Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-06-19

chickens, 1SeQZVc; fowls, 13QI4c; western
iced. 10@12c; live fowls, i0@12c.
Blackberries from the south are on
the market, but they are very hard to
sell. under the abundance of strawber-
ries and other fruit. They are quoted
in box lots at 5000 per quart. Blue
berries from the south are also at hand.
but they sell very slowly, the market
evidently not being ready for them
They are quoted at 8@12c per bx in case
lots.
The supply of Strawberries has con-
tinued abundant, and they have brought
better prices, being quoted at 8@1Oc, as
to quality. It is worthy of note that the
quality so far has continued very fine,
doubtless due in a great measure to the
continued dry weather. But now comes
the idea that the native crop, about be-
ginning, has been badly pinched by the
same dry weather that has helped the
shipping and handling of the southern
berries. For the week the receipts of
strawberries were Al, S65 crts; same week
a year ago, 1876 crts.
The market on potatoes is quiet, with
a fair supply of southern new Of fairly
good quality. Old are rather easy, and
have declined somewhat under the in
f1uence of new. Sweet potatoes are dull,
Bermudas are in small supply: Eastern
hebrons, per bu 70@75c; northern Green
mountains, 60@65c; northern white, $50
60c; Dakota red, $4,000; North Carolina.
sweets, $1.25@2 per CRIT and $1.25@2 per
Dbl; new Bermudas, $6.50@7.50 per bbl;
per blu, $2@250; new southern, fair to
good $2.50@3; extra, $4,000.
Onions are irregular. Egyptians are
fairly sustained at $2@2.25 per bg, and
jobbing at $3.50. But the supply Of Ber-
mudas has been increased by schooner
cargo that was not in the best of order,
and the market has broken to 75c@s1 per
crt at wholesale, with choice jobbing at
$1.25@1.50
Spinach jobs at IS cents per blu. AS
paragus is plenty and jobs at $4,000
per bx, as to quality. Beet greens are
in full supply and job at 25 cents per
bu.
Lettuce is in good supply and jobs at
rs cents per bx. Radishes sell at SO
cents per dozen punches for round. and
at 81 for long.
Cucumbers are at wide range, with the
best native jobbing at SIS per 100. But
southern are on the market and selling
in all sorts of packages at low prices.
Southern tomatoes are in fair supply
and job at $2.50@$3 per cs.
Cabbages continue in short supply and
sell at s2.5O@3 per crt for southern. New
caulifower is on the market and sells at
So per cs.
Squashes are in fair supply and sell
at $1@1.50 per Dbl, as to quality. Sum-
mer squashes are at hand in full sup
ply and sell at all sorts of prices, as
to quality and size of package.
Green peas have continued in rather
short supply, with the native crop being
pinched by the drought. They are
jobbing as high as So per bskt for good.
String beans are also somewhat injured
by the dry weather as to the native crop.
Good Norfolks sell at $2@2.50 for half
Dbl bskts, with natives selling at $1.5OQ
LIS for smaller pkgs.
Bunch beets are plenty and sell at
4@6 cents; bunch turnips, 40 cents per
dozen. Bunch onions are at wide range,
as to quality. Mint sells at 20 cents
doz bchs; cress, 40 cents.
Rhubarb is very plenty, and sells at
low prices; say, 5Oc@$1 per 100 lbs.
Watermelons are here from the far
south. and are selling at 35@45 cents, as
to quality and quantity.
The trade in commercial fertilizers in
Vermont approximates 100000 yearly
This sum buys nearly 100000 pounds
Of plant 1000. Inc same pldnT 1OOu
might be bought, however for not much
more than $250,00O were better methods
of purchase in vogue.
This somewhat sweeping statement is
based upon the yearly report made by
the Vermont experiment station of its
inspection of the commercial fertilizers
of the state. This work has just been
finished and the results are about to be
published in regular bulletin form.
Mixed goods sell lower this year than
ever before, yet the costs due to the credit
and agent systems are so high that it
pays intelligent farmers to consider other
methods of purchase. Home mixing and
buying on special order are particularly
to be commended.
Home mixing consists of the mixing by
the farmer of raw materials bought of
manufacturers. These articles are mat
tiers of common everyday trade, just as
are sugar and shoes. They are as readily
bought, and may be easily mixed. For
mulas for all grades have been published
many times, and are furnished by the
Vermont experiment station for the ask
ing Several Vermont farmers report
that the goods are quite as satisfactory
as the commercial brands and that they
are cheaper.
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