Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-04-16
In HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.


buyers all last week and, while prices
this week are on a steadier basis, there
is no certainty that bottom has been
touched. The make is steadily increas-
ing in all the dairy sections. and re-
ceivers are anxious to meet buyers
views in order to prevent supplies from
accommodating.
In accordance with this, view, Chicago
has declined 4 cents and New York 2
cents. Boston is off cents without haV-
ing effected a clearance of the supplies
as they come to hand, and further con-
cessions may be necessary before buyers
will increase their purchases. Trade
moderate. Prices are now about the
same as year ago.
An easier feeling has developed in the
cheese market owing to the light trade,
and sellers have to shade a little in Or
der to effect sales of round lots. For the
finest fall twins 10 cents is a top selling
rate, and few buyers are now willing to
pay over 1212 cents in a wholesale way.
Lots not up in quality have to be offered
at II cents and a shade under.
There has been an active movement in
eggs the past few days, and prices have,
gained strength. Buyers for current
distribution and for storage have been
operating to a liberal extent, and re-
ceipts are kept pretty well cleaned up,
though the large supplies taxed the ca
pacity Of the market. For choice west
ern the price is 1919 to Is cents, and spe-
cial marks of Indiana, Ohio and Illinois
at Is cents. Most of the selected lots
for storage are held at IL cents, but it is
hard to sell carloads at over 121a cents.
Florida strawberries were a little short
for the week. They sold at 35@40c per
bx in refrigerator lots. They were re-
failing at 50@6Oc per bx as to quality.
Celery is still on the market with good
native quoted at Sc per doz, or at 25@5Oc
per bch. New southern is quoted at
$3.50 per doz.
A little new asparagus is on the mar
ket, and retails at $4,000 per bch.
Spinach is quoted at $125@1.50 per Dbl.
Beet greens bring S5c per blu; dandelions,
S5c per bu.
Potatoes are easy, under full supply:
Aroostook Green mountains $4,000; he
brons, 56@5Sc; rose, 60@65c; Dakota reds,
4SQ5Oc; northern and Vermont Green
mountains, 50@53c; New York, 55@58c;
whites, 45c; Jersey sweets, $2.50@3.
Onions are pretty firm at $4,000 per
bbl With very fancy possibly a little
higher. By the bushel box they are
quoted at 60@7Oc. Cubans or Burmudas
are quoted at $1.5O@1.75 per crt.
Lettuce continues plenty and easy at
40@75c per doz heads. Radishes are
higher at $3.50 per bx.
Cabbages are at wide range, and bring
S2@3 per Dbl, as to quality. New cab
bages are qusted at $3.50 per crt. Savoy
cabbage is still on the market at $3.50
per Dbl.
Cucumbers are at pretty wide range,
and sell at $6@S per 100 for native hot
house, as to quality. Tomatoes are at
pretty wide range and quoted at $500
$50 for southern, with native dollhouse
still on the market at 25c per Id.
Squashes are still very firm and bring
s45 per ton for good. By the 100 lbs they
job at $2.5O@2.75.
Beets are firmer at TIC per bu. Tur-
nips are firm for yellow at $1.25 per Dbl,
with white at SIPS; bxs, $4,000; white
fiat, 35c per bx; carrots, 65c; parsnips
firm, $3.50 per blu and at $2.25@2.5O per
Dbl
A rather easy poultry market has pre-
vailed for some days, though with fresh
and frozen fowls of good quality selling
fairly we'll Live poultry has been in
good request: Frozen turkeys, 10@11hc;
fresh, 11@131ac; northern chickens, 11@
13c; fowls, 10@12c; western chickens, Zoe;
fowls, 10@1115c; capons, 12@14c; green
ducks, 1O@12c; green geese, 9@1Oc; live
fowls, 11@12c; chickens 11@121ac.
Apples are really quite firm, with trade
about fair. 1t is believed that the high
prices check the demand somewhat,
however: BaIdwins, $3@3.5O; fancy,
$3.75@4; greetings, $3@3.5O; kings, 1904;
spies, $3@4; Tolman sweets, 1904; Ben
n nd
$2.50@3; jobbing and fancy lots, 5Oc@$1.5O
per Dbl more.
Maple sugar is quite plenty, and sells,
box lots, all the way from 10c to 15c per
ID. according to freshness and quality
Maple syrup sells at $1@1.2 per gal for
good new.
Cranberries are scarce and high, with
fancy prices noted for good, in a small
way, however. They are quoted at $40
013 per Dbl for good, with crts at 81 500
$50.
Corn is we'll sustained. The advance
for the week was fully &c per bu 1t is
understood that heavy export takings,
with crop conditions bad abroad, are
among the stronger features.
Oats are firm, with a fair demand
locally, and the supply of track grain
short.
Hay continues nrm on the best. Rye
straw is in small supply and reported
firm. Millfeed is fairly sustained, with
the season of light demand approaching
The pork position continues firm, with
advances in prices all sustained, with
one or two items even higher.
A better trade has been ruling in beef
with the tone of the market better 1t
is evident that the provision men expect
a. better trade, now that Lent is nearly
over. The market is firmer, especially
on the low and medium grades of beef
with the upper grades scarce and IN few
hands