St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-11-11
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

renovated butter, 11@l9c.
Cheese is quiet, but prices are firmly
held. Round lots, Vermont twins, liz
@12c; New York twins, II 3-f412 Lac.
Eggs are very finn for all choice fresh
stock. Western fresh, 26030c; eastern,
3OQ35c; nearby, 35@40c.
Beans are easier, with supplies larger
and the demand quiet Carload lots,
pea, 1925: medium, 1925; yellow eyes,
$3.15@3.25; red kidneys, S3.e0Cl3.3o;
California small white, $3.50; foreign
pea and medium, So 1002.2 jobbing,
5@10c more.
Apples are in full supply with prices
steady on choice lots Of eating apples,
but common stock is liz full supply and
easy. Maine pippins, $1.25@t75; Har-
vies, $2.25M2 80; SHOWS, $2.50M3.50;
Kings, $2.5O@3.50; Baldwins, S1.c5M
2.25; greetings, $1.75@2.25: Hub
bardstons and Hurlburts, $1.50@2;
pound and Tallman sweets, $2a:50.'
Cranberries are steady at S2G250 per
bx and scar per Dbl.
Domestic grapes sell at 1561Gc per
bskt for Concords, 25c for Niagaras, IL
01Sc for Vergennes and 14gY11c for Ca
tawbas. California Tokay grapes are
quoted at $15C@2; Cornichon, Sl.75@2.
Chestnuts are in full supply and sell
at $Nd7 per bu. Table nuts are arriv-
ing freely and are selling at: Walnuts,
14015c per Id; castanas, 10c; pecans, 81
@91Ac; filberts, Zoe; almonds, 13@15c;
hickory, $2.5Od3 per bu.
Potatoes are very firm and sell at full
quotations. Aroostook hehrons, 65M
ETC; Green mountains, G5@Gsc; sweets,
Norfolk, cloth heads, 81, 25M1.50; Jersey,
double heads, $20225.
Native celery is selling at 60M75c per
doz bchs; Pascal, 81 per doz.
Onions are quoted at: Spanish large
crts, 1925; natives, 75c per bu; bbls, So
Tomatoes are quoted at 81 per bu for
green.
Cucumbers sell at 1.5002i per bx.
Yellow turnips gre selin" at S5c per
Dbl; white French, $1.25 PEI hi; hite
| 25c per bu; beets, &c per bu; carrots, 75c
per bu; parsnips, COARSE per bu.
Marrow squashes are quoted at 81
per Dbl for native; Bay state. $125 per
Dbl; turban, $1.25 per Dbl. BY the ton
squashes are quoted at S20M25.
Cabbages sell at 2M5c EACH for native;
Savoy, 75c per Dbl: red, Toe per bx.
Lettuce is quoted ut 50M15c per doz
for dollhouse; radisEes, 40C per doz;
mint, 40c per doz: cress, 40c per doz;
leeks 40c per doz.
Spinach is quoted at zoe per bu: pars-
ley, dollhouse, zoe per bu; peppers, 81
per bu; eggplant, $3.50 per crt.
CaulifloWer is quoted at ST. per bX.
Brussels sprouts sell at 10012c per
at; beet green's, 25c per bu.
Pork provisions are firm>snd gener-
ally higher. There is So Z crease in
the marketing of hogs, although the
number is largely short of tie liberal
movement yea: ago, says the Gin
cinnatl Price Current.
Fresh beef is easier, with the de,
mand rather slow, and heavy receipts
The best steers are selling at 1-4c
with a few extra choice as high as SIC
The arrivals of fresh beef have been
very heavy, both for export and fol
local consumption.
Muttons and lambs are well cleaned
up, and prices are steady; veals arc
firm. Western fall lambs, &c; spring
lambs, S1a@91ac; yearlings, 617c; nut
tons, 607c; veals, collie.
Poultry is easier, with quiet de
mand. Turkeys, northern, 2OM22c
western iced, 15@1Sc; chickens, 15M16c
western, large, 12@13c; medium. 110
12c; fowls, northern, 13G14c; western
11@12c; ducks, 1701Sc.
Hay is still slow, though choice lots
bring full prices. The bulk Of the ar
rivals are medium or low grades, aDt
prices on them are easy; straw il
steady; millfeed is firm. Hay, No.
$1S019; lower grades, $l3M16; ry
straw, $21@22; oat straw, $40 50611.
Wheat declined sharply during tn
past week, the Chicago market show
ing loss of 2 3-Sc. Notwlthstandin;
the break in prices there is better feel
ing. While still behind last year, re
ceipts will run about 100000 bushel
ahead of the previous week and it wa
expected that Minneapolis stock
would increase 100000 bushels for tb
week. Weather has been and still i
very favorable for the movement ES
porters' have bought moderately, bn
the big weekly clearanccs of 100000
bushels wheat ard noJr show that in
creasing quantities of the latter are &C
ing abroad which explains in part VIII
clearances are relatively so much large
than the export purchases of whea
from the day-to-day.
The Minneapolis mills last week il
creased their output only 2150 bbls
The quantity Of flour turned out wa
371,210 bbls, compared With 42d120 i
1902 and 3S4, 120 in 1901. The mill
never ran so heavily as they were dc
ing a year ago. This week every on
of the % Minneapolis mills is in opera
ton and the output should approac
100000 bbls. The mills are not runnin
quite as smoothly as before the strik,
and then the wheat is tougher and les
flour can be made with a given amour
OF machinery. The water power is a
that could be desired. The week wa
Il favoraba one with MinneanoIis mil