St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-18
BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

pound. Large western ASH luUS dFc IL
acc. Fine boxes and prints are i'll
steady demand at 2Sc.
Fine northern fall twin cheese gen
orally sells at 14kc pound but occa-
sionally a dealer gets more for an ex-
ira fancy lot
Eggs have recovered from the break
Of a few weeks ago, and fresh gath
cred western are decidedly stronger.
Western fresh, 20021c; storage, 149 |
16c; eastern, 22n23c; nearby and |
fancy, 24025c; jobbing, 1c to 11&c
higher
Beans are quiet and rather easier.
Carload lots. pea, 50 300235; medium,
$2.3O02.35; yellow eyes, $2.S0M2.S5;
red kidneys, $310d315; California
small white, S2G0@2.65; jobbing, Toe
more.
Apples continue very dull, With
prices easy The demand is for the
choice lots and yet buyers grumble at
the prices. Fancy Baldwins, $2M2.5o
No. l Baldwins, $l.25@1.75; No. 2, 81;
greetings, $1.25M1.75; russets, $1,000
.; northern spies, 81 50M2.5Q; Kings,
$2@3; Tolman sweets, $1.50M2.50.
Small lots and jobbing, 50cM$1 per Dbl
more.
Cranberries are jobbnS at $4@4.50
per crt, and $13015 per bbl.
Strawberries have been in full receipt
during the week, the total receipts be-
ing 119 refrigerators and lis crts,
against 121 refrigerators last year,
Jobbing prices are from 3SIl45c per
bx, according to size of box and quality.
New maybe syrup is in the market
and sells at 81 per gal can; new sugar,
16@1Sc per Id.
Potatoes are frmer, an advance hav-
ing been made during the week. Houl-
ton Green mountains, S3MS5c: Pride of
the South, 65c; hebrons, 7507Sc per bu;
| York state, Green mountains and
round white, 72@75c; western, G5@6Sc;
Dakota reds, Coo; sweets, $3M4, white
sweets, $1.50G2.
Boston market celery is firm at S507
per long bx; California, s..
Brussels sprouts are quoted at 15c
per at by the crt.
| Onions are selling at $l25G2 per
Dbl, with jobbers by the bushel higher;
Spanish, long crts, S2.75.
dollhouse tomatoes are quoted at 25c
per ID; southern, $3.50 per crt, with
mushrooms at $1.50G2 per bx. Rhu
barb sells at Sc per Id.
Cabbases sell at soc for natives and
81 for Savoy.
Squashes are quoted at $40 per ton
for Hubbard.
Yellow turnps sell at 90c per Dbl:
white French, $101,50 per bbl white,
fat, SOC per bx; beets, SOC; carrots, soc;
parsnips, 25@50c; egg plant, So per crit.
Lettuce sells ut 6Gd90c per doz; rad
ishes, 40c per doz; mint, Acc per doz;
cress, SOC per doz; parsley, $I,50 for
dollhouse, per bu; satisfy, 81 per doz;
leeks, S5c per doz.
Southern string beans sell at $4 per
bskt for green.
Spinach is quoted at $1@250 per Dbl
kale, zoe per Dbl; articbokes, $1.2j
per bu; dandelions, 81 per blu; beet
greens, 75c per bu; chives, 75c per bX
Bermuda potatoes job at ST per Dbl
Florida potatoes, S2.5Od3.50; horse
radsh, So per Dbl; peppers, - per crit.
Prices on pork products have beer
somewhat irregular, lard having al
vanced and prices having been re
vived on the balance of the list.
Fresh beef has been dull and cas-,
and lower prices are predicted thi:
week. Very few steers will sci
!. above &c.
There is quiet market for mutton
and lambs, but prices hold steady
yeals are steady and unchanged. Sprins
lambs, 9@10hc; yearlings, 7@Sc; NUT
tons 7QS1ac; veals, 10011c.
Weelern fowls and chickens arr
eaSiet and lower prices are quoted TO
fresh killed. Very few northern fowl
are offering, but some chickens ar
coming out of cold storage Western
turkeys, fresh killed, 1711Sc; frozer
1S020c; northern fowls, 14015c; west
ern fowls, l2013Rc; chickens, western
] 13@15c, northern, 1SM22c; capons, 1
4 020c; geese, 12@l4c.
Nenison is in light supply from col
: storage and prices rule high Game j
= in moderate supply and sells slowly a
unchanged prices, Mallard ducks Sc
e at $3.50 per pair; red headed ducks, S
) $3.50: widgeon, 81; Philadelphia
squad are firm at $4G4.5 so per doz, wit
> natives at $35003.75 quail, 81 25G4,5
per doz, plover, $5d6 per doz
a Hay continues firm for choice grade
= but the poor grades are slow and Sc
y at easy prices; straw is selling well a
s steady prices; millfced has decline
- sharply, closing easy. Choice hay, 50
622; No. 1, $17@19; low grades, $40
G is and up; rye straw, SIG; oat straw
y $901O
S The weather recently has been mil
and springlike, with plentiful raj lfa
S over the winter wheat belt The grow
ing crop, taken as Il whole, continues !
" promising condition. During the viii
ter there were practically no Goa
T. plants of winter killing, and now Il
4 reports of injury by alternate freezi
- and thawing incident to every sprin
:, | season are so far fewer than ord %