Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-08-01
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
PRODUCES In Demand

Boston. July 2S.-Butter has shown
very little change. The demand has
beeu moderate, ana only very choice
lots bring full prices. Receipts are
somewhat larger. The quotations are:
Northern creamery, 19G20c; western, 4
1S1.G191ac; tirsts, 17d1Sc; dairy, II
Q1Sc.
Cheese continues slow, with prices
easy. Round lots, York state, oQ9c;
Vermont twins, 71zGShc.
Eggs are firm for all desirable stock.
Western eggs are arriving in bad order,
owing to the heat, and those in good
condition bring full prices. Choice
nearby. 25d26c; eastern, 22d23c; west
ern, 19U21c.
Old apples are about out of the mar
ket. though a few russets are still Of
fering at S2d3 per Dbl. New apples
are uuotable at 5Ocd$1.25 pei bskt, with
Jersey sweet boughs at $3Q3.5O per Dbl.
There is a plentiful supply of all small
fruits. and prices continue easy. Blue
berries. 1OM13c; blackberries, Jersey, .
012c; York state, 13G16c; ~raspberries,
S09c for pints; gooseberries, 6QSc;
currants, 6UIc.
California pIums are selling at $1Q2
per bx: peaches, S1@1.50; pears, $2@
$50 per bx.
Watermelons are plenty, small sell
ing at 15d2Oc and large at 2Od3Oc each
by the load. ROCKFORD cantaloupes
sell at $4.5Od5.50 for California and
Sl.5Od2 for southern.
Georgia peaches sell at $1.7502 per
l 6-bskt carriers for Albertas, with other
varieties at $1.5O41.75.
The week has been quiet in the
local market for fruits and vegetables.
Trade was slow in all lines and dealers,
: in order to clean up stocks on hand,
+ had to quote low prices. One we'll
i posted dealer says: This is the time
y when most of the consumers are out
of town and until they begin to return
II we look for only a moderate trade.
q This fact coupled with the warm wea-
d Their makes the small dealer adverse to
buying in large quantities, hence the
e, low prices now prevailing"
At Receipts of vegetables have been fair
ID ly large in most cases during the week.
"a String beans and tomatoes have been
or especially plentiful and very low prices
were obtained. Cabbages have been
coming in freely and selling at very
reasonable prices. There are larger Of
ferings of native onions and they are
o. lower. Peas have been an exception in
ly the market; they are in only moderate
supply and prices have advanced.
Of Some native green corn has reached the
ng market and is selling at 75cQ$1 a
IN busheI. Cucumbers are cheaper. Tur-
ms nips are steady. Radishes are higher,
al but peppers nave declined. Celery has
aid advanced somewhat. Cauli1Ower is III
OWstt better supply and cheaper.
Jersey and Long Island potatoes are
eeI; steady at S202.25 per Dbl. NOrfolks
he are selling at $1.75@2 per Dbl.
. .@ Native celery is selling at $3.50 pc
doz bchs.
=. Cucumbers are selling at 25@75c pc
- bx.
New southern white squash sell a
SOC per 100; yellow, SOC per 100; maj
row, 5Od75c per Dbl.
III Native cabbages are quoted at 2@3
each.
Lettuce is steady at 1Od25c per doz
} radishes, 3Od50c per bX; mint, 15c pc
doz: cress, 35c per doz; leeks, 60c pc
doZ.
to String beans are quoted at 15035
lee per bx for green and wax. Green pea
! nv v are selling at $101.75 per bx.
Norfolk tomatoes are quOtable at 81
675c per crt. Hothouse tomatoes a.
quotable at 1O015c per Id.
Bunch beets are quoted at 81 per 10
with carrots, 50 per 100; turnips, 81 per 10
Lu. onions, soc per bX.
rond There is no change in the prices
pork provisions, Notwithstanding t
renewal of the strike. The mOveme
of hogs and packing operations ha
been greatly curtailed by the strike
packing house operatives in variO
markets of the west. Prices have &
" vanced, prominent markets indicati
~ an average of about 1910 per ]
pounds.
A The course of the market for fire
beef has been very %erratic. Openi
with choice cattle selling at lie, and
casionally at 11hc, an effort was mi
to get 12c, but with little success.
public became frightened and wO
N not pay the high prices. Jobbers
n' retailers both had filled their ste
and found themselves in a predicamt
Prices, therefore, declined sharl
Is. reaching a point lower than before
strike. There was a sharp recov,
due to the renewal of the strike,
still higher prices were made. The
,bons CENTS We're small and all for Bos
overs the export trade having beer drop
sands, entirely. Choice cattle are quotabI
e1ad1Oc. with kinds at 11kQ1212c
flores at 7GIkc.
It Rib IL, lambs rf &c eTdn s0mTw wifb f beefl
are we'll cleaned up; muttons are e
veals are steady. Western fall la