Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-23
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.
The butter market

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though little changed nominally. Extra
creamery, smaHpkgs, 21@211zc;northern
fresh, round lots, 2015021c; western,
2O15c; eastern, 2012c; dairies. 17Q1S1ac;
f1rsts, 1GQ1T15c; ladies, 11016c; job
bing, 15c to &c more.
A quiet market is noted on cheese,
with prices in the buyers favor, though
not changed quotably. Round lots,
new, 0 1-4@10 lie; sage, 1O14011c; job
bling, 12Q1c higher.
The egg market continues to rule very
quiet, with little change. Early stor-
age, 15011c; fresh western, 14617c;
choice Michigan, 19c; eastern, 17G2Oc;
nearby and fancy, 10613c and up; job
bing, lie to 1.zc higher.
Beans are easier and about sc lower
on pea and medium, with other varieties
quiet, but unchanged.
The apple market is very firm, with
trade good. High prices are being real
lied for all fruit that is good. Reports
indicate a very small crop, with ex
tremely high prices being paid in the
country. Gravensteins, $3.5004.50;
astrachans. SL5O03; duchess, S304;
pippins, S2.5Od3.5 Porters, $25OG3. so;
bushels, 50cd$2. 50; choice and jObbing
lots, 50cGS1 more.
The supply of pears is large, and the
market is easy. While frSt-class Bart
let's bring fair prices, there are many
lots of odd varieties on the market that
haye TO be sold low. This is especially
true of bushel lots.
Peaches are still plenty, with the
quality good. Connecticuts are giving
good satisfaction, with the late Del
awares better than the early. The
New York states are good. GeOrgians
are not yet all done. Connecticut car
riers are quoted at 81. 2501.5O for white:
yellow, $1.5002; New York, 75cQ$1:
Georgia, S202. %; California, 75c0$1
per bx; bsks. Delaware, 5Oc0S1; Con-
necticuts, 70c0$1.25.
Plums are in good supply. Domestic
are selling at 25640c for lob bskts.
California pIums and prunes job at $1.25
a. for carriers or crts.
Grapes are abundant for the season.
They are selling at wholesale and job
bling at 15G1Gc for DeIawares; Con-
cords, 1O012c; Niagaras, 12@13c.
Cranberries are coming forward very
freely for so early in the season. They
are quoted at S202.50 per crt for whole
sale and jobDing, and at $506 per Dbl
Some choice lots are being put in cold
storage rather than being sold at such
prices.
Potatoes are a shade 11rmer, except
that sweet are easy. The sweets are
particularly fine in quality and SHOULD
sell well. Hebrons. 60M63c per Du;
Green mountains, 63@65c; bbls, 50;
eastern shore, sweet, $2@2.5O per Dbl;
Norfolk, S2.2JQ2. 50; Jersey double head,
S2.5O02.75.
Celery is lower and down to 75c per
doz, jobbing. Cauli1owers are also
lower at 81 per bx. Spinach is very
low at 15c per blu. Lettuce is quoted at
2505Oc per bx, as to quality. Radishes
job at 25c Per bx.
Onions are plenty and rather easy at
S202.50 per Dbl; bushels, SOGS5c. Pick
ling onions are quoted at S1@2.5O, ac-
cording to size and quality.
Cabbages are very plenty and quoted
at $204 per 100, as to quality. Savoy
cabbages are quoted at SOC. Cucumbers
are plenty and at very wide range, all
the way from S1.5O to 81 per bx, as to
quality. Gerkins for picking are at
very wide range, from $3.50 to 81 per
bx, according to size or quality.
Squashes sell at S1.25 per Dbl for mar
row; hubbards and turbans, S1.5002;
summer, $3.50 per 100. Tomatoes are
plenty with domestic in fine quality.
They sell at 25@40c per bu bX; green,
35c.
Yellow turnips are sold at S101.25 per
Dbl for st. Andrews; white, nominal;
white fiat, 40c per bu. Beets are higher
at SOC per bu; carrots. 40c; parsnips, 75c.
parsley, 1214c per bu.
String beans are quoted at 25450c per
bx; wax beans, 25050c; shell beans. 25G
Coo; Lima beans, 50cQ$1; civy beans, 81
per bx. Green peas are scarce at about
$3.50 per bu bX.
Green corn is very abundant, and sells
at 25Q35c per bX. Egg plants are quot
ed at 81 per doz. Leel1s job at soc per
doz. Peppers bring soc per bx for ordi-
nary, with very choice higher. 4 few
mushrooms are coming into the market
and selling at $1.5G per ID.
WatermSons are still in good supply
for the season. They sell at 10020c,
according to size and quality. Cante-
loupes are still abundant and sell at
S1.50Q2.25 per CRIT for Rockyfor6ls.
Genuine star brand Rockyfords sold at
S2d2.25 per crt.
Pork and lard are still higher, with
another advance on barrel pork and lard.
Beef is firmer, with the best steers
positively scarce, and bringing high
prices Quotations are frmer
On lambs the market has been rather
easy, with some Improvement in the de-
mand for heavy sheep. Yeals are in
quiet request. Lambs. 1890; fancy
and Brighton. Zoe; yearlinms- IL.
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