Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-08-19
In HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston, A slight decline took
place in butter about the middle Of the
week, and since that the market has
been quiet and steady. Extra cream
cry, small lots and packages, 211z0
pc; northern fresh, round lots 21M
211Ac; western, dc; eastern, DC: dairies,
171z019c; firsts, 161aM1Sc; ladies, 10
Ice; jobbing, 19@1c more.
Cheese is we'll sustained, with trade
quiet. Round lots, new, 91AM101zc;
sage, 10H@11c; jobbing, 1Acd1c more.
Eggs rule firm, on good to best, which
are not plenty. Ordinary stock is slow
of sale. Early storage, 15G1Tc; fresh
western. 14017c; eastern. 1G01Sc; near
by and fancy. 1S022c and up; jobbing,
1Q11ac higher.
Beans are firm, and trade is quiet.
Apples are coming forward very slow
", compared with a year ago. Ma
tive astrachans and Williams are com
ing in, but the quality is inferior so far.
The market is quoted: Bushel baskets,
75cGtS1.25; crates and boxes, $101.50;
barrels, $2.5O03.5O.
Pears are in full supply, with a full
crop suggested. In barrels they are
quoted at $303.50, with inferior lots
sold for less. California pears are
quoted at $202.50 per box.
Georgia peaches are about done. 4
fact not much regretted by the trade,
while consumers have not been pleased.
Generally, they have been tough ana I'M
ripe. They are quoted at S2.3012.15
for 6-basket carriers, as to quality.
ket at $1.256i2. 80, as to quality.
Delaware grapes are at hand in mod
crate supply. They sell at $2.2502,50
for G-baskets carrier. as to qpality.
A few Niagaras are also at hand, and
are quoted at S1.5O01.75 fro S-basket
carriers.
Blueberries are in full supply, and
rather easy at 9Gt12c, as to quality and
quantity. Blackberries have been i'll
smaller supply and the market is firmer
at 12d14c, as to quality. Raspberries
have also been in shortened supply,
and selling at 10012c for pints. in crate
lots. CuTrants are almost done for
the season. \ few are at hand and
quoted at 1O012c. Gooseberries are
scarce and quoted at S09c for quarts,
in crate lots.
Potatoes haze been very firm for near
~ n fortnight. but the market looks
easier They have already been re-
ceivcd from ArOOstoOk county. Me-, I'M
usually early, and yet the quality is
good. 1t is suggested that there VIII
yet he Il fair supply of potatoes and
more reasonable prices, though they are
not likely to be as low as last year.
They are quoted at S4d4.25 for coed to
best by the barrel. Red and white
sweet sell at $303.50; yellow, $405, as
to quality.
Onions are reported firmer. Egyp-
tians are still on the market at $50
@225 per bag. Native barrels are sold
at 50. 5O03; bushels, 81. Bunches sell at
25c per dozen.
Celery is quoted at $50 per dozen.
Spinach is very high at 81 per bushei.
Lettuce is easy at zoe per dozen. Rad
ishes are quoted at 40c per box.
Cabbages are cheap at S2d3.5O per
100. Cucumbers are low at 5Oc0SI
per box, with seconds at 25c per box.
Some off lots have to be sold even
lower. Tomatoes are in full supply,
and sell at $2.J0Gl4 per crate, as to
quality.
Marrow squashes are selling at 80
az per barrel Summer squashes are
down to about 81 per 100 for good quail
ity.
Turnips are n little lower at $3.50
2 per barrel for yellow; fiat, 25c per
bushel. Beets are quoted at 4005Oc
per bushel; carrots, $101.JO; mint, Doc
per dozen; cress, 35c; parsley, 2Jc.
String beans are plenty and cheap.
They are quoted at 2J03jc per busheI
box for green, with wax a bout the same.
Shell beans sell at 75cQS1.5O per box,
as to quality. Green peas are in limit
ed supply, and sell high for good.
Green corn is more plenty, and sells at
3005Oc per bushel, as to quality.
Leeks are sold at 75c per dozen. Pep
pers sell at 81 Il bushel box Eggs
pers sell at 81 a bushcl box. Egg
plants are quoted at $3.50 per box. Can
teloupes are firmer, with 4 much small
er supply. They are quoted at $213
per package for good TO best. For the
week SHIT watermeIons were received .
here; the same week year ago, 80. S33.
They sell at 10G20c, as to size and quail
ity.
Barrel pork is unchanged. Fresh ribs
are &c lower. All shoulders are 1lc
lower.
The beef market is rather better sus-
tanned at n decline of about &c Deal
ers claim very firm markets west. with !
shippers urging higher prices At the
same time they send forward sufticis NJ /
beef to fully supply every possibility
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