Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-24
/ IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

ting into store. Still some of the trade
feel that too high prices are being paid
for butter to store, and that care will
have to be taken in order to sell the but
ter out without losses Present QUOTA
lions are firm. Extra creamery, small
packages. 21c; northern fresh, round
lots, 201a@2Ic; western, 200211ac; east
ern, 2O0211ac; dairies, 1S@19c: f1rsts. II
@1Sc; ladies, 14@16c; jobbing, 1A@1c
more.
Cheese is firmer, with a fraction high
er prices on new Round lots, new,
9G912c; jObbing, 1a01c higher; Liver
pool, 43s Cd for both white and colored.
Eggs have been coming forward in
large volume for the season, and under
the warm weather most of the week, the
market has been easy. At marks, fresh
western, 12013c; eastern, 131a@14c;
nearby and fancy, 140I1Sc and up; job
bling, 10112c higher.
The bean situation is reported very
firm in the country. The crop is very
late, with only a small one planted.
Growers say that there is great danger
of the few planted being frosted.
old, and still there are a few coming
forward. They are quoted at $405 per
barrel for russets; Ben Davis, $685.
No 2, S2.50d3; all for round lots, with
jobbing and fancy lots more.
California cherries are quoted at $3.50
as per crate by the jobbers; California
peaches, $1.T5GI2. 80 per crate.
Both blackberries and blueberries are
quite abundant from the Carolinas.
They job at 1O015c for blueberries;
blackberries, 10012c. GoOseberries are
also in the market, and they sell at So
12c, the latter for choice. All the above
quotations on berries are for crate lots.
This week in strawberries has been
a full one. perhaps the fullest of the
season. They are done coming from
Norfolk, WITH only n few more Mary
lands. Jerseys are coming in freely,
with some Hudson rivers. \ few Digh-
tons We're received. and they sold at
5G10c, the latter price for fancy lots.
Seine very choice natives sold for more
in a small way.
Rhubarb is plenty and cheap, all
sorts of prices being named, from 7@c@
1c per pound i'll bunch or box lots.
Potatoes have continued easy. The
supply of new promises to be pretty
abundant, though q little late at present.
The market is easy at: Hcbrons, S5c;
Green mountains, 90095c; York state
and northern whites, 756S0c; Dakota
reds. 75c; Chenangoes, 75@S0c; new
southern. S3d4 per barrel for extra; fair
TO good, S2.5O03.
Egyptian onions are better sustained,
with the market at S1.5OGI2. % per bag.
Bermuda onions are also firmer at$1.75
per crate.
Celery is firmer at 50 per bunch for
large punches. Lettuce is quoted at
25G5Oc per dozen heads. Spinach sells
at 25c per bushel by the jobbers. Beet
green's sell at 3Od4Oc per bushel Rad
ishes are quoted at 25c per dozen for
both round and long.
Cabbages are in very full supply, from
the south. They sell at 50c0S1 per
crate, as 10 quality. with some badly
started that will have to go to the
dump. CucUmbers are plenty and
lower at S304 per 100 for the best, with
seconds At half price. and southern sell
ing at $3.50 per crate.
Tomatoes seH:at 12615c per pound for
dollhouse, with crates 3t $30,3.50. The
supply is limited just at present.
SQuaSheS sell alta wide range of prices.
MarrOws are quoted at S304 per barrel,
with other varieties and summer
squashes at a wide range of prices, ac-
cording to packages and quality. Vel
low turnipS are firm at 50 per barrel;
white fiat 7Jc per buShel; white French,
s.. so per barrel Bunch turniDS bring
4dSc, as TO quality.
Parsnips are quoted at 4Od5Oc per
bushei; mint. 25ec eress, Soc. Parsley
is much lower at $L50@2 per busheL
Beets are quoted at soc per bushel,
with bunch beetS at 4GdSc. as to quality.
Carrots are quoted at 775cdS1 per bushe}.
with bunch carrots at Sd10c.
a very firm pork market is noted, with
hogs considerably higher. Indeed, hogs
have continued so very firm, under r.
duced offerings, that pa clers seem to be
looking for stronger prices, under which
they will be obliged to further advanc,
their products. Prices are firmer.
The beef market is easier for this part
of the country, by reason of full arrivals
here and a rather dull trade. Still the
shippers appear firm, and urge upon
statesmen the Importance of better
prices. Quotations are noInfnally I'M
changed.
About a steady mutton market has
been continued. Spring lambs are COM
ing along in greater abundance. and
prices decline gradually on them. while
fall lambs and muttOns remain about
steady. VeaIs are still plenty and dull.
Spring lambs, 1O017c; fall lambs. S6
91bc: Brightons and fancy. 901Oc: NUT
tons. 6GS1sc; fancy and Brightons. S6
&c: veals. 5GSc; fancy and Brightons,
7dS1kc.
Only a quiet demand for poultry is
nntnd The S11nnIv is fair nHcant In,