Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-10-20
in HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Lea1ing
Products In Demand

Boston, The butter market
is firm, with stronger prices Looked
for. Both Chicago and New York are
Hc higher. Extra creamery, snail
pkgs, 240241kc; northern fresh, round
lots, 231a@24c; western, 231bc; eastern,
23@23hc; firsts, 19@22c; jobbing, &c
to lie more.
A very firm cheese market is report
ed, with the foreign market highe'.
Round lots, 12@121sc; sage, 1212@131at;
jobbing, 1z@1c higher.
Eggs are believed to be in strong
position and higher prices are expected
for some time to come, barring slight
reactions. Western fresh, 21M24c:
eastern, 25@27c; nearby and fancy, 81
@3Oc and up; jobbing, lie to 115c higher.
Beans are very firm indeed. The
country markets are higher, with re-
ports of a short supply. Carload lots,
pea, $255@2. 60; medium, $2.5002.60;
yellow eyes, $2.SO@2.S5; red kidneys.
$3.1503.20; California small white.
$265@2.7O; jobbing, 1Oc more; Lima,
4M5c per lb.
The market on apples is fully sup
piled, and rather easy, except OF the
best eating and shipping varieties.
They are quoted: Round lots, craven
stems, $2.25@2.50 per bbl; choice, $3.50
az; pippins, and Porters. S1.2501.75
Hubbardston, 81 .5O01.75; pound
sweets, $1.75@2; 20-ounce, $1.T5@2;
SHOWS and wealthies, $2@275; Maine
Harvies, $2@2.25; common apples 75c
@$1.25; bx apples, cooking, 35050c;
choice eating, 75c@$1.25. Small lots
and jobbing from SOC to 81 per Dbl
more
Pears are scarce and high, with the
market at very wide range. AT whole
sale they may be quoted at $3.5O05 per
Dbl, while in jobbing way they sell
at 75c@$1 per bu for cooking. For
choice eating varieties the range is very
wide, from $3.50 to &c. some choice
seckels having been sold to the retail
trade recently for Sc per blu. In a
wholesale way the varieties are quoted
at: Beurre Bose, $2.50@3 per bx;
Beurre d'Anjou, $1.5O@2; Sheldons, s.
@3; Seckels, $15O@4.
Peaches are about over for the sea-
son. ..atives are quoted at 90c0$1 Fer
bskt in a wholesale way; California,
| $175@2.
| Grapes continue in rather small sup
| ply. They are quoted in wholesale
| way at 1S020c for Delawares; Con-
cords 9012c; Niagaras, 16@1Sc; Sa1ems,
| 14@15c; with jobbing prices lac more.
California Tokays sell at $1.75@2 per
CRIT of four bskts. Foreign are quoted
at 5000 per bbl
Ounces sell at S1.75@2.5O per bx
There are still few native plu ms and
| prunes on the market and quoted at
various prices, as to package and va
riety.
Cranberries are not in excessive sup
ply and are firm. Barrels. $506.
crates, $1.75@2; jobbing, 5Oc@1 mora.
Potatoes are pretty steady, with
sweet a little firmer. Houlton Green
mountains, soc per blu; hebrons, 5O6
53c; York state Green mountains md
round white, 4Sd53c; Virginia sweet,
S1.5061.75 per Dbl; double heads, 500
2.25.
Catalogues are getting close to the
end of the season. Genuine Rocky
fords are quoted at $1,000. 80, as to
quality.
Celery continues plenty, with ,)rdi-
nary varieties at 30@40c per bx; Pas
| quelle. $25003 per doz; Boston market,
| mi, n b,r. ~
40c per long bX; lettuce. 25040c per bx
radishes, 4Oc per bx.
Onions are quoted 1T S0GS5c per ')g OF
bu; per Dbl, 1915; Spanish, short crts,
$1.25; long, $2.75.
Cucumbers are quoted at $56S ,e,
100; seconds, half price Squashes arc
quoted at $15 per ton for marrow; Hub
bard, $40; turban, $25; Bay state, $40
By the Dbl or 100 lbs they job at 75cM
$3.50. Pumpkins sell at 40c per bx.
Cabbages bring 5006Oc per bbl. To
matoes, 75c0$1 per bX; green tomatoes
25@75c per bX. Yellow turnips, 85c pei
Dbl; white fat, 4Oc per bx; beets, 35c
carrots, SOC; parsnips, 5O@75c; cgs
plants, 75c@$1.25 per bx; mint, Csc
cress, Soc; parsley, zoe per bu; picklia.
I onions, $2@4 for yellow and white; pep
pers, 75c per bx; satisfy, SIC per doz
.. Brussels sprouts, 121ac per qt, by III,
crt.
String beans are quoted at 75c6$l
, wax beans, 75c@$1; Lima beans, 75c
improved, SOL %; seiva beans, ST.
shell beans, $3.50.
Green corn is in over supply, with th
market demoralized, everybody rush
, ing it in to get it out of the way O
frost. 1t sold at 25c per bx for good.
Pork is firm and somewhat easier
with lard steady. Boston packers hav
considerably increased their output @
hogs.
Beef has been considerably irregular
with light beef easier under an in
creased supply, and heavy beef firm
: under but little coming forward.