The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-26
In BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations ON ne Leading Products That
Are in Demand.


Are in Demand.
Boston, Dec. %. Butter is dun, with
prices somewhat lower on fresh made.
Receipts have been larger and the de-
mand is quiet: Northern creamery,
round lots, 24Ag2ae; esFern, 24a
"a lse5 ermont dairy, 21@22c: reno.
waited butter, l7010e
Cheese is in light demand, with prices
steady and unchanged Round lots,
Vermont twi IS, l1h@12e; New York
twins. 12012hc.
Eggs are very strong. with the sup
ply small owing to the cold weather.
Refrigerator eggs are In steady demand,
prices going higher for choice lots.
Western fresh, 35Gi3sc; eastern, 27Q
zoe; nearby, 40Zi42c; refrigerator,
2sa29c.
Beans are steady with a ffmer ten
dency, owing to strong country mar
kets. The supply is limited. Carload
lots, pea. $2.15022 20: medium, S2.15Q
2 20; yellow eyes $3G310; red kid
neys, S3.1J0f5 %; California small
white, 81. 45G2.55; foreign pea and mo-
dunn, 81; iobbing prices higher.
Apples are doing better, with choice
lots quoted higher The supply Of
common fruit is gradually being re-
duced HarYies, 81. 25@2.J0; SHOWS,
S2.5003: Kings. S2.50a350 Raldwins,
$2td2.T5; greetings, Spain; Hub
bardstons ana Hurlburts. $1.5od2.25
pound and Tolman sweets, S1.5002.25;
northern spies, sl.T5d2.T5. The apple
shipments from Boston for the week
ending Dec 10 were 272 bhts TO Lon
don aud 1852 bbls to Liverpool
Cranberries are firner at $2d2. so per
bx and Sta1S Der Dbl
Domestic grapes sell at 12Ql15c for Nj
agara and I3aI5c for Catawbas. All
meria grapes are selling at $S.5046 per
Dbl, with the market being pretty well
cleaned mp.
Table nuts are steady and are selling
at Wamuts. 12M015c per III; cas-
tanas, 10di1c. pecans. 10Ql2c; III
berts, 1ae; almonds, 13G15c; hickory,
So per bu.
Potatoes are quiet but steady ARGOS
took hebrons, roc; Green mountains
73c; York state Green mountains, 65c;
sweets, Norfolk, cloth heads, I5cdS15Q;
Jersey double heads, s2.506i3.
Celery is selling at: Pascal $3n4 per
long bx; Boston market SAif per long
bx; white, S1.25 per doz.
Onions are quoted at Spanish,
large crts, $3.50: natives, 81 per bu;
bbls, S250a3
Cucumbers sell at S1.50GIS per bx.
yellow tur lips are selling at 81 per
bbl. white French. $3.50 per Dbl; white,
5oc per bu: beets, ST per bu; carrots, Toe
per bu: lyrsnips. 75caSf per hu.
Cabbages sell at S225 per bbl for ma
tive: savoy. s125 per bill; red $3.50
per bill
Lettuce is quoted at S1.50@2.50 per
bx; radishcs, Doc per doz; mint, roc
per doz; cress. soc per doz; leeks, Acc
per doz; oyster plants, ST per doz.
String beans sell at $40 per bx for
green.
Spinach Is quoted at 81 per bu; beet
greens. ST per bu; parsley, Sl.50@l.75
per bu; peppers. $3.50 per bu.
Brussels sprouts sell at 10eper at.
CauHfower sells at 81 per Dbl
Hay Is very dull, with prices weaker
and lower on some grades. Receipts are
heavy and the demand light Straw
is steady for rye, with oat IN fun
supply and easy. Mnlfeed is steady.
Hay. No. i, S17M1S50. low grades, SIP
/ mo: rye straw, ST 500 %; oat straw.
S9a10
Pork provisions are easier and SOME
cuts arc lower, There has been fur
tber moderate enlargement in the mum
Der OF hogs marketed. the total being
OF fairly liberal proportions and con-
siderably in excess of last year. The
quality is good. Prices show snail
gain, the average for prominent mar
kets indicating S. g0per 100 pounds
Fresh beef has been very quiet
and prices are easy, with only now and
then very choice steer bringing
Z 3-4c, or even Ttac.
Muttons md lambs are quiet but
steady; veals hold firm Western fall
lambs, 7af9c; spring lambs Sa9e;
yearIings, 6U7e; muttons, GGi7c; veals,
9@11c.
Choice northern turkeys are In short
supply and some lots are held at ESQ
soc. The bulk Of the sales however,
are around 2Tc for really choice lots
There is good supply Of western tur-
keys, and prices are not exorbitant
| Fowls and chickens are IN large sup
| ply both for western and northern
The quotations are Turkeys, north-
ern. 25d27c. western, 20G22e; chick