News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-06-03
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Quotations on the Leading
Producers In Demand

round lots 80 Z4c; western, 236i 70 &c;
Vermont dairy, 21022e; renovated but
ter, 1oh@19c; jobbing, 1a01c more.
Old cheese is about out of the market,
with new quoted easier. Round lots,
old, 141a@1Jc; new cheese, 40 i21ac;
jobbing, 1402c higher.
Lggsgare firm. Western fresh, To
171sc; storage packed, 170171zc; east
ern, 1SM19c; jobbing lie to IL higher.
Beans are firm, with country advices
very strong. Carload lots, pea, s.. 450
200: medium, $2.45; yellow eyes, $2.7O
Q2.75, red kidneys, $3.250330. Cali
foroia small White, $3.50; jobbing, Zoe
more.
Apples are very quiet, although the
cool weather frightened trade altttle.
BaIdwins frcm cold storage, $25003;
No. 2, all kinds, 2.@1.5O; russets, 50
03, northern spies, 1908; Maine Ben
Davis, $202.50. Small lots and job
bling, 50cM$I per Dbl more.
Strawberries have been coming in
large numbers for the week, the total
being G2,5I7 crts, against Sc, SOS crts for
the same week last year. Prices are
from &c to lie per bx.
Potatoes are easier. Green noun
tains, $4,000: hebrons, 75MS0c per bu;
York state, Green mountains, 75IS0c:
western round white, 7O0l73c; Dakota
reds, G5066c; new Floridas, $4.50Qi5
per bbl; Jersey sweets, bsllts, 81; south
ern white sweets, S1.5G01.75.
Bunch celery is offering at 50cM$1.2J
per bch.
Onions are firm at: Egyptian, bgs,
1915; Bermndas S2.10 per crit.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted at 15c
per ID; southern, $1.2502; per crt, with
mushrooms at SO per Alb bskt; hot
house, 81 per ID,
Cucumbers sell at 81 .500450 per bx
for dollhouse. all sizes.
Yellow turnips sell at So per Dbl;
white French. SIS per Dbl; beets, soc;
carrots, 506&5c; parsnips, 81; egg
plant, $25O03.50 per crt.
The market for Norfolk cabbages is
demoralized, with prices at 75c@$1.23
per Dbl.
Lettuce sells at 250G0c per doz; rad
ishes, 10c per doz; mint soc per doz;
cress, 35c per doz; satisfy, $1.50 per
doz: leeks, 40c per doz.
New string beans sell at 81 500o per
crt for wax and green.
Spinach is quoted at 15020c per bx
for native; kale, &c per bX for native;
artichoHes, $1.5O per bu; parsley, hot
house, S1.25 Per bX; dandelions, 81
per bu; beet green's, 40c per bu; native
beets, 6OGlI5c per doz bchs; southern
30d40c per doz; bunch onions, zoe
per bx.
Bermuda potatoes jcb at SIS per bill;
horse radish, So per Dbl; peppers, $3.50
az per crt.
Choice hay is very scarce and prices
are very firm, with poor outlook for
the future crops. Straw is firm; mill
feed is quiet but firm. Choice hay, SOB
024; No. 1, S20d22; low grade, $15010
and up; rye straw, $22023; oat straw,
S9010
Pork provisions are easier and prices
are revised. The kill of hogs by Boston
packers has been somewhat smaller.
Prices are decidedly reduced, and the
average of prominent markets is about
$500 per 100 pounds, compared with
$50 a week ago, $3.50 two weeks ago,
$3.50 il year ago, and $50 two years
ago.
Fresh beef is fairly steady with trade
"a Their slow. The beef arrivals are
much smaller.
Lambs are fairly steady, but the
market is much oyerstocked with year
linss Eeals are steady. Spring lambs,
13014c; yearlings, 714@9c; muttons, o.
010c; veals, 10@11, with some fame.
higher.
There is good demand for poultry
at steady prices. Western turkeys,
frozen, .166t20c; iced, 16c; western
fowls, iced. 13@13kc; western frozen
chickens, 14M1Gc; fresh killed northern
chickens, 250 2Sc; fresh killed northern
fowls, 15Gl1Gc; broilers, 3O035c; west
ern broilers, 25@3Oc; SQUAD broilers,
per pair, 75M90c; spring ducks, 20Q2ic.
The Massachusetts agricultural state
board, in its report Of June /, says that
reports show that the prevailing
drought has checked vegetation and pre-
vented termination of seeds, making re-
planting necessary in some instances.
The drought has practically stopped the
growth of grass, and feed in pastures
already is becoming short Even with
plentiful rains the hay crop will be
scanty one. Upland mowings have be-
gun to turn brown, and the grass on
lowlands is short and thin.
Reports from Connecticut are as bad
No rains there for nearly Il month.
The Maine Farmer says: Maine to-
day is suffering from what soon will
cause tremendous loss unless rains
come. The area of drought is abroad
The late extremely low temperatures
have brought ruin to all crops Which
had broken ground, and especially to
fruit blossoms and trees.
There has been practically no rain of
moment anywhere in the New England
states for over six weeks.
An excessive amount of rainfall dur
ing tie week throughout the west has
I'm Missouri, Kansas and parts of
Illinois DANA ged the crop to quite an OK
tent, although outside of these state
the effect has been favorable, especially
in the spring wheat states, where the
warm weather still continues Corn