The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-06
IN BOSTON MARKETS.


Boston. Aug 5-There IS a fairly
steady market for butter, at the de-
cline. and buyers are taking hold
more freely especially for the better
grades Low grades are In Hight de-
mand aud easy. Northern creamery,
round lots. 21c; western, 20 l-2c;
Vermont dairy. 1S020c; renovated
butter. 16a1sc. iobbing, 1-20lc more.
Cheese lis barely steady ia price,
with the demand quiet Round lots,
new. 93-4g1o1-4e. jobbing 1-201c
higher
Eggs are ia good demand for choice
grades, with fun prices being OBJ
tanned. There is, however, much on
stock in the market which sells at
easy prices Western fresh. noise;
eastern, 20122c; nearby 23025c
iobbing, 1@1 l-2c higher.
Beans are steady and unchanged.
with the demand light Prices are
unchanged. Carload lots, pea. $3.50
240; medium. $235024O; yellow eyes.
S2.S5@290, red kidneys, S3459355;
California small white, s2.6O0265;
foreign pea and medium, S2250280;
iobbing Toe more
Apples are still In full supply. Some
choice Hudson river stock IS now COM
ing forward and sells at good prices.
Common stock is quoted at 75c0S1.25
for bsxts and $20S for bbls, with
Hudson river apples at $3@350
Late berries are still in full supply
and are quoted at moderate prices;
Blackberries, 14912e; blueberries, so
13c; raspberries. pints, 7@l0c; cur.
rants, 12013c
The Georgia peaches are about done
A few DeIawares have been in the
market during the week, but the sup
ply has been limited The Delawares
sell at s2.2502.50 per ert.
Watermelons are easier and sell by
the load at l5025c each. according
to size
Cantaloupes sell at 75c@s2.50 for
common varieties, with fancy higher,
California plums sell at S1.750250
per bx; peaches, S2@225; Bartlett
pears, $3.50
Southern Delaware grapes are in
the market and sell at s2,25Q2.5O per
carrier
Potatoes are steady, with the mar
ket fully supplied: Fancy. $3.50 per
Dbl; low grades. S2@2.25; sweets,
$2.5oa275.
New native celery is IN the market
and sells at s175 per doz lunches
Onions are steady at Native bills,
S2 bu, s5ei Egyptian, bgs, S2; Ber-
mudas, s102 per crt; bunch onions,
soc per bx
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted at
zoe per 10; southern. SlG2 per crt;
natives per bx, s3u4
Cucumbers sell at 50c0s2 per bx
for all sizes.
Yellow turnips sell at s1.75 per Dbl;
bunch turnips, 3 lie; new beets, Coo
per bu huncn beets. lie; carrots,
$125 per bu: bunch carrots. 3G4c;
bunch parsHips. 75c per doz
Cabbages sell at S175 per crt.
Marrow sQuashes bring s125 per
Dbl; crookneeks, soc per doz; white.
soc per doz.
The market for lettuce is steady at
40075c per bx. Radishes sell at csc
per bx; mint, csc per doz; cress, 35c
per doz; leeks, SOC per doz.
String beans are quoted at S1G2 for
green and 81 for wax. Green peas
sell at s125 per bu for native.
Spinach is quoted at 25c per bu for
native; parsley, dollhouse. SOC per bu.
romaine, 75e per bu; beet greens, I5e
per bu; rhubarD, &c per ID; peppers,
$4,000 per bu
Green corn is coming in quite freely,
and sells at S5c per bu.
Shell beans are quotable at s1@1.75
per bu; elephants, S150@2 per bu
Pork provisions are steady at re-
yised prices. The marketing Of hogs
Is falling of moderately. but is still
considerably larger than year ago.
The quality is mostly good, though
at some points 1t is only fair Prices
have declined, prominent points aver
aging at the close S5.4O per 100 lbs.
Lambs and muttons sagged off, but
the market is fairly wen cleaned up.
veaIs are arm Western fall lambs,
9010c; spring lambs, HOP lie;
yearlings. S09c; muttons, SQ9c;
veals, 9011c
Poultry is generally quiet, though
fowls are comparatively firm and in
demand: Western turkeys, frozen,
1S019c; iced, 15016e; western fowls,
iced. 14@15e: western frozen chick
ems. 140l6c; fresh northern fowls,
15616c, broiIers, 10000; western
broilers, 16@1Sc; spring ducks, 17@
18c; pigeons, s1.6001.75 per doz;
squads, S2.5003 per doz.
Hay is weaker owing to light de-
mand and heavy receipts. Quotations
are normally about the same, but top
prices are more difficult TO obtain.
Straw duh but steady; millfeed is I'M
changed Hay. No. /, sz1622; lower
grade, $1,000; rye straw, S1S021;
1t has been a bull market in wheat,
and more interest is being taken in
the course of prices by the outside
public. There has been better ex-
port demand, while other favorable in.
nuences have remained about as preyi-
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