The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-22
IN BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading Products That
Are In Demand.

Are In Demand.
Boston, May 20.-Butter las been In
better supply, but prices hold firm, the
advance Of early last week being main
tanned. Northern fresh, round lots, %
@235kc; western, 23Q23Ac; Vermont
d9iry, 20G22c; renovated butter, 1SQ
l9c; jobbing, 1zQ1e more.
Receipts Of new cheese are increasing,
end prices are easy; old cheese is quiet
and unchanged. Round lots, old, 1890
15e; new cheese, 121zQlsc; jobblng, "a
&c higher. Liverpool is quoted at 6ss
for old white and colored, and CPS for
Lew white and coiored.
Eggs are steady in price for strictly
choice. Western fresh, 161z6iTc;
storage packed, 17@171ac; eastern, II
@1Se; jobbing, 1c to 15sc higher
Beans are very firm in the country
and this market is strengthening in
sympathy. Carload lots, pea, S2.35;
medium, $2.35; yellow eyes. S2.T0d2 10;
red kidneys, $3.1503. 20: California
small white, $500: Jobbing. Toe more.
Apples are still in fair demand, with
prices holding steady on choice lots.
The supply is narrowing down, cold
storage fruit being substantially all
that is Offering now. Baldwins from
cold storage, S2.5c03; No. ] BaIdwlns
$20275; No. 2, all kinds, S1.506l1. 10;
russets, SEAS; northern spies, S2d3;
Maine Ben Davis, S20a.75. Small lots
and jobbing, 50caS1 per Dbl more.
Strawberries show some Increase, but
are still in much smaller receipt than
a year ago. NorfoIks have sold at about
10d13c, with few Marylands quoted
at 12013c.
There is firm market for potatoes
at the recent advance. New potatoes
are still IN light supply and quoted
firm. Green mountains, 900a5c; heb
rons, SOC per bu; York state, Green
mountains, T5Qs0c; western round
white, 704T5c; Dakota reds, roc; new
Floridas, S450G5 per Dbl; Jersey sweets,
bskts, S1G11.25; southern white sweets,
81 .50Q2.
Bunch celery is offering at 75caS1.50
per .beh.
Onions are firm at: Egyptian, bgs, SO
1925; Bermudas, 81 percrt.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted at is
620c per ID; southern, S2.5003 so per
crit, with mushrooms at 81 per bx
Rhubarb sells at lie per ID for native.
Cucumbers sell at S1,5004.50 per bx
for dollhouse, all sizes.
Yellow turnips sell at $3.50 per Dbl;
white French, $3.50 per Dbl; white Cat,
81 per bx; beets, 500T5c; carrots, 50a
T5e; parsnips, 50d75c; egg plant s.
per crt.
Cabbages, new southern. sell at S1.25
also for large crts; Norfolk, bbls, SIPS
| also.
squashes are quoted at $40 per ton
for Hubbard
Lettuce sells at 50dS5c per doz; rad.
ishes, 25c per doz; mint, Sic per doz:
cress, SOC per doz; satisfy, ST per doz:
Ieeks. soc per doz.
1 New string beans sell at S3d4 per
rrt for wax and S1.75Q2. rs for green.
Asparagus Is quoted at S1.50 per hhl
for southern, and 40c per bx for native;
kale, 15c per bx for native: artichokes.
$3.50 per bu: parsley, dollhouse, 81 per
hx; dandelions, SOC per bu; beet greens,
40M50c per bu; new native beets, S150
per doz bchs: bunch onions. SOC per bx.
Bermuda potatoes job at S5G5.50 per
Dbl; Florida potatoes, S450a5; horse
radish, SIS per Dbl; peppers. 81 per crit
Hay is firmer for choice grades, with
offerings small, straw is in small sup
lpIy and firm for choice; miIIfeed is
iirmer. Choice hay, sol; No i, S1TQ
10; low grades. S13015 and up; rye
straw, S16G1T; oat straw. S9dl0.
There is a slightly easier market
on pork provisions, at revised quota
tons. There is considerable enlarge
nent in the aggregate marketing OF hogs
land the total for the week is in excess
of last year
There is a firm market for fresh beef.
with the demand good. Receipts, how
levefs were very large for the week.
Choice lambs are very firm. with only
moderate offerings muttons and year
/ lings are steady yeals are quiet Spring