Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-07-27
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
PRODUCES In Demand

Boston, July 23.-Butter has been
steady, with n falr demand ri prac-
ucally unchanged prices. Northern
creamery. round lots, 2114u re: vrst.
ern, 2lm2iikc: Vermont dairy. M 2Ic;
renovated butter, 1Gu10c; jobhiIy. "a
1c more.
Cheese is quiet with tie .s1i'ncy
downward. Liverpool coutinI.. &C..
cline. Round lots, new. OGti0,sc: job
bling. hd1c higher.
Eggs are firm. with large part Of
the arrivals OF poor quality. There Is
good summer demand for choice
marks. Western fresh. 170lSc: east
ern, 20Q2Gc; nearby. 1926: jobbing,
1Q1hc higher.
Beans are quiet with a moderate de.
mand. Prices are unchanged. Car
load lots, pea, S2.3IId2 10; medium. 1925
G2.4O: yellow eyes, S2sOu..SJ; red
kidneys. S3.40d3.50; California small
white $2GOa2G5: foreign pea and
medium. 81 25d2 20; jobbing lOc more.
Apples have been I'm full receipt
from the south during the week.
Prices are firmer, but large arrivals Of
poor stock forced them down again.
Old apples are very quiet. With only
Few Offering. Baldwins ftom cold
storage. $3.50; No. 2, hll kinds. S1.25ds
80; russets. s2d3; southern. new,
bskts. T5cd$1 80: bbls. S2dS. Small
lots and jobbing, 5Oc6I$1 per Dbl more.
A few Nova Scotia strawberries are
stu In the market. They are fine large
berries and sell nj 1TG22c. Other b.r-
ries are in full supply and sell at:
Blackberries, 9d15c: blueberries. 1Oa
13c; raspberries, cups. &c; pints. S6l1oc;
currants. 9di 12c; gooseberries. TdSc.
Georgia Alberta peaches are iobblng
az Si.JOd3.25 per G-bskt-crt.
Watermelons are more plentiful and
sell by the load at 20fI3Oc each. accord.
ing 20 size.
Canteloupes are quoted at 81 .25d2 in
n jobbing way.
California cherries sell IT 81 .S5d2 30
per bx; apricots. S1.T5d2.25 per bx;
plums, 81 25d2.5O.
Potatoes have been I'm heavy supply.
The quality, however. has improved.
some choice Jerseys coming forward
Prices closed fairly steady. Fancy, So
0325 per Dbl; low grades. 81 50Ga.T5.
Bunch celery is selling at 25c@$1
per bch.
Onions are easier at: Egyptian. bgs,
Sl.15@2; Bermudas. $175 per crt:
bunch onions. soc per bx.
dollhouse tomatoes are quoted nj 10
@15c per 10; southern. 81 .5,N72 per crt.
Cucnmbers sell at T5cd$3 per bx for
all sizes.
Yellow turnips sell at 80 per Dbl:
bunch turnips. 3N4c: new hects. son
I5c per bu; bunch beets, NC; carrots.
Sl25 per bu.
Cabbages sell at S161.5O per crit.
Marrow squashes bring 81 per crit;
crooknecks, 35c per crt; white. 35c per
CRIT.
The market for lettuce Is quoted nj
20Mj0c per bx. ~ doz in bx. Eadishes
sell az 3Jc per bx; mint. 10c per doz;
cross. 35c per doz; leeks. soc per doz.
String beans are quoted 1T SOC for
both green and wax. Green peas sell
at 15cu$125 per bu for native.
Spinach is quoted at &c per bu for
native; parsley. dollhouse. 81 80 Der bu:
romaine, soc per bu; beet green's. pc
per bu; bunch carrots. SOC per do2. rhu-
barb, Pc per ID; peppers, S1.5uG. per
crit
Hay is dull, with the market gen.
orally weak. Receipts are literal and
buyers are holding Off expecting lower
prices. Poor grades are slow of sale
ana easier; straw Is steady aud I'M
changed; millfeed is quiet at the decline
Hay. No. l, SPICES, lower grade. ST.
az; rye straw, S21d24, oat straw.
S1O011.
There have been some sharp nuctua-
tions in lard during the week. though
part Of the advance was lost at the
close. Other pork provisions have also
changed, though not to such marked
degree as lard.
Although the receipts Of fresh beef
have not been fully up 10 the previous
week. the supply has stu been large
and prices have ruled easy. The de-
mand is quiet.
Lambs are doing better. with the mar
Ret Wen cleaned up: muttOns and vealS
are steady. Western fall lambs. 1Od
lie; spring lambs. 13Gl &c: yearlings.
S01Oc; muttons. case: vrals. 76i9c.
There is a quiet market for poultry.
with prices generally steady. Western
turkeys. frozen. 1SGi zoe: ICED. I5116c.
western fowls. iced. 13GI13lkc: western.
frozen chickens. 14@l6c fresh killed
northern fowls. 14fi15c: broilers. lSa
zoe; western broilers, 15II1Sc: spring
ducks, lGG1Ic; pigeons. S1.1dp2 per
doz; squads, S2.JOa3.JO per doz.
A Highly Interesting Rumor
Wellington, y. u. July Is. a rumor
emanating from the French colony nj
. Papeete. Island OF Tahiti. Is current I'm
& New Zealand that France intends TO
transfer its possessions in tie eastern
Pacific 10 the United States. The
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