary greatly in con-
tents.
Rhubarb is not in very full supply
and sells at 5@9c per lb in jobbng lots.
Vermont comb honey sells at tic, with
other grades at 15@l6c.
Potatoes are well sustained, with
sweet potatoes in slack demand, though
a few choice bring full prices Green
mountains. 9309Jc; Hebrons, 9Nu92c:
rose, SSW90c; Dakotas, 1SMSOc; p. E..
I. Chenangoes, 7O@75c per bu: mag
NUNS, $2M2.15 per Big; Belgians ST 90;
Jersey sweet, 81 per Dbl; vinelands
$4.50GI5.50.
New Bermuda potatoes sell by the
jobbers at SSMS.50 per Dbl.
Onions continue firm. Native. $3.50
as for bbls; bus, $1.50M1.75; valencias,
$3M3.75 per cs; Havanas, $500 200;
Spanish, small cs $1.75M1S5.
Celery is in small supply, and sells at
wide range, S1.50M3 per doz. Spinach
is more plenty and sells at wide range,
as to quality, at S1.250250 per Dbl.
Caulifiowers are not in very full supply,
and sell at $3.50 for California.
Beet green's are pretty plenty and are
quoted at 81 per bx; dandelions, $1.25
per bx, Lettuce is quoted at 81 per bx.
Radshes are sold at Nc per bx. Cab.
bages are quoted at ST 25Ml 30 per Dbl
for about all varieties, though red
brings more.
Cucumbers are still at wide range, as
to quality, with quotations at SS012
per bx. Tomatoes are pretty firm at &c
per Id for dollhouse, with southern crts
at $3@3.5O. Peppers are scarce at
S3.5OM4 per crit. Egg plants are firmer
at about 81 per crt.
The very high position of squashes is
maintained, with the quality not the
best and very limited. They are
quoted at about 500 per ton, with
jobbers obliged to get $5,500G per 100
lbs to keep them from actual losses.
Brussels sprouts sell at zoe per at;
satisfy, 20 per doz; artichokes, scarce
at So per bx; leeks, 81 per doz; Cana dian
yellow turnips, S5@9Oc per Dbl; st.
Andrews, 75@S5c per bbl white
French, Toe; white fiat and globe
white Soc per blu.
Beets are firm at 81. Is per bu; carrots,
75c@$1; parsnips, 81 per pu: mint, 75c
per doz; cress. Toe per doz; parsley,
81 % per bu. Southern string beans
sell at about So per crt for wax and
green. There have been a few Cali
fornia green peas on the market of late
but the quality has been poor and sold
for what it would bring. Good lots
would bring $2M2.5O per CRIT.
Pork quotations here are about SOC
easier, with lard unchanged.
Beef is considerably firmer, with a
better trade. Sellers have reports of a
higher market west and that higher
prices will be urged here.
The mutton market is firm at the ad-
vance. Lambs. 10M12c; fancy and
1O1a@12kc; yearlings, ga |
Dhc; muttons, 7@9hc; fancy. 7h@
10c: veals, 9@1Oc; fancy and Brightons. |
l0@10Ac.
Poultry is easier with trade quiet. |
Western turkeys, 15@17c; fresh native |
chickens, 15M17c; western. 12@14c:
fresh fowls, 11@12c; live fowls, liza
l1Ac; capons, 15@16c; geese nominal.
l2613c; ducks, 13@16c.
There is very little game on the mar
ket. Pigeons are in full supply at S1.25
81. 40 per doz.
Hay is dull and rather easy. Straw
3 easy, but unchanged. Millfeed con-