St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25
BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

fresh, round lots, 21@2Sc; estern, y
a271ac; jobbing, Ac to tc more.
There is a firm market for cheese at
prices Liverpool shows an
advance of IS for the week. Round
lots, 15@1512c; sage, 155aWl6c; job
bling, 1z@2c higher.
There is a quiet market for eggs, but
there is a scarcity Of fresh gathered,
and the market is firm. Western fresh,
19@191kc; eastern, 20@21c; nearby and
fancy, 22M23c; jobbing, 1c to 1Ac !,
higher.
Beans are much firmer in the country
markets, which is reflected to some en-
tent in this market. Carload lots, pea,
So. 80; medium, $2,35; yellow eyes, 81, So;
red kidneys, $3.1O@3.l5; California
small white, $26O@2.65; jobbing, 1oc
more.
The apple market is demoralized,
with prices down on the better grades.
Fancy Baldwins, $1.50@2: No. Bald
wins, $1@1.50; russets, $1M2; northern
spies, $15O@2 so; Kings, seas; Tolman
sweets, $1.5O@250 Small lots and job
bling, 5Oc@$1 per Dbl more.
Cranberries are jobbing at $3.50 per
crt. and $14@15 per bbl
The receipts of Strawberries for the
week were $40 crts and 50 refrlgerators
more fruit having been shipped in crts
owing to the warm weather. Prices
range at 3Od35c for choice.
New maple syrup is in the market and
sells at 9Oc@S1 per gal can; new sugar,
16@17c per ID for small cakes; bricks,
14@15c; pals, 10@12c.
Nuts are steady and unchanged.
Walnuts, 11@15c per lib; castanas, 12c;
filberts, 11@12c; Texas pecans, 10@14c;
almonds, 13615c for hard and 14@16c
for soft shells; peanuts. No. l, 4 3-4c;
jumbos, 6@6hc.
Potatoes are firm and unchanged.
Houlton Green mountains, Soc; Pride
of the south, Csc; hebrons, S3GS5c per
bu; York state, Green mountains and
round white, 72@75c; western, G5M6Sc;
Dakota reds, G5c; sweets, S3@3.50;
white sweets, $1.50@2.
Such vegetables as lettuce, water
cress, celery. radishes and rhubarb are
especially active. Lettuce is sht de
firmer. The quality of romaine re-
ceived is generally poor. Choice stock
brings as much as it did week ago.
There is nothing but foreign chcory to
be had and that is poor Mint is
steEdy and unchanged.
Native cucumbers are active and 81
per 100 higher. Choice cauliiiower is
unchanged at 81 a crate, but fair to coed
stock is 25c cheaper than it rs a week
ago.
Asparagus is in limited supply ard
steady.
Boston market celery is firm at 81
per long bX; California, $3.50.
Brussels sprouts are quoted st 15c
per at by the CRIT
Onions are easier and very much de-
moralized at 75c per Dbl, with jobbcrs
by the bushel higher; Spanish long crts,
$275.
Hothouse tomatoes Quoted at 35c
per lb; southern, $250M350 per crt,
with mushrooms at 50 per bx. Rhu
barb sell at &c per ID.
Cabbages sell at 3064Oc for native
and 75c for Savoy
SQuashes are quoted ut $40 per tor
for Hubbard.
Yellow turnips sell at 90c per Dbl
white French, $50 per Dbl; white, fat
35c per bX; beets, 25c; carrots, 25c
parsnips, 25c, egg plant, So per CRIT.
Lettuce sells at 50M75c per doz; rad
ishes, doc per doz; mint, ,l0c per doz
cress, Coo per doz; parsley, $3.50 fol
dollhouse, per bu; satisfy, 75c per doz
leeks, Toe per doz.
Southern string beans sell at So. 5Od
$50 per bskt for green.
Spinach is quoted at $3.50 per Dbl
kale, 75c per Dbl; artichokes. 81 per bu
dandelions, 75c per bu; beet green's, 81
per bu; chives, SOC per bx.
Bermuda potatoes job at $3.50 pei
Dbl; Florida potatoes, $3.50: horse rad
ish, Sc per Dbl; peppers, So per crt.
There has been some tiIctuation il
lard, but the net changes are small.
There is an easy market for fresl
beef, with very few cattle selling a
over &c.
United States cattle sold at II $40
131Ac pound sheep at 1G 3-4M17 II,
and lambs at 100, estimated dressed
weight, at the London and Liverpool
markets last week
Muttons and lambs are firm but quiet
Veals are steady; Spring lambs. 1ON
lie; yearIingS. SM9c; muttons, 901Oc
vealS, 10h@11c
There is only a quiet demand fol-
poultry and prices are easier especially
on western stock Western turkeys
fresh killed, 17M1Sc; frozen, Ice to 1Sc
northern fowls 14M15c; western fowls
12AQ13hc; chickens, western. 13015c
northern, 1S022c; spring broilcrs, S,
per pair; capons, 1S@20c; geese, lo@14c
There is still a small supply of veni
son offering from cold storage and sell
ing at high prices. Game is in moderat
supply and sells slowly at mchanget
prices. Mallard ducks sell at $1.50 pc
pair; red headed ducks, S3Gl3.5O
widgeon, ST.; Philadelphia SQUAD ar,
firm at S4M450 per dOZ, with natiyp