St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-08-20
BOSTON MARKETS.

is quiet, with prices fairly steady. In
ira creamery. small pkgs, 21]AQ22c;
northern fresh, round lots, H11ac; west
ern, 21@21hc; eastern, 21M211ac; trsts,
19020c; jobbers, Zee to lie more.
Cheese continues in quiet request,
with prices fairly steady. New, 9 ga
@1Oc; sage, 10 1-4@11 lie; jobbing,
A01c higher
Eggs continue steady on The best,
with ordinary lots rather duh. West
ern fresh, 17021c; eastern, 19Q231ac;
nearby and fancy, 22Q25c and up; job
bling, 1c to 11ac higher.
Pea and medium beans are in quiet
request and steady, with yellow eyes
firm and red kidneys scarce and very
firm. Carload lots, pea, S2.05; medium,
$2.O5; yellow eyes, $2.45@2.50; red kid
neys, 50 6562 rs; California small white
$2.2O@2,25; jobbing, Toe more; Lima,
405c per ID.
Apples are in rather better request
under the fact that 1885 bbls have been
shipped to Europe for the week, with
total of 1902 bbls since the season
opened; none last year. A good deal
of fall fruit has come in, but the eX-
portations have relieved the market.
Williams and astrachans, $1,5002.25;
Nyack pippins, S15002; orange pip
pins, $17502; sweet boughs $262,50;
gravensteins S1500250 codings, 500
h1,l. onT1ac pELITkn
California pears are still at hand; nice
and pretty cheap. Native pears are
scarce, with few coming forward. Cali
fornia, S125@250 per bx; native, in
bbls, $2.5003.5O.
Georgia peaches are getting near the
end, with Delawares coming along
pretty freely Some fair Crawfords
have come the past week, and more are
promised this week. A few Albertas
have also been received, and they are
| pronounced very fine, with more to
come. They are quoted last;t S16175
for Georgias, with Delawares at 50c0
S1.25 per bskt.
California prunes are still on the mar
ket, though the season is drawing to
the close They are quoted at S1.25M
$50 per cs of four bskts. Plums are
in fair supply, from California. with
native plums not yet coming freely.
They sell at $1@1.75 per cs, as to
variety and quality.
The supply of blueberrics is large,
with prices ranging from &c to 15c, the
latter for very fancy in a jobbing way.
Blackberries are not very abundant on
this market, and sell at 8010c for ma
tive; large, fancy, 12@16c, the latter
price for jobbing. Raspberries are
quoted at 10@12c for at bxs; pints,
9010c.
Watermelons are still in full supply,
dull and easy, selling at l0Ml1c.
Canteloupes are still in -ery full sup
ply, and sell at all the way from 81
per crt up to So or 81 per pkg fo- the
best large varieties
Potatoes are rather easy, with sweets
easy. Long Islands, $1,50M1.75; Bris-
tolls, $1.5O0160 per Dbl; yellow sweet,
$2.75d3.25; red and white, S1.75@2
per Dbl.
Onions rather easy. Egyptian,
$2.75 pc Bermuda, So per crt;
Kentucky 25Q275 per Big; native,
S2.5Od2.7t Dbl; SO090c per bu.
Celery is quoted at 75c per COZ; spin
ach, 10c per bX; lettuce, 25c per doz;
radishes, Zoe per bx; caulitioWers
$1.25 per long bx.
Cabbages are about steady at SIS per
100 for good lots. Cucumbers are in
full supply and easy at about 81 pei
bx, with seconds at 25c. Tomatoes
are easy on Jersey at 50675c per crit
with native at 81 SOAP per bx, and will
dollhouse at Zoe per lb.
Squashes are in fair supply and quoted
at 1.2501.50 per Dbl, as to quality An(
variety Summer squashes are sold a
25c per long bX.
Yellow turnips are firm at $3.50 pei
Dbl; white, 75c per blu; carrots, zoe
beets SOC. Egg plants are sold at S1.5(
az per crit. as to quality. Leeks arr
quoted at 40c per doz; mint. 25c; cress
S5c; parsley, Zoe per bX.
Mushrooms are scarce and very higl
at about $3.50 per lb. Shell beans arr
sold at 50c@$1 per bx; string beans. G.
075c per bx; butter beans, 75c. Cree
peas are in less supply ,lnd quoted a
$3.50 per bbl with some lots here il
bags. By the bushel they pre- quotes
at S0090c. Green corn is in full supply
and the quality is better. 1t is quote,
at 75cQ$1 per bu.
The pork market is easier, followin
a decline at Chicago and somewha
easier hogs. Lard is also easier.
Beef is in greatly lessened supply
= and the market is exceedingly firm
Shippers say that it is impossible to OF
tain good steers at any price. Th
market looks very high for the weel
Receivers have orders to get he on lii
best sides.
l Lambs are firmer, with mutton
better demand, somewhat influence
) by the very high prices of beef. Lambs
; 9011Rc; yearlings, case; mutton, K
SC; veals, 9@10c; fancy and Brighton
{ 10011c.
l The very high prices on beef and mu
ton make a good demand for poultr
with arrivals quickly sold. The ma
) ket is firm. Iced turkeys, 15@16c; ice
Il fowls, 13K0141ac; fresh native fowl
5 13015c; south shore and eastern hroi
- ers, 10000; heavy eastern chickens,