St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-01-14
BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

ern, 251k@26Hc; jobbing, 12c to 1c more.
Cheese is firm, but the demand is
rather quiet at the advance, Round
lots, 14@14hc; sage, 141201Ic, job
bling, 1A@1c higher.
Eggs are firmer, with an advance on
fresh western. Storage eggs are quiet
but steady. Western fresh, 27@2Sc;
storage, 21@22c; eastern, 2S029c; near
by and fancy, 32@34c and up; jobbing.
1c to 11ac higher.
Beans are firm, both here and in the
country. The demand is rather quiet.
Carload lots, pea, $2.45@2.50: medium.
S24502.50; yellow eyes, $290@3; red
kidneys, $325@330; California small
white, S2.6Od2.G5; jobbing, 10c more.
Apples are quiet and steady, except
for fancy Baldwins, which are in de-
mand. Fancy Baldwins, $22502.75;
No. 1 Baldwins, $L5002; greetings,
S1.5O02; No. >. all kinds, $101.25; Hub
bardston, 81 25M2; pound sweets, S1.50
az; northern spies, S1.50M2.25; Kings.
S263: Tolman sweets, S1.50U2,5O; Com
mon apples, 75c@$1.25. Small lots
and jobhiDg from SOC to 81 per BIZ!
more.
Pears from cold storage are selling
at: Beurre Bose, $404.50; Duchess,
$150M1.75.
Cranberres are jobbing at S3.23@
$50 per crt and $10d11 per Dbl. The
receipts for the week were 30S bbls:
last year, 3l3 bbls.
There is a good supply of nuts, and
they are selling at: Walnuts, 1111@
lac per ID; castanas, 11012c; filberts,
11012c; Texas pecans, 100121Ac; al
monds, 13d14: for hard and 150l17c for
soft shells.
Potatoes are not materially changed,
the market being we'll supplied but
steady in price. Choice stock is firm.
Houlton Green mountains, S00S5c;
hebrons, 75c per bu; York state, Green
mountains and round white, zoe; West
ern, G50GSc; p. e. l, reds and Chenan-
goes, G5070c; sweets, double heads,
$2.500275; Vineland, $2.75@3.
Boston market celery is steady at
S3.5OM4 per long bx; Paschal, $4,000
$50; white, $3.50 doz.
CauI1ower is firm, with light sup
ply at $3.50 per cs; Brussels sprouts.
15c per ct by the crit
Onions are unchanged at $3.50 per
Dbl, with jobbers by the bushel higher;
Spanish long crts, $3.50.
Cucumbers are selling at $40 for
choice: medium, S5QG! No. ., $2.50@
$50.
dollhouse tomatoes are quoted at 25c
per lb for fancy, with mushrooms at
$3.50 per Alb bX.
Cabbages sell at SOC per bhl; Savoy,
Soc per Dbl.
Marrow squaShes are unchanged, at
So per ton: Hubbards, 5000 q; turban,
S20025; pumpkins sell at SOC per bx.
Yellow turnips sell at 90c per Dbl;
white French, $101.50 per Dbl; white
nat, SOC per bx; beets, soc; carrots, SOC;
parsnips, Coo; egg plants, $3.50 per crt.
Lettuce sells at 75c0$2.50 for long
bxs; radishes, 40c per doz; mint, 81
per doz; cress, 75c per doz; parsley.
50 for dollhouse, per bu; satisfy, 75cGl
81 Per doz; leeks, 40c per doz.
Southern string beans sell at $3M5
per bskt for green and wax, according
to quality.
Hay is easier under increased receipts
and a quiet demand. Low grades are
in full supply, and are weaker though
not Quotably lower. There is some ac-
emulation of stocks, with further in
crease likely. Rye straw is scarce for
choice, and holds steady in price, mill
feed is qaiet Eut firm. Choice hay.
$2032i; No. /, B1T619; low grades SO
@15 aAd up; eye straw, $14015; oat
straw, s24gs1,
Fresh ribs were advanced and some
change was made in other pork cuts.
Lard is lower, but pork steady.
Fresh beef is rather easy, though
choice heavy cattle are 4 little scarce
and slightly firmer. Light cattle,
however, are slightly lower with full
supply.
Lambs are very firm, with higher
prices asked for the week; veals and
muttons unchanged. Spring lambs
7@10c: yearIings, 617c; muttons, case;
yealS, SM11c.
Poultry is rather quiet, with turkeys
steady. Chickens are rather firmer for
western. Western turkeys, 1SM20c; !
northern fowls, 14@15c; western fowls, |
121&0l313c; chickens, western, 1401Gc;
northern, 16M20c; ducks, 15017c;
geese, 12Gl13c.
Nenison is in moderate supply, with
whole deer selling at 1502Oc, with sad !
dies at 25G2SC, skins on, and legs at 80
135c. Moose meat is firm at $4,000
with skins. Bear meat is quoted at Is
@20c. There is fair supply of game,
prices being steady and unchanged !
Black ducks sell at $160M1.75 per
pair; red headed ducks, $780, widgeon.
S1@1.25; teal, $1.1C. Philadelphia
squad are firm at 81 per doz, with ma
tives at $3,50@375; quail, $4.25 per doz:
plover, SCOT per doz.
Crop reports indicate that the grow
ing wheat crop is in favorable condi-
ton. There is some delay in getting
wheat to market, but this is due to lacl,
Of Transportation facilities, and is con-