St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-04
BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

bOSlOD, March Z.-1nc reCelutS OF
butter are only moderately large, and
there is a good steady demand for fine
fresh creamery. Good firsts sell well
at 25026c, but there is little doing in
under grades. Some of the finest held
creamery sold at 25c, but most lots
changed hands at 23@24c. Northern
dairy is generally poor and cheap. Imi-
tation creamery and ladle goods are
quiet and unchanged.
The local supply of cheese is small,
and prices are firm, despite a limited
demand.
Eggs are plenty and unsettled. Fancy
western, free from frost, would easily
bring lie dozen, but there is none
such to be had. The best marks on the
market are selling at about 1910 lower,
according to the condition of stock. Re
frigerators are cleaning up slowly at
10Q13c.
Beans continue easy at the decline.
Carload lots, pea, $2.40; medium, 81. 40;
yellow eyes, $2.S5029O; red kidneys.
$3.25; California small white, $4,000
2.55; jobbing, 10c more.
Apples are doing better, especially for
choice Baldwins, some Of which are
selling above quotations. Fancy Bald
wins, $2.25Gl2.50; No. 1 Baldwins. 81. so
az; greetings, $1.50@2; No. 2, all kinds,
$1@1.25; Hubbardston, $1.25M2: pound
sweets, Sl.5002; northern spies, $1.5O
Q2.50; Kings, $2Q3; Tolman sweets.
$1.50G250; common apples, 75c0$1. %.
Small lots and jobbing from SOC to 81
per bill more
Cranbcrries are .iobbing at S4M5 per
crit and $13M15 per Dbl.
Tue receipts of strawberries were
much smaller for the week, the total
receipts being IL refrigera tors, against
81 last week and 2G last year. Prices
range from 35W50c per bx, according
to size Of box and quality.
There is very quiet market for DO
tatoes, with prices steady and I'M
changed. Houlton Green mountains,
7oMS0c; hebrons, 73@75c per bu; YORK
state, Green mountains and round white.
zoe; western, 6506Sc; Dakota reds, 63
GG5c; sweets, $3.50.
Boston market celery is firm at S70i
s per long bx. Paschal, sea- per long
bx; California, So.
California cauiflower is Offering at 50
as per crit; Brussels sprouts, 25c per
at by the crit.
Onions are selling at S1500250 per
bbl, with jobbers by the bushe higher.
Spanish, long crts, $3.50; Bermuda, So
per crit,
Cucumbers are selling at $12M15 for
fancy long green medium. $SM10; No.
., S5Q7.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted al soc
per lb southern, $3.50 per crt, with
mushrooms at 81 per bx. New rhubarb
sells at S010c per ID.
Cabbages sell at Soc for native and ST
for Savoy.
Squashes are quoted at 500 per ton for
Hubbard.
Yellow turnips sell at 3Oc per Dbl;
white French, $101.50 per bbl white
fiat, SOC per bx; beets, SOC; carrots, soc;
parsnips, 60c; egg plant $3.50 per crt.
Lettuce sells at 2506Oc per doz; rad
ishes, 40c per doz; mint, 81 per doz:
cress, 75c per doz; parsley, $3.50 for
hothouse, per bu; satisfy, ST per doz.
leeks, Ace per doz.
Southern string beans sell at 81 per
bskt for green and wax.
Spinach is quoted at 50 per hbl: kale.
,T5c per Dbl; eskro, $3.50 per bu; endive.
$3.50 per bu; romaine, $3.50 per bu:
artichokes, $125 per br: dandelons,
Sl.25 per hu; beet green's, 75c per bu:
chiyes, 15c per bx.
Bermuda potatoes job at Sc per bbl
horse radish, So per bbl peppers, $102
per crt.
Receipts Of hay are not quite so free
as previously noted, and better feeling
prevails, though prices show little
change. The demand is still slow, and
low grades are neglected. Straw is in
good supply, with choice comparatively
scarce; millfeed is firm and UNCHANGED.
Choice hay, $20021; No. |, $17M10: low
grades, $l2Q15 and up; rye straw, S14
015; oat straw, $9@1O
Hogs continue very firm in the west.
the market being dominated by specll-
lative manipulation. Here prices are
again advanced, with trade rather
quiet in consequence.
The market for fresh beef continues
easy. with very few choice heavy cat
tie selling slightly above quota tons.
The bulk Of the heavy cattle, however.
sell at 7Q7kc.
There is a firm market for muttons
and lambs, with veals slightly higher
than week ago. Spring lambs, odl1c:
yearlings, 7MSc; muttons. case; veals,
1O0ll12c.
There is quiet market for poultry,
with receipts not large. Some iced
stock is coming on the market. Western
turkeys, 1S@20c; northern fowls, 1:A0
16c; western fowls, 14@15c; chickens,
western, l5M17c; northern, 1S022c;
ducks, 16@lSc; geese, 12Gi14c
There is still fair supply of venison
from cold storage, and being sold at
unchanged prices. Game is still In
moderate sHppiy. Black ducks sell at
S1T502 per pair; red headed ducks,
$3.50; widgeon, 81; teal, $1.10. Phil.
adelpha SQUAD are firm at $404.50 per