St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-07
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Oct. 5.-Prices on butter are
not yet changed, but the market is
easier owing to the Withdrawals from
storage and the consequent light de-
mand for new arrivals. Northern
creamery, round lots, 221AG23hc: west
ern, 22h@23c; Vermont dairy, 21@21Ac;
renovated butter, 17019c; jobbing, h@
1c more.
Cheese is firm, with the advance fully
maintained. The demand is good.
Round lots, Vermont twins, 11k@12c;
New York twins, 12@121sc; jobbing, "
Ole higher.
Choice fresh eggs continue to COM
mand full prices, but receipts of low
grades are. large and the market for
them is druggy. Western fresh, 300
24c; eastern, 25@2Sc; nearby, 2SQ33c;
jobbing, 1@1hc higher.
There is a quiet demand for beans,
but the market is very firm, both here
and in the country. Carload lots, pea,
$2.40@2.45; medium, $2.3562.40; vel.
low eyes, $3.15@3. %; red kidneys, $40
@3.45; California small white, $3.50
2.75; foreign pea and medium, $220@
2.25; jobbing, 10c more.
Apples continue in quiet demand, but
prices are steadily held Maiden's
blush, $1.50@2; Maine gravensteins, So
@3.5O; Maine pippins and Porters, $1.25
Glib; Harvies, $2@2.25; wealthies. 81
@2.5O; SHOWS, $2@3.
The supply of peaches is growing
smaller. Some York state are selling
at S5c0$1 pei bskt, and $1.75@2.25 per
carrier
Cranberries are quoted at $2@2.50 per
bx and $697.50 per Dbl. The receipts
for the week were 1851 bbls, against
1921 bbls for the same week last year.
Domestic grapes sell at 12@121ac pei
bskt for Concords, 14@15c for Niagaras,
13@14c for Salems and 1S02Oc for Della
wares.
California plums are quoted at $1.50M
$50 per bx; peaches, $1.25@1.75; Tokay
grapes, $1.25@1.50; Malaga grapes,
$1.500175.
Potatoes are firm with good de-
mand. Aroostook hebrons, 53@55c;
Green mountains, 55@60c; York state
round white, 45@50c; Dbl stock, $1,75:
sweets, Norfolk, cloth heads, S1.75@2;
Jersey, double heads, $2.25025O.
Native celery is selling at 81 per doz
hchs.
Onions arc quoted at: Spanish, large
crts, S1.25@2.5O; native, S5c per bu;
bbls, $225.
Tomatoes are quoted at: Native, per
bx, 50c@$1; green, 25@95c per bu.
CucImbers sell at $20S per bx.
Yellow turnips are selling at 81 per
Dbl; white French, $3.50 per Dbl; white,
SOC per bu; beets, Soc per bu; carrots,
S5c per bu; parsnips, 75c per bu.
Marrow squashes are quoted at S1@
1.25 per Dbl for native; crookneck, TIC
per long bx; Bay state, $1.50.per Dbl;
turban, $3.50 per Dbl.
Cabbages sell at case each for native;
Savoy, S5c per Dbl; red, 75c per bx.
Lettuce is quoted at 10035c per bu
bx; radishes, 35c bx; mint, 25c per doz;
cress, 35c per doz; leeks, 40c per doz.
String beans sell at 75c for green and
81 for wax.
Spinach is quoted at 15c per bu for
native; parsley, dollhouse, 10c per bu;
peppers, 75c per pkg.
Green corn is selling at 401G0c per
bx.
Shell beans bring 50c@$1 25 per bu;
lima beans, $l@2.50 per blu; eggplant.
$3.50 per doz for native.
Cauliflower is quoted at SOC per bx,
eight to ten in bx.
There is still light supply Of choice
hay and prices are steady. The re-
ceipts are chiefly Of the poorer grades,
which are slow, straw is firm, with a
good demand; millfeed is steady. Hay,
N. 1, $1,000; lower grades, $12@17; rye
straw, $17@19; oat straw, 5000.
There is no change in the prices of
pork provisions, though the tendency
for the week has been downward
There has been a reduced and light
marketing of hogs. The better position
Of the corn crop, now assured, as com.
pared with the uncertainties surround
ing it earlier, is having its influence in
| rac+ri otioo thn p,ovamopt of such ctonI,
as can be held back advantageously
for fuller feeding or for finishing on the
new grain.
The market for fresh beef is wei
cleaned up, and prices hold steady will
dealers getting full quotations. The
arrivals of fresh beef have been lighter
for local consumption, but for expor
there has been an increase.
Muttons and lambs are well cleaned
up and prices are steady; veals are firm
and unchanged. Western fall lambs,
use; spring lambs, 91A@1015c; yearlings
care; muttons, 6@7c; veals, 10G1lc.
There is a firm market for chickens
and fowls, with fair demand. Tur
keys, northern, iced, 16M1Sc; chickens
northern, large, $4,000: medium, $50
tic; western, large, 14@15c; medium
121A@13c; fowls, northern, 14@15c
western, 14@141ac; ducks, 15@151ac.
The changes in wheat during the
week were moderate and in corn unim
portant. The advance in wheat, al
lost again late, was due in large meas
ure to a growing fear among December