News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-03-14
In HUB MARKETS.
10 ara
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston. MaE-:h 9.-There is a decided
shortage cf butter and higher prices are
paid than at any time this season. Sew
eral of the largest receivers are without
their regular supplies, and they are run
ming AROUND to get enough to meet the
wants Of their regular customers. This
has been caused partly by the light make
and by shipments on the way being de-
layed by snow and washouts, but prin-
cipally by the fact that nearly all the
desirable cold storage stock has been
disposed of, and that dealers are forced
to depend almost wholly on new ar
rivals.
At the lowest calculation, with the
present reduced consumption, abeut
100000 pounds of butter is required for
each weeks trade, and for the past
month the receipts have barely averaged
100000 pounds per week. Up to this time
the deficiency was filled up by supplies
drawn from cold storage, but with the
best of the held stock nearly all used up,
there must be an increase in the new
make of 100000 or 300, 900 pounds before
the pinch is over.
Jobbers cannot sell best quality under
2S cents to make any profit, and if buyers
are asked 20 to 30 cents in small pack
ages they need not be surprised Second
grades may be picked up at 26 to q
cents. Renovated butter has been in de-
mand at q to % cents, and very little
more can be bought under % cents
wholesale, and 20 or more in a jobbing
way.
The. strength of the cheese situation is
well maintained under the influence of
the rising tendency of the English mar
ket, and holders are Indifferent about
selling except at an advance of a to %
cent, which buyers are paying in some
cases, though not for large lots. Most
GALES to the trade at 10 cents for fine
September twins, and y to 1924 cents for
good to choice full cream.
Western eggs are firm, with sales of
fine Indiana at 1872 cents and other
choice western at Is cents. Choice fresh
eastern sell at II to IS cents and some
fancy lots at a higher rate. Storage
eggs have been selling more freely at II
to II cents for choice The stock in cold
storage is 1903 cases, against none same
time last year.
Cornmeal is f1Tmer, under the strength
in the market on corn, with prices high
er. Oatmeal and the cereals are in very
quiet request, with little change in prices.
The advance in corn is the feature of
the grain market. The supply is evil
IDENTIFY small in several directions, while
the export takings have showed a de-
cided increase. Corn is at least &c a
bushel higher than a week ago.
Oats ara ylT,Jr ctoo1,, To Z, 1;441-
though trade has ruled quiet for several
days.
The hay situation is reported to be a.
very firm one Millfeed is in full supply,
with the market easier.
The feature in the pork and lard mar
ket is the reduction in prices of fresh
ribs, pure leaf lard, raw leaf lard and
pressed hams.
The beef market has continued dull,
Some of the beef from the wrecked
steamer Californian, off Portland, Me-,
mas been on the market here, and has
mad depressing effect on low grade
beef. But later that beef has all been
sold, and now the market is expected to
be better.
Muttons and lambs have continued To
that spring lambs are easier so fast as
they become more plenty: Springers.
$SQl2; fall lambs, Sh@11c; Brightons
and eastern, 90111ac; yearlings, 6@SAc:
muttons, 6@S1ac; fancy and Brightons.
6h@9c; veals, SOLE; fancy Brightons,
10lAQ12c.
Poultry is in full supply, with quiet
request. Some fresh continues to come
forward, though the quantity Is being
reduced somewhat. A good volume is
coming out of the freezers also North
ern turkeys, 12014c; western, 1001Sc;
northern chickens, 14@16c; fowls, 100
12lac; western chickens, 1O014c; fowls.
1O@1112c; capons, 13Q15c; green ducks.
lOql2c; green geese, 9Q1Oc; live fowls.
| 11RQ12c; chickens, 110121Ac.
The game market, in a wholesale way.
is getting to be largely nominal, with
little new coming in. No changes in
| prices at wholesale and jobbing are
| noted
Although it is unusually late, there
are still some Nova Scotia Gravenstein
apples offering. They are offering at
| low prices, because 50 nearly out of sea-
son. Baldwins and other good win
ter varieties, are firm, with a good de-
mand.
Cranberries are very scarce indeed,
with the market quoted at $10@12 for
barrels with crates at 1904.
| Strawberries have been coming in
more freely. At retail they are selling
at 25@4Oc. according to quality.
Potatoes continue quiet, with an easy
| market. Aroostook Green mountains,
e5967c; hebrons, 6O963c; Dakota reds,
55957c; northern and Vermont Green
mountains, 6O962c; New York, 5595Sc;
whites, 52455c; Jersey sweets, S225Q
2.75
Onions are at wide range, some west
ern lots selling as low as 81 per barrel.
Natives are quoted at $1.25@150. Ha-
vanas. or Cubans-some of the trade
term them Bermudas-are quoted at 81
| per crate.
Celery is getting scarce and high, and
is quoted at $3.50 per dozen, with some
off lots sold for less. Beet greens sell
at 9Oc per bushei; dandelions SLIPS.
Lettuce jobs at 5OQ57c per dozen heads.
Radishes continue plenty at 35c per
| dozen punches.
| Cabin COS are frmer and higher with