Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-08-10
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

biaues. Low grades are In light de
mand and easy: Northern creamery
round lots. 2lc; western, 20 lie;
Vermont dairy. 1Sd20c; renovated
butter, lea lSc: jobbing. 1-2d1c more
Cheese is barely steady in price,
with the demand quiet: Round lots
new, 93-4q1O l-4c; jobbing. 1.2a1c
higher.
Eggs are in good demand for choice
grades. with FULL prices being OBJ
4 led. There is, however, much OF
In the market which sells at
prices: Western fresh. 1761Sc;
;rn, 2OG22c; nearby. 23Q25c;
., ling, 1G1 1-2c higher.
Late berries are still in full supply
and are quoted at moderate prices:
Blackberries, AA912c; blueberries, go
13c; raspberries. pints, 7q1Oc; cur.
rants. 12d13c.
The Georgia peaches are about done.
A few Delawares have been in the
market during the week, but the sup
ply has been limited. The De!aw ares
sell at S2.25G2.50 per CRIT.
Watermelons are easier and sell by
the load at 15Q25c each, according
10 size.
Cantaloupes sell at 75cdS2.50 for
common varieties. with fancy higher.
California plums sell at $l.7562.5O
per bx; peaches. $2Q2.25; Bartlett
pears, $3.50.
Southern Delaware grapes are in
the market and sell at $2.25@250 per
carrier.
Potatoes are steady, with the mar.
ket fully supplied: Fancy, $3.50 per
Dbl; low grades, s2u225; sweets,
$250d275.
New native celery is In the market
and sells at $1.75 per doz. punches.
Onions are steady at: Native bbls,
so; bu, SOC; Egyptian, bgs, So; Ber-
mudas, S1G2 per crit; bunch onions,
soc per bx.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted at
2Oc per ID; southern, $142 per crt;
natives per bx, 1904.
Cucumbers sell at 5Oc9$2 per bx
for all sizes.
Yellow turnips sell at $1.75 per Dbl;
bunch turnips, 1-2c; new beets, Csc
per bu; buncn beets, 1-2c; carrots,
$1.25 per bu; bunch carrots, 3Q4c;
bunch parsnips, 75c per doz.
Cabbages sell at $1.75 per crit.
Marrow squashes bring $1.25 per
Dbl; crooknecks, soc per doz; white,
soc per doz.
The market for lettuce is steady at
40d75c per bx. Radishes sell at Csc
per bx; mint, 2oc per doz; cress, Csc
per doz; leeks. soc per doz.
String beans are quoted at $1@2 for
green and 81 for wax. Green peas
sell at $1.25 per bu for native.
Spinach is quoted at Csc per bu for
native; parsley. dollhouse, soc per bu;
romaine, 75c per bu; beet greens. 15c
per bu; rhubarD, &c per Id; peppers,
s1.5062 per bu.
Green corn is coming in quite freely,
and sells at S5c per Blu.
Shell beans are quotable at S1@175
per bu; elephants. $1.5O@2 per bu.
Pork provisions are steady at re-
vised prices. The marketing of hogs
Is falling of moderately, but is still
considerably larger than a year ago.
The quality is mostly good. though
at some points it is only fair. Prices
have declined, prominent points aver
aging at the close $5.4O per 100 lbs.
Lambs and muttons sagged off, but
the market is fairly well cleaned up.
Veals are firm: Western fall lambs,
9610c; spring lambs. HOP 1-2c;
yearlings, SQ9c; muttons, SQ9c;
veals, 9G1lc.
Poultry is generally quiet, though
fowls are comparatively firm and in
demand: Western turkeys, frozen,
1Sd19c; iced, 15916c; western fowls,
iced, 14@15c; western frozen chick
ems. 14@16c; fresh northern fowls,
15d16c; broilers, 10000; western
broilers. 1661Sc; spring ducks, ITO
1Sc; pigeons, s1.6OG170 per doz;
squads, s2.5063 per doz.
Hay is weaker owing to light de-
mand and heavy receipts. Quotations
are normally about the same. but top
prices are more difficult to obtain.
Straw dull but steady; millfeed is I'M
changed: Hay, No. l, szlG22; lower
grade, S14d2U; rye straw, s1S@21;
Ii has been bull market in wheat,
and more interest is being taken in
the course of prices by the outside
public. There has been a better ex.
port demand, while other favorable in
fiuences have remained about as previ.
ously noted. There has latterly been
a disposition among western farmers
10 sell wheat more freely, but II will
require a much more general move.
mpnt on their part to bring receipts
up to last years level. At present the
average is about half as large. South
and Northwest mills are still absorb
ing a good deal Of the new crop, fol-
the hard wheat is of splendid mining
quality. Meantime, the spring wheat
outlook is the subject of much discus
sion with a majority inclined to adopt
bullish view Of the situation and
look for small Yields this year in place