Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-09-04

| Lambs, S1s@10c; Brighton and eastern.
sole; yearlings, 6@Sc: muttons, 7@8c;
| fancy, S@S1ac; veals, 6@10c; fancy Brigh-
tons, S12@11c.
Poultry is quiet. with iced and alive
rather easy, but with fresA firm: North
ern chickens, fresh, 10000; fresh fowls,
! 12@14c; western iced chickens, 12@14c;
| fowls. 1O@11c; fresh ducks, 14@16c; live
fowls, 1O@1O1c; chickens, 101a
The apple market is a little 'in the
| dumps" because of a full supply of per-
ishable fruit that has to be closed cut
Eastern Williams are YET in the mar
ket and quotable at 5000 per bbl pip
pins, s1.5O@2; 20 ounce. 81 5000; Duchess,
s2@2.5O; gravensteins, s2@2.50; golden
sweet, $1.50@1.75; mixed varieties, ST. $50
1.5O per Dbl; jobbing and fancy lots. 5Oc@
81 per Dbl more.
Pears are yet in good supply, with
more irregular and off varieties than the
market will readily take.
California peaches are quoted at 9Oc@
s125, as to quality. Jersey peaches are
coming along slowly, and selling at
$1.25@1.75 per basket, as to quality.
Grapes are in full supply for the sea-
son, and are quoted at 10000 per
S-bskt carrier for Moors early and
champions; Delawares, in 8-bskt car
riers, s1.5O@2; Niagaras, $1@1.25; Cal
ifornia Malagas are on the market, and
a few Tokays. They sell at s1.25Q1.5
for 4-bSkt box.
Blueberries are still on the market
and sell at 1859. Blackberries are not
very plenty, and bring 10@12c per quart,
in case lots, if the quality is good. For
the week the total receipts of berries
were 6127 crates; same week a year ago,
1855 crates.
The supply of potatoes is ample, and
the market continues easy. Aroostock
bulk potatoes have begun to arrive.
Bristols, southern and natives, $1.50@1.75
per Dbl; Houlton hebrons, SOC per bu;
Norfolk sweets. $1.5O@2; eastern shores,
$1.25@1.50 per Dbl.
There are still some Egyptian onions
on the market, and they sell at $500
LIS per Dbl at wholesale, and job at 50.
Natives are at wide range, all the way
from soc to 81 per blu.
Tomatoes are in good supply, and sell
at 50c@$1.25 per bu. Cucumbers bring
SOC per box for good. Squashes sell at
50c@$1 per Dbl, as to variety and quail
ity. Egg plants are very cheap, and
job at soc per dozen.
Green corn is very plenty, and sells
at 40@75c per blu, the latter price for
the best in a jobbing way.
Celery is quoted at 75c@$1.25 per dozen
by jobbers. Spinach is sold at 25c per
bushe1. Lettuce is quoted at 50c@$1
per box, as to size and quality. Radishes
are quoted at 25c per box.
Turnips job at 5O@60c per bushe1 for
white, with yellow at 60c. Beets sell
at 4c@50c per box; carrots, 60@75c per
box; new parsnips, 40c per dozen. Pep
pers are quoted at 50c@$1 per box; mint,
SOC per dozen; cress. 3Oc per dozen; pars-
ley, sips per package.
String beans are plenty, and sell at
75c per box; butter beans, 75c; shell
beans, 75c per bushel Green peas are
very scarce, and a few would bring good
prices if at hand.
Cantaloupes keep better cleaned up,
with natives selling at 50c@$1.25 per
package, according to size and quality.
ROckyfOrds sell at $4,000 per crate.
Jersey Jennie Linds sell at 75c@$1 for
half crates.
Waterme1ons are better sold up, and
the market is in fair shape, with the
range from 10000, as to size and quail
ity. For the week the receipts of
watermelons were 80, S44; same SWeek a
year ago, g, $50.