St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-08-05
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


steady market for butter, at the de-
cline, and buyers are taking hold
more freely, especially for the better
grades. Low grades are in light de-
mand and easy: Northern creamery,
round lots, 21c; western, 20 1-2c;
Vermont dairy, 1S@20c; renovated
butter, 16@1Sc; jobbing, 1-2@1c more.
Cheese is barely steady in price,
with the demand quiet: Round lots,
new, 3-4@10 lac; jobbing, 1-2@1c
higher.
Eggs are in good demand for choice
grades, with full prices being OBJ
tanned. There is, however, much off
stock in the market which sells at
easy prices: Western fresh, 17@1Sc;
eastern, 20@22c; nearby, 23@25c;
jobbing, 1@1 lie higher.
Beans are steady and unchanged,
with the demand light. Prices are
unchanged: Carload lots, pea, $3.50
2.40; medium, $235@2.4O; yellow eyes,
$2.S5@2.90; red kidneys, $3.45@3.55;
California small white, $2.60@2.65;.
foreign pea and medium, $2.2502.30;
jobbing, 10c more.
Apples are still in full supply. Some
choice Hudson river stock Is now COM
ing forward and sells at good prices.
Common stock is quoted at 75c@$1.25
for bskts and $2@3 for bbls, with
Hudson river apples at $3@3,5O.
Late berries are still in full supply
and are quoted at moderate prices:
Blackberries, I1012c; blueberries, go
13c; raspberries, pints, 7Q10c; cur
rants, 12@13c.
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 Delawares
sell at $225@2.50 per crt.
Watermelons are easier and sell by
the load at 15@25c each, according
to size.
Cantaloupes sell at 75c@$2.50 for
common varieties, with fancy higher.
California plums sell at $175@2.50
per bx; peaches, $2@2,25; Bartlett
pears, $3.50.
Southern Delaware grapes are in
the market and sell at $2.25@250 pei
carrier.
Potatoes are steady, with the mar
ket fully supplied: Fancy, $3.50 per
Dbl; low grades, $2@2.25; sweets,
$2.50@275.
New native celery is in the market
and sells at $1.75 per doz. punches.
Onions are steady at: Native bbls,
81; bu, S5c; Egyptian, bgs, So; Ber-
mudas, $1@2 per crit; bunch onions,
soc per bx.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted at
zoe per lb; southern, $1@2 per CRIT;
natives per bx, 1904.
Cucumbers sell at 5Oc@$2 per bx
for all sizes.
Yellow turnips sell at s175 per Dbl;
bunch turnips, 1-2c; new beets, Csc
per bu; buncn beets, 1-2c; carrots,
$1.25 per bu; bunch carrots, 304c;
bunch parspips, 75c per doz.
Cabbages sell at SITS per crt.
Marrow squashes bring $125 per
Dbl; crooknecks, SOC per doz; white,
SOC per doz.
The market for lettuce is steady at
40@75c per bx. Radishes sell at Csc
per bx; mint, Csc per doz; cress, Csc
per doz; leeks, SOC per .doz. ,so SSH A..
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 25c per blu for
native; parsley, dollhouse, SOC per bu;
romaine, 75c per bu; beet greens, 15c
per bu; rhubarb, &c per Id; peppers,
$1.50@2 per bu.
Green corn is coming in quite freely,
and sells at 85c per bu.
Shell beans are quotable at S1@175
per bu; elephants, s150@2 per blu.
Pork provisions are steady at re-
vised prices. The marketing of hogs
is falling off moderately, but is still
considerably larger than 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 $40 per 100 lbs.