Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-07-01
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

free, but the quality IS GOOD, ana what
does not sell readily goes into cold stor-
age, to be held for firmer market. EX-
ira creamery small lots and packages,
21M2115c; northern fresh, round lots,
2O1a@21c; western, 20G21c; eastern, 20
021c; dairies, 16@1oc; frsts, 1701Sc;
ladies', 14Q15c; jobbing, 12@1c higher.
Cheese is very steady, with prices
we'll sustained.
Eggs have been doing better of late.
with the supply more limited. It is re-
ported that eastern of good quality are
hard to find. At marks, fresh western,
1215@14c; eastern, 15016c; nearby and
fancy, 17@19c and up; jobbing, 1011ac
higher.
The bean market is reported to be
much firmer in the country, with sales
at higher prices than this market will
pay at present. Quotations are very
firm.
Old apples are SO nearly out Of the
market that quotations are dropped.
California cherries are still in small
supply, and are quoted at 50. 2503.2
wholesale and jobbing.
California peaches are not in great
supply, but the quality is still green and
inferior. They are quoted at S1M1-25
per crate.
Blackberries and blueberrieS continue
in full supply from the south. They are
in rather dull demand at 10012c for
blackberries; blueberries, 10015c
GoOseberrfes are at hand, but are rather
dull at case per box, in crate lots.
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Ordinary berries are selling at 7d10c,
the latter price including Jersey Gan
dies. Poor sell as low as &c, while some
fancy berries have brought very high
prices. Fancy Marshalls sold at re-
tail as high as 35GI40c.
Rhubarh is still on the market, and is
in moderate demand at 40c per box for
good.
Potatoes are a little firmer, with a
better request. They are coming for
ward from the eastern shore, Virginia,
with the quality fairly good for so early
in the season. Old potatoes are little
firmer. Extra, old, SO090c; fair to
good, 70075c per bushel; new southern
extra, $2.7503.25 per barrel; fair to
good, S2250275.
Onions are firmer, With fancy Egyp-
tians bringing as high rs 1925 per bag.
The general quotations are S1.5002, and
many sold at $1.75. Bermudas are also
pretty firm at $1.75 per crate.
Celery is quoted at $1.75 per bunch for
big punches. Spinach is low at zoe
per bushel. Beet green's are plenty and
very cheap at Toe per bushel Lettuce
is quoted at SOC per box for long boxes.
IL,
per box.
C1bbageS are at pretty wide range.
but sell a 81. 5001.75 per crate or barrel
for southern, good to best. Squashes
are at very wide range. Marrow are
quoted at $3.50 per crate. Summer
squashes are sold at S1.500l4 per pack
ago, as to quality, variety and style of
package.
Cucumbers sell at $304 per 100 for
good to best, with seconds at half price.
Tomatoes are sold at S1.2501.50 per
crate for regular southern, with NIissis-
sippi trays at 75MS0c. Native dollhouse
sell at 1001215c per Id.
Yellow turnips are remarka bly, firm
and high at So per barrel; white fat, 81
per barrel; white French, $304 per bar
rel Bunch turnips are quoted at "A
&c. Beets are lower at 3Jc per Blu, with
bunch beets at 50Tc. Carrots are very
firm at 81 per busheI. with bunch quoted
at SO per dozen. rarSnips sell at soc
per bushel.
Asparagus is remarkably high for the
season, and has been SO all the season.
Dealers of long experience remark that
they have never known ii to hold UP so
high. 1t is quoted at $3.5006 per crate
as to quality.
Mint is sold at 25c: creSs, Soc. Parsley
fUctuates widely. Early il the week
it was up to 81 per busheI; now it is
down to 81.
Southern green peas are out Of the
market. Native are quite plenty and
sell at $1.5002 per bushel box. String
beans are quoted at S1M1.75 for greens
wax. $1.5O0225- Leel1s sell at SOC Il
dozen.
The pork market is irmer on the in
creased cost of hogs. Fresh ribs and
shoulders are advanced lie.
The beef market seems to be consid-
erably firmer, with forequarters es-
pecially firm. Arrivals have been
smaller, and the market is much better
sold up. 1t is reported that good fore
quarters are hard to find.
There is a fair trade in the mutton
market, with lambs doing rather bet |
ter. but with muttons easier. Veals are
firmer and doing better. Spring lambs, |
1Om17c; fall, 6G1Oc; Brightons and |
fancy. 901O1ac; muttons, G0715c; fancy |
and BrightOns, 7@lSc veaIs, 5M915c; |
fancy and Brightons, 7Gs1Oc
The poultry market is steady, with 4
fair demand for the season. 1t is re-
ported that fresh chickens are more |
plenty and little lower. Iced turkeys, |
8d9c; frozen, 9611c; fresh native chick
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