Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-07-25
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

* uuict and somewhat easier, with full
REGENTS Northern creamery, 19d19c;
western. 1Slzd1Jc; firsts, 1I@1Sc; dairy,
1Inlsc.
Cheese is coming forward very freely
now and the market is easier with u
outet demand: Round lots, York state,
sdgc: Vermont twins. 11z4s1z.
Choice fresh eggs are tirmer and in
good demand. Arrivals from the west
still grade low, and choice lots bring
full quotations. Choice nearby, 250
2Gc; eastern. 22d23c; western, 1Sd21c.
Beans are frmer in the country, but
in this market the demand is light, with
prices steady and unchanged. Car
load lots. pea. 81. S5d1.90; medium, 81
@2.O5: yellow eyes, $2.75d2SO; red kid
neys. S3.1Od3.20; Cali 'rnia small
white. $23Od2.35; foreign pea, $1.S5@
1875; foreign medium, $1.90d1.95; job
bling prices. 1Od15c higher.
A few old russell apples are still of
fering and find slow sale at S2d3 pei
Dbl. New apples from Virginia are in
full supply and are quoted at 50cQ$1.25
per bskt.
Strawberries are about out of the
market, though few are still coming
from Nova Scotia and sell at 1001Sc.
Other small fruits are plenty and sell
at: Blueberries, 7@10c; blackberrie ;,
1Od14c bx; raspberries, 312@4c for
cups and 7@Sc for pints; gooseberries,
7dSc bx; currants, 70Sc bX.
California cherries are selling at SIZE
@250 per bx; apricots, S1.15d2 per bx;
plums. S1.5Od2.5O; peaches, $1.5001.75!
pears, $3@3.5O per bx.
Watermelons are in heavy supply.
small selling at 15d20c and large at &c
@25c each by the load. ROCKFORD
cantaloupe sell at $5d6 for California
and $1.5Od2 for southern.
Georgia peaches sell at $1.50d2 per e.
bskt carriers, receipts being liberal.
Green vegetables of every kind are
in liberal supply and much lower prices
than prevailed a week ago now obtain.
The receipts of native onions have in
creased
A fairly steady demand is noted for
tomatoes at rather easy prices. Turnips
are steady. Old potatoes are out of the
market. New stock ruled firm, owing
to light receipts, but the past few days
the arrivals have been larger and lower
prices have resulted. Cucumbers are
cheap with the supply liberal. Aspara-
gus is no longer quoted. Some native
celery is now in the market at $1.5O
dozen punches. CaulifiOWer has COM
menced to come in, and is quoted at
S1.25 a box. Rhubarb. watercress, let
tuce, mint, parsley, spinach, carrots.
beets and radishes are little changed i'll
price from last week. Peppers are
much cheaper.
Vegetable quotations follow:
Potatoes-Norfolk,n new, $1.75M2.25 a
barrel
Onions-Native, 81 a bushel; Bermu-
da, So a crate; Egyptian, $3.50 a bag;
| bunch onions, soc a box; leeks, 81
| dozen punches.
Turnips $3.50 "a barrel;
white, 81 a bushel.
Spinach, etc-Spinach, 25c a bushel;
native cabbage, S203 a hundred
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce, 10015c dozen
heads; mint, 121ac a dozen punches;
watercress, 35c a dozen punches;
parsley, 121ac a bushel.
Tomatoes Hothouse, 10015c a
pound; Maryland and Jersey, 81 a
crate; Norfolk, S1.25 a crate.
Miscellaneous-Bunc beets, $1.5O
100 lunches; carrots, $3.50 a bushel;
bunch carrots, $102 100 lunches;
bunch parsnips, SOC a dozen punches;
cucumbers, 15cd$1 box; elephants,
$1.2501.75 a crate; peas, native, 75c@
S1.25 a bushel; peppers, $1@1.5O a
crate: rhubarE, soc a box: marrow
squash. 5Gd75c a barrel crate; native
string beans, green, 2jd40c a bushel
wax, 25d4Oc a bushel; native celery
$50 a dozen punches: radishes, 4Oc q
| box: caulifoWer, S1.25 a buShel box.
Hay is in liberal receipt and price:
are still in buyers favor with a Iigh
demand. Low grades especially are
; weak. Straw is quiet and easier. Mill
: feed is steady: Hay, \ 1,S1E5001S.50
low grades, S11@16: rye straw, S23024
- oat straw, S1OG1O.50; sack spring bran
dlingS. S21. SOAPS; mixed feed, S21. 500
: $3.50: red dog, $685.; cottonseed mea,
$685.; Iinseed meal, SO.
There has been considerable curtaiI
ment in the marketing of hogs. TIL
average of quality is hardly up to tn
recent past. Prices have been reduced
prominent markets indicating an ave.
age of about $5.15 pei 100 pounds
There has been considerable excite
= ment in the fresh beef market, OWN
II to the strike in the packing houses. I'll
net advance for the week was about ~
on whole cattle, though the advanC
was checked. Should the strike col
!, tinue, still higher prices are probabl
The export movement has been light,
all beef net needed to supply actual CO.
tracts has been diverted TO the loc
trade. The receipts have not yet fallt
off to any extent but are likely to sho
q marked decrease within few day
Choice whole cattle can be bought f
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