Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-06-30

Quotations on the Leading
Products in Demand.

made this market stronger in tone,
though prices have not been advanced
yet. Still there is stronger feeling,
and an idea that the supply of butter
is being we'll taken care Of. Extra
creamery, small pkgs, 23@231sc; north
ern fresh, round lots, 2214@23c; west
ern, 221aM23c; eastern, 221zc; iirsts,
2OG22c; jobbers, 1ac to lie more.
Cheese is very steady in this market
with Liverpool lower. Round lots, 13
@131Ac; new, 11@11kc; sage, 121s@14c;
jobbing, 1a@1c higher.
Eggs are very we'll sustained to firmer,
with the supply well taken care of.
Western fresh, 171a@1Sc; eastern, 18
@19c; nearby and fancy, 2O023c and
up; jobbing, 1c to 11sc higher.
Beans are in fair request at more
steady prices. Carload lots, pea, $1.7O
@I75; medium, $1.7O@1.75; yellow
eyes, $1.25@1 80; red kidneys, $4,000
2.35; California small white, $210@
2.15; jobbing, 10c more; Lima, &c per Id.
Old apples are getting toward the end
of the season, with few coming forward.
Still, there are some lots in cold storage.
Prices are not quotably changed. Ben
Davis, S4@4.5O; russets, $4@5.50; No. 2,
all varieties, $2.5O@3.5 very choice
and jobbing lots, 5Oc@$1 more.
California cherries are selling at SIG
1.15 per bx, as to quality.
Strawberries are rapidly approaching
the end of the season. They sell at 10
@35c in crt lots. The upper range in
prices was for extremely choice
Marshalls and Belmonts, very good
berries being sold for zoe.
In one respect it has been most re-
markable strawberry season. Every
day from first to last they have sold at
fair prices; often at high prices.
Though the receipts have been of fair
volume-not quite up to year ago
there has been no bad break, with sales
at ruinous prices, to prevent total loss.
Blueberries are coming slowly from
the south, of rather inferior quality,
and selling at 1O012c. Blackberries
are in small supply and sell at 12015c.
Raspberries are coming, and sell t 12c
| for pints. Currants are also coming
along and sell at 12c for quarts in CRIT
lots.
A few southern peaches are being re-
ceived, but they are not in first class
shape for this market.
Rhubarb is near the end of the season.
1t sells at 75c per bx, of 100 lbs.
Old potatoes continue very firm, with
new little easier. Green mountains,
$1.1061.25; hebrons, 81 10; Dakotas, 81 !;
new red, $2.7503.25 per Dbl; rose, So
al; fancy, $4.25.
Onions are in small supply and firm at
1925 per By for Egyptian; Bermudas,
81 per CRIT Virginia potato onions are
on the market at 81 per bskt
Watermelons are coming along very
freely for so early in the season. For
the week the receipts were %, 200; same
week a year ago, $1,000. They sell at
20@30c by the wagon load.
Southern canteloupe melons are still
in very full supply for so early in the
season, but the trade pronounces the
quality fine. with a better demand
They are quoted, in wholesale lots, at
$1@1.5O per crt, as to quality.
Marrow squashes are quoted at ST. SO
@1.75 per crt. Summer squashes sell
at $1@2.50 per pkg, as to size and quail
ity.
Asparagus is not plenty, the season
being nearly over. 1t sells at from
81 to $3.50 per doz. Celery is in small
supply and sells at $3.50 per bch. Spin
ach is quoted at zoe per bu, with beet
green's at Zoe per blu. Caulifowers are
sold at 81 per doz. Lettuce is very low
at 1Oc per dOz. Radishes are steady at
SOC per bx.
Cabbages are in full supply and sell
at 15c0$1. % for crates and barrels with
fancy at $1.50 Cucumbers sell all the
way from 7oc to $3.50 per bx, as to quail
ity. Tomatoes are at very wide range
dollhouse sell at 1Oc per lib, with crates
all the way from SOC to So, as to quail
1ty and style of package.
Canada yellow turnips are very scarce
and sell at about 50 per bbl White flat
are out Of market at present. New
bunch bring $3.50 per 100. Carrots are
sold at $1.5O per bu for old, with new
punch at 4Oc per dOz. Beets are quoted
at $3.50 per 100 for new bunch. Leeks
sell at 75c; mint, 25c per doz; aess, Soc;
parsley, 25c per bx; egg plants, $2M2. sc
per crt. String beans sell at $101 .25
for green; wax, 75c@l$1. %; green peas
15c@$1 so per blu.
The pork situation continues firm
with some items higher.
The beef market is a little easie-
though dealers seem to believe that it is
quickly to react. 1t is hard for sellers
to get above 1114c for the best sides
though few cattle are being returned
as sold at II 3-4c
Lambs and muttons continue rather
easy, with pretty full supply. Fail
lambs, 11A@12kc; fancy and Brightons
121k@13c; spring lambs, 12@14c; east
ern, $2G6 each; yearlings, 6@8c; NUT
tons, 6@Sc; veals, 6@10c; fancy an6
Brightons, 91z@1Okc.
The poultry market is pretty steady
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