The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-04
IN BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading Products That
Are IN Demand.

Boston, June 3-Butter is steady,
with good demand. Northern fresh,
round lots, 23@2ic; western, 28aoa5sc;
Vermont dairy, 21@22c; renovated but
ter. 1sAQ19e; Jobbing, 9sG1e more.
Old cheese Is about outof the market,
with new quoted easier Round lots.
old, 14A@15e; new cheese, 1261211c;
/ Jobbing, 1z@2c higher.
Eggs are firm. Western fresh, ia
11He; storage packed. 1Td171ke; east
ern, 1SQ19c; jobbing. 1c to IL higher.
Beans are firm, with country adyices
very strong. Carload lots, pea, S2.4J1
2.50: medium, S245; yellow eyes, $2.70
d2.T5; red kidneys, $3.25@3s30. Cali
fornia small white. S2.65; jobbing, Zoe
more.
Apples are very quiet although tie
cool weather frightened trade a little.
Baldwins from cold storage, S2E003;
No :, all kinds, 81 2E0L50; russets, 50
as, northern spies, S203; Maine Ben
Davis, S242.50 Small lots and job
bling, J0cG$1 per biol more
Strawberries have been coming IN
large numbers for the week, the total
/ being 62,547 crts, against Uses crts for
the same week last year. Prices ere
from 2c to lie per bx.
Potatoes are easier. Green noun
tains, S5d90c; hebrons, 750S0c per bu;
York state, Green mountains, 7.JISOc:
western round white, 70d73c; Dakota
05@6So; new Floridas, S45o0i5
Jersey sweets, bsltts, 81: south
sweets, S1JOd1T5.
Spinach Is quoted at 15a20c per BIZ
for native; kaie, 25c per bx for NATIVES;
artichohes, S150 per bu; parsley, hot
house, s125 Per bx; dandelions, 81
per bu; beet green's, 40c per bu; native
beets, GOd75c per doz bchs; southern,
30d40c per doz; bunch onions. zoe
per bx.
Bermuda potatoes job at IS per Dbl;
horse radish, Sc per Dbl; peppers, S1.50
6j2 per crt
Choice hay IS very scarce and prices
are very firm, with a poor outlook for
the future crops Straw is firm; mill
feed is quiet but firm. Choice hay, S23
ga; No 1, S20d22; low grade, S1J010
and up; rye straw, $22023; oat straw,
sa010.
Pork provisions are easier and prices
are revised. The XIII Of hogs by Eoston
packers has been somewhat smaller.
Prices are decidedly reduced, and the
average Of prominent markets is about
| $3.50 per 100 pounds, compared with
| $3.50 4 week ago, $3.50 two weeks ago,
$500 4 year ago, and $50 two years
ago.
Fresh beef is fairly steady, with trade
rather slow The beef arrivals are
much smaller.
Lambs are fairly steady, but the
market Is much overstocked with year
lings. yeals are steady. Spring lambs,
136l14c; yearlings. 7iad9c; muttons, Oh
@10e; veals, 10a1t, with some fancy
higher
There is a good demand for poultry
| at steady prices. Western turkeys,
/ frozen, 1s020c; iced, 16c; western
fowls, iced, 13a131sc; western frozen
chickens, 14d16c; fresh killed northern
chickens, 25a2sc: fresh killed northern
| fowls, 1501Gc; broilers, 30G35c; west
ern broilers, 25Q30c; squad broilers,
/ per pair, T5d90cs spring ducks, 20d2ic.
H The Massachusetts agricultural state
Il board, In its report Of June /, says that
reports show that the prevailing
drought has checked vegetation and pre-.
vented termination Of seeds, making re-
| planting necessary in some instances.
The drought has practically stopped the
growth of grass, and feed in pastures
Il aiready is becoming short Even with
plentiful rains tile hay crop will be a
seanty one. Upland mowings have be-
gun to turn brown, and the grass on
lowlands is short and thin.
Reports from Connecticut are as bad.
| No rains there for nearly a month.
| The Maine Farmer says; Maine TO-
| day is suffering from what soon Will
cause tremendous loss unless rains
come. The area Of drought is abroad
The late extremely low temperatures
have brought ruin to all crops which
bad broken ground, and especially to
fruit blossoms and trees.
There has been practically no rain Of
moment anywhere in the New England
states for over six weeks.
An excessive amount Of rainfall dur
ing the week throughout the west has
In Missouri, Kansas and parts OF
| Illinois damaged the crop to quite an OK
tent, although outside Of these states
the effect has been favorable, especially
in the spring wheat states, where the
warm weather still continues. Corn
planting in northern districts is still
over a week late, but south the plant !,
well advanced.
{ The situation IN the local -four mar
ket Is very strong, the supplies in Min
neapolls being a great deal less than a
week ago. Milling wheatis getting very
scarce, and mills are advising agents
. that prices are too near cost basis