Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-12-19
I'm HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

fine fires creamery u scarce. Northern
creamery. 2Gizd2Tc.: western, 2G@261a
C.; dairy, 21@2Jc.
Cheese i selling at higher prices for
choice fall twins. Holders are firm
and the demand for consumption is fair.
Round lots, York state. II 3-4M 121zc.;
Vermont twins. 11013 Bic.
The egg market is very firmly held
for all choice stock, which is scarce.
Tie demand, however, is light. Choice
nearby. 42qi44c.: eastern 34u3Gc west
eru. 3od:2c.
Beans are quiet, but steady, at I'M
changed prices Carload lots. pea ST.
75m1. 80: medium. $19Ou1.95; yellow
eyes S2.3O0i2.40; red kidneys. S2.9Od
2.g5: California small and white. $3.50
n2JJ: foreign pea, $1.S5d1.90; foreign
medium. S1.90d1 %; jobbing prices. 10
M15c. higher.
Business in the local wholesale mar
ket for fruits and vegetables is still at
very low ebh. Stocks are plenty and
the demand is slack. Changes in
prices have numerous in each direction,
but, generally speaking, the tone of the
market is slightly easier.
Potatoes are lower as a result of in
creased receipts, and a rather light de-
mand. Cabbages of all kinds are high
err Southern string and butter beans
are lower and lettuce has declined. On
ions and turnipS hold around the prices
of week ago. The season for native
81, *, nj, &c
little coming in: hereaf ter. supplies will
come chiefly from the south. Squashes
are easier. Celery is steady but rad
ishes and caulifOwers have eased off
somewhat Sweet potatoes are steady.
Vegetable quotations follow:
Observation-Disclosures green noun
tainS. 56d5Sc a bushel, hebrOns. 55Cd56c.
Dakota reds, 4Std5Oc. New York rurals,
53Q55c.; sweets, Jerseys. So barrel,
NinelandS, $3.:yU.
OniOns-NatiVe, S1M1 .2Oc a bushel,
Spanish, $3.50 crate. leeks, 4Oc. dOz-
ell punches.
Turnips- yellow, 81 Il barrel, white
50d75c Il bushel. French white. 81 30
a bag
Spinach, etc-Spinach, native, 35d40c
a buShel, Baltimore. 81 a barrel. Nor
folk, $1.5Od17J a barrel, cabbages, 81
barrel, savoy cabbages, 81 barrel,
red cabbages, Toe box.
Beans-SOuthern string beans $3.5OQ
4 a basket. butter beans 81 basket.
MiScellaneOuS-Beet 50d60c a baS
ket, carrots, soc a bushel parSnips, 75G
Soc busheI. cucumbers, 81 soar box,
egg plants, So dozen. marrow squash.
GOc IL barrel. turban squash, 75c. bar
rel, hubbard squash, SO a ton. pascal
celery 75ctd$1 Il dozen punches, Boston
market celery. 50 dozen punches, rad
iShes Toe Il box. caulitiOWer. $2.50M300
a barrel, pumpkins, soc a box. brussels
sprouts, 10Sc quart, oyster plants.
Toe dozen. artichOkeS. 81 % box.
okra, So a crate.
A slightly better feeling is noted in
the apple market Dealers have been
able to reduce their stocks, and though
actual advances are few, the feeling
is firmer. Cranberries are quiet
Fruit quotations follow:
Apples-Kings. $2d2.5O barrel;
SHOWS, $1.5O02; nodheads, $1.5Od2;
northern spies. $1.5002.25; baldwins,
choice large, $1.7502; small, $1@1.5O:
Ben Davis, $1.25@1.5O; hubbardstons,
! $1.25M1.75; middlings, $1.5001. 10;
Maine Harvey, $50; greetings, $1.25
/ Q1.5O; pippins, $1.25@1 30; common
sour, S1M1 %; pound sweets, $1.25M2:
tolman sweets. $1.25d2; baldwinS and
greetings in bulk, 65q90c barrel.
CranberrieS-Cape Cod, choice late
varieties, $5.5O@650 BARREL; choice
early black. S5d5.25; fair to good. 81
G4.50; crates. $1.25@1.75.
Pears-Native ANXIOUS. $3.50 a bush
el; beurre bose, S3.5O@4; seckels, $1.5U
M250.
December wheat has shown consider
able weakness during the week, making
a net decline of &c. Other options de-
clined in lesser degree, May showing
a net loss of 5-Sc, and July 1-4c. Opera
tons by Armour interests at Chicag 20
have occupied chief attention in grain
circles being presumably on both sides
! OF the market, but believed by the
trade to forecast bull campaign some
where in the near-future. Fearful tina
, wheat may be OH the eve of bul
campaign. the bear contingent has re
Trained from operations involving any
notable commitments Oh the short side
Going contrary to the Armour pro
gram has generally been costly propo
1 sition for the average small operator
) and his policy now is to make prett!
sure OF his ground before taking de
termined action Oh either side. I'll,
government report was expected to bt
bullish i'll its tenor
There Is 10 change in pork provis
ions. the market being steady at: ShOr
: cut and heavy backs. S16.25: long cut
g $1T.J0; medium. $3.50: lean ends, $3.50
Y 10: bean pork. $13. 2J013. ~: fresh ribs
= 919 lie: 1rp>h shoulders, SIG: smoke,
"a shoulders. l-Sc: corned shoulders. Sl2c
hams. 10ul2,ac: skinned hams 10 $50
II 3-4c.
y Fresh beet is steady for choice Eeav
IL cattle. with few still bringing 9lzc. fo