St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-06-22
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Produc In Demand

Boston, June 20.-Butter is quiet
prices showing only shading off of
about 1-4c for the week. Receipts are
increasing and the demand is light and
confined to immediate wants. Northern
creamery, 1Sk@19kc; western, 800
zoe; firsts, 17@1Sc; Vermont dairy, 171z
@1Sc.
Cheese is selling in a small way for
current consumption, with new lots
easy and old fairly steady. Round lots,
old, 8@9c; new, 7@SAc.
Western eggs are in full supply and
prices are easy; choice easterna and near
by are firm, without material change.
Choice nearby, 21@23c; eastern, 200
21c; western, 1S@19kc.
Beans are firm for both here and in
the country, but prices are steady, as
the demand is light. Carload lots, pea,
$1.95@2; medium, So; yellow eyes, $275
@2.S0; red kidneys, $3.1O@3.20; Cali
fornia small white, S2.S0a2.35; foreign
pea, $1.85@1.9 90; foreign medium, $1.9O
@1.95; jobbing prices. 10@15c higher.
There has been 4 good demand for
apples of late and choice ruSsets have
been bringing higher prices. Russets,
So. 5O@3. so; Baldwlns, $2.5O0l3; north
ern spies, $2.5O@4; No. 2, all grades,
S1.5O@2.
Native strawberries are now in full
supply and are of fair quality. There
is also full supply OF berries from the
Hudson river and Jersey districts.
Receivers sell natives at 12@14c.
The weather has stimulated the de-
tow
provement in the quality prices have
stiffened up. Receivers are now getting
2O@35c by the load.
Figs are quiet, but steady. Turkish,
per Id, 9@14c; pulled, 13@15c; Persian
dates, 3@4c per Id.
Catalogues are selling at $2@3 for.
Florida and $S@1O per crt for Gallo
fornia.
California cherries are in good supply
and are selling lower at $1.25 per bx in
jobbing way. A few California april
cots and Georgia peaches have been in
the market but are hardly quotable
as yet.
The wholesale vegetable market was
quite active and prices ruled firm
The supply of asparagus was moderate
and with a good demand prices have
held up well. Cabbages have declined
slightly with larger offerings and only
fair call. Onions, though in better
supply, are unchanged. Native peas
have been coming in more freely and
are lower. String and butter beans
have ruled steady, as receipts have been
little in excess of the dmand Tomatoes
were plentiful and cheap, but under
limited receipts have advanced. Rhu-
barb is a little higher and marrow
squash steady. New potatoes are lower
under increased receipts Turnips are
quiet and steady. Lettuce advanced,
but declined later. Parsley is higher.
and cucumbers have advanced Vege-
table quotations follow:
Potatoes are very firmly held for old
stock, but new southern is easier.
Aroostook Green mountains, $125; Da-
kota reds, $1@I10; Chenangoes, 81;
new southern, $4@5 per Dbl for rose and
1904 for Pea chblow and White Bliss.
Large punches of southern white
celery are selling at So per bch.
Bermuda onions are firmer at 1926
per crt, with Egyptian at $225@2.5O
per bg.
Yellow turnips are firm at So per
| Dbl; carrots, $1.75 per bu
Cucumbers are selling at 81 .5O04
per bx.
New southern white squash sell at
$3.50 per pkg; marrow, 1926 per CRIT
New southern cabbage is quoted at
| 81 per CRIT.
Lettuce is higher at 25@4Oc per doz;
radishes, SOC per bx; mint, 121ac per
| doz; cress, 25c per doz; leeks, 81 per
| doz.
| String beans are quoted at $15O per
bx for green and $1.75 for wax. Green
| peas are more plenty at $2@2.5O per
| bskt
Spinach is selling at SOC per bu; beet
greens, zoe per bu; parsley, So per bu;
peppers, 80 per crit; chives, 75c per bx
Barrel pork was marked up 25c and
ham and briskets were also advanced
in price. The supply of hogs continues
to be maintained in fairly liberal num-
bers. The quality continues good as
| general rule. Prices are higher, prom
inent markets indicating a general
average of about $3.50 per 100 pounds.
Fresh beef has advanced about nc
and still further rise is expected!
The market is very firm.
| Lambs and muttons have been steady
with full supply and a quiet demand
| Western fall lambs, 12@1216c, western
spring lambs, 14@15c; eastern spring
ers, $5@7 each; yearlings, 1O@1O,hc;
muttons, 9@1Oc; veals, 709c.
Poultry continues quiet, except for
1 nh hroi ;1t
ward with some freedom, but sell at
full prices. Western fowls are easy
with a full supply. Frozen western
turkeys, 18@19c; chickens, native
broiIers, 3O@40c; frozen western, 1400
Ice; fowls. northern, 15@151zc; west
ern, 13@131kc; spring ducks, 19c
Hay is quiet and easy at the de-
cline. Straw is easier and lower: mill