Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-07-22
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

The holders of the best creameries are
inclined to put them in cold storage,
rather than sell for zoe, which is about
all that the market will bring for round
lots of the best. Quotations are NOM
inally unchanged. Extra creamery,
small packages, 2O1a021c; northern
fresh, round lots, 200201ac; western,
zoe; eastern, zoe; dairies, 17@1Sc; f1rsts,
16d17c; ladies, 11@16c; jobbing, 1a@1c
more.
For cheese the demand is rather light,
but the position of sellers is very steady,
and it is well known that the supply is
in pretty strong hands. Round lots,
new, 9Q1Oc; jObbing, 1z01c higher.
Eggs are very firm on the best fresh
stock, but the market is not yet free
from the heated stock of the recent hot
weather. But such stock has mostly
disappeared, with the market in better
shape. At marks, fresh western, 120
15c; eastern, 15GI1Tc; nearby and fancy,
11Q20c and up; jobbing, 1M115c higher.
New apples are coming forward rather
slowly from the south, and the quality
is small and unsatisfactory. The best
lots sell at $1G1.25 per bushel basket,
but some lots go hard at 50075c. Some
are being received in small baskets and
sell at 40050c.
There is a small supply of California
pears on the market, and they sell at
S3.25Q3.T5 per box by the jobbers. Cali
fornia peaches are in fair supply for the
season, and sell by the jobbers and
dealers at 15c0$1.2 % per crate. Georgia
peaches are here, in 6-Dasket carriers,
and these job at $1.75022 p.
There is a pretty full supply of Cali
fornia plums and pruues. They job all
the way from 81 to S1.75 per crate.
Apricots are sold at $1.2501.5O. Cali
fOrnia cherries are rather scarce, and
the market is nominal. Neither is there
full supply Of native cherries.
Strawberries are fast approaching the
end of the season. They sell at 100
15c, with very fancy as high as 2Oc.
Raspberries are fairly plenty for the
season. They sell at 40I5c for cups;
pintS, S110c, in crate lots. Blueberries
are very plenty, and the market is easy
at 10013c, with very fancy at 14c
Blackberries are also plenty, with the
quality fine. They sell in crate lots at
1Od13c for good to best. There is Il
full supply of currants at hand, and the
market is overloaded and easy. They
sell slowly at SAGE in crate lots, with
fancy cherry currants a little higher
GoOseberries are in pretty full supply.
and sell at 5G7c.
Potatoes are quoted at S2.7563 for
best rose, with inferior and red and
white at S202.J0 per barrel. They are
still coming from Norfolk and the east
ern shore, with no Bristol Ferries yet at
hand.
Onions are frmer, with Egyptian adj
vanced to S2Cd2.50 per bag. Barrel on
ions are quoted at So. Bunch onions
are quoted at soc per bag.
Celery sells at soc per bunch for big
punches. Spinach is quoted at zoe per
bushel by the jobbers and dealers. Let
tuce is quoted at 15c per dozen. Rad
ishes sell at soc per box.
Marrow squasheS are sold at 50 per
barrel. Native squashes are Oh the
market at SjGS per 100 Cucumbers
sell at So per 100 or per box. Tomatoes
are quoted at 12c per pound for hot
house, with crates at from S102.jO, as
to style and quality.
CabbageS are a drug. Native are on
the market, and sell at 4GI5c per head in
round lots. Turnips are quoted at 81
per barrel for yellow. with other va
rieties about out of the market Beets
sell at $50 for bunch beets. with ''cut
off, beets at 81 per box. Carrots are
quoted at $50 per box. Parsnips are
out of the market.
String beans sell at q wide range
3 n
or box. Green peas are firmer for good.
They sold at $1.25GI1.JO per bushel for
good to choice, though some poor ones
were cleaned up at soc.
The pork situation is a firm one. with
hogs considerably higher Shoulders
are advanced, with other items firm at
stronger prices.
The beef market is a good deal firm
er. with the supply the thoroughly we'll
sold out. Prices are at least 1-4c higher.
with conditions indicating a still strong
er market.
The mutton market made a very de-
cided advance, with the supply
thoroughly sold up. The demand was
brisk, and high prices were paid for
both lambs and muttons Vea1s are we'll
held. Spring lambs, 12614c; fall lambs.
10@12c; muttOns, 112@9c; veals, 669c;
fancy and Brightons, Sd10c
Poultry has been ruling f1rmer. with
a smaller supply of both iced and fresh.
Iced turkeys, 9G101zc; frozen, 90111zc;
fresh native chickens, 2O03Oc; western,
15616c; fresh fowls, 12014c; iced fowls,
1161115c; iced chickens, 14015c; live
fowls, 91z@1Oc: live chickens, 20G22c;
spring ducks, 13014c.
The position of hay is very dull, with
the market easy. The arrivals have
been free. farmers and dealers being
anxious to dispose of their old before |