News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-07-08
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, July 6.-Butter shows a
marked decline, under heavy receipts
and only a moderate demand Some
butter is going into cold storage, but
only the very best selections, buyers
being very cautious. Northern cream
cry, round lots, 21021kc; western. 20n
ole; Vermont dairy, 1S@20c; renovated
butter, 17@1Shc; jobbing. hale more.
Cheese is easier, though strictly
choice still commands full prices.
Liverpool has declined. Round lots,
new, 11G11 14c; jobbing, 1z@1c higher.
Eggs are steady on the light grades,
with onlya moderate supply Ordinary
western are in full supply and easier.
Western fresh, 16@17c; storage packed,
1G1a@17c; eastern, 19@20c; nearby, %
q 24c: jobbi lg,1@11c higher.
Beans are quiet in this market but
country advices are stronger. Prices
are steadily held. Carload lots, pea,
S2.40; medium, 24O; yellow eyes, 81 10;
red kidneys, $3.30M3.35; California
small white, $2.65; foreign pea and
medium, $2.25Gi2. 80; jobbing Zoe more.
Peaches are in limited supply Good
10 choice lots have been selling at $1.5O
az, with best marks 25c higher.
The supply of cherries and apricots
has been short. Cherries are SOC and
apricots 25150c higher than they We're
a week ago. There is a small supply Of
California plunts Offering at $2,1250
q crate.
Old apples are in fair supply and
moderate demand. New southern are
quiet, but plenty. Choice lots, how
ever, meet with a ready sale.
Receipts OF strawbe rries have been
running light, and the season is nearly
over. Good berries are in steady de-
n and and sold at 9d16c a quart. The
supply of blueberries has been small
Good blackberries have been steady
and in light supply. Raspberrics are in
good demand, but are irregular in quail.
ity and condition.
Vegetables are active and lower.
Cucumbers are a glut upon the market
and prices are demoraliZed. A week
ago quotations ranged from S150MG a
box, but the enormous receipts of the
past few days has sent the market down
to 75cG1S2.5o box. Lettuce is in good
demand and easier. Celery is plenty
and steady at 50c0S1 a large bunch.
Asparag gus is nearly out of the mar
ket and generally poor in quality. Peas
are strong and in good demand, with
only a fair supply offering. Receipts of
southern string beans have been liberal
and the market is easier New native
string beans have just come in. They
are fine in quality and easily bring $2.75
a box. Toma toes are in good supply
and choice ripe stock is in steady de.
mand.
The supply of spinach is small and
the price has advanced 25c Il bushel
during the asst week. Beet greens are
dull at 40c q bushel Cabbages are
plenty and are selling well at steady
prices. Marrow squashes are tirmer
bat white and yellow are easier. Ma
tive crOokedHecks are firm at $3.50 a
dozen.
Onions ara in fair demand. Bermuda
stock is generally poor ard Egyptians
are selling rather slowly. Turnips sold
high early in the week, but It the close
were considerably lower under the in
funnce of larger receipts. Old beets are
steady but new natives are weaker.
Old carrots are firm at $125 a bushel
New carrsss are easier. RadisLes are
more plenty and are $3.50 lower than
they were a week ago.
The market for old potatoes is weaker.
New potatoes have been coming in free
ly and choice stock has been in good
demand. Fhe market closed weak
Sweet potatoes are duh and in light
supply.
Vegetables are quoted as follows:
Potatoes cid, $1@1 10 a bushel; new,
S25003 Il barrel. ~
Sweet potatoes, $t@2 abasket.
Onions Bermudas, 50 crate;
Egyptians, 50 30 bag; leeks, SOC doz.
Tumips-New yellow, 81 barrel;
new, white, 5e a bunch.
Spinach, etc-Spinach, native, 81 a
bushel; cabbages, So a barrel; parsley,
$1.J0 bushel; beet green's, 40c a bushel.
Lettuce Eothouse, 20M50c a box;
brook watercFess, soc; mint. zoe iozen.
Tomatoes, $2Gl2.50 crate; native, 100
12c pound.
Plants Elephants, $3.50 crate.
A[iscellaueous-Nativ asparagus, 81
az dozen punches; cucumbers, T5c
G$2.50 a box; southern string beans,
wax, $150 a crate; green, 81. 30; new ma
tive green and wax, 1915 a dox; native
peas, S150@2 a bushel; radiShes, zoe
box; rlubarb. Pea pound; philadel-
phia mushrooms, zoe pound; natives,
soc a pound; peppers, $1.50 crate;
marrow squash, 1926 a crate; yellow,
$3.50; white, $3.50; native crookueck.
S1.59 a dozen; celery, white, 50cGd$l,
large bunch; beets, old, soc bushel; ma
tives, &c bunch; carrots, S125 bushel;
new carrots, sQ4c bunch; ROMAN, soc
a dozen.
There is only quiet demand for
fresh beef vexy few cattle bringing the
outside quotations.
Muttons ape easier, with prices rather
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