Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-08-25
In HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


northern fresh, round lots, c1Ac; west
ern, 21@21Ac; eastern, 21@21hc; firsts,
19020c; joDbers, 1ac to 1c more
Cheese continues in quiet request,
with prices fairly steady. New, "a
@1Oc; sage, 10 1-4@11 Lie; jobbing,
A@1c higher.
Eggs continue steady on The best,
with ordinary lots rather dull. West
ern fresh, 17@21c; eastern, 19d23Ac;
nearby and fancy, 22025c and up; job
bling, 1c to 11zc higher.
Pea and medium beans are in quiet
request and steady, with yellow eyes
firm and red kidneys scarce and very
firm. Carload lots, pea, S2.OJ; medium,
sos; yellow eyes, $2.450250; rcd kid
neys, $2.65@275; California small white.
$2.2OG2.25; jobbing, 10c more; Lima.
4Q5c per Id.
Apples are in rather better request,
under the fact that 1885 bbls have been
shipped to Europe for the week, with a
total of 1902 bbls since the season
opened; none last year. A good deal
OF fall fruit has come in, but the ex-
portations have relieved the 1larket.
Williams and astrachans, ST 5002. %:
Nyack pippins, $1.50@2; orange pip
pins, $1.7502; sweet boughs, S2Gl2. so;
gravensteins, $1.5002.50 codings, sea
200 per Dbl; box apples, 35075c.
California pears are still at hand; nice
and pretty cheap. Native pears are
scarce with few coming forward. Cali
fornia, $1.25@2.5O per bx; native. in
bbls, $2.5O635O.
Georgia peaches are getting near the
end, with Delawares coming along
pretty freely. Some fair Crawfords
have come the past week. and more are
promised this week. A few Albertas
nave also been received, and they are
pronounced very fine, with more to
come. They are quoted last [: t $1M1.75
for Georgias, with Delawares at 5Oc1
$1.25 per bskt.
California prunes are still on The mar
ket, though the season is drawing to
the close. They are quoted at 81. 25M
1.5O per cs of four bskts. Plums are
In fair supply, from California. with
native plums not yet coming freely.
They sell at $1@1.75 per cs, as to
variety and quality.
The supply of blueberries is large,
with prices ranging from &c to 15c, the
latter for very fancy in jobbing way.
Blackberries are not very abundant ON
this market, and sell at 90710c for ma
tive; large, fancy, 12@16r, the latter
price for jobbing. Raspberries are
quoted at 1O@12c for ct bxs; pints,
9@1Oc.
! Watermelons are still in full supply,
dull and easy, selling at 107tJc
Canteloupes are still in cry full sup
ply, and sell at all the way from 81
per CRIT up to So or 81 per pkg fo~ the
best large varieties.
Potatoes are rather easy, with sweets
easy. Long Islands, $15001.75; Bris-
tolls, $1.5001.6O per Dbl; yellow sweet,
$2.75@3.25; red and white, S1.75@2
per Dbl.
Onions are rather easy. Egyptian,
$2.75 per bg; Bermuda, So per crt;
Kentucky, $2.25@2.75 per Big; native,
$2.50@2.75 per Dbl; SO@90c per bu.
Celery is quoted at 75c per dcz: spin
ach, loo per bx; lettuce, CSC per doz:
radishes, 1Oc per bx; caulifiowers
$1.25 per long bx.
Cabbages are about steady at SIS per
100 for good lots. Cucumbers are in
, full supply and easy at about ST pei
bX, with seconds at 25c. Tomatoes
are easy on Jersey at 5OG775c per crt
with native at 81 5O@2 per bx, and will
dollhouse at Zoe per h.
Squashes are in fair supply and quoted
at $1.25@1.5O per Dbl, as TO quality an6
7 variety. Summer squashes are sold al
, 25c per long bx
! Yellow turnips are firm at $3.50 Del
+ Dbl; white, 75c per bu; carrots, zoe
beets, 30c. Egg plants are sold ct 81 81
az per CRIT as to quality. Leeks arC
: quoted at 40c per doz; mint, 25c; cress
S5c; parsley, 10c per bx.
Mushrooms are scarce and very higl
at about $1.50 per Id. Shell beans ar,
9 sold at 50c@$1 per bx; string beans. G,
q | 075c per bx; butter beans, Toe. Greer
q peas are in less supply ind quoted n
$3.50 per bbl with some lots here il
bags. By the bushel they ere quote;
at SO090c. Green corn is in full supply
a and the quality is better = 1t is quote,
: at 75c0$1 per blu.
f The pork market is easier, following
decline at Chicago. and somewha
easier hogs. Lard is also easier.
Beef is in greatly lessened supply
and the market is exceedingly firm
. Shippers say that it is impossible to Of
o tain good steers at any price. I'h
y market looks very high for the weel
10 Receivers have orders to get he on b
Ia best sides.
J. Lambs are firmer, with mutton j
: better demand, somewhat influence
by the very high prices of beef. Lamb
90111hc; yearlings, case; mutton, :,
Sc; veals, 9@1Oc; fancy and Brighton
10011c.
The very high prices OH beef and nlu
~ ton make a good demand for norltr
will, arrivals c,1ioly1xv cO1J -. :.