Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-08-11
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, The butter market
continues pretty steady, with the ar
rivals well taken care of, though the
general trade is quiet. Quotations are
steady. Extra creamery, small pkgs,
211sQ22c; northern fresh, round lots,
211Ac; western, 21@211ac; eastern, q
@21kc; f1rsts, 1920; jobbers, Zee to lie
more
Cheese is in steady position, with the
foreign market fairly steady. New,
9 3-4@1O 1-4c; sage, 111A@12Ac; job
bling, 1a@1c higher.
Eggs are rather easy, though strictly
fine stock is well held. But hot weather
is not favorable, and sales must be
pretty rapid. Western fresh, 170l2Oc;
eastern, 1920; nearby and fancy, %
@24c and up; jobbing, lie to 11ac higher.
Beans are in a steady position, with
the recent advance apparently sus-
tanned. Carload lots, pea, $2.O5@2.1O
medium, $2.05@2.1O; yellow eyes, $40
@2.45; red kidneys, $2.45M2.50; Cali
fornia small white, $2.25@2.3O; job
bling, 1Oc more; Lima, &c per lb.
very full supply of apples is com.
ing along, for so early IN the season.
There is complaint in the trade of their
being picked too green. The Williams
and astrachans are almost destitute OF
color, and they sell with difficulty.
Native Williams and aStrachanS, 500
ESQ; Nyack pippins, $25O03 per bbl;
orange pippins, $1.75@225; sweet
boughs, $2@25O per Dbl; box apples,
40@75c.
Pears are not in full supply, with the
market almost bare of natives. Cali
fornia Bartletts, $2@2.25 per bx.
Peaches are in only fair supply, with
Georgias quoted at $2@2.75 per crt;
California, $1@1.25 per bx Only few
Delawares have yet arrived, and these
too green to sell. Dealers say that they
should not have been picked for a
week longer. Some good Delawares
promise to be here in few days. The
crop is a good one.
California prunes have been in full
supply of late, the season being about
at its height. They are very nice and
are selling at SOc@$1 per crt in whole
sale lots, and jObbing about 25c higher
The firm position of good hay is con-
tinued, under reports of a crop more
limited than anticipated, and also that
the quality has been a good deal hurt
by the excessive damp weather during
harvest. Rye straw is quiet and un-
ah0nc0d inc, to-
sharp decline. Hay, $14@1S; fancy and
jobbing, $1S.50@19; rye straw, S16017;
oat straw, $10@11.
The pork market is little easier.
Beef is firm on choice, which is scarce.
but there is an oversupply of light and
medium, and on such the market is de-
cidedly easy.
The market on lamb has been ruling
easier, on full supply, but mutton has
continued firm. Veals are pretty firm.
Lamb. 1O012c; yearlings. 7@Skc; NUT
ton, 7@912c; veals, 10@1Ozzc; fancy and
Brighton, 10011c.
Iced poultry has kept well sold I'D.
with the offerings not very large and
trade very fair. Iced turkeys. 15016c;
iced fowls, 136131ac; fresh native
fowls, 13@15c: south shore and east.
ern broilers, 19@21c; western 15617c:
fresh ducks, 13M16c; live fowls. la
| 12c; chickens, 15016c
California plums are quoted at S1@
2, as to quality and variety.
Delaware grapes are at hand and ssh
at $1.5O@2 per carrier; Niagaras, 81. q
@1.5O.
The berry market is pretty we'll sup
| piled, with blueberries in very full SUD
! ply and easy at 7@12c for crt lots. as tc
quality. Huckleberries are on the
market at S@1Oc. Blackberries are
not very plenty and sell in crit lots n
1OM15c, with some fancy lots higher
Raspberries are fairly abundant anf
sell at case for pints and at 21:@4c FOL
cups. Currants are near the end OF
the season and quoted at S@.Oc.
Watermelons are in full supply, Will
the demand dull at 1O@15c, with larg,
fancy at zoe. Canteloupes are in yer,
full supply and easy. They sell at al
the way from SOC per CRIT for ordinar,
varieties up to 81 for Anarundels ant
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large crts higher. Some fancy Cali
fornia Rockyfords are on the market a
$3@3.5O.
Potatoes are very easy, under a full
supply of very good quality. Sweet pc
tatoes are also easier. Bristols ant
Jerseys, $1.25@1.5O; Norfolk, S1@1. %
yellow sweet, $3.5OM4.25; red, S2.5O@s
Onions continue steady. Egyptian
$2.75@3 per bg; Bermuda, So per CRIT
Kentucky, $2.25@2.75 per By; native
$3.50 per bbl, 9Oc per blu; new bunch
25c per doz or 50 per 100.
Celery is higher at $1.25 per doz
spinach, 25c per bu; lettuce, 25c per bx
radishes, 25c per bx; cauliflowers, s
per doz.
Cabbages are plenty and easy at 4
@50c per Dbl; cucumbers, S1@2 per Ion
with southern less. Tomatoes sell O
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