Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-08-26
in HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston, Butter is pretty
well held, following New York. But
little change in prices can be noted.
Extra creamery, small packages, 211z@
22c; northern fresh, round lots, 210
211zc; western, PIC; eastern 21c; diaries,
1715@1S14c; 1rsts, 1612@1Sc; ladies, IL
@16c; jObbing, 1501c more.
Cheese is pretty well sustained, with
only fair demand. Round lots, new,
91zI1014c; sage, 101a011c; jobbing, 40
1c higher.
Eggs continue firm for fancy fresh,
with storage steady, and ordinary fresh
only steady. Early storage, 15017c;
fresh western, 14017c; choice Michigan
1Sc; eastern, 1Gd22c; nearby and fancy
20G23c and up; jObbing, 1G11zc higher
On beans the position is reported very
firm, with prices higher The COM
ing crop is small and late. 1t is re-
ported that no new beans will be on the
market for six weeks to two months.
Apples are coming forward rather
more freely, though still not nearly up
TO year ago. Quotations are pretty
steady. BusheI baskets. 75c0$1. %;
crates and boxes, S101.5O; barrels, $3.50
$3.50.
Pears are still in pretty full supply.
though nothing in natives that are fine
has yet come forward They are
quoted at S2.5O03.5O per barrel Cali
fornia pears are getting near the end
of the season. Prices are at wide
range, from S1.j003 per box.
Georgia peaches are still on the mar
ket. though the quantity is small They
Ill -
are coming to a limited extent. though
the quality is still inferior. They sell
at 50cQ$1.25 per basket. CALIFORNIA;
are quoted at S1.2501.5O per crate.
Delaware grapes are in pretty good
supply for the season, and sell at 81. 80
a. for S-basket carriers; Niagaras. STA
$50; champions, 75c0S1.
California plums are selling at S10
1.50 per crate. according to quality and
variety. Some Bradshaw nIums from
York state are at hand. and are quoted
ct 25Q30c for 10-pound baskets.
Blueberries are in very full supply
and rather easy at SGI1Oc in crate lots.
Blackberries are in limited supply. with
the season reported to be about over.
Still, there should be q good many
eastern berries yet. They sold at lie.
Raspberries are out Of the market, and
the same is true of currants
Potatoes are off from S1.5CG2 q bar
rel from week ago, and still the mar
ket looks weak. The supply is larger
than would have been thought possible
q week ago. They have been coming
from almost every direction, the price
greatly stimulating digging. The
AroOstock county crop is early and a
fine one. Theer is also a fine crop in
Nova Scotia and other parts Of the
provinces.
Potatoes are quoted at 50 2502. 80 for
fairly good with choice and very
choice at. S2-7503. the latter price for
very fancy BristOls, in q rather small
way. White sweets sell at S3G3.5 80;
red. $2.5003; yellow. $4,05.
Onions are pretty steady. Egyptians
are still oil the market at S1.5002 per
bag. Native barrels are sold at 81. 80
as: bushels. I5cGI$1. Bunches sell at
25G30c per dozen.
Celery sells at S1.2501-5O per dozen.
Spinach is quoted at 6Oc per bushel.
Lettuce is a little f1rmer at 25G50c per
box. Radishes sell at 40c per box.
Cabbaces are still low at S3M4 per
Z =
box for good. with off lots at much low
er prices. Tomatoes are still in full
supply. and sell at S1.25G1.50 per crate;
dollhouse, Sc Per pound.
Marrow squashes are quoted ut 81 80
01.15 per barrel. Summer squashes
are quoted at about 81 per 100, as to
variety and quality.
TurnipS are still lower at 81. 5O01. rs
per barrel for yellow. Flat white or
round are quoted at 25050c per busheI,
as TO quality. Beets sell at 35c per
bushel Carrots are more plenty at
about soc per bushel Parsnips are
quoted at soc; mint, 25c per dozen;
cress. 35c; parsley, 12c per bushel
String beans continue cheap at about
&c per busheI for green. with butter
beans at SOC. Civy beans are sold at
S2G25O. with Limas about the same.
Shell beans sell at S101.25 per box.
Green peas sell at S102 per busheI. ac-
cording TO variety and quality Green
corn is more plenty and lower. and sells /
st about soc per bushel for good.
Leeks are quoted at Toe per dozen. /
Peppers are easier at 75c per bushei.
Egg plants sell ct about $3.50 per dozen.
CantelOupes are very plenty. and
some are in bad order They sell at all !
the way from 5OcTS2 Per crate for |
Rockyfords and Black Japs \ few
large varieties are quoted higher. Some I
genuine Mexican Rockyfords have been
at hand. and sold at fancy prices.
WatermeIons have been IN abundant I
supply of late. They are selling at II !
02Jc. as 10 size and quality.
Tho hoy 7oSifiOn is pretty firm will, /
straw dun. NIillfeed is reported firm
at the advance. Hay. S1201S: fancy I
and iobbfng. S1SG19; rye straw. $50 |