Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-04-14
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


under tine control of a small supply,
with little expected at once. Prices
have advanced quite sharply and deal
ers look for further advance wholly
by reason of the small supply. Extra
creamery, small pkgs, 3O@3O1ac; north
ern fresh, round lots, 291au3O1ac: west
ern, 2915@30c; eastern, 291aGI30c; firsts,
24Q26c; renovated, 25M26c; jobbers,
Nc to 1c more.
Cheese is fully under control, with
the position firm, although not further
advanced. Round lots, 12d131ac: sage,
121A@14c; jobbing, 1A01c higher.
Eggs are well held, with the upper
quotation on western fresh for storage
packed. Some lots have already been
stored, and many more will be wanted
as soon as prices are low enough. West
ern fresh, 10 3-4@16c; eastern, 16M
1910; nearby and fancy, 10@22c and
up; jobbing, 1c to 11ac higher.
The bean market is quiet, with prices
easy. Some disappointment is felt that
the market has shown so much decline
cline is rather from a lack of demand
than from heavy receipts.
Apples have been rather dull of late,
but values have been we'll sustained, by
reason of the very small supply Choice
to fancy lots continue to bring full
prices, with poor and seconds dull.
Fancy Baldwins, $4.2504.75; ordinary
to good, $3.25d3.75; Ben Davis, $3.75M
4.50; russets, $3.5004.5O; No. 2, all
varieties, $2.50@3; mixed lots, $3.25@
3.75; very choice and jobbing lots, SOC
@$1 more
Hay Is steady, and rather firm for
good to best, which quality is not in
great abundance. Low grades arc in
quiet request and easy. Straw is firm
ly held. Millfeed is easy. Hay, $11.50
0175O; fancy and jobbing, $1S500
10; rye straw, $16.5O@175 80; oat straw,
$11@12.
Pork products are well sustained,
with hogs firm.
The beef position is very firm. Cattle
are reported to have sold in Chicago
last week at the highest prices for Il
very bong time. The cost of feeding
has been, and continues to be, remark
ably high. Corn costs in the feeding
country from 40c to 45c per bu, against
16020c on former seasons. Other
forms of feed are also relatively high.
Beef, fancy sides, is just 3-4c higher
than a year ago, or 10 lie, against Shc
year ago.
The mutton market rules fairly
steady, with prices considered high.
Lambs are quoted at lie for good to
choice, against exactly the same price
year ago Veals are plenty and
rather easy. Lambs, 91kM11c; fancy
and Brightons, 1O0111Ac; yearlings,
SG1Oc; muttons, Sd10c; fancy, 96I101hc,
veals, 9@10c; fancy and Brightons, 1C
Ollie.
The supply of frozen poultry is
ample, while iced, from the west. has
begun to arrive freely for the season
Very little fresh, dry packed, is beine
received. Turkeys, frozen, 15T17c
western chickens, 12014c; fowls, 1O1h@
111Ac; iced fowls, 11012Hc; live fowls
1215@13c; capons, 15@16c.
There is little game on the wholesale
market. Pigeons are in fair OFFERING
at S1.5O@1.T5: squads, scarce, $3.50 pei
doz. Only few wild ducks are arriv
ing and good bring $1.2501.5O De,
pair.
Cranberries are I'm fair supply. The,
are quoted at $7@10 per Dbl and So. Il
as per crit.
Strawberries, are in free arrival
They sell at 25d30c per bx in re
frigerator lots and retailing at go
4Oe. as to size of bx and quality.
Maple sugar sells at 1Odl6c per ID il
round lots. as to quality and size O
cakes. Maple syrup is in full suppl,
and at wide range, 6JGIS1.25 per ;:al
Comb honey sells at 156liSc per 10.
Rhubarb sells at 46t0c per Id, as +
quality and quantity.
Potatoes are little firmer. Wit
sweet scarce and high. Best stock
Green mountains, 93GI95c; IIebnors. @
@95c; rose, $1@1.05; York state Willie
S5d90c; Dakotas, S5090c; magnums
$2@210 per bg; Belgiu rs. 81. TtSfI1 81
Jersey sweet $4.5Od5 per Dbl: Vine
lands. $5.5O06.5O. New Bermuda
continue to sell at IS per Dbl.
Onions are pretty firm for good. Ma
tives are quoted at S46 $50 per Dbl 70
good; bushels, $1.256l1 30; Valencia.
$25Od3 per crt; Havanas. 50 o512 q
Spanish, small crts, $12JGI1. so.
Celery sells at SO per 1oz for best
with white at $1.75. Spinach is ouote
at $1.5O per Dbl; kale, St.25. Bee
green's job at $1.2J per bu; dandelion,
5O675c. Lettuce is high nd quoted =
50d75c per doz. Radishes of goo
quality bring 4Oc per doz bchs. Caul
flowers are scarce and sell at So nc
doZ.
New cabbages SEAL at SOP 30 per or
with old at $1@125 per Dbl. c. Gun
bers are quoted at seas Ter 100. T,
matoes are high at S2.5OGI3 per or
with dollhouse sold at &c per lb. Pei
pers are quoted at 50 per crit for goc
to best. Egg plants sell IT So rer CT