News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-02-28
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quota tions on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Is in a peculiar condition this week. NO
fresh supplies of any consequence have
been carried over, and receipts continue
to run light, so that most of the receivers
have no more than enough to meet the
wants of their regular trade. Still there
is an easier tendency, in sympathy with
the decline of 1 cent in New York, and
buyers are looking for concessions.
Aside from this, our market is in a
healthy condition, and until receipts in
crease no great decline can be expected.
June and fall storage creamery ruled
steady at % to "a cents, with some fancy
Northern held at rs cents But this Is
getting less a factor every week, as the
stock is considerably reduced and what
is left is being used for the jobbing
trade. Most of the returned butter from
England has been disposed of.
Jobbers have not changed prices from
last week. Their best creamery is sell
ing at q to % cents, and it is not likely
they will make much if any change at
present They cannot get the stock and
sell any cheaper without a loss; that is,
until the wholesale price is dropped
from its present position. Still they feel
the effects Of the light trade, and if the
people will not take the butter the price
| asked is of little consequence.
The leading feature of the cheese sit
uation is the steady advance which has
been going on in Liverpool, gaining Cd
every day, and the quotation is now 2
! shillings higher than last week, being
! sos Cd for white and 62s for colored.
This has led to more demand here. and
! previous prices can be more readily
obtained for all offered. Sales of fine
| September twins have been at 10 cents.
The egg market is firm, with sales of
! choice fresh western at 151a to 16 cents,
but later there was an easier feel
! ing, and sales We're at 1413 to Is cents.
! Southern and fair western sold at 1872
! to II cents. Choice eastern ruled at
! &c to II cents with ordinary lots at
| about the price of western. The mar
ket closed unsettled and uncertain, and
! buyers seemed to be afraid to operate.
| Storage eggs were quiet at 10 to y cents.
The flour market is dull, with prices
somewhat reduced by the larger spring
wheat milling concerns. In some in
stances there is noted a better export
inquiry, but such an inquiry is not gen.
eral. In the home trade the demand is
small, and confined very largely to the
immediate wants Of the jobbers and
grocers. Quotations are rather easy.
The market oncOrnmeali is unchanged,
with oatmeal and the cereals steady.
Corn continues to be we'll sustained,
! though comparatively higher than
wheat 1t is claimed that the offerings
are not excessive al any point, with the
farmers firm. There is a fair move
ment into export.
Oats are fairly steady with only
moderate trade.
The hay position is steady, with the
best hay well sustained, and low grades
easy. Rye straw is quiet and easy.
Millfeed is rather more steady.
| The pork situation is more quiet, with
hogs in the west trifle easier. On this
market there is little change, except that
! lard is off u cent
The beef market is quiet and some
what irregular, some sellers noting a
firmer tone, while others say that there
is a plenty Of beef, with the market
easy.
More frmness is noted in the mutton
market. with better demand. Lambs
are fully 1ac higher; Springers, $12@
16; fall lambs, S91Oc; Brighton and
eastern, S1261OlAc; yearlings, 60Shc;
muttons, case; fancy and Brightons,
6la@S1ac; veals, S41O13c; fancy Brigh-
tons, 1012@11c.
Fresh poultry seems to be cleaning
up well, with fairly firm market. Re-
ceivers are suggesting to shippers to
send along more frozen. Quotations are
we'll sustained: Northern turkeys, 800
14c; western, 10D13c; northern chickens,
14G16c fowls, 10019c; western chickens,
1OQ14c; fowls, 1O012c; capons, 13014c
green ducks, 10@12c; green geese, 9010c;
live fowls, 111a012c; chickens, 116121Rc.
The game market is little changed.
There is a scarcity of venison, with none
to be had, except from cold storage
There are no partridgcs Offering, and
grouse are scarce and tirmer The close
season commences on rabbits March l.
and the market will have to be cleaned
up by that time. This makes prices
easy on the few there are left.
Beans are rather easy on this mar
ket, but reported firm to buy of the
growers. Prices are very little changed
Carload lots pea and medium, $2.25;
small pea, S2.35; yellow eyes $40; red
kidneys. $2,4502.5O; California small
white, $2.35Q2.4 40; jobbing, 1Oc more;
Lima, 41a65c per lb.
There is a frmer tone in the apple
market, with the demand better. Prices
are firmer. Gravensteins, S363.50; Bald
wins, $2.75G3.50; greetings, S25003.5O;
kings, $2.5OD9; spies, $2,5O935O; Tolman
sweets, $3Gb4; Ben Davis. $4,000: No.
2, and mixed varieties, $1.75a225: job
bling and fancy lots, 5OcQ$15O per bar
| rel more.
Potatoes continue rather easy, with
the market well supplied. Sweet DO
tatoes are in limited supply, as well as
demand. Aroostook Green mountains.
66G6Sc; hebrons, GOOSE; Dakota reds,
| 5605Sc northern and Vermont Green
mountains. 62@63c; New York, 5s06Oc:
whites, 56G5Sc, Jersey sweets, $2.5O03
Onions continue in full supply. with
the market rather easy at $12501. 80 per
barrel for native. Havanas sell at
| $1.S715 per crate.
Celery is scarce and very firm at $3.50
per dozen. Spinach is quoted at SIPS
01.5O per barrel Beet greens sell at 75c
per bushel; dandelions, $1.12M per bush
ell.