The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-14
IN BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading Products That
Are in Demand.

Quotations on the Leading Products That
Are in Demand.
Boston. May 13.-There has been a
check to the downward turn of prices
on butter, though receipts are still in
creasing. The demand has improved
somewhat Northern fresh, round lots,
pc; western, pc; Vermont dairy, $50
zoe; renovated butter, 17Q1sMc; job
bling, i4Q1c more.
Old cheese is cleaning up well at firm
prices. Receipts OF new are increasing,
but as vet the quality Is not entirely
satisfactory. Round lots, 14hQ15c;
new cheese, 13Q13hc; jobbing, h12c
higher
Eggs show very little change Re
ceipts are liberal but prices are well
sustained with a good demand. West
erh fresh, 16017c; storage packed, 1Tlkc;
eastern, 17019c; jobblng, lie to 1Ac
higher.
Beans are quiet in demand with
prices fairly steady. Carload lots, pea,
50. 30a2.35; medium, s2.30G235; vel
low eyes, $2.70Q2.75; red Kidneys, 1910
G315; California small white, $3.50
EGO: jobbing, Toe more.
Apples are in steady demand, with
prices firm on choice stock. Baldwins
from cold storage, S2.a502I5; fancy
Baldwins. S2d2T5; No. / Baldwins,
1902; No. 2, $12571 80; greetings,
81. 50a2 25; russets, S2a2. 10; northern
spies, S2@3; Maine Ben Davis. $1,000
2.25. Small lots and jobblng, 50cQS1
per Dbl more
Strawberries were In heavy re-
ceipt, with prices lower. Later, how
ever. the market was poorly sup
piled, prices advancing, the quotations
being 15@1Sc.
Potatoes are rather quiet, with prices
easier. Houlton Green mountains, IS
Qs5c; hebrons, 75Qlsc per bu; York
state, Green mountains, G5dT0c; west
ern white, 60d65c; Dakota reds, t5G1
60c; New Floridas S450a5 per bbl:
Jersey sweets, bskts, SiI1.25; south
ern white sweets, S1.50d72
A little bunch celery IS offering at
75cQS1.25 per bch.
Onions are firm at. Egyptian, tgs,
Sc; Bermudas, $1.75 per crit.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted st SIC
per ID; southern, ~ 50Q3.E0 per crt,
with mushrooms atS2 per bx. Rhubarb
sells at &c per lib for native.
Cueumbers sell at S25095 per bx for
dollhouse, all sizes.
Yellow turnips sell at 81 per Dbl;
white French, $3.50 per Dbl; white fiat,
ST per bx; beets, 50Qf5c: carrots, 90
@75e; parsnips, 5oQ75c; egg liant, IS
per crt.
Cabbages, new. southern, sell at $50
| @1.75 for large crts; Norfolk, ibis, S1.25.
Squashes are quoted at $40 per ton
for Hubbard
Lettuce sells at 50GS5c per doz; lad
ishes. zoe per doz; mint, S5c er doz;
cress, 35Q50c per doz; satisfy, $3.50
per doz; leeks, 75c per doz.
New string beans sell at S3.50Gt per
crt for wax and S2.T5Gi3 for green.
Asparagus is quoted at S3Gl5 for
southern large punches, and $1,000 80
per doz for native.
Spinach is quoted at s. per Dbl for
southern, and SOC per TX for native:
Eale, 15c per bx for NATIVES artichoies,
/ $1.5U per bu; parsley, dollhouse, $3.50
per bx; dandelions, soc per bu; beet
greens, 4OG50c per bu; new native beets,
$1.50 per doz bchs; bunch onions. soc
per bx.
Bermuda potatoes job Mt $3.50 per
hbl; Florida potatoes, $4.50M5; horse
radish, Sc per Dbl; peppers, 50 per ert.
Pork provisions are easier. with
lower prices quoted on some cuts.
There is firmer MARKET for fresh
beef and higher prices are expected.
The receipts for the week were total
of 164 cars.
There is very drm market for
lambs, with some Brighton stock sell.
ing at 14c and above; muttons and ytals
are steady and unchanged Spring
lambs, 12@13c, with some fancy
higher; yearlings, 96li0e; muttons, Ga