St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-25
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


nrices are fairly firm, with outside mar
kets advancing. Receipts of fresh are
larger than year ago, and storage but
ter is offering freely. Northern cream
cry, round lots, 23@24c; western, 22M |
d231sc; storage creamery, 21@22c;
vermont dairy, 20Q21c; renovated but
ter, 17@19c.
Cheese is quiet, with prices steadily
held. Round lots, Vermont twins, liz
012c; New York twins, II 3-4G12 lac.
Eggs are firm and unchanged for
choice fresh gathered; refrigerator
stock is in good demand. Western
fresh, 26@3Oc; eastern, 30035c; nearby,
35@4Oc; refrigerator, 22@23c.
Beans are little firmer with the de-
mand still only moderate. Carload lots,
pea, $2.25M2.30; medium, $2.25@2.30;
yellow eyes, $3.15@3.25; red Kidneys
S3.35@345; California small white,
$2.550260; foreign pea and medium,
S2.109220.
Choice apples are in good demand at
firm prices. Maine pippins, $1.25@1.75;
Harvies, $202.25; SHOWS, $2.50@3.50;
Kings, $25o@3.5O; Baldwins, S1.75@
ESQ; greetings, S1.75@2. so; Hubbard
stons and Hurlburts, $1,000. 25; pound
and Tallman sweets, $1.50@2.50.
The apple shipments from Boston for
the week ending Nov. q were 1917 bbls
to London, and 55,921 bbls to Liverpool,
total of &C, 23S bbls.
Cranberries are steady at $2I22 % per
bx and $6.5007. % per Dbl.
Domestic grapes sell at Ice per bskt
for Concords, 1711Sc for Vergennes,
and 14@15c for Catawbas. Almeria
grapes are selling at $2.50@7 per Dbl.
California grapes are quoted at: Cor
nichon, $1.75@2; Emperor, $1,50@2.
Table nuts are in full supply and are
selling at. Walnuts, 14n15c per 10;
castanas, 10@11c: pecans, 9@11c; fill
berts, Zoe; almonds, 13@15c; hickory,
$2.2502.75 per bu.
Potatoes are firm and unchanged.
Aroostook hebrons, roc; Green noun
tains, 70@73c; York state Green noun
tains, 65c; sweets, Norfolk, cloth heads,
$161.50; Jersey, double heads, $2@2.25.
Celery is selling at: Pascal, $3.50@f
per long bx; Boston market, SIS per long
bx; white, 60GS5c per doz.
Onions are quoted at: Spanish, large
crts, S2.o5; natives, 75c per bu; bbls,
$1.75@2.50.
Cucumbers sell at seas per bx.
Yellow turnips are selling at Soc per
Dbl. white French, SIPS per bbl white,
25I35c per bu; beets, ST. per bu; car
rots, 60175c per bu; parsnips, 60c per
bu.
Marrow squashes are quoted at STA
125 per Dbl; Bay state, $3.50 per Dbl
turban, $1.75 per Dbl. BY the tor
squashes are quoted at $20G25.
Cabbages sell at 6@7c ca oh for native
Savoy, 6o@75c Yer Dbl; red, Coo per bx.
Lettuce is quoted at 35@45c per doz
for dollhouse; radishes, Soc per doz
mint, 40c per doz; cress, 40c per doz
ieeks, 40c per doz; oyster plant, 75t
per doz.
String beans sell at SIS per bx fo
green.
Spinach is quoted at 40c per bu; pars
ley, 50975c per bu; peppers, So per bu
eggplant, $3.50 per crit.
Brussels sprouts sell at 6110c per at
beet green's, 40c per bu.
Pork provisions are easier with som
cuts lower. The marketing of hog
shows considerable enlargement II
numbers. The quality is mainly good
Prices have further receded, prom
inent markets at the close showing al
average of about S4.55 per 100 pounds
Fresh beef is steady in price with
fair demand. The arrivals of fresh bee
have been much smaller.
There is good demand for mutton
and lambs at quotations: veals hol
firm. Western fall lambs, 7@9c; sprin
lambs, S1a@9c; warnings, 5Q6c; mu
tons, &c; veals, 9011c.
Turkeys are in light supply, an
choice birds are selling at very hig
prices. Western stock is doing bette
on account of the scarcity Of easter
and northern. Quotations are: TIL
Keys, northern, 24@2sc; western, ice'
20021c; dry, 2O02Sc; chickens, 15017
western, large, 13G15c; medium, Ill
12c. fowls, northern, 14@15c; wester
12013c; ducks, 16@1Sc; western,
@15c.
Hay has been quiet and prices a.
somewhat easier. Receipts are lars
and stocks, especially Of the low
grades, are accommodating. Straw
steady with light demand. Millfet
is unchanged. Hay, No. l, 1892
lower grades, $13@17; rye straw, SCI
%; oat straw, $10@11.
The wheat market has been We
strong, owing to the small receipts
the northwest and smaller stocks
primary points. The shorts have be-
pinched severely and the elevator
terests which have been persistent
bearing wheat have been obliged
settle at heavy loss. The settlemer
by these interests amounted to abo
2,75O,OOO bushels in two weeks. L
porters continue to hold off, but the
uation is dominated by conditions
this country and prices are going up
the face of qliet export demal
Shorts are now alarmed at the strens
- .uah ooo1;+inpc and hills have