News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-12-30
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on rhe Leading
Products In Demand

Eggs have been very firm owing to
small supplies. Choice lots are in de-
mand and high prices are obtained.
Stocks Of refrigerator eggs are much re-
duced and they are quoted firmer
Western, fresh, 35m3Sc; eastern, 300
Csc; nearby, 42043c; refrigerator, 20
@3Oc.
Beans are firm in sympathy with
country markets, but prices are not
quotably higher. Carload lots, pea,
2.15@2. 20; medium, $2.15M2.2O; yell
low eyes, $303.1O; red kidneys, $3.15@
1926; California small white, $2.450
2.55; foreign pea and medium, 50; job
bling prices higher,
There is a firm market for choice ap-
pies with a good demand. Harvies
$2.25@2.50; SHOWS, $2.5003: Kings,
$2.5003.50; Baldwins, $262.75; green
ings, $2G2.15; Hubbardstons and, Hurl-
burts, $1.5OG2.25; pound and Tolman
sweets, $I.50Q2.25; northern spies,
$1.75@2.75.
Cranberries are firmer at $2.5062.7J
per bx and $7.500fS per Dbl The re-
ceipts for the week were 1916 bbls,
against 1872 bbls for the same week last
year,
Table nuts are steady and are selling
at; Walnuts. 1212ll1Jcper ID; castanas,
10M11c; pecans, 10c; t1lberts, 10c; al
monds, 13M 15c; hickory, 81 5000 per bu.
Potatoes are firm at the recent ad-
E0L,-O,,
Green mountains, 73075c; York state
Green mountains, 65MGSc; sweets. Nor
folk, cloth heads, 75c0$15O; Jersey
double heads, S2.5003.
Celery is selling at: Pascal, $364 per
long bx; Boston market, $40l6 per long
bH; white $1.25M150 per doz.
Onions are quoted at: Spanish,
large crts, $3.50; natives, 81 per bu; bbls.
$2.506l3.
Cucumbers sell ut $150MS per bx.
Yellow turnips are selling at 81 per
Dbl; white French, $3.50 per bhl; white,
SOC per bu; beets $1.25 per bl; carrots,
Toe per hu; parships, 75c1$1 per hu.
Marrow SluaShes are quoted at 81 80
per Dbl; Bay state, 81 80 per Dbl; turban,
50 per Dbl; per ton. $35M4O.
Cabbages sell at 50. % per Dbl for ma.
tive; Savoy, S1.50 per Dbl; red, $3.50
per bbl.
Lettuce is quoted at $15O02 per bX;
radishes, SOC per doz; mint, 15c per doz;
cress, soc per doZ; leeks, 4Oc per doz,
oyster plants, 81 per doz.
Stpiro Iporac coll "a prCT- ,,o,,
green,
spinach is quoted at 81 per bu: beet
Greens, II per hi, parsley, $1.50@1.75
per bu; peppers, $3.50 per bu
brussels sprouts sell at 10c per at.
Caunnower sells ii 81 per bhl
4 itumet market has dev 4loped in
pork provisions, and prices advanced
h2ta Oh bart j meats and on lard. The
offerings of hogs have been well main
tained Tie quality is good, although
the weights are irregular in some in
stances to more tttn usual degree.
Prices represent Il moderate advance,
prominent markets making an average
Of 81 30 per 100 lbs.
Fresl beef has been cuiat, with
prices easy. Only It very few choice
cattle will bring full prices.
Lambs are tirMer, with recsipts very
light; nuttons are steady; veals are
firm Western fall lambs, 70QHc;
spring lambs, SW1Gc' yearlings. G1E7c:
muttohS, sac; veaIs, 9011c
Owing to heavy receipts of western
turkeys, many lots were placed in cold
storage. The good weather. however,
prevented loss us arrivals were all in
good coalition. Northern turkeys were
entirely out Of the market at the close
Chickens and fowls were quiet and
easy, with some stock going into stor-
age, The same was true of geese. The
market being flooded ut the close. The
quotations are: Turkeys, western, II
@lSc; chickens, northern. 1GGI1Sc: west
ern, l3U14c; fowls, northern, 1301lc;
western, l20l3c; ducks, 12@14c; geese,
10d1Zc.
Hay continues weak, with q full sun
ply and light demand Rye straw is
firm. MillfeCd is firm at full quota
tons. Hay, No. /, $17,I1S.5O: low
grades, $12d1G; rye straw, $21 900 %.
oat straw, $9fi10,
The shrinkage in the MINNEAPOLIS
flour output last week was 1880 bbls.
The quantity turned out was 341 AGO
bbls. Less mills were in operation, due
to quiet -four trade. The closing for
the Christmas holidays is expected TO
have a beneficial effect upon the mar
ket, owing to the prevailing dullness.
Trade i'll flour was very quiet. While
there may have been instances where
the output Of a mill was sold, it was the
rare exception. Eastern buyers stood
aloof and would not even give shipping
directions on old orders. This condition
is expected to continue until after
Jan. /.
Locally flour has shown very little
change, the market beng quiet but
steady. Mill shipment prices on spring
patents were $4.S015. 10, the latter being
for choice special brands. Trade com-
mittee prices were unchanged from the
previous week. Cornmeal and oatmeal
were also steady and unchanged.
New corn is beginning to arrive and
sells at about liaM2c below old corn
Old corn for shipment is no longer ouot-