Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-03-04
in HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

better. Extra creamery, Smau lOIS
and packages. 250251sc; northern fresh,
round lots, pa 25c; western, 2315@241Ec;
eastern, 2314@241zc; firsts, 21@22c; Ia
dies, 15d 16c; jobbing, 1a@1c more.
Cheese continues firm, with the de
mand fair. New, round lots, 111a0
121kc; old, be; jobbing, 14M1c; higher;
Liverpool, sos for white, and sis for
colored.
Eggs are firm at the advance. AT
marks. fresh western, 1SQ19c; storage,
15@16c; eastern, 1S14@19c; nearby and
fancy, 2OI3Oc and up; jObbing, 10l12c
higher.
Beans are in quiet request at I'M
changed prices.
There is Il good demand for apples,
with firm market. A pretty fair sup
ply is coming forward, but the market
seems to take care of about all arrivals.
Only q few pears are offering, and
these are out of cold storage. They
bring high prices for good. All the way
from S2.JOd6 per bu is mentioned.
Cranberries are pretty firm, with the
supply rather limited. Bbls, S1Ql0;
crts. S25O03.25; upper prices for job
bling lots.
For the week Al refrigeratOrs Of
Strawberries came to hand, against III
refrigeratOrs for the same week
year ago. They have sold at 80 Q4Oc
and up to soc for choice extra ripe.
They were selling at retail at 3oqoOc,
as to quality and size of boxes.
Rhubarb grows more plenty and sells
at &c per Id in a wholesale way.
Truck and vegetables are still in linn
tied supply for fresh grown. Celery IS
getting scarce. and is quoted higher at
IS per doz. Spinach is in shorter sup
ply at $202.50 per bbl. Kale 81 per
Dbl Beet green's are firmer at GOc per
bu. Dandelions are easier at 81 per bu.
Lettuce is easier at 2505Oc per doz,
as to quality. Radishes are easy at
25c per dOz bchS.
Onions are still very firm at $3d4.25
Der Dbl. the latter price for jObbing and
fancy. BY the bushel they are quoted
at 1.5O02. Spanish onious are al
most out of the market; Bermudas,
S2.7503.25 per cs.
Potatoes are very steady with the de-
mand good. Sweet potatoes are in linn
AroOstook HebronS, 63MG5c; Green
mountains. 6SdTOc; York state and
northern whites. 5S06Oc: Dakota reds,
5OdGOc; double head sweets, $1.5O02.
Cabbages are firm at S1.25@1.50 per
Dbl for native with Savoy more plenty
and selling at S1.25 per Dbl.
Squashes continue firm at $50 per ton,
or ST. SOd2 % per biol, i'll a jObbing way.
Cucumbers are firm at $10Mf4 per
bx. Tomatoes continue firm at 40c per
10 for hothouse and at 81 per CRIT for
southern.
Beets continue firm at 50660c per bu;
carrots. 5GG60c; parSnips, 60M9Oc per
blu.
Mint is in small supply, and firm at
81 per doz. of 10c per bch: cress, soc
per doz; parsley, very high, $3.50 per
bX.
Egg plants are very scarce and quoted
Mt $3.50 per cs. Brussels sprouts are
quoted at zoe per bX. Articholles are
still quoted at $3.50 per bu.
Mushrooms are easier at 4Q050c per
lib; southern. 4Oc. Peppers are quoted
at $3.50 per crt. Leeks sell at SOC.
String beans are still scarce and still
firm at S3.5Oll4 per crt. New Bermuda
potatoes are very firm at So per Dbl,
and jobbinS at $2.25M3 per Blu.
The market on pork products is firm,
with hogs costing higher. Here the
quotations on hog products are very
firm.
The market on beef has been ruling
rather easy, with quotations a shade
lower.
\ rather unsatisfactory mutton mar
ket is noted. with prices easier. Veale
are fairly steady. lambs, 7M91ac;
Brightons and fancy, 9M10c; muttons,
GGI71bc: fancy and BrightOns, Ease,
veals. 7M1Oc; fancy and Brightons, 1O1a
ale.
The poultry market is only fair, with
turkeys in full supply of good qualify.
Chickens are firmer. with fowls steady
Western turkeys, 9G12c; fancy and
northern, 1215014c; fresh chickens,
fancy, baltic; western, 11H012hc: |
capOns, 2G131ac; fresh fowls, 1O015c
ducks, 10G12c; geese, 9G1Oc; live pouI- |
try. 1Od11c.
The game market is still lightly sup
Piled especially in grouse, quail and
Yenison. There has been quite an in
tiux of black ducks, but they are com |
planned of as poor and thin. Maine /
rabbits have been in some supply and |
have been sold readily.
HAY is very firm. with choice hay !
scarce Higher prices are noted. Rive |
straw is steady. Millfeed is firm I
Hav. S2Od2O. 80; fancy and jobbing. sol
M22: rye straw, $11W1S: Oat straw. S90l
10.
There is Il quiet general trade in
flour with the local market generally
dull But the big millers of the north.