News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-09-30
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Sept. 2S.-Butter has been
in good demand and higher prices have
r. led on choice fresh made. Northern
Creamery, round lots, 22h@231hc: west
ern, 22ia023c; Vermont dairy, 21M211sc;
renovated butter 17@19c; jobbing, "a
Tic more.
Cheese is in fair demand, but prices
| have advanced and closed firm. Round
lots, Vermont twins, 11M11hc; New
YORK twins, 111a@12c; jobbing, 1-Q1c
higher.
All choice fresh gathered eggs are
| firm and sell readily at the advance.
Western fresh, 22024c; eastern, 25Q
2Sr; nearby, 2Sd33c; jobbing, 1Q1iac
| higher.
Reports from the country continue to
be unfavorable to the new bean crop,
and all markets are firm in conse.
quence. Carload lots. pea, 81 400t2 ~,
medium. $l,35NI2.40; yellow es. SI.15
1926; red kidneys, $3.400345; Cali.
1ornia snail WnIte, S2.G3t. ....J; IoreIgn
pea alV medium, $2.2O02.45; jobbng,
| Zoe mere.
Apples are easier with q liberal sup
ply and only a tair demand. Duchess.
$15@2; maidan's blush, $1.50Gf2
Maine grayensteins, S3G.3.1O. Maine
pippias and Forters, $125T1.75; Har
Veys. $2u25); wealulas, ~2@2.5O
SHOWS, S2N250.
Michigan peaches are in fair supply
and sell at S2a25O per bu bskt: New
York bsllts. 15cM$t; 2-bskt carriers.
$1.25W1,5O
All indications now point to a small
crop of cranberIies Notwithstanding
this. the Boston market does not show
much difference from last year Some
of tie largest growers in the Old
Colony and Cape district are shipping
practically their whole product west,
where ruling prices are much higher
than in this market Here cranherrics
are quoted at S2u22 per bx and $3.50
06,50 per Dbl,
Domestic grapes sell Mt 11@12c per
hsllt for Wordens, 12M13c for Con-
cords, 14015c for Niagaras. Hal for
Salems and 1S020c for Delawares.
California plums are quoted ut 81 %
@175 per bX; peaches, $1.250f1 30;
Bartlett pears, $2.75d4; Tokay grapes,
$1.5001.15 Malaga grapes, .2501 80.
Potatoes are firm with a steady de-
mand. Aroostook hebrons, SOC; Green
mountains, 55c; York state round
white, 43d50c; Dbl stock, $f.100l1 10;
sweets, Norfolk cloth heads, $2d2..5;
Jersey, double heads, $25002 10.
Native celery is selling at 15c per doz
bchs.
Onions are quoted at; Spanish large
crts, $3.50; native, roc per bu; bbls, So
Tomatoes are quoted at: Native, per
bX, 2JT7Jc; green, 25c per bu.
CucumOers sell at STAG per bx.
yellow turuips are selling at 81 per
Dbl; white French, $3.50 per Dbl; white,
doe per bu; beets, zoe per bu, carrots,
15c per bu: parsnips, 75c per bu.
Marrow SquasheS are quoted at 81
per Dbl for native; crOokneck. I:5c =. l.
long bX; Bi Y state, 81 per Dbl; tluban,
$10i /. 30 per Dbl.
CahbageS sell at 1T6c each for ma
tive; Savoy, 1Jc per Dbl; red, 7Jc per bX.
Lettuce is quoted at 20MG0c per bu
by; radisheS, 25c bX; mint, DC per doZ;
cress, Doe per doz; lccIs, SOC per doz.
String beans sell at 5O075c for green
and IjC for wax Green peas bring 50
per bu.
Spinach is quoted at 1Jc per bu for
native; parsley, dollhouse, Toe per bu;
peppers, I5c per pkg.
Green corn is selling ut 40M6Oc per
bx
Shell beans bring 15c0S1, 80 per bu;
lima beans. S1M2 30 per bu; eggplant,
S1.T5 per doz for natire
Caulillowcr is quoted ut SOC per lone
bX.
Hay has been in little heavier sup
ply, but good hay is still scarce with
prices firm. straw is in moderate de
mand at firm prices; millfeed is lilm.
Hay, No /. $1,000; lower grades, So
ali: rye straw, S11G10; oat straw,
$9M10.
According to the Cincinnati Price
Current the hay crop of the United
States in 1903 has amounted to about
G2,750,000 tons, which is about 5000,
600 tons larger than the crop of last
year, and about 100000 tons, OF
nearly 10 percent above the average Of
the past 10 years.
Pork provisions are generally quiet,
with prices steady and unchanged. The
marketing of hogs continues without
essential change in numbers The
quality of current marketings is mostly
good, and weights generally rather
heavy. w.
The market for fresh beef is well
cleaned UP, with a quiet demand. The
arrivals of fresh beef have been very
heavy for local consumption, but for
export there has been falling Off
The market is easy on muttons and
lambs, but veals are steady. Western
fall lambs, T@Sc; spring lambs. 9M10c,
yearlings, G@7c; muttons, Ga7c; veals,
10611c.
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