St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-01-07
BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


has been very quiet for a week and
prices show very little change. Extra
creamery, small pkgs, 2903Oc; northern
fresh, round lots, 2S@2SlSc; western,
2'G2Sc; eastern, 25Q26c; jobbing, nc
to 1c more.
Cheese is firm and unchanged in this
market, with Liverpool higher. Round
lots. 13K@14c; sage, 131z@14c; jobbing,
1a02c higher.
Eggs are steady and unchanged.
Western fresh, 27@29c; storage, 21@
24c; eastern, 30@32c; nearby and fancy,
36Q4Oc; jobbing. 1c to 11zc higher.
Beans are firm with a fair demand at
the advance. Country markets are
firmer. Carload lots, pea, $2.45@2.5O;
medium, $245@2.50; yellow eyes, $500
Q3; red kidneys, So. 25d33O; California
small white, $260@2G5; jobbing, 1Oc
more.
There is very little new to note in
the apple market; the earlier varieties
are disappearing and Baldwins are in
better demand. The supply, however,
is ample. Baldwins, S1.5062 %; green
inss, $1.50@2.25; No. 2, all kinds, S1@
les; pippins, $1@1.5O Hubbardston,
$125@2; pound sweets, 81. 5002; north
ern spies, $1.50@2 %; Kings, seas;
Tolman sweets, $1.5G0250; common
apples, 75c@$1.25. Small lots and job
bling from SOC to 81 per BIOL more.
Pears from cold storage are selling
at: Beurre Bose, $4@5; Duchess,
$150G2.
Cranberres are jobbing at $303. so
per CRIT and $S.50010 per Dbl. The re-
cepts for the week were 442 bbls; st
year, 226 bbls.
There is a good supply of nuts, and
they are selling at: Walnuts, 1115M14c
per 10; castanas, 9011c; filberts, 11M12c;
Texas pecans, 10@12hc; almonds, 126
lac for hard and 150l7c for soft shells.
There is firm market for potatoes,
with the demand good. Houlton Green
mountains, S0QS3c; hebrons, 75c per bu;
York state, Green mountains and round
white, 70c; western, 65d6Sc; 2. e. I.
reds and Chenangoes 65070c; sweets,
double heads, $3.2503.50; Vineland,
$3.5003.75.
Boston market celery is lower a t Sc. SO
"a per long bx; Paschal, $2.50G3.50;
white, $150 doz.
Caulidower is again in supply at $3.50
per cs; Brussels sprouts, 15c per at, by
the CRIT.
Onions are unchanged It 50 80 per Dbl,
with jobbers by the bushel higher;
Spanish long crts, $3.50.
Cucumbers are selling at S1O011 for
choice; medium, $506; No. ., s.. SOFAS.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted at 25c
per ID for fancy, with mushrooms at
$150 per Alb bx.
Cabbages sell at Soc per Dbl; Savoy,
S5c per Dbl.
Marrow squashes are higher, ut $25
per ton; Hubbards. $20M25; turban, 500
as; pumpkins sell at SOC per bx.
Yellow turnips sell at zoe per DBL;
white French, $1@1.5O per Dbl; white
fiat, SOC per bx; bcets, soc: carrots, SOC;
parsnips, Coo; egg plants. $3.50 Fer crit.
Lettuce sells at 7JcUS2.5 80 for long
bxs; radishes, 40c per i0z. mint, 81 pei
doz; cress, Toe per doz: parsley, 50 for
dollhouse, per bu; satisfy, 75cG$1 per
doz; leeks, 40c per doz
Southern string beans sell a t seas per
bskt for green anG wax, according to
quality.
Spinach is quoted at $50 per Nbbl:
kale. soc per Dbl; esllrO, SOC per bu;
endive, 81 per bu; romano, 81 50pcr bu;
artichokes, $1.25 Ter bu; dandelons,
$150G1.75 per bu
There is scarcity OF really choice
lots of hay and prices are very firm.
Some lots sell at sol anG even higher
for extra; millfeed is steady Mt about
previous quotations, though the range
is revised. Choice hay, $20G721. so; No.
1, $17@19; low grades, $l2015 III up,
rye straw, $10G11.
Pork provisions are a little Ligher or
some cuts, but lard is lower. For the
calendar year 1902 the total western
packing, according to the Cincinnati
Price Current, has been approximately
21,000000 hogs, falling largely short OF
the preceding year.
Fresh beef is lower than week ago
the demand having been very light all
the week. 1t is reported that the cur.
rent quotations do not entirely 1epre,
sent the slaughter in prices that Las
been going on. A little Steadier nark Ell
is hoped for.
There is an easier market for muttons
and lambs, with an over supply of low
grade stock; veals are steady. Spring
lambs, 6@9c; warnings. 5fG7c; Ii uttors,
5@7c; veals, 7010c; fancy and Brigh-
tons, 10011c.
Poultry is steady, with the demand
moderate, few scattering lots of
northern turkeys being 2OGi22c. West
ern turkeys, 1S020c; northern fowls, II
015c; western fowls, 7Gll14c; chickens
western, 14015c; northern, nominal;
ducks, 1601Sc; geese, 13GQtlc.
Venison is in light supply. With who lie
deer selling at 15020c, with saddles
quoted at 2502Sc, with skins on, and
legs at 30035c. Moose neat is firm al
1S020c, with skins. Bear meat is