St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-29
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, July 27.-Butter is easier,
and prices are slowly sagging, in face
Of the favorable prospect for a large
make. Northern creamery, round lots,
21@21hc; western, 20h@:1c; Vermont
dairy, 1S02Oc; renovated butter, 1G4
1Sc; jobbing, h@ic more.
Cheese is quiet in demand, with
prices steady. Round lots, new, $40
10 1-4c; jobbing, 1a@1c higher.
Eggs We're marked, down in New
York, but here prices are steady for
choice stock Off grades are plenty and
easy. Western fresh, l7@1Sc; eastern,
2O@21c; nearby, 23@:5c; jobblng'
1@11Ac higher.
Beans are firm, both here and in the
country, with a fair demand. Carload
lots, pea, $235@240; medium, S2.3Ng
2.4O; yellow eyes, $2.S502.90 red kid
neys, $3.45@3. IS; California small
white, $260@2.65; foreign pea and
medium, $2.25@2.30; jobbing, 10c more.
The last of the old apples are cleaned
up but there is a full supply of new
stock offering and prices are easy
Baskets are quoted at 75c0$1.2o, as to
quality, with bbls at $2M5.
Strawberries are about out of the
market, though few sold 1T 1SG22c
They come from Nova Scotia. Other
berries are in full supply and sell at
Blackberries, S010c for southern and
14M1Gc for Hudson river; blueberries,
SM1Oc for southern, and 12@15c for ma
tive; raspberries, pints, IM10c for New
York state and 11@13c for natives
currants, 11@13c; gooseberries, 12GI1Sc
Georgia Alberta peaches are jobbing
at $2.75@325 per 6-bskt-crt.
WatermelonS are more plentiful and
sell by the load at 15M2Sc each, &C
cording to size.
Canteloupes are quoted at $1.50G3 il
a jobbing way. Some very choice CAN
fornia canteloupes sell at 81 per crit
California plums sell at $1.25M2.5(
per bx; peaches, $1@2; Bartlett pears
| $3.50@3.75.
Potatoes are easier, with full sup
ply. Fancy, $2.50@2.75 per Dbl; Low
grades, $225@250; golden yellow
sweets, $3G4; red, $3Q3.5o.
Bunch celery is selling at 250I5
per bch.
Onions are easier at: Native bbls
1925; Egyptian, bgs, $l.75; Bermldas
$1.2502 per crit; bunch onions, 30
per bx.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted ut 1
@1Sc per lb; southern, S1@2 per crt
natives per bX, $406.
Cucumbers sell at 75c@$3.50 per b
for all sizes.
Yellow turnips sell at 1925 per Dbl
bunch turnips, 4c; new beets, 75c pc
bu; bunch beets. lie; carrots, 81 % pc
bu; bunch carrots, oWfc.
Cabbages sell at. $1.25@1.50 per crt
Marrow squashes bring $1.25 per Dbl
crooknecks, SOC per doz; white, soc pc
doz.
The market for lettuce is quoted q
4O075c per bx. Radishes sell at PC pc
bx; mint, 25c per doz; cress, 35c pc
doZ: leeks, SOC per doz.
String beans are quoted at 60@7jc fc
green and 100000 for wax. Green pea
sell at 75c0$1.25 per bu for native.
! Spinach is quoted at 25c per blu fc
| native; parsley, dollhouse, 75c per b,
romaine, 75c per blu; beet green's q
per bu; rhubarb, &c per ID; peppers,
per blu.
Hay continues in liberal supply, bl
the demand is quiet and prices al
easier. Some new hay has arrive,
straw is quiet; millfeed is easier. Fla
No. i, $21@22; lower grade. $14@2
rye straw, $1S@21; oat straw, Sl001
Lard was marked Off again and Il
market has now lost all Of the gain
the past two weeks. The marketing
hogs has been considerably lessene
but the movement continues largely
excess Of corresponding time last yea
The market for fresh beef clean,
up with prices higher and a furth
advance predicted.