St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-21
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Oct 19.-Butter prices close
fairly firm. Northern creamery, round
lots, 22022hc; western, 211A@22c; VeS-
mont dairy, 20d21c; renovated butter,
17@19c; jobbing, h@1c more.
Cheese is quiet and easier. Round
lots, Vermont twins, 11@11Ac; New
York twins 11h@12c; jobbing, ;zQ1c
higher.
Eggs are firm for choice fresh, with
poorer grades slow. Western fresh, Y
@24c; eastern, 25G2Sc; nearby, 300
34c; jobbing, 1@1Ac higher.
Beans are quiet, but prices are very
steadily held Carload lots, pea, $3.50
@2.40; medium, $4,000 .35; yellow eyes,
S315@3. 25; red kidneys, S3.4od3,4a;
California small white $2.65@2.75; for.
eign pea and medium, $2.20@2'25; job
bling. 10c more.
There is a steady demand for apples,
with prices firm on choice red stock
and easy on common grades. Maiden's
blush, S2d2.5O; Maine gravensteins. ~
al; Maine pippins and Porters, SLID
@2.25; Harvies, $2.25@250; wealthies,
$2.5O@3. so; SHOWS, $2.50G3.5O.
York state peaches are selling at 10
assoc per bskt, Ind $1.50@2 per car
rier.
Cranberries are unchanged at $2G2.5 so
per bx and s6.5O07.5O per Dbl.
Domestic grapes sell at 14@l5c per
bskt for Concords, 22@23c for Niagaras,
13014c for Salems, 22@23c for Della
wares and 14c for Catawbas.
California peaches are quoted at $1.5o
Oils; Tokay grapes, $1.5o@l75.
Potatoes are firmer with Coo being
asked for choice lots. Aroostook he
brons. 5566Oc; Green mountains, S.
M6Oc; Dbl stock, Sits; sweets, Norfolk
cloth heads, So; Jersey double heads,
$2.25@250.
Native celery is selling at 6Oc per do2
bchs; Pascal, So per bx, 5 doz in bx.
Onions are quoted at: Spanish
large crts, 81 .25@250; native, soc pei
but hbls, $3.50.
Tomatoes are quoted at: Native, PEI
bx, $101.5O; green, 35@50c per blu.
Cucumbars sell at $15O@6 per bx.
Yellow turnips are selling at 81 pc
Dbl; white French, So per Dbl; white
35c per bu; beets, 75c per bn; carrots
75c per bu; parsnips, 75c per bu.
Marrow squashes are quoted at $
GI1.25 per Dbl for native: Bay state
$1.25 per Dbl; turban, SIPS per Dbl.
Cabbages sell at 3@5c each for native
Savoy, 75c per Dbl; red, Toe per bx.
Lettuce is quoted at 10M25c per b
bx; radishes, 35c bx; mint, 25c PC
doz; cress, 25c per doz; leeks, i0c pc
doz.
String beans sell at $1@1.25 for gree
and $1@1 .25 for wax.
Spinach is quoted Mt 15c per blu fc
native; parsley, dollhouse, 25c per b,
peppers, 81 per pkg. =
Green corn is selling at $1M1.50 pc
bx. Shell beans bring S2@2.5O per bl
lima beans, 1908 per blu; eggplant, SIT
per doz for native.
, Caulifower is quoted at Toe per b.
Hay is a little firmer, especially
the best grades. The demand, howeye
:. is moderate and prices are strong. Lo
= grades are easy and slow of sale. Stra
is higher for choice rye, which +
. scarce; millfeed is steady and II
= changed. Hay, No. 1, $1S019; low
), grades, $13@16; rye straw, $20@21; Q
straw, $10@11.
Pork provisions are easier and la
:, and many cuts are lower. The Bost'
= packers made a smaller kill of no
y than for the previous week.
Fresh beef is in fair demand, wi
:, some choice cattle bringing full quot
= tons. The arrivals of fresh beef ha
= again been heavy for local consum
ton, though for export there has be
% a decrease.
=, There has been an easy market
- lambs and muttons, the market bel
- fully supplied and the weather ,
=. !. favorable; veals are steady. Weste
~ fall lambs, 6@7c; spring lambs, 8@'
- yearlings, 506c; muttons, 5@6c; vea
~ M11c...~.