St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-02
BOSTON MARKETS.

Ii,
ket is pretty firm, Prices do not yield,
though IL is in the midst of the best
creamery season. It's evident that the
supply coming forward is not n ore
than the trade is ready to take. Extra
creamery, small pkgs, 231z@24c; north
ern fresh. round lots, 23@231ac; west
ern, 23c; eastern, 23c; tirsts, 20021hc;
jobbers, 1Ac to lie more.
Cheese has eased off in prices a lit
tie on new, but the markt is now more
steady. with old about out Of market.
New, 901Oc; old, 12013c; sage, 1214@
1870; jobbing, 1A01c higher.
Eggs are firm at full quotations.
Western fresh, 17Q1S15c; eastern, IS
0l19c; nearby and fancy, 20023c and
up; iobbing, lie to 11ac higher
Beans are in a firmer position in the
country, with the supply well forward.
This market is more steady, with quo
tations firm.
Apples are rather dull, while the re-
ceipts are larger than expected. Quo
tations are fairly sustained. Ben
Davis, s404.50; russets $405J0; No.2,
all varieties, $2.50@3.50; very choice
and tobbing lots, 50c@$1 more. A few
new apples from the south are being re-
ceived. They are very green, dealers
have scarcely been able to establish
market for them.
California cherries sell at S0c0$1.25;
J
apricots, $1,50@1.75.
The strawberry season is about over.
Still, there has been no break in prices,
with berries sold at a loss. The
squeezers and extract people are get
ting very few Strawberries this year. 1t
has been a good year for the growers.
Other berries are coming in fairly free.
Blueberres sell at 1O014c; blackberries,
12015c; raspberries, 8012c for pints;
gooseberries, case; curants, 701Oc.
Southern peaches are on hand and sell
at wide range of prices 1882 per lx.
Rhubarb is yet on the market,and
jobs at about 75c per 100lbs.
Old potatoes are about out of the mar
ket, but sell at good prices. New are
plenty and easier. Old, $101.15 per bu;
new, $2.50@3. %; fancy, $3.50Q3.75 per
Dbl.
Onions continue in small supply ard
firm. Egyptian, 49, per Big; Bermuda
$4,000 per crt; Virginia,$1 per bskt;
new bunch, 15020c per doz.
Southern canteloupe melons are in full
supply, and sell at 75cQ$150 per CRIT as
to quality.
Marrow sQuashes are quoted at S10
$50 per crit; summer squashes, SlWl21
per pkg for good. Cucumbers sell at
S2.5O035O per 100. Tomatoes are still
plenty, with Mississippi selling at GOA
-5c per cIt, and with Texas at about the
same price. Hothouse are still on the
market at 10c per ID.
Asparagus is near the end of the
season and sells at $4@7 per bx of three
dozen. Celery is at wide range, from
$3.50 for large punches to $1.25 for
small Spinach is quoted at 35c per bu,
with beet green's at 20c per bu. Cauli-
flowers are sold at S125 per doz Let
tuce is low at 10d25c per doz Radishes
are higher at 75c per bX.
Cabbages sell at 81 % per crt for
Long Island: Norfolk, $101.25 for crates
and barrels Old turnips are out of
market New bunch bring S1.50M2 pei
100. Carrots are sold at Sl.2J per bu for
old. with new bunch at 25c per doz
Beets are quoted at So per 100 for new
bunch Lepks sell at 75c; mint, SOC PEI
doz; cress, 40c; parsley, 10c per bX; egg
plants $250M3 per crt.
String beans sell at S1,230t150 pei
crt; wax beans, $202.50; green peas
1892 per bu. as to quality.
The mutton marketrules rather easy
with prices lower than week ago. Fal
lambs. S@10c; fancy and Brghtons
SIC: spring lambs. 12014c; eastern, l.
d1Gc; yearIings. 512MSc; muttons, 51aG
715c; veals, G010c; fancy and Brightons
912M1012c.
Poultry is rather quiet and easy. IceC
turkeys, 15@ iced fowls, 12W13c
fresh native fowls, 13016c; south shor
and eastern broilers, 1SN pc; western
16d20c: fresh ducks, 14017c; live fowls
110121ac.
Hay is firm, under the extremely higl
> prices of other feed, and the fact tina
the new crop is late and light in man
; sections Straw is very steady. Mill
; feed is we'll sustained. Hay, $1401S
fancy and iobbing, $1S,50120; ~
l straw, $17M1Sc; oat straw, $11@12.
L The pork position continues YER
firm. with ribs and several items highe
for this market
: The beef position is a stronger ont
with cattle having reached the higheS
price noted for a period of sewers
years. if ever before $40 per 100 Il
live weight Here the market is III
S satisfactory. with dealers declarin
V that prices will have to advance and ]
: 013c per lb is set for the best sides.
Attempt to Wreck Car
t Providence, June ga charge
/ dynamite, placed on the tracks of tt
v United Traction company, explode
Il last night under a suburban car
d Riverside. A wheel was torn off az
IS the trap-door in the flooring was blow
= into the car. The two passengers we
S badly frightened, but they were Uni
l. iured. This is the second instance wit
n in few weeks where powerful e
- plosives We're used to wreck cars.