St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-08-27
BOSTON MARKETS.


Still, there are not accumulations Of
best stock. Extra creamery, snail
pkgs, 21@21hc; northern fresh, round
lots, 20h@21c; western, 20Q2014c;
eastern, 2O02Ohc; firsts, 19@191zc; job
bers, 1ac to 1c more.
Cheese is in quiet request, with prices
unchanged. Fine stock is very firm.
Western fresh, 17@21c; eastern, 100
231Ac; nearby and fancy, 22@25c and
up; jobbing, lie to 11ac higher.
Pea and medium beans have con
tinued in quiet request and rather
weak. Yellow eyes firm, with red kid
neys scarce and firm. Carload lots,
pea, 81; medium, So; yellow eyes, $245
@2.50; red kidneys, $2.6502.75; Cali
fornia small white, 50. 20M22 %; job
bling, 10c more; Lima, 405c per lb.
Under the influence Of good export
movement apples are doing unusually
well for the season of abundance Of
perishable fruit, with prices we'll sus-
tanned. Astrachans, $17502; Will
Jams, $2@2.50; pippins, S1.5CQ2.25;
sweet boughs, $2Q2.5O; gravensteins,
$2.50d2.75 per Dbl; bx ,pples, 45c0$1
The crop Of pears in this part of the
country is small, and at present prices
are high, with but few coming forward.
Native Bartletts are quoted at $500
3.75 per Dbl. California pears are still
on the market at $175@2 - per bx.
Peaches have been coming along
rather slowly, with Delawares selling
at 75c0$125. California peaches at 81
also, with Georgia peaches about out
of market at $1.50@1.75 for carriers.
Plums are still in pretty good supply,
with California selling at 1852, as 10
quality and quantity. Native plums
are on the market in crates, in quart
boxes, and they have been selling by the
jobbers at sc per at. There are still
few California prunes IN the market
and sold by the jobbers at S1G1.50
per crt.
Grapes, in S-bskt carriers, are quoted
at $125@15O for Concords and Wor-
dens; Niagaras, $1.50@1.75; Della
wares, $25O@3-these prices from
jobberS.
The supply of blueberries continues
large, with a wide difference in quality
They are sold all the way from SC to
14c per at, in crate lots. Blackberries
are not very plenty, and sell at 10@15c,
as to quality. Raspberries are prac-
tically done for the season.
Watermelons have continued in full
supply and sell at 10@15c, with few
fancy higher. Canteloupes are in full
supply and sell at 75c@$1. % FER crt for
gems and Jenny Linds, Imitation
Rockyfords sell at $1@1.50. But few
genuine melons of that stamp ave been
received, and sell at $3@3.50 per crt.
Potatoes are about steady, with
sweets rather easy, on full supply.
Hebrons and round white, 4t@50c per
bu; Green mountains, i0d55c; bar
rels, $162h@1.75; yellow sweet, sea
$50; red and white, $1.5O01.75 per Dbl,
Native onions are coming forward
and selling at $3.50 per Dbl, and at SOC
per bu. There are still Few Egyp-
tians on the market, aud they sell at
$2.75 per By.
Celery is sold at 75c0S1 rer doz;
spinach. 15c per bx; lettuce, Toe per
doz; radishes, 25c per bx; cauliiowers
$1.25 per long bx; crts, 25M50c
Cabbages are steady at about 75c per
bbl or $4@5 per 100. Cucumbers con
tinue in full supply at 50cd$1 per bx
Tomatoes are plenty and very fine
They sell at S161.25 per bx, will
Jerseys in crates about out of market
Squashes are easier at 75c0S1 pc
Dbl for marrow. Summer sQuashes ART
sold at all sorts Of prices. Peppers arr
quoted at 50@75c per bx. Small pick
ling onions are on the market at $2@4
per bu, according to quality. Gerkin
are on the market at Soc and upward
according to quality and size of pack
age.
. Yellow turnips are easier at $1.25 pc
Dbl, with white at 50@75c per bu beets
, SOC per bu; carrots, 4Oc; egg plants
$125 per doz; leeks, 40c per doz.
Shell beans are quoted at 75c@$1 pc
blu; string beans, 75c@$1; wax beans
75c@$1. Green peas are in smalle
: supply and sell at $1@150 per BIT
: Green corn is plenty, and almost in 1t
prime. 1t sells at 50@75c per blu.
A firmer pork market has followed tn
p very strong market west, with price
e advanced.
9 The beef market Is hardly as firm a
noted a week ago, under the fact Q
q more small beef coming forward. Th
: best sides are still very scarce, wit
: shippers notifying the trade here tina
q such beef is hard to get and costin
: very high. Trade continues to b
: limited, under the high cost.
= The mutton market has continue
q steady, under the high prices of bee
and not excessive receipts. Quite
). body of fall lambs has been Received
9 and this has tended to make 81 rim
: lambs easier. Spring lambs, 10G12
Il fall lamb, S1a@94c; yearliug, 6@7A
+ mutton, 7@Sc veals, 9@10c; fancy an
6 Brighton, 10d11c.
f. Poultry is little easier, under MOI
q liberal receipts, especially Of ice
II chickens. Iced turkeys, 15@16c; ice
., fowls and chickens, 13@14c; fresh n
- tive fowls, 13@16c; south shore an
v eastern broilers, 19021c; heavy easter