Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-02
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

~ 1-201S lie; firSts, is 1-2I1Sc; ladies,
11416c; jobbing, 1-2c to lie more.
Cheese is reported firm, with better
demand at full quotations: Round lots,
new, 8 1-2Q1O 1-2c; sage, 10 1-2@11c;
jobbing, 1-2@1c higher.
Eggs are firm, with a better demand
for good stock: Early storage. 15@17c;
fresh western, 146I17c; choice Michigan,
Ice; eastern, 17@22c; nearby and fancy,
2OG2Sc and up; jobbing, lie to 1 lie
higher.
Beans are scarce and very firm, with
New York quoting still higher prices.
Limas are so scarce as to be in only
one or two hands, with prices firmer.
Apples are much more plenty. 1t
takes the very best varieties to bring
full quotations; others selling hard.
Gravensteins, $2.5OQ$3.5O; astrachans,
$2G2.50; duchess, $225@2.75; bush
els, soc to$1
The supply of pears is large and the
market is easy. Native Bartletts sell
at S3G4.50 per Dbl; the latter price for
very choice. Clapp's favorites are
quoted At $2.50d$3 per Dbl. California
pears are still on the market and quoted
at $3G3.5O per box; the latter price
for very fancy and in jobbing way.
Delaware peaches are coming in bet
ter shape. Last sales were at 75c0S125
pr bskt. Georgia peaches are still at
hand and sell at $2G$2.75 for carriers.
California peaches are still Offering at
'S1QS1.25 per bx.
Grapes are getting into pretty good
supply for the season, though not near
ly as many as last year Delawares
are quoted at S1.5091.75 for S-bskt car
riers; ConcOrdS. so called, S101.5O per
carrier; Niagaras sell at $1.2JG1.5O per
carrier
California plums are quoted atS1@
1.50 per CRIT, according to quality and
variety. Some Bradshaw and other ma
tive plUms are quoted at 2Od30c for 10
Id bsks. Blueberries are in smaller
supply, but still there are enough
They are quoted at 9@12c. BIackber-
ries are about done for the season, and
.raspberries are done.
Potatoes are getting down to quite
reasonable prices, with the market
easy, under Il more abundant supply.
The tremendous prices of a couple of
weeks ago set them to coming from al
most every direction. They are quot
ed: Barrels, $2.25G2.50; hebrons, 500
Soc; per bu; prides. 75GSOc; bliss, soc;
white sweets, $212.50; red, 50; yellow,
.$27543.JO per Dbl.
Onions are a little changed There
are still a few Egyptians at hand. at
$1.2JG2 per bg. Native barrels are sold
at S1.7JQ2.2J; bushels, 500 iJc;. Bunch
es sell at 2JGl3Oc per doz. Small silver
skins. for picking, S2GI3 per box.
Celery is quoted at 81 per doz bchs.
Spinach is down to zoe per bU. Let
tuce is a little 1rmer at SOC per bx. The
supply Of radishes sell at pc per bX.
Cabbages are quoted at $4d5 per 100.
Cucumbers sell at 81 per bx. Tomatoes
are very low at soc per bX. The supply
is abundant from the farmers.
Squashes are quoted at S1.2501.5O
per barrel for marrow. Summer
squashes are about out Of the narket
and nominal.
Turnips are down to $3.50 per barrel
for yellow, with white at $1.2J. Flat
or round are quoted at about 25c per
busheL Beets sell at 3Jc Per busheI;
carrots, Soc; parsnips, 81 per bushel;
mint, Soc per dozen; cress, 35c per doz-
en-; parsley, Toe per bushel.
String beans are still low at Soc per
box; wax beans, 35c; civy beans, 50;
Lima, 81 per box; shell beans, 75c per
box.
Green peas are scarce at about s.
per box for good. Green corn is plenty
and sells at 4Oc per box.
Leeks are quoted at 75c per dozen;
peppers, Ace per box; egg plants, S1.25
per dozen. There are a few cauIi-
flowers on the market, and they sell at
S1.50 per box, with five in box.
On pork and lard a frmer market is
noted.
The beef situation is firmer, es-
pecially on headquarters from the best
cattle. Indeed. it is claimed that there
is a shortage of the best beef. Prices
are higher on that class of beef.
An oversupply of mutton and lambs
has kept the market easy for several
days. VeaIs have been less abundant
of late, with shade of firmness in the
market. Spring lambs, 7@1Oc; fall
lambs, 6dShc; muttons, 607kc; veaIs, /
7GS1zc; fancy and Brightons, S@9c.
The supply of iced and alive poultry
has been very full of late, while the
weather has ruled most too warm for
q good market on fresh. Iced turkeys,
961O1kc; frozen, 9@11c; fresh native
chickens, 14@19c; western, 13617c:
live fowls, SAGE; live chickens, 961Oc:
spring ducks, 11@13c.
Hay is steady, with very little change
noted. Straw is unchanged. Millfeed
is easy. Hay, S12G1S.50; fancy and
jobbing, S1S5O@20; rye straw, $16@1S;
oat straw, $9@10.
Corn is Il good deal lower. For the
week the decline amounted to about
SIC per busheI, but it came SO gradually
that no panic was created in the market.
The decline is the result of the improve