Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-01-21
in HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston, >-Butter is still quiet
and unchanged. Best creamery, small
lots and pEgs. 2515Gl26c; northern fresh,
round lots, 24U25c; western, 24025c;
eastern. 24025c; firsts, 21022c; imita-
lions. 13G17c; jobbing, &c to 1c more.
The cheese market is steady, with
holders firm. The demand is not ac-
tive. The foreign markets are firm.
New, round lots. 111AG12c; old, 13c;
jobbing, 15G1c higher; Liverpool, 52s
for white, and 53s for colcred.
Eggs seem to be more steady. At
marks, fresh western, 2315G251ac; stor-
age, 20021c; eastern, 2Gd3O; nearby
and fancy, 2Sd35c and up; jObbing, 1
Q11zc higher.
Beans are very firm, with the country
markets particularly firm, and with
prices advanced. Here prices are
stronger for pea and medium.
The market on apples has scarcely
been satisfactory of late. The wealth
er has not been favorable, besides the
market abroad has been unsatisfactory,
and some exporters are making losses,
considering what they paid for apples
in the country. The market is little
changed QuOtably, however.
Cranberries are still very easy at So
@S5c per bu. Mint is down to PC per
Fears are scarce and about out of the
market, except at retail, and jcbbers
not having many in cold storage. They
bring high prices for good, from 50 to
81 per box, as to quality and condition.
Celery is little changed at $1Gi2 per
doz bchs. Spinach is quoted at 75cd$1
per Dbl, as to quality. Some poor lots
were sold as low as SOC per Dbl.
MPOtatOes are dull, and the market is
rather easy. Still, quotations are nom
inally unchanged. AroOstook Hebrons,
GS970c; Green mountains, 7O073c;
York state and northern whites, COO
65c; Daktoa reds, 60c; clothtOp sweets,
nominal; double heads, S1.7502.
Onions continue firm, and still there
have been some natives on the market
that have not brought much above 50
per Dbl, whereas choice Were quoted at
$3Q3.5O. By the bushel they are quot
ed by the jobbers at S1.25 and even
bisher. Spanish are not plenty, and
sell for $3.50 per crt. Bermudas are
quoted at So per CRIT.
in wholesale way, with the joDbers
selling at $1.7562 per Dbl Cucumbers
continue to sell at SD per 100 for hot
house No. L No. ? bring seas, as to
quality. Tomatoes are easier ut soc
per 10 for dollhouse. Southern sell at
S2.5093.50 per crt, as to quality.
Native cabbages are steady at Sic
1.25 per Dbl, with Savoy at the same
price. Yellow turnips are easy at rs
GS5c per bu. Mint is down to 25c per
doz; parsley 81 per bx. Egg plants are
sold at $3.50 per crit Brussels sprouts
bring 10G15c per ct. ArtichoIles are
quoted at $50 per bx. Mushrooms
sell at 25d40c per Id. Peppers are
quoted at $3.50 per crt.
String beans are fairly plenty at $50
2.25 per crt for both wax and green.
New Bermuda potatoes are on the
market at $3.50 per Dbl.
The pork situation has been very firm
with Chicago having advanced 81 per
Dbl for the week. Packers find that
they put up prices pretty fast-two rises
in a week-and prices are lowered SOC
in consequence. Lard is firmer, with
rendered leaf higher.
under light arrivals for the market here,
hut trade has not been very satisfactory.
The supply is not very we'll sold up,
and. under the fact that shippers are
urging that higher prices be obtained,
the position is considered firm.
The mutton market is frmer, with
lambs we'll sustained. Veals are firm.
Lambs, 701015c; Brightons and fancy
sale; muttons, 51z@714c; fancy and
Brightons, 7dSc; veals, 601015c; fancy
and Brightons. 101s011c.
Turkeys are in steady demand with
the best selling at full prices, especially
choice young Chickens and fowls are
selling well. if good. with choice at full
prices Western turkeys, 1O612c;
fancy and northern, 13615c; fresh
chickens, fancy, 14@1Tc; ordinary, 90
12c; fresh fowls, 12@f3c; ducks, 100
12c; geese, SCg11c; live poultry, 90915c.
The game market here is poorly sup
piled with that which IS good. Veni-
son is all in the hands of the retail trade.
or mainly so. Good grouse are firm
Whole deer, 14016c; saddles, 1S619c;
grouse, S101.5O per pair; fancy, S1.75;
quail, S25OG215 per doz; Mallard
ducks, S1.25 per pair; black ducks, 81. %;
rabbits, western, S@13c per pair; north
ern, 20d25c; pigeons, S1.25 per doz
The -four situation is quiet, and yet
it has been remarkably sustained. in
spite of the slow decline in wheat. But
the millers are selling but little -four.
and almost none at full quotations.
Some of the largest spring wheat mill
ing concerns have sold some flour on the
basis of S4.55 for best spring patents.
but the millers will not permit Of sales
at that price to any great extent.
On cornmeal the market is I'M