St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-08
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

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and only moderate demand. Some
butter is going into cold storage, but
only the very best selections, buyers
being very cautious. Northern cream
cry, round lots, 21@21kc; western. 2Oh
@21c; Vermont dairy, 1S@20c; renovated
butter, 17@18kc; jobbing. 7a@1c more
Cheese is easier, though strictly
choice still commands full prices.
Liverpool has declined. Round lots,
new, 11@11 1-4c; jobbing, k11c higher.
Eggs are steady on the light grades.
with only a moderate supply. Ordinary
western are in full supply and easier.
Western fresh, 16@17c; storage packed,
161a@17c; eastern, 19@2Oc; nearby, %
@24c: jobbiag, 1@1kc higher.
Beans are quiet in this market, but
country advices are stronger. Prices
are steadily held. Carload lots, pea,
s2.40; medium, $40; yellow eyes, $2.75;
red kidneys, $3.30@3.35; California
small white, $2.65; foreign pea and
medium, $2.25M2.30; jobbing, Toe more.
/. Peaches are in limited supply. Good
to choice lots have been selling at $1.50
az, with best marks 25c higher.
The supply of cherries and apricots
has been short. Cherries are SOC and
apricots 25@50c higher than they were
week ago. There is small supply of
California plums Offering at $212.50
a crate.
Old apples are in fair supply and
moderate demand. New southern are
quiet, but plenty. Choice lots, how
ever, meet with ready sale.
Receipts OF strawberries have been
running light, and the season is nearly
over. Good berries are in steady de-
n and and sold at 9@16c quart. The
supply of blueberries has been small.
Good blackberries have been steady
and in light supply. Raspberries 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 $1.50W6 a
box, but the enormous receipts Of the
past few days has sent the market down
to 75c1S2.5O a box. Lettuce is in good
demand and easier Celery is plenty
and steady at 50c@S1 a large bunch.
Asparagus is nearly out of the mar
ket and generally poor in quality. Peas
are strong and in good demand, with
only 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 ST. rs
a box. Tomatoes 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 a bushel
during the est week. Beet greens are
dull at 40c a bushel. Cabbages are
plenty and are selling well at steady
prices. Marrow squashes are firmer,
but white and yellow are easier. Ma
| tive crookednecks are firm at $1.5O a
dozen.
Onions are in fair demand Bermuda
stock is generally poor and Egyptians
are selling rather slowly. Turnips sold
high early in the week, but at the close
were considerably lower under the ill.,
tluence of larger receipts. Old beets are
steady but new natives are weaker.
Old carrots are firm at $125 bushel.
New carrots are easier. Radishes are
more plenty and are $3.50 lower than
they We're a week ago.
The market for old potatoes is weaker
New potatoes have been coming in free
" and choice stock has been in good
demand. The market closed weak.
Sweet potatoes are dull and in light
supply.
Vegeta bles are quoted as follows:
Potatoes Old, $1@1. 10 bushel; new
$250@3 a barrel.
| Sweet potatoes, $102 basket.
Bermudas, So crate
Egyptians, $3.50 bag; leeks, SOC doz
Turnips--New yellow, 81 barrel
new, white, &c a bunch.
Spinach, etc-Spinach, native, ST. q
busheI; cabbages, 81 a barrel; parsley
$3.50 bushel; beet green's 40c bushel
Lettuce -Hothouse, 20@50c a box
brook watercress, SOC; mint 25c dozen
Tomatoes, $2Gl2.50 crate; native, 100
12c a pound.
Plants-Eggplants, $3.50 a crate.
Miscelaneous-Nativ asparagus, S.
az d dozen punches; cucuhbers, 75t
@$2.50 box; southern string beans
wax, $3.50 crate; green, $1.50; new na
tive green and wax, $2.75 dox; native
peas, $15002 a bushel; radishes, SOC
a box; rlubarb, &c pound; Philadel
phia mushrooms, zoe pound; natives
SOC pound; peppers, $1.50 a crate
marrow squash, 1926 a crate; yellow
$3.50; white, $3.50; native crookneck
$3.50 a dozen; celery, white, 50c0$l
large bunch beets, old, soc bushel; ma
tives, &c bunch; carrots, $1.25 bushel
new carrots, 3M4c bunch; romain, 500
q dozen.
There is only a quiet demand fol-
fresh beef very few cattle bringing The
outside quotations.
Muttons are easier, with prices rathel
easy; lambs have been in full supply
and prices have declined; veals are