Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-23
In HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


@ though the decline was so SFduuaI rs
scarcely TO be noted at any one time.
Extra creamery, small pkgs, 241zG2jc;
northern fresh. round lots, 24d241zc;
western, 231zH24c; esatern, 2319G24c;
diaries, 20'd21c; firsts, 20G22lzc; ladies',
15d1Sc; iObbing, nc to &c more.
Cheese is pretty firm, under the hrmer
markets abroad. Round lots, la &c;
sage, 12d121zc; jobbing, 1zd1c higher.
The tone of the market on eggs is
easier, although the offerings Of fresh
are not much increased. but warm
weather always weakens the egg mar
ket from November to March. Storage,
a 1S1kG20c; fresh western, 22'd25c; choice
4 Michigan, 2Jd30c; eastern, 27M35c;
nearby and fancy, 35Ca40c and up; job
bling, 1c to T5kc higher.
Beans are well held in this market,
with a fair demand. News from the
country gives a firm situation.
In the apple market the best Bald
wins have shown a firmer tone. with
the supply rather short. Good winter
varieties are generally firm. Fancy
Baldwins and greetings, S3.50d4; Ordi-
nary TO good. 81 50d3. %; gravensteins,
s.. 5G64. p; Ben Davis, S3G350; pound
sweets, s.. 50gI4; Tolman sweets, $3G
$50; No .. all varieties, S2d2.50; mixed
lots, 50. 5O63: very choice and jobbing
lots. 50cdS1 more.
Pears. out of cold storage, continue to
be offered. and sell by the jobbers at
S2.5Od3-5O per bu, as to quality. Some
barrel lots. of rather inferior quality,
were offered last week, but sold with
difficulty at S3.5Od4.
Cranberries are firm, with the quality
fine They sell at seas per Dbl by the
jobbers and at S2.5Od3.50 per crt.
Potatoes are firm. with even stronger
prices suggested. Sweet potatoes are
firmer on good, with Virginia stock
about done for this market. HOulton
Green mountains soc; HebrOns. SStd90c;
Dakotas, soc: Chenangoes. Toe; New
York round white, 75dSOc; Jersey
sweet. S2.5Od3 for choice; fancy, S5.25
per Dbl; poorer grades, less.
Native onions are easier, with foreign
rather easy. under full supply. Ma
tive. bbls. s.. 2563. 30; bu, S1@1.25; Val
encia, large crts, S3@3.50; small. S1.50;
Cuban. $3.50 for large crts; small, S1.5o
@1.T5.
Celery is easier. Pasquale, $3.50 per
doz; Boston market, S1.75; white. 506
Toe Spinach is very firm at 81 per Dbl;
native, $3.50 per bu. Cauiifiowers sell
al So per hx or 3d. so per long bx Rad
isI,es are ut S1@1.5O per bx: lettuce
mOralized at 15@25c per dOz. Beet
greens sell at 81 per blu.
SquaShes are not quite so firm, with
$50 per ton all the that the best will
bring. This makes them job at about
$2.75d3 per Dbl. Pumpkins are sold at
756S0c per bX. Tomatoes are scarce
and bring 25G35c per Id for dollhouse,
with southern crtS at $4,000. Gu
cumUers are firm at $609 per 100 with
seconds at half price.
Cabbages are firmer at S1-50 per Dbl;
red, $1.5O; Savoy, 50. Brussels sprouts
are in full supply and easier at Sd1Oc
per qt. Egg plants are very high at So
per doz. Leeks are quoted at soc per
dCz; artichokes, $1.50 per bx- Southern
string beans are very firm at $4ed7 per
cS
Canadian yellow turnips are still easy
at S5d9Oc per Dbl; st. Andrews, $50
zee; white French, 90c per Dbl; globe
white and white fiat, doc per bIL Beets
job at 50d6Oc per bu; carrots, 50GI6oc;
parsnips, coarse. Mint sells at zoe per
doz; 'cress. 65c; parsley, $1-25 per bu.
Pork is not particularly changed, eX-
eept that fresh ribs are easier Lard is
unchanged.
Beef is declared to be in n firm posi-
ton, and higher prices are promised.
Yet much depends on the amount of beef
received and the state of the demand,
no matter what the cost of the cattle
may be.
The mutton market still suffers under
n supply greater than the demand. and
dealers find it hard to get even an aD-
proXimate to the worth of the goods.
VeaIs are quite steady. Lambs. S1a6
Zoe; fancy and Brightons. 96d91kc: year
Iings. 5Gd61zc; fancy, 7td71sc: veals. So
Zoe; fancy and Brightons, 1O1z@11c.
Poultry was decidedly dull and some
low prices were made to close out many
lots Still. the best fresh arrivals afe
not much lower. Northern turkeys.
package lots, 12d15c; western. 10612c:
fresh native chickens. 14t6ISc: western.
10d12e; fresh fowls, 10dI2c; live fowls.
9d914c; live chickens, 9010c; green
ducks, 12615e-
The supply Of game here IS small. and
yet deer are not wanted and moose are
a decided drug. Whole deer have sold
rs low as 1215c for really fine large
bucks. with saddles at 13@15c. Poor
and thin deer bring less by &c TO Sc.
Pigeons are quoted al S1G1-2 % per doz,
and are fairly plenty. Black ducks arc
quite plenty and sell at S1@15O per
pair at wholesale, according TO condi-
ton. Only a few rabbits are at hand.
and they sell by the lot a t 2Ot63Oc Der
pair. Quail are quoted at s.. 5OG4 DER
doz; grouse, S2-25d2.50 per pair.
The hay position is rather strong. un-
der the high cost of other feed. Straw