St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-12-09
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Dec. T. Receipts Of butter
have fallen off, but prices show very
little change, though very firm. North
ern creamery, round lots, 241a025c;
western, 24@24Ac; Vermont dairy, p
@22c; renovated butter, 17@1Sc.
The request for cheese continues light
but prices are steady for all choice lots.
Round lots, Vermont twins. 111z@12c;
New York twins, 12@121ac.
The high prices which have ruled for
eggs have caused the demand to fall
off, and the market is easier at lower
range of prices. Western fresh, 300
32c; eastern, 33@35c; nearby, 4O@42c;
refrigerator, 25@25c.
Beans are quiet but steady Carload
lots, pea, $2.25M2.30; medium, $225Q
230; yellow eyes, $3.15@3.25; red kid
neys, $3.35@3.45; California small
white, $2.5502.60; foreign pea and me-
dunn, $2.10@2.20.
There is a quiet trade in apples, only
choice red fruit being in demand and
bringing full prices. Maine pippins,
81. 25@1.75; Harvies, $2@2.25; SHOWS,
$2.5O@3; Kings, $2.50G350; Baldwins,
$1.75@250; greetings, $1.7502,50; Hud-
bardstons and Hurlburts, $1.5O@2.25;
pound and Tolman sweets, $1.50@2.25;
northern spies, $l.5O@250. The ex-
ports of apples from all ports for the
week were estimated at about $4,000
bbls.
Cranberries are steady at $2@2.25
per bx and $6@725 per Dbl.
Domestic grapes sell at 15@17c per
bskt for Concords, 17020c for Niagara,
and 15c for Catawbas. Almeria grapes
are selling at s2.5OG7 per Dbl. Cali
fornia grapes are quoted at: Cornichon,
$1.75@2: Emperor, $1.5O@2.
Table nuts are steady and are selling
at: Walnuts, 14115c per lib; castanas,
1O@11c; pecans, 9@11c; filberts, Toe;
almonds, 13@15c; hickory, S2,25@2.75
per bu.
Potatoes are steady at unchanged
prices. Arooostook hebrons, 6S@70c;
Green mountains, GS@70c: York state
Green mountains, tic; sweets, Nor
folk. cloth heads 75c@S1.50; Jersey,
double heads, $?.5o63.
Celery is selling OF: Pascal, $3.5oG
4 per long bx, Boston markets. 20 per
long bx; white, s5c@$1 per doz.
Onions are quoted at: Spanish, large
crts. $3.50: natives, 75@S5c; per bu
bbls, $1.75G2,50..
Cucumbers sell at $1.25@7 per bx.
Yellow turnips are selling at 81 pei
Dbl. white French, s1.25 per Dbl; white
25035c per blu; beets, 81 per bu; car
rots, GOM75c per bu; parsnips, 81 per bu
Marrow squashes are quoted at SIG
1.25 per Dbl; Bay state, $1.30 per Dbl
turban, $1.75 per bbl.
Cabbages sell at So per Dbl for native
Savoy, $1.25@1.50 per Dbl; red, y
per bx.
Lettuce is quoted at 40M50c per do
for dollhouse; radishes. 15c per doz
mint, 75c per doz; cress, SOC per- do2
leeks, 40c per doz; oyster plant, 81 pc
doz.
String beans sell at S. per bx fo
green.
Spinach is quoted at 81 per bu; bee
greens, 75c per bu; parsley, $15O pc
bu; peppers, 81 per bu; eggplant, !
per CRIT.
Brussels sprouts sell at 10@12c per q
Caulifower sells at S. per pkg.
! The hay market is weak with liber'
: receipts. Low grades are especial
: easy. Straw is in good demand wit
y light offerings. Millfeed is steady al
= unchanged. Hay, No. /, $17@1S.5O; 10
y grades, $12016; rye straw, $21@22.5
oat straw, $9@10.
Pork products are generally cas-
with quotations revised. The holidf
J conditions lessened the marketing
hogs to some extent. The offerin
have fallen moderately short of san
, period last year. Prices are well 81
tanned, the average for prominent ms
. kets indicating about $40 per l
= pounds.
y Fresh beef is dull and neglected, wi
dealers fine ng it difficult to get +
:, top quotations.. The arrivals of FIRE
. beef have been very heavy.
~ Muttons and lambs are steady
!. prices, though the market is well 81
% piled; veals are firm and unchang'
=. Western fall lambs, 9@10c; spri
- lambs, 9M1Gc; yearlings, 6(97c; m
.s tons, 6@7c; veals, 9011c.
~ ~ Poultry is quiet in demand, W
- prices steady and unchanged. I
y keys, northern, 20@23c; western, d
~ 17010c; chickens, northern, 1902
!, western, large, 14015c; fowls, northe
81 15@16c; western, 14@15c; ducks, 1
!, 1Sc; geese, 15017c.
- The wheat market has been fever
and excited The remarkable uptl
. in December has been natural q
growth of the bullish cash situat
y finally making it's impression on the
short interest in that option. Curr
gossip has it that the outstanding sh
MI account here in December is fully
ed 100000 bushels, but some conservat
of people place it at a smaller figure.
ia, sides local traders, this shortage
"a | 5;e+rihutad amono northwest ODpra