News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-07-29
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the LEADING
Products In Demand

Of the favorable prospect for large
make. Northern creamery, round lots,
21@21Ac; western, 2012@?1c; Vermont
dairy, 1S020c; renovated butter, 1tiI
18c; jobbing, AM1c more.
Cheese is quiet in demand, with
prices steady. Round lots, new, , Jag
10 1-4c; jobbing, 1s@1c higher
Eggs were marked down in New
York, but here prices are steady for
choice stock. Off grades are plenty and
easy. Western fresh, i701Sc; eastern,
20Q21c; nearby, 23@25c; jobbing.
1@1Ac higher.
Beans are firm, both here and in the
country, with a fair demand. Carload
lots, pea, $2.35024O; medium, S2.35G1
$40; yellow eyes, $2.S5d290; red kid
neys, $3.45@3.55; California small
white, $260M265; foreign pea and
medium, $2.25@2.3O; jobbing, 10c more
The last of the old apples are cleaned
up but there is full supply OF new
stock offering and prices are easy.
Baskets are quoted at 7hc0$1.25, as TO
quality, with bbls at $2M3.
Strawberries are about out of the
market, though a few sold ut 1SGl22c.
They come from Nova Scotia. Other
berries are in full supply and sell at:
Blackberries, SM10c for southern and
14M1Gc for Hudson river; blueberries.
8M10c for southern, and 12@15c for ma
tive; raspberries, pints, IN1Oc for New
York state and 11013c for natives;
currants. 11@13c; gOoseberries, 12GL1Sc.
Georgia Alberta peaches are jobbing
at $2.7503.25 per 6-bskt-crt.
Watermelons are more plentiful and
sell by the load at 15N2Sc each, ac-
cording to size.
Canteloupes are quoted at $1.5O@3 in
jobbing way. Some very choice Cali
fornia canteloupes sell at 81 per crt
California plums sell at $1.25Q250
per bx; peaches, $1@2; Bartlett pears.
$3.5003.75.
Potatoes are easier, with a full sup
ply. Fancy, $2.5O@2.75 per Dbl; low
grades, $2.2502.5O; golden yellow
sweets, $3@4; red, $3Q3.5O.
Bunch celery is selling at 23075c
per bch.
Onions are easier at: Native bbis,
1925; Egyptian, bgs, $L75; Bernuldas,
S125@2 per crt; bunch onions, SOC
per bX.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted at Is
GI1Sc per Id; southern, Sl02 per crt;
Latives per bx, $4M6
Cucumbers sell-at 7T5c0$3.5O per bx
for all sizes
Yellow turnips sell at 1925 per DBL
bunch turnips, &c; new beets, Toe per
hu: bunch beets, 115c; carrots, 81 - per
bu; bunch carrots, Sole.
Cabbages sell at 81 2561. 80 per CRIT
Marrow squashes bring $1.25 per bbl;
crooknecks, SOC per doH; white, soc per
doz
The market for lettuce is quoted at
4GGT5c per bX. Radishas sell at PC per
bX; mint, 25c per doz; cress, 35c per
coz: leeks, soc per doz.
String beans are quoted ut 60@75c for
green and 40(dG0c for wax. Green peas
sell at 75cM$1 .25 per bu for native
Spinach is quoted at 25c per bu for
native; parsley, dollhouse, 75c per bu:
romaine, Toe per bu; beet green's 25c
per bu; rhubarb, &c per ID; peppers, s.
per bu.
Hay continues III liberal supply, but
the demand is quiet ana prices are
easier Some new haY has arrived;
straw is 1uiet; milfeed is easier. Hay,
No. 1, $21@22; lower grade, $l4M20;
rye straw, $lSM21; oat straw, $l0M11.
Lard was marked off again and the
market has now lost all or the gain of
the past two weeks. Tho marketing OF
hogs has been considerably lesSened,
but the movement continues largely in
excess of corresponding time last year.
The market for fresh beef cleaned
up with prices higher and a further
advance predicted.
There is firm market for both lambs
and veals, with muttons steady. West
ern fall lambs, 10@11c, spring lambs. IS
Ollie; yearlngs, Sd10c; muttons, G0Sc;
veals, 709c
Fowls are firm and in good demand,
but generally poultry is firm and I'M
changed Western turkeys, frozen, Is
@19c; iced, 15616c; western fowls, iced.
140141Ac; western frozen chickens. IA
@16c; fresh northern fowls. 14@15c.
broilers, 2O@21c; western broilers, Is
d20c; spring ducks, 17M1Sc; pigeons,
S1.75d2 per doz, squads, $250@3.50
per doz.
Both the movement Of the. wheat
crop and the crop outlook have been
bullish in effect during the past week.
Nevertheless, the general Indifference
of experts, coupld with narrow spec
ulative trade, has prevented larger ad
vance. There have been spurts of ac
tivity here and there, but generally the |
market has been quiet. At this time
last year not only were exporters be-
ginning to take hold. but receipts ran |
about double in volume OF those Of the |
past week. Present stocks everywhere |
in this country are down to low ebb, |
and the visible supply one of the SMALL |
est, relatively, in many years. Either |
receipts must gain rapidly or prices will |
be forced to higher levels whether Eu-