Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-07-28
in HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Butter is rather
easy, with trade taking hold well. The
quality is fine, with none of the usual
hot weather effects yet Considerable
is being bought TO storage. Quotations
are steady. Extra creamery, small
pkgs, 221a023c: northern fresh, round
lots, 22@221zc; western, 220221zc; east
ern, PC; firsts, 19@20c; jobbers, Ac
to lie more.
Cheese is rather easy in position,
though quotations are unchanged.
New, 8 3-4@1Ghc; old, 12@13c; sage,
12A@131Ac; jobbing, 1A@1c higher.
Eggs are firm for choice, with low
grade rather easy. Quotations are
steady. Western fresh, $4,000; east
ern, 2O022c; nearby and fancy, 22M23c
and up; jobbing, lie to 11Ac higher.
Beans have continued firm, by rea-
son of adverse crop reports.
New apples are coming along freely.
Prices are at very wide range, some
choice lots bringing $1@1.5O per bskt,
and other lots sold for much less.
Hay is very firm ON good, under the
strong position of oats and other feed
Straw is fairly steady, though the of
ferings are larger. Millfeed is firmer.
Hay, $1401S; fancy and jobbing, $3.50
019; rye straw, $16I17; oat straw, $40
oil.
The pork position is steady, though
lard and fresh ribs are quoted little
lower. But hogs are very firm, with
1922 having been paid at Chica go with
in a few days. The trouble seems to
be not so much in a scarcity of hogs,
as the tremendous cost of feed neces-
sary to put them in marketable condi-
ton. Quotations here are very steady
The local beef market is easier, since
sellers have found it impossible to get
l21sc on the best sides, and have been
obliged to close them out for less. But
the beef coming has cost more, and
dealers will do their best to get more
for it. Principal dealers have beef on
hand and coming that has cost $13.3J
per 100, and say that they have some
on the way that has cost even more.
This beef is very choice and sellers will
are reported even higher, with $3.50
paid west in one or two instances.
Ihe mutton market is steady, with a
fair trade. Lamb, 12013c; eastern, -
@15c; yearlinSs, 71z@Sc; mutton. Go
| SC; veals, co 10c; fancy and Brightons,
| 91A@1O1ac.
Iced poultry is a shade firmer. with
| better demand. Iced turkeys. $50
| Ice; iced fowls, 12K@131zc; fresh ma
tive fowls, 13@15c; south shore and
| eastern broilers, 20022c; western, 16
@1Sc; fresh ducks. 14M16c; live fowls,
| HAZE; chickens, 15@16hc
There are few, if any, native cherries
on the market CALIFORNIA; are easier
| at $101.50 per crt. Georgia peaches are
coming along in better shape. They are
quoted at $1.75@2.5O per carrier. and
| jobbing at about SOC higher California
| peaches are iobbed at 1.50M1.75.
Strawberries continue to come for
ward from Nova Scotia and New Bruins
wick. They sell, in crate lots, at 800
1Sc. ckberries are higher at 12Gi2Oc,
as to quality. Raspberres are selling
at 5G10c for pints, and cups at 3ai5c.
Blueberries are coming forward very
| freely, While the quality is generally
very good, with some very choice.
Prices are at wide range, but gen
orally lower. Doubtless 14c is above
the market on round lots. Currants
are a little firmer at S01Oc. Goose
berries are in smaller supply and firmer
at about Toe for jobbing lots.
| Watermelons have been in smaller
supply and higher prices are the re-
suit.
Canteloupes are plenty yet, with the
market at $1@2 per crt, as to quality, on
RockyfOrdS. Some of the larger vari-
cites are on the market, at higher
prices.
Potatoes are easier, with Full sup
ply. Long Islands, Rhode Islands and
Jerseys, $2@2.25; Virginias, 81 .5O@2 per
Dbl; jobbing higher.
Onions are about steady. Egyptian,
So per By; Bermuda, So per crt; Ken
lucky, $3.50 per By; native 75c per bu:
pew bunch, 25c per doz or So per 100.
Cabbages are selling at 75c per ..rt OF
Dbl, with native at So per 100. Gu.
cumbers are quoted at 50c@$1.50 per
bx. Tomatoes bring $3M4 per crt for
native; dollhouse 1Oc per lb; southern
50c@$1 per pkg.
Squashes are sold at 81. so per Dbl fol-
marrow; Turban, $500 Summer
squashes are sold at 50 per 100 for both
white and yellow, or at Csc per doz.
CaulifiOwers are sold at $202.5O Del
doz. New yellow turnips sell at $I.5C
per Dbl; white turnips, SOC per bx
bunch, So per 100 Beets bring 6O@l75e
per bx, with new bunch at 75c per 100
Mushrooms are very high at 81 per Id
leeks, 75c per doz; egg plants, $1.5O pei
crt; native, So per doz; mint, 25c pei
doz; cress, Zoe per doz; parsley, 1Oc pei
bu String beans sell at Csc per bx
with wax beans the same Greer