St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-10-06
IN BOSTON MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Pro-
ducts In Demand

Prices are steady. though northern
creamery is still in moderate supply.
Choice northern creamery. 31@32c;
western creamery. 3Oh@31kc; job
bling quotations. 1@2c higher.
Cheese is still firm. though there Is
only a moderate demand for consump-
iton. Choice York state, 15% @16Ac:
Vermont. 15@16c.
Choice lots of eggs are selling at
full prices, but ordinary lots are in
oversupply, and prices are easy.
Choice hennery and nearby 35@37c;
eastern extras, 30@32c; western, rs
@27c.
An abundance of fruit and vege-
tables is to be found in the markets.
and during the past week very few
varieties have been in short supply.
This condition is due to the good
weather and the important fact that
frosts have not yet made themselves
felt. About every variety has there
fore reached the market in excellent
condition.
Apples-Mackintosh reds, $4@5
barrel; gravensteins, s4@5; Duchess.
So. 50@3.25; Somersets, $685. golden
sweets, 81 50@2; pound sweets, 81 SO
@3. so; porters and pippins, 50. 5O@3.
Berries-Blueberrie 12@15c quart.
Cantaloupes-Colorado rocky fords,
standard crates, $2.5O@2.75; Con-
necticut, 50. 5O@3 basket.
Cranberries-Cape Cod, $6@6.50
barrel and s2@2.50 crate.
Grapes-Hudson river carriers,
Wordens, S5c@S1; Concords, 9Oc@
81; Delawares, 81; pony baskets,
champions, 1000; Moores, 9@1oc;
Wordens, 1Oc; Delawares, 12@13c;
Niagaras. 12c; Concords, 11@12c:
California Malagas, $1.50@1.75 A.
basket crate; tokays, 81. 5O@1.75;
cornichons, So; muscats, $2@2.5O.
Peaches-Connecticu 75c@1.2 5
basket; Hudson river baskets, 75c@
SIPS; 2-basket carriers, $1.75@2; g.
basket carriers, 50. 5000 so; Colo
RADIO, $1.25@1.75.
Pears-Native Bartletts, SO. 50@4
bushel; Clapps, 81 50@1. rs; seckels,
$203; Sheldons, $2.5O@3.5O; Cali
fornia, $4,000 box.
Plums-Colorado, $1.75@2.5O A.
basket crate; native, $1.5O@2. so
crate; damsons, 4Oc S-1b basket;
green gage, 40@50c.
Potatoes-Green mountain, $40
1.25 2-bushel bag, 5O@621sc bushel;
sweet potatoes, eastern shore, $1.75
@2.25 barrel; Norfolk, $2@2.5 so.
Beans-String beans, green, 75c@
81 bushel; wax, 50@75c; shell beans,
$1@1.25; lima beans, $1@1.25.
Cabbage-Drumhead, 75c@$1 bar
rel; savoy, 75c@$1 barrel; red, 75c@
81 box.
Celery-Native, $4,000 dozen
punches.
Cucumbers-Na extras, $500
$50 box; No. 1, SO. 50@3.75; medi-
UNI, $3@3.25; No. 2, 81. 5O@2. 50.
ulifowers-Native 50@75c BUSH
ell box and $1@1.25 barrel box.
Lettuce etc. Lettuce, 25@50c
box; romaine, 5Oc@$1 box; escarol,
50c@S1 dozen heads; chicory, 5Oc@$1
dozen heads; cress, 100000 dozen
punches; mint, 4O@5Oc dozen bunch
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Onions-Native yellow, 70@80c
bushel; Connecticut valley yellow,
| $1.25@1.35 1OO-ib bag; picking
onions, 81 .5O@2. so bushel; Spanish,
large crates, $2.75@3; small crates,
$1@1.25; leeks, 5O@75c dozen bunch
es.
Representative squash, 100000
bushel; bell, 6O@70c bushel; Jersey,
| S1@1.25 barrel.
Squashes - Marrow, $1.25@1. 50
barrel; turban, 81. 5000; summer, so
@75c box.
omatoes-Native, 60075c bushel;
green, 100000.
Turnips-Yellow, s1.25@1 so bar
rel; white, 75c@$1.25 bushel.
Miscellaneous - Spinach, 25@4Oc
bushel; radishes, 25@50c box; beets,
60@75c bushel carrots, 75@S5c bush
ell; parsnips, $1@1.25 bushel; okra,
So. 50@3 crate; mushrooms, 50. 50@3
basket; oyster plants, 75c@$1 dozen
lunches; green corn, 50@75c box.
There is very firm market for
pork provisions, owing to the scarcity
and high price of hogs in the west.
Fresh beef has developed further
strength on the better grades, though
low grades are in heavy supply and
easy. Extra heavy sides, 11@11%c;
good, 9@1Oc; light, 6@Sc; heavy
kinds, 12k@14hc; good, HOBO;
light, 7@1Oc; heavy fores, $4,000;
good, 7@Sc; light, 5000.
There is steady market for
lambs and yearlings, with veals firm
and unchanged. Spring lambs, 90
lie; winter and fall lambs, 1000;
yearlings, 7@Sc; muttons, 7@8kc;
veals, choice, 12@14c.
Fowls are in better supply, both
northern and western, and prices have
declined Turkeys are in moderate
supply and are slow. Western iced
turkeys, 20@22c; native broilers, 20
m20e. northern fowl 1QM1oo for