Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-23
BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS.


To make the appended quotations of value
alike to buyer and seller, the resume Of the
carefully read In a market Of this chRrac-
ter 1t ls impossible to give PRICES for every
day OF the week. Noting, however the
curate quotations will be given on which
Oealers can safely base their transactions
The receipts Of butter are light and
the market has a firm tone, but the
demand is not very brisk under the
higher level, Strictly fancy creamery
butter is firmly held. Storage goods
are in steady demand and firm. Fine
box butter sells well and prints are
moderately active. Cheese is very
firm. The receipts are light and stock
on hand show steady decrease.
There is a steady demand, but sales
are mostly of small lots. Supplies Of
eggs are quite sufficient for the de-
mand and prices are rather In favor
OF the buyer.
FLOUR-Mill shipments, spring pa
tents $4.55@4.S0, spring clears $8.25@
3,TO winter patents $39O@42O, winter
straights S37O@3.95, winter clears SO. 40
03.7O.
BUTTER-Creamery extra Vermont
and New Hampshire 31@32c, northern
New York 31@32c, western 31@32c,
creamery firsts, northern 28@3Oc,
western 2S@30c, creamery seconds %
@27c, thirds 20@23c, eastern creamery,
best marks 29Q30c, fair to good 250
2Sc, storage creamery extra 30@31c,
tirsts 26@2Sc dairy fancy 26Q27c, COM
mon to good 20@25c, western imita-
tion creamery 21@24c, western ladle
20@22c, packing stock 18@20c, reno
waited butter 21@23c, box and print
butter 19@32c.
CHEESE-New York twins, fancy IA
OLA 1-2c, fair to good 12@13c, Yer
mont twins, fancy 13 3-4@14 1-4c, fair
to good 12@13c, Wisconsin twins 800
13c.
EGGS-Fancy hennery 30c, eastern
extras 2S@29c, common to good 230
26c, fancy western 26 1-2c choice 26c,
fair to good 23025c, western dirties II
UZOc, refrigerator ZUU25c.
PROVISIONS-He backs S21.25,
medium backs $20.25, heavy short cuts
$21.25, medium short cuts $2O.25, long
cuts $22.25, lean ends $2425@2475.
bean pork $17.25@1775, loose salt pork
II 3-Sc, corned shoulders 10 7-Sc,
smoked shoulders II 3-8c, fresh shoul.
ders II J-Sc fresh RIBS u 1-4@12 1-2c,
pressed cooked meat II 3-4@14 lie,
skinned hams 16@16 1-2c, regular and
small hams IA 3-4@16c, boiled hams
% 3-4@23 LAC. bacon 147-8@19 1-2c,
briskets IL 1-2c, bologna Sc, frankfurts
91-2@1O 3-4c, fresh sausage II LAG
15c, sausage meat 9 3-4c, tongues $2150
Dbl, raw leaf lard II 5-8c, rendered leaf
lard in bulk 13 1-Sc, in pals 13 7-8@
IA 1-8c, pure lard in bulk II SIC, in
pals IL 3-8@12 5-8c, country dressed
hogs 1908 3-4c.
FRESH MEATS-Beef, choice 8 IA
@9c, good 6@7 3-4c, hindquarters
choice 10 3-4011 lac, common to good
7@10c, forequarters, choice 1-4@
3-4c, common to coed 1905 1-2,
mutton extra western S@9c, common
to good 5@7c, yearlings, good to choice
eastern 5@8c, western SOS 1-2c; spring
lamb, eastern choice 10 1-2@11c, COM
mon to good S@10c, western SQ11c;
veal, choice eastern 11@12c, fair to
good 9010c, common 7@Sc
DRESSED POULTRY-Fresh-k killed
northern and eastern fowl, choice 15c,
common to good 12@14c; chickens,
choice large 16@1Sc, mixed sizes 120
15c; chickens, nearby broilers choice
3 1-2 to A lbs pair 3O@32c lb; pigeons
50cfb$1 60 per dozen; squads $3.50 doz,
western dry-packed turkeys choice 16
@1Sc, common to sood 15@16c, capons,
fancy large Ice, mixed weights 14@
15c; chickens, choice large 13@14c, fair
to good 11@13c; fowls, choice large
12 1-2@13c, common to good 11912c.
LIVE POULTRY-Fowls 13@14c,
spring chickens IL 1908 1-2c, roos-
ters 70Sc.
BEANS-Choice hand-picked pea
$1.45@1.5O, screened $1.3O@1.40, Sec
ond $1.26@13O, choice hand-picked me-
dium $1.55, small white California
$2.25, choice hand-picked yellow eyes
$2.1O, common to good $1,75@2, red
Kidneys $2.3O@2.40.
w FRUIT-Apples, kings $2.50@3.50,
Fnorthern spies 5000, nodheads S293,
Ben Davis western $2@2.50, eastern
$1,B@2, greetings $202,5O, cold stor-.
age lots $2.50@3, Baldwins No. SEQ
2.75, cold storage lots $2.5O@S, mixed
baldwins $1.75@2, No. 2 baldwins $1.25
@1.75, talman sweets $2@2.50, box
stock 50c@$1.25; cranberries, Cape Cod
$6,506S.50 per Dbl and $2.50@3 crate;
lemons, foreign $325@4, California
$3.500425 box; oranges, Florida,
choice $350@3,75 box, California ma
vels $2,25@375, tangerines $5@55O
strap of 2 half boxes, Valencias $4500
box.
TATOES-Aroostook Green noun
tain 69c bu, hebron soc, sweets, vine
land $4,000 bbl and $125 bskt.
VEGETABLES-Cab drumhead
$3.50 bbl, savoy $3.50 Dbl; string beans,
southern $4@5 bskt, butter beans Sc
az bskt, cucumbers $4@15 box, carrots
S5cQS1 bu, parsnips S5c@$1 bu, let
tuce 50@S5c doz, romaine 81 doz, es-
carolle 75c@$1 doz, chickory 75cQ$1
doz, onions, native $1@1.25 bu, Cuban
Bermudas SO crate, Spanish SO crate,
leeks 4Oc doz; yellow turnips $1.25
Dbl, French white $1@15O bag, white
eggs and fats 5O@75c bu, radishes $3.50
az box, southern spinach $125@175
Dbl, southern kale s15O@175 Dbl, hot
house dandelIons $125@1.50 bu, beets
6O@75c bu, squashes, marrow $500
LIS Dbl, Hubbard $3O@4O ton, peppers
$5G65O crate, eggplants $1O012 crate,
oyster plants $1.25 doz, celery, white
$L5OG2 doz, paschal s25003 doz,
parsley Sl.2591.75 bu, mint $1@1!25
doz, watercress 75c@$1 doz, hothouse
tomatoes 25m95c In soutbarn to,,o. |