Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-07-08
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

the recent very hot weather. The sup
PLY Of good creameries coming forward
is still good, but the demand seems to
be sufficient to take care of it. Extra
creamery, small packages, 21@211zc;
northern fresh, round lots, 201a@21c;
western, 20321c; eastern, 2GG21c;
diaries, 1SG19c; firsts, 17Q1Sc; ladies,
14016c; jobbing, 12@1c more.
Cheese is very well sustained with
good lots selling quite readily for stor-
ing. Round lots, new, 9010c; jObbing,
K@1c higher; Liverpool is quoted high
er at 45s Sd for white, and 46s Sd for
colored.
The extremely hot weather has been
against the egg trade a good deal, but
the receipts have been pretty well taken
care of, and now prices are pretty firm.
At marks, fresh western, 13014c; east
ern, 15017c; nearby and fancy, 17@19c
and UP; jobbing, 1@11ac higher.
The crop of beans in the country was
reported very small several weeks age,
owing to the cold and wet weather and
difficulties entailing thep1anting. New
the weather is reported .eXceedingl dry,
with the bean crop badly damaged.
Here the market is firm, with little
change.
Only a very few old apples are offer
ing, and not enough to make a market.
California cherries are in rather bet
ter>supply. They SELL at S1.7502.5O, by
the jObbers. Native cherries are late,
even if there any.
California apric0tE- sell at S1@1-5O per
crate; pluIns, So 5GQ2.50 per crate, as
toEariety and quality.
Blackberries and blueberrfes are in
full supply for the season, mainly from
the south. Blackberries sell at 100
121ac; blueberries, 10015c. A few rasp-
berries have arrived and sold at>3Oc for
quarters, and at fS020c for pints. The
supply of gooseberrieS is small, and so
is the demand. They are quoted at
@Gc per quart il crate lots. Currants
are also OH the market and quoted at
Sd1Oc.
The biggest part OF the strawberry
season is now over, and it IS mainly ma
tiyes that are coming. The extremely
hot weather is against them, ripening
them faster than they can be handled.
They are quoted all the way from &c to
25c, according to quality, with very
fancy even more.
Potatoes are q good deal easier, under
hot weather, and full receipts UnsOld.
Old potatoes are done coming, at least
receivers will not receive them further.
The few on the market are quoted at:
Extra rose, S202. % per barrel; red and
white, $1.25@1T5; old, 65Q75c per bush
81.
Onions are well sustained at 1909
RnVJa7JTds3c- n
ting out Of the market, but are still on
hand in limited quantities at 50 per
crate. Bunch onions are quoted at SOC
per box.
Celery is sold AT S1.25 per bunch, for
big punches. Spinach is very low at
1oc per bushe1. Beet greens are very
plenty and cheap at Toe per bushel.
Lettuce is quoted at 10c per dozen heads.
Radishes are sold at 23c per box.
Cabbages are in full supply a1d cheap
at 81 per barrel for Baltimore; Norfolk.
50c0S1 per package, as to quality.
Squashes continue at pretty wide range.
Marrow are quoted at $3.50 per crate.
Summer squashes are quoted at 50c0
81 per package, AS to quality, variety
ana style Of package.
Cucumbers sell at So per 100 for good
to best, with seconds at half price. To-
matoes are sold at 101 80 per crate for
regular southern, with Mississippi trays
at 60075c. Native, dollhouse sell at 1Oc
per qb.
Yellow turnipS continue very firm at
So per barrel; white fat, 50075c per
bushel as to quality; white French. 81
per barrel. Bunch are quoted at S1.5O
per tloz. Old beets are about out of the
market. Bunch beets are sold st Soc
per dozen. Carrots are sold at S1.2J
per bushel; bunch, 95c per dozen. Par
ships are out of the market.
Green peas are plenty at 75c0IS1.75
per busheI. String beans are sold at
SOC for green and at ,A0050c per basket
for wax.
The pgrk and lard markets are fairly
steady. with smoked shoulders higher
and fresh ribs off lie.
The beef market continues strong, al
though trade has really been very
dull, on the extremely hotWeather. But
the supply has kept down to about
the wants OF the trade, and this has in
cduced a firna market. Prices are we'll
sustained to "a little frner on rumps
and loins.
On muttOns and lambs thegnarket has
ruled dull most Of the time for several
days, due to the extremely hot weather.
Spring lambs and muttons are easier,
with fall lambs and veals about steady
Spring lambs ard nuttons are easier,
with fall lambs and veals about steady.
Spring lambs, 10@15c; fall lambs, S0
1Oc; Brightons and fancy, 901O1zc;
n1uttons, 607c; fancy and Brightons.
70Sc; veals, 5091zc; fancy and Brigh-
tons, 7@3Oc.
The poultry market is well sustained,
considering the very hot weather. Iced
fowls have not been in OversuDpIE. and