Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-07-25
BOSTON MARKETS,
Quotations on the Leading Products il
Demand.

easy, with trade taking hold well. The
quality is fine, with none of the usual
hot weather effects yet. Considerable
is being bought 70 storage. Quotations
are steady. Extra creamery, small
pkgs, 221kM23c; northern fresh. round
lots, 22M22hc western, 22M22lac east
ern, 22c firsts, 10000; jobbers, kc
to 1c more.
Cheese is rather easy in position,
though quotations are unchanged.
New, 0 34@10hc; old, 12M13c; sage,
121A@13kc; jobbing, 1k@1c higher.
Eggs are firm for choice, with low
grade rather easy. Quotations are
steady. Western fresh, 10000; east
ern, 20d22c; nearby and fancy. 22M &c
and up; jobbing, lie to 11sc higher.
Beans have continued firm. by rea-
son of adverse crop reports.
New apples are coming along freely.
Prices are at very wide range. some
choice lots bringing $16i1.5O per bskt,
and other lots sold for much less.
Hay is very firm on good, under the
strong position Of oats and other feed.
Straw is fairly steady, though the of
ferings are larger. Milfced is firmer.
Hay, S14@1S; fancy and jobbing, $3.50
@19; rye straw, $1GW17; oat straw, $40
| oil.
The pork position is steady. though
lard and fresh ribs are quoted a little
lower. But hogs are very firm, with
$500 having been paid at Chicago with
in a few days. The trouble seems TO
be not so much in a scarcity of hogs.
as the tremendous cost of feed neces-
sary to put them in marketable cOndi-
ton. Quotations here are very steady.
The local beef market is easier, since
sellers have found it impossible TO get
12%c on the best sides. and have been
obliged to close them out for less. But
the beef coming has cost more, and
dealers will do their best to get more
FOR 1t. Principal dealers have beef on
hand and coming that has cost $1335
per 100, and say that they have some
on the way that has cost even more.
This beef is very choice and sellers will
try hard to get cost out of it, Cattle
are reported even higher, with $3.50
paid west in one or two instances.
The mutton market is steady. with n
fair trade. Lamb. 12M13c; eastern, 10
G15c; yearlings, 7KMSc: mutton. ga
SC; veals, 6d1Oc; fancy and Brightons,
01hM1O1ac.
Iced poultry is a shade frmer, with
a better demand. Iced turkeys. 150
16c; iced fowls, 12KM13kc: fresh ma
tive fowls, 13M15c: south shore and
eastern broilers. 20M22c: western. IS
M1Sc; fresh ducks, 1iM16c: live fowls,
11M12c; chickens, 15M1Ghc.
There are few If any. native cherries
on the market. CALIFORNIA; are easier
at S1@1.50 per crt. Georgia peaches are
coming along in better shape. They are
quoted at S1.75M2.5O per carrier. and
jobbing at about SOC higher California
peaches are jobbed at $1.5OM1.75.
Strawberries continue to come for
ward from Nova Scotia and New Bruins
wick. They SELL in crate lots, at 126t
1Sc. BlackberrieS are higher at 12Gi oOc.
as to quality. Raspberries are selling
at 5d10c for pints. and cups at 3l5c.
Blueberries are coming forward very
freely, while the quality is generally
very good. with some very choice.
Prices are mt wide range. but gen
orally lower. Doubtless lie is above
the market on round lots. Currants
are little firmer at S01Oc. Goose
berries arc in smaller supply and firmer
at about loo for jObbing lots.
Watermelons have been in smaller
supply and higher prices are the re-
suit.
Canteloupes are plenty yet with the
market at S102 per crt, as to quality, on
Rockyfords. Some of the larger vari-
cites are on the market, at higher
prices.
Potatoes are easier, with a Full sup
ply. Long Islands, Rhode Islands and
Jerseys, $2@2.25; Virginias $1.5O@2 per
Dbl; jobbing higher.
Onions are about steady. Egyptian,
So per bg; Bermuda, 50 per crt; Ken
lucky, $3.50 per By; native 75c per bu !;
new bunch, 25c per doz or 50 per 100.
Cabbages are selling at 75c per crt or
Dbl, with native at 50 per 100. Gu
cumbers are quoted at 50c0S1.5O per
bx. Tomatoes bring $304 per crt for
native; dollhouse, 10c per ID; southern.
50cM$1 per pkg.
Squashes are sold at 81 80 per Dbl for
marrow; Turban, $500. Summer
squashes are sold at 50 per 100 for both
white and yellow, or at 25c per doz.
Caulillowers are sold at S2d2.5O per
doz. New yellow turnips sell at 81 80
per Dbl; white turnips, soc per bx:
bunch, 50 per 100 Beets bring GOA 7jc
per bx, with new bunch at Toe per 100
Mushrooms are very high at 81 Der lb:
leeks, Toe per doz; egg plants, 81 80 Der
crit; native, 50 per doz; mint. 25c ner
doz; cress, Zoe per doz: parsley, Toe Der
bu. String beans sell at pc per bx.
with wax beans the same Green
peas are quoted at S101.5O per bu. as
to quality.
The settlement of the July corn cor
ner and the break from 90c to G5c WAS
! the feature of last week in the grain
market. Outside of July corn prices
have largely been under the influence
of weather conditions. The LATEST re-
ports show that fine corn weotba, 4,