St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-08-19
in HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

, prices. Receipts are well cleaned up
and choice grades are in demand:
Northern creamery, round lots, 2lW
| 81 1-2c; western, 21@21 1-2c; Vermont
J dairy, 18@20c; renovated butter, 16@
18c; jobbing, 1-2@1c more.
Cheese is firmer with the demand
moderate: Round lots, new, 91-2@
10 1-2c; jobbing, 1-2@1c higher.
Eggs are steady in demand, but
prices are firm, especially on choice
fresh stock: Western fresh, 16@1Sc;
eastern, 20@23c; nearby, 25@2Sc; job
bling, 1@1 lie higher.
Beans are easy in price, with only
fair demand: Carload lots, pea, $2.25
| @2.30; medium, S235; yellow eyes,
! $290@295; red kidneys, $9.45@3.55;
California small white, $2.60@265;
foreign pea and medium, $2.20@2.25;
jobbing, 10c more.
There is a good supply of new ap-
pies coming forward, and the quality
is constantly improving: Maine AS
trachan, $225@3; duchess, $2.25@
2.75; sweet bough, $2.50@3; Williams,
S203 per Dbl, and 75c@$1.25 per blu;
Coddings, $4,000; Maiden's Blush,
$225@275.
Berries are getting scarcer, except
for blueberries, which are still in good
supply. Blueberries are quoted at 1O
@14c and blackberries at 10@l3c.
Maryland peaches are selling at ~
DER crt. but much of the fruit arriving
is in bad order.
Watermelons are in full supply, and
sell at 12@25c by the load. The re-
ceipts were 92,626, against 63,7O6 last
year.
Cantaloupes sell at 5o@$1.25 per crt,
as to quality.
California plums are quoted at $1.5O
@2.5O per bx; peaches, $1.25@1.75;
Bartlett pears, $2@2.25.
Southern Delaware grapes are
quoted at $1.75@2 per carrier, with
Niagaras at $1.25@1.5o and Moore's
Early at $1.25@15O. The receipts OF
} grapes for the week were 1887 car
riers, against 1929 carriers last year
Potatoes are in steady demand, with
prices easy under a full supply:
Choice Jersey stock, $2.25@2.5O per
Dbl, and 75c per blu; Rhode Island and
Bristol Ferry, s2@2.25; sweet, yellow,
| s2.50@3; white, $1.75@2; red, $500
J Native celery is selling at $1.50@
: Its per doz punches.
Onions are quoted at: Native bu,
J ST.; bunch onions, soc per bx.
Hothouse tomatoes are lower, at
10@15c per lib; southern, $l@2 pei
= crt; native, per bx, 1904.
Cucumbers sell at $1@4 per bx, all
!. sizes.
!. Yellow turnips are quoted at SIZE
per Dbl and 81 per bu; bunch turnlps
! Sc; new beets, 75c per bu; bunch
! beets, 11-2c; carrots, s1.5O per bu;
! bunch carrots, &c; bunch parsnips, BOO
' per doz; parsnips, SITE per bu.
: Cabbages are selling at SIZE pei
!. crt; native, $s@12 per 100.
= Marrow squashes are quoted al
i, $1.25 per Dbl; crooknecks. Zoe per doz;
|, white, 25c per dOz.
Lettuce is higher at 25@35c per BIT
= bx: radishes, 75c bx; mint, 25c pei
= doz; cress, 35c per doz; leeks, 4Ot
per doz.
:; String beans sell at $1@175 fol
:, green and $1.25@175 for wax. Greer
!, peas bring SIS per Dbl for native.
- Spinach is quoted at SOC per bu TO
= native; parsley, dollhouse 25c per bu
- peppers, $1.50@1.75 per pkg.
= Green corn is in good supply an
:, y is selling at $1@1.50 per blu.
!. Shell beans sell at $1.25@2.25 pc
- bu; eggplant, $1@2 per pkg.
= Lard is higher, but other pork pre-
= visions are easy.
y Fresh beef is easy, with the marke
- heavily supplied. Receipts are run
:, ming about double those of last yea
~ Lower prices are possible this weel
though an effort will undoubtedly b
= made to sustain the market.
- Spring lambs are slightly firme
ia the market being we'll cleaned uI
IL Muttons and veals are steady: Yves
~ ern fall lambs, 7@9c; spring lamb
~ 11@12c; yearlings, 6@Sc; mutton
- 60Sc; veals, 9@11c.
- There is a quiet market for pou
VI try, prices being easy but not muc
changed: Western turkeys, froze
1s@19c; iced, 15@16c; western fowl
rt iced, 14@15c; fresh northern fowl
Of 15@16c; broilers, 16@1Sc; weste1
S. broilers, 14@15c; spring ducks. III
n 1Sc; pigeons. $1.6O@1.75 per do
rs, squads, $250@3 per doz.
Mt Hay is slow of sale and the mark
20 is weak, though not substantial
re, lower; straw is quiet; millfeed
~ steady and unchanged: Hay, No
IT, s2o021; lower grade, $14@19; ry
Ia straw, $4,000; oat straw, $1O@11.
F. The effect of the bullish governmel
ed crop report on wheat has been felt
- expanding trade and steadily risir
ap- prices, though at first discounted
,ht the professional element. Europe hi
;5,- also bought freely, having at la
les awakened to the idea that active pu
ng chases must be made if supplies a
sse to be replenished at anything Ill
ms reasonable prices. The Northwest
aft a keen competitor for hard whit