Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-07-15
in HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Prods~ In Demand.

Boston The continued hot
weather interIered with the trade in
butter, though prices were nominalIy
unchanged. Extra creamery, small
lots and packages, 201z@21c; northern
fresh. round lots, 20Q2O12c; western,
zoe; eastern, 2Oc; diaries. 1701Sc; frsts,
16G17c; ladies, 14616c; jobbing, 14@1c
more.
Cheese is dull, but prices are steady
and unchanged. Round lots, new, 90
Zoe; jObbing 1aQ1c higher.
Eggs are firm for choice, nearby, fresh,
with others easy. At marks, fresh
western, 13Q14c; eastern, 15Q17c; near
by and fancy. 1T019 and up; jObbing,
1d11zc higher.
Beans are in fair demand at firmer
prices. Carload lots, pea, and medium,
$500; yellow eyes, 1925; red kidneys,
S2.40; California small white, scarce,
$3.75d3 80; jObbing, 1Oc more.
Old apples are out of the market. and
are no longer quotable. Some new are
coming forward.
There has been q good supply of Cali
fornia deciduous fruit, the jObbing
prices being: ApricOts, Sf.2501.50 per
crate; plums, S1.2502.5 80; peaches, $1.25
also. California peaches have been in
especial profusion.
Georgia peaches have been in fair sup
ply, and sell at $1.2502 per 6-crate car
rier. The crop is said to be one of fine
quality, but not large.
Strawberries are still in ample supply,
though the natives have passed the
height of the season. The best berries
are now coming from New Brunswick
and Nova Scotia, though the Oswegoes
are still fine. Quotations are: Native,
case; Oswegoes, S013c; New Bruins
wick and Nova Scotia, S113c.
Other berries are coming in freely and
the season is now in full swing. Ma
tive blueberries, sell at 1S020c, with
North Carolina berries at 10013c.
Hudson river raspberries sell at 405c
for thirds, and Sc for pints. Currants
are in full supply and easy at Base.
Some blackberries are Offering at 11Gl
he
The receipts of all kinds of berries
for the week were S445 crates. against
1908 crates for the same week last
year.
There is little firmer market for new
potatoes; old potatoes are nominal EX-
ira rose. S202.25 per barrel; red and
white, S12JI1.15; old, G5075c per
bushel
Rhubarb is quoted dull at SOC per box.
Onions are steady at S1.I5 for Egyp-
tan. Bermudas are getting out of the
market, but are still on hand in limited
quantities, at 81 per crate. Bunch
onions are quoted at soc per box.
Celery is sold at 50cdS1 per bunch,
for big punches. Spinach is higher at
25c per bushel. Lettuce is quoted at
2jc per doz heads. Radishes are sold
tI5c per box.
Cabbages are in full supply and cheap
at $3.50 per barrel for Baltimore: Nor
folk, S161.25 per Dbl, as to quality.
Marrow squashes are sold at $1.T5 per
crate. Summer sQUashes are sold at
5Oc0$1 per package. as to quality. va
riety and style of package.
Cucumbers sell at seas per 100 for
good to best. with seconds at half price.
Tomatoes are sold at S1.j002.5O per
crate for southern. Native dollhouse
sell at 2Cc per pound.
Yellow turnips continue firm ct IS per
barrel: white fiat. 7jc per bushel, as to
quality; white French, So per Dbl.
Bunch beets are quoted at &c each. Car
rots are sold at $50 per bUshel; bunch,
SOC per dozen.
Green peas are firm at S101.5O per
bushel. String beans are sold at $3.50
for green. and at $3.50 per basket for
wax Baltimore, 75cGl$1.25.
Watermelons have been more plenti-
fuI. and have sold at 40d50c for choice
large FIoridas: Georgia melons. running
OF TlV-+ hn
board.
There is q 1irmer market on pork pro- !
ducts. and prices are marked up on |
shoulders, and some other cuts.
The hot weather restricted trade in |
fresh beef. but the cooler weather helped |
matters somewhat. Choice beef was
firm. but anything else was dull and |
weak. Prices are fairly steady with the /
above modification.
The market for muttOns and lambs |
has been very dull, owing to the hot |
weather There was a little better I
feeling later, but the relief came too |
late to have much effect. Veals are
very steady. Spring lambs, 1O1121Ac; |
fall lambs. 719c; Brighton and fancy,
Sd91zc; muttons, 5GIc: fancy and Brigh
tons. 7GISc; veals, 5G9c; fancy and
Brightons, S010c.
Poultry is quiet and easy, with the
demand small Iced fowls are steady.
Iced turkeys, 9G1Oc; frozen, o611c;
fresh native chickens. 2O03Oc; western,
1Sd25c; fresh fowls, 11@13c; iced fowls,
91kG1O1Ac; live fowls, 91a0I10c; live
chickens, 20G32c; choice spring ducks,
14G15c.
The unfavorable crop reports have
strengthened the market for corn TAX
inc the crop as q whole, the recent hot
spell has done very little permanent