Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-03-02
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

There Is little improvement In the
condition OF the egg market Sales Of
the best westerns are generally Mt 1Sc
a dozen and southwestern ut 17i1GlSc.
Refrigerators are dull at 12lLl5c.
Boston's supply OF cheese continues
small and prices are firmly maintained
despite a limited demand. Fine north
ern fall twins are quoted at lie
pound, although once in while s Ccial
marks bring more. Fair TO good stock
Is steady at 12IAd13hc.
Beans are quiet but steady. Carload
lots, pea, $2.4Ou2.45; medium, $24od
2.45; yellow eyes. $500; rel kidneys.
S3.25; California small whrn, S2.GC1
2.65; jobbing 1Oc more.
Apples are still duh, though n few
choice Baldwins from cold storage sell
readily at or above quotations. The
market Is amply supplied, receipts being
heavy still. Fancy Baldwins, S2.256I
ESQ; No. Baldwins, $15Od2. greetings,
S15Od2; No. 2, all kinds, $1Ff!. -; Hub
bardston, $l.2JM2; pound sweets, $50
az; northern spies, $t.jON9 -: Kings,
S2d3; TOlman sweets. S1.JOf,2.J0; conf
mon apples, 75cGS1.25. Small lots and
jobbing from soc TO 81 per Dbl more.
Cranberries are jobbing at $4G5 per
crit and S12a15 Der Dbl.
Strawberries are i'm better supply.
The fruit sells at retail ut DC per bx
up. according TO size OF box and quality.
Nuts are steady at: Walnuts, 1lG15c
per Id; castanas, 12c; flberts. 11@12c;
Texas pecans, 1Od14c; almonds, 13d15c
for hard, and 1l016c for soft shells:
peanuts, No. 1, 4ikc; jumbos. GdG1kc.
Potatoes are quiet, with fun receipts.
Sweets are firm. HOultOn Green noun
tains, 7S@SOc; hebrons, 73Sf75c per bu:
York state, Green mountains and round
white, zoe; western, GJd6Sc: Dakota
reds, 63G65c; sweets, double heads, 81;
Nineland, $3.50.
Boston market celery is llrm at sea
9 per long bx; Taschal, $5u7 per long
bx; California, s..
California caulflower IS Offering at
$3.50 per crt; Brussels sprouts. 25c per
ct by the crt.
Onions are selling at $3.50 per Dbl,
with jobbers by the bushel higher.
Spanish, long crts, $2T5; Bermuda, 50
per crt.
Cucumbcrs arc selling ut $50 for
fancy long green; medium. S1OGI12; No.
2, $5QS.
dollhouse tomatoes are quoted at soc
per Id, with mushrooms at 81 .2562 per
bx. New rhubarb sells ut 1Ol12c
per ID.
Cabbages sell at Soc for native and
Savoy.
squashes are quoted at $50 per ton
for marrow.
Yellow turnips sell at Doc per Dbl:
white French, $1@1.50 per Dbl: white
fat, SOC per bx; beets, soc; carrots. SOC;
parsnips, Coo; egg plants, 81 per CRIT.
Lettuce sells at 256l'j0c per doz; rad.
ishes, Doc per doz; mint, 81 Der doz:
cress, T5c per doz; parsley, $1uI5O for
dollhouse. per bu; satisfy, I5c per doz;
leeks, soc per doz.
Southern string beans sell at S3G4
per bskt for green and wax, according
TO quality.
Spinach is quoted at $16l1 80 per Dbl;
kale, 5Od60c per Dbl; eskro, 81 80 per bu;
endive, $3.50 per bu; romano, $3.50 per
bu; artichokes, $1.25 per bu; dandcllons,
S1.2Jd1. so per bu; beet green's, 81 per bu.
Bermuda potatoes job ut ST per Dbl
horse radish, So per Dbl; peppers, Sld2
per crit.
Fresh beef is very easy, with the bulk
Of the sales at &C. There are a few
choice heavy cattle that sell ut nc, and
occasionally one that will cut up SAC.
Heavy receipts and quiet demand
help depress the market.
Hogs are very firm IN the west, due,
Il Is said, 20 speculative manlpula ton.
While beef has been going down. pork
has advanced until the price Is ali cut
Of proportion with other meats. The
result on the local trade is that the
public is buying very sparlngly. The
consumption Of the popular cuts has
fallen Off largely.
Muttons and lambs are firm, especially
the latter. a few choice lambs bring
ne high as 1lIic. Veals are steady and
unchanged. Spring lambs, 9ll11c; year
lings, T@Sc; muttons, case; veals, IL
Ollie.
Poultry Is quiet. with only choice
fresh killed bringing full pclccs. Fowl:
are in demand and are firm. Western
turkeys. 1Sd20c; northern fowls. 15d
Ice; western fowls, 14l15I.c: chickens
western, 15G1Tc; northern, 1Sd22c
ducks, 16d1Sc; geese. 12d14c.
Venison is still coming out of colo
storage to a limited extent, and fancy
prices are obtained wnen sold. BeaI
meat is about done. Game continues il
moderate supply, with prices un
changed. Black ducks sell at S1.75d.
per pair; red headed ducks, $3.50
widgeon. 81; teal. $1.10. Philadelphia.
SQUAD are firm at $404.50 per doz. witt
natives at 50 50d3.T5; quail, $4.2Jd4.5
per doz; plover. $5d6 per doz.
Choice hay continues In light receipt
but supplies of low grades are in ex
raac ~ the demand fbarafnr., opl,- 81