St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-24
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


cliped during the week somewhat,
nrices being 1@1,hc lower. The demand
is light. Northern fresh, round lots,
22Bc; western, 22@22kc; Vermont
dairy. 2O021c: renovated butter, 10
100; jobbiag, h@1c more.
There is very little change to note in
tbe cheese market. The demand is
moderate, but prices hold steady.
Round lots, old, nominal, 141k015c;new
cheese, 11@11 lac; jobbing, K41c
higher.
Eggs are steady in both demand and
nrice. Western fresh, 15k@17c; storage
hacked, 16h@17c, eastern, 20@21c;
nearby, 23@25c; jobbing, 1c to NC
higher
beans are firm and unchanged.
Stocks are becoming reduced and the
situation in the country is firmer. Car
load lots, pea, $2.40; medium, $2.40;yel-
low eyes, $2.75; red kidneys, $3.30@3.35;
California small white, $3.50; foreign
nea and medium, $225@230; jobbing.
Zoe more.
There is only quiet demand for ap-
pies, but prices are steadily held.
Badwins from cold storage, $250@3;
No. ,, all kinds, $1.25@1.50; russets,
seas; northern spies, $2G3; Maine Ben
Davis, $202.50. Small lots and job
hing, 5Oc0$1 per bu more.
Strawberries have been in heavy sup
ply during the week, the receipts being
71477 crts, against 10,100 crts for the
came week last year. Prices range
from 12c to 15c per bx.
Watermelons sold by the load at %
030c each.
Peanuts sell at $4.5066 so per By for
No. / and jumbo. The receipts of pea
nuts for the week were 1852 bgs, against
2O27 bgs for the same week last year.
California cherries sell at $1.950
l.75 per bx; apricots, $1.50d2 per bx.
There is very firm market for old
stock, but new potatoes are easy. The
Norfolk steamer has $500 bbls. Green
mountain, $1.10M1 20; Dakota reds, 81;
new rose and hebrons, bbls, $3.50G4;
white Bliss, bbls, $3@3.25: red Bliss,
S2.7Jd3; sweets, crts, $2.50@3; white
sweets, bbls, $1.50@2.
Bunch celery is selling at 50c0$1
per beh.
Onions are firm at: Egyptian, bgs,
S27J@3 Bermudas, 1925 per crit;
bunch onions, Coo per bx.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted at
l2kc per lb; southern, $275G3 per
crt, with mushrooms at $2.50@3 per A.
ID bskt.
Cucumbers sell at $45O@6 per bx for
dollhouse, all sizes.
Yellow tuMips sell at $3.50 per Dbl;
beets, S5c bu; carrots, $1.35@1.50 bu:
parsnips, $l.50 bu.
Cabbages sell at So 25d35O per large
crit, Norfolk.
Marrow squashes bring $3.50 per
crt; crooknecks, $3.50 crt.
81 The market for lettuce is demoralized
H at 20035c per bx, 1,Adoz in bx. Rad
ishes sell at So per bx; mint, 40c per doz:
j cress, SOC per doz; satisfy, $150per doz;
4 leeks, 75c per doz.
q New string beans are selling at So. 80
q @2.75 per bskt for wax, and $685. SO
4 per crt for green.
Spinach is quoted at 65@75c per bu
. for native; parsley, dollhouse, $1@1.25
& per bu; ramona, Coo per bu; beet
Il green's, 25c per bu; bunch carrots, T5t
n @$1.25 per doz; bunch beets, SAGE for
Z natives and &c for southern; rhubarb, 1c
4 per Id; horseradish, Sc per Dbl; pep
q pers, So per crit.
II There is an easier market for pork
q provisions, with some cuts marked
4 down. In the aggregate movement OF
Il hogs there has not been much chang;
n disclosed in the exhibit for the pas
j week, the total falling moderately
Il short of corresponding time last year
II The quality of current offerings il
n good. Prices have strengthened prom
8 inent markets, showing an average O.
q SG05 per 100, compared with 1896 :
Il week ago, $605 two weeks ago, Sill
year ago and $5.95 two years ago.
4 Fresh beef was well cleaned ur, not
4 withstanding receipts continued neavy
ri Prices, however, eased off little.
"a Topobo oro uau claa nod I'M thn c1oS
& ing being firm; muttons and veals ar
q steady. Western fall lambs, 13Gll4c
n spring lambs, 15c; yearlings, 7A.G1oc
muttons, '7h@11c; veals, 701lc.
Fowls are easier, but the roultr
n market generally is steady at previou
II quotations. Fresh fowls hold firm
western turkeys, frozen, 1S@20c. icet
81 15@16c; western fowls, iced, 15M111at
81 western frozen chickens, 14@16c; fires
killed South Shore chickens, 3G0cS(
fresh killed northern fowls, 151s@1Cf
brolers, 3O032c; western broilers, 2
" @2Sc; squad broilers, per pair, 7oLSOt
spring ducks, 16@17c.
Hay is very firm for choice grades
n The late rains have had a beneficial e
feet upon the hay crop. There vii
however, be a shortage in the he:
81 grades though it seems now likely thu
III the poorer grades will be ample for I'll
NJ demand Millfeed is 1irmer. Hay, N
n 1, S25@25.50: lower grades, $17@22; ~
straw, $2O024; oat straw, $9@11,