Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-02-17
in HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products in Demand.

with considerable attention being paid
TO June goods that are fine. Extra
creamery, small pkgs, 2702Sc; northern
fresh. round lots, 261A027c; western, 20
Q2GHc; eastern, 2G@2G14c; June extra,
22l4@231ac; diaries, 22@231ac; frsts,
23EM24c; ladies, 15@19c; jobbing, zee
TO 1C more.
Cheese is firm, with the demand
steady. Round lots, IL 1-4Ml2c; sage,
1240 13c; jobbing, l2G1c higher.
Eggs are rather easy, and about &c
lower on fresh, with very few storage
on the market Fresh western, 2SG
soc; eastern, 30d32c; nearby and fancy,
33c and up; jobbing, 1C TO lee higher.
Buyers are giving more attention to
beans, with the west tirmer. The sup
ply at hand is only moderate.
1t was a rather quiet week in the
apple trade, by reason of very cold
weather, but some good lots were sold.
and at pretty full prices. The English
market went badly couple of weeks
ago In consequence of which n lot of
apples were landed in this market which
had been designed for export This
weakened prices a little, though quota
lions are not changed. Fancy Bald
wins, $4.25d475 ordinary o good, SO %
@3.75; greetings. $3.75M45O; Kings,
81 2Jt5.JO; Tolman sweets. $3M3.T5;
No. p all varieties, $2,T5M3.25; mixed
lots, S3.25M3.75 very choice and jobbing
lots, 5OcMS1 more
Cranberries are little easier at $3.50
n III MI ne rrt
For the week So refrigerators of Flor
ida Strawberries came to hand, against
26 for the same week a year ago. They
sold i'm refrigerator lots at 4JdJ5c;
smaller lots, more. Atretail they were
selling at 4O0GOc per box, as to size of
box and quality of berries.
Rhubarb is by no means plenty, and
is quoted at 12dl5c per lb for native
dollhouse; California. 10012c.
Honey is steady at lie for fancy
white clover, with other grades less.
Potatoes are in full supply while the
weather has been against Il good trade
for several days. Prices are rather
easy. with sweets firm. Green
mountains. S00S3c; Hebrons, SO6S3c;
rose. 7S0S0c; Dakotas, &c; =. +. l.
@225 per hg; Belgians, $19OM2 Jersey
sweet, $404.25 per Dbl, Vinelands, $425
also.
Onions are firm. Native bbls, S3.75
@4.50 per Dbl; per bu, S1.2jG14O; Va
lencia, large crts. $3.50, Havana small
crts S2.40M2.5O; Cuban small crts, 81 .65
@1.7O.
Celery is jobbing at 81 25M1.75 per
doz, as to quality. Norfolk spinach
last sold at SO per Dbl; native dollhouse,
$1.25 per bu. Beet green's job at $150
per box.
Lettuce is lower at 5OM75c per doz.
Radishes sell at 25@35c per doz. Cauli-
flowers are scarce, with only q few Cal
$3d32 % per CRIT.
Cabbages are firmer at S1M1 % per
Dbl: red. $3.50 per bbl or 81. % per bx,
Cucumbers are firm at S15M1S per 100
with seconds about half price, Toma
toes are still scarce and high at S3I3. sc
per carrier for southern, and with ma
tive dollhouse at 35c per ID.
SQuasnes are even firmcr and higher
ut $70@T5 per ton. BY the 100 lbs they
job at S404.50 The remarkably higl
prices check the demand n good deal
Prices are about the highest ever pait
in this market.
Brussels sprouts are quoted at 80
1Sc; satisfy, 81 pcr doz. Leeks sell a
Coo per doz by the jobbers artichokes
$3.50 per bu.
Southern string beans arc in rattle
better supply at S404.5O per crt. Their,
are very few, if any, green peas on til,
market.
Yellow turnips are higher ut 81 pc
Dbl by the jobbers: white French, 81 q
also; globe white and white flat, 5OG
75c per bu; beets, 75dS5c per bu; car
rots. 5O075c; parsnips SIC. Mint
quoted at $1M125 per doz; creSs, 75C
parsley, 50 25@25O per In.
The pork market shows little change
Barrel pork is steady; hams firm; fires
ribs easy.
The beef market has shown create
firmness good many cars Of bee
have been delayed by the snow block
ade west of Boston, and this has mad
the market rather short. Quotation
are pretty firm.
The supply Of lamb and mutton
better i'm hand, with prices pretty fri
at a slight advance. Lambs, 9611t
fancy and Brightons, 9iA01115c; yea
lings. 60Sc; muttons. G671ac: fancy, u
Sc: veals 9d10Rc; fancy and Brighton
1ORm111&c.
Poultry is well sustained, with tn
keys higher and in better dcman,
Chickens and fowls are scarce and firm
Northern turkeys, nominal, packae
lots 1G02Oc; western, 13T1Gc; fresh n
tive chickens, 1GM2Oc; western. 12616
fresh fowls. 1O613c; live fowls, 11H13
capons. 15616c; live chickens. 12d11
geese nominal, 12d13C; ducks, 1916
Game is in very limited supply, Wi
even rabbits we'll sold up Nenison
very firm, and only held in the refri