News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-22
IN BOSTON MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Pro.
ducts In Demand

Boston, Sept Go' mere is u
steady market for butter, with the
best makes of creamery very firmly
held. The advance seems to be
checked for the moment. Jobbing quo
tations are: Choice northern cream
cry, 32@34c; western creamery, 3242
933Hac.
Cheese is still firmly held in the To-
cal market. Choice York state, l5la
@l61bc; Vermont, 15Ql6c
Eggs are still very firm for all
choice lots of fresh gathered. Choice
hennery and nearby, 33@35c; east
ern extras, 30@32c; western, ESQ
&c.
Supplies of fruits and vegetables
have increased considerably in the
local market during the past week,
and as the demand has not made a
similar gain, prices are easier all
around.
All kinds of garden and farm truck
is cheaper than it has been. The
weather has been so favorable for
production lately that the receipts
have been large. Cabbages, celery
ard all kinds of beans are abundant,
and even cucumbers are now in fairly
good supply.
Apples-Mackintosh reds, $4G5
barrel; gravensteins, $405; Ouch
ess, 1898 so; somersets, $4Q5;
golden sweets, $2@2. so: pound
sweets, 50. 5O@3.25; porters and pip
pins, 50 5O@3; Williams, $3@3 50;
AIexanders, $3@3, so.
Berries-Blueberries 12@15c ct.
CantaIoupes-Colorado rocky fords,
standard crates, 81. 25@2.75; Con-
uecticut, 50. 50@3 basket.
Cranberries-Cape Cod, IS. 50@7. 50
barrel and 50 25@2 so crate.
Grapes-Hudson river carriers,
Wordens, S5c0S1; Concords, 5000
81; Delawares, $101.25; Niagaras,
81; pony baskets, champions, 1900;
Moores, 9010c; Wordens, 10c; Della
wares, 15017c.
basket; Hudson river baskets, 75c0
81 .25; 2-basket carriers, 1.7502;
G-basket carriers, 50. 5003. SO; Colo
ado, ST. 50@1.75 box.
Pears-Native Bartletts, 500
g. so bushel; Clapps, $1.25@1.15;
seckels, $203; Sheldons, 50. 500
3 so; California, So 5O04 box.
Plums-Colorado, $1,75@2. so A.
basket crate; native, $1.50@2. SO
crate; damsons, 40c Spound basket;
green gage, 40050c.
Potatoes-Maine cobblers, 81. 800
] 40 2-bushel bag; 65@67c bushel
sweet potatoes, eastern shore, $225
q. so barrel; Norfolk, $2@2,50.
Beans-String beans, green, 75c0
rs bushel; wax, 75c0S1; shell
beans, 75c@$1.25; lima BEANS. 75cW
81.
bbage-Drumhead 75c@S1 bar
rel; savoy, 75c@$1 barrel; red, 75c0
81 box.
Celery-Native, 65@9Oc dozen
punches.
ucumbers-Native, extras, $40
t SO box; No. 1, SO. 5000. rs; medi
nm, $303.25; No. 2, 81. 5O@2.50.
Cauliflowers-Nat 50@75c bushel
box and $1@1.25 barrel box.
Eggplants-Native, $1@1.25 box.
Lettuce, etc. Lettuce, 25050c
)oX; romaine, 50c@S1 box; escarol,
,Oc@$1 dozen heads; chicory, 50c@S1
1ozen heads; cress, 100000 dozen
mint, 40@50c dozen bunch
IS; parsley 25@5Oc bushel.
Onions-Native yellow, 75@9Oc
lushel; Connecticut valley yellow,
1.1501.35 100-fb bag; picking
,nions, 81. 5O02 SO bushel; Spanish,
arge crates, $2.75@3; small, $40
25; leeks, 50075c dozen punches.
representative squash, 100000
,ushel; bell, 60@75c bushel; Jersey,
lQ1. rs barrel.
Squashes - Marrow, 81. 2501. so
,arrel; turban, $1.50@2; summer, so
D75c box
Iomatoes-Native, 50@75c bushel;
,reen, S505Oc.
Turnips-Yellow, $1.25@1.75 bar
ell; white, 75c@S1,25 bushel.
Miscellaneous = Spinach, 25@50c |
'ushel; radishes, 35@65c box; beets, |
O075c bushel; carrots, 60075c |
ushel; parsnips, $1M1.25 bushei; |
kra, $2.5O03 crate; mushrooms,
2. 5O@3 basket; oyster plants. 75c@
l dozen punches; green corn, 500 |
sc box.
There is a very firm market for
ork provisions of ell kinds and fur
her advances have been made.
Fresh beef has stiTened up a good
cal, but the demand has fallen Oh
a corresponding degree. Extra
eavy sides, 11Ml1hc; good, 90lGc,
ght, 6@Sc: heavy binds, 1914 ollie,
God, 11@12c, Light. 701Oc; heavy
ores, Sh@9c; good. 7GSc; light, b
PC.
Lambs and yearlings are firm; veals
re steady. Choice spring lambs, 10 |
Pie; winter lambs, 9@l0c; year
ngs, S09c; muttons, S@912c; veals,
hoice, 12W14c.
Poultry is steadier in price and de
land, especially for the best lots.