Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-06-16
in HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


Boston. The supply of butter
is not large, though the season is well
up to the best month in the year for
that article 1t is believed that the
make is large, but the demand seems to
be fully equal to the supply. 1t is the
season for storing butter, and still but
little is coming forward that can be had
for that purpose. Extra creamery,
small pkgs, 24@25c; northern fresh,
round lots. 231z@24c; western, 231A1
24c; eastern, 231a@24c; firsts, 2f@23c;
renovated, 2O@221Ac; jobbing, Zee to 1c
more
Cheese is in a very steady position.
Old is in small supply, and in few
hands, while new is not yet very abund-
ant. Prices are fully sustained Round
lots, 13@131ac; new, 11@111ac; sage,
1215@14c; jobbing, 1c to 1c higher.
The claim has been that eggs were a
little weaker few days back, but some
how the demand has kept prices up,
even under pretty full receipts. Prices
are steady. Western fresh, 17M171Ac;
eastern, 171AM1Sc; nearby and fancy,
2O@23c and up; jobbing, 1c to 11c
higher.
On beans the market continues easy,
with the demand slow.
Apples are very well held, with but
few coming forward. Still, the demand
is limited, by reason of the high cost.
Quotations are not changed. Ben
Davis, $4@450; russets, $405; No. 2,
all varieties, $2.50@3.25; very choice
and jobbing lots, 5OcG$1 more.
California cherries are selling at 50
@2.50 per CRIT A few California
peaches have been received, rather
green and unstable
Strawberries are coming forward
freely, and the quality is good. Some
fine Jersey berries are coming. Then
come the Dighton and northern New
York berries. In that section the
quality is fine. Sales are at 9013c, as
to quality. At retail two boxes for a
quarter is the popular price, though
the best ranged up to 25c and even 30c
per bX.
Of other berries the receipts were
mainly blueberries from the south
rather small and shrivelled. Gran
berries are about out of market and
sell at $4@4.50 per crit.
Rhubarb sells at $3.50 per 100 lbs.
Old potatoes are easy, with new fair
ly steady. Green mountains, 90095c;
Hebrons, 75@S0c; Dakotas, 65c; Che
nangoes, Csc; magnums, $1.1502 per By;
new southern, extra, $4,000 per Dbl;
fair to good, $3@3.5O; red, $2.5O@3;
Carolina sweet, $3@3.5O per CRIT
Onions are scarce and pretty firm at
$3.121a@3.25 for Egyptian; Rcrmuda,
| $1.75 per crit; new bunch, SOC per bx.
! Truck and vegetables continue in good
supply. Celery is quoted at 75c0$1 80
per bch; spinach, 15c per bu; beet
green's, Zoe per bx; caulifowcrs, 81 per
bskt; lettuce, SOC per long bx; radishes,
40c per bx; cabbages, $2d2 80 for crts
and bbls; cucumbers, $1.5OM4 per 100,
as to quality; tomatoes, 25c per ID for
dollhouse and $4,000 per crt, as to
quality.
Some new Florida canteloupes have
been received and sell at S2.506i3 per
crt. Summer squashes sell at 75c0$4
per pkg, according to size and quality.
New marrow squashes sell at 81 so per
crt.
Asparagus is not in very full supply,
and sells at 500 per doz, as to quality.
Canada yellow turnips are almost out
of market at 81. 25@1.50 per bbl White
French sell at SOC per Big; new bunch
sell at 25050c per doz; bunch beets,
Toe per doz for native; southern, doc
per doz; old carrots, $1.25 per bx; new
bunch, Toe per doz; leeks, 75c per doz:
mint, 25c per doz; cress, doc; parsley,
SOC per bx; southern string beans, $15O
az per crt; green peas, S1.5O0l4 per
crit or pkg, as to size and quality.
The pork market is firm, with some
items higher. Boston packers have
killed fewer hogs for the week. The
demand for Boston-packed pork pro-
visions for export is better, the total
value of these exports for the week hav-
ing been about $205,000.
The continued and increasing firmness
in the beef position is the feature of
the trade. Shippers in the west are
urging statesmen here that they must
get 12c for the best sides at once. as the
beef is costing that or more. For the
week the arrivals of beef have been
very small, the total having included
but 122 cars for Boston and IL cars for
export.
The mutton market continues to show
very high prices, though lambs are no
stronger and muttons little easier than
week ago. Veals are still plenty and
rather easy. Fall lambs, 121a@131ac;
fancy and Brightons, 13@14c; spring
lambs, 12@15c; yearlings, S@1Oc; NUT
tons, S@1Oc; veals, 6@1Oc; fancy and
Brightons, 91a@10hc
Poultry is well held at fair pric IS, a
moderate supply and steady demand.
Iced turkeys, 15@16c; iced fowls, 12@