The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-08
IN HUB Markets
Quotations on the Leading Products b
Demand.

Demand.
Boston, Dec There Is very firm
market for choice creamery butter. and
prices are higher than week ago.
Northern creamery. 254Q2ec; western,
25Q25hc; dairy. 2l@2Sc
Cheese is very hrn. with tendency
upward on choice lots. l,ound lots, York
state. 11Aul2Ac: Vermont twins, l1@
1ls-4c.
There is q scarcity Of fresh gathered
eggs and very ugh prices are being
asked The demand is light IN c0nse-
quence and the market is quiet. Choice
nearby. 4Oa42c; eastern. s3GJ35c; west
ern. 2Sa32c
Beans are again lower on the lead.
ing grades. with the market quiet
Carload lots, pea, S1.75ql so: medium.
S1.9OQ1o5; yellow eyes, $4,000 40.
red kidneys, s29Ota2.95; California
small white. s2.50a2.55; foreign pea.
s1.85di. 80; foreign medium, $500
1876; jobbing prices. 1oa15c higher.
There has been period Of extreme
inactivity in the local wholesale mar
ket for fruit and produce. Supplies are
plenty. and as the demand IS quiet It
Is surprising that prices have not
dropped Some have declined but
most OF the changes have been IN the
other direction.
Vegetables have been dull and deal
ers say they have not had an active
day since Thanksgiving In only a
few instances are the offerings small
Cabbages, squashes and celery are
particularly plenty. CaullHowers also
are in good supply; native-grown stock
is scarce, but there ia plenty from New
York. Onions. are ia limited supply
ard higher Turnips have advanced.
Spinach sells fairly well and is higher.
Hothouse lettuce is easier, but chicory.
parsley and mint are firmer Water
cress is slightly lower Southern string
beans and butter beans are scarce and
bring high prices. Potatoes are ID good
demand and steady; receipts have been
rather light owing to the continued
shortage Of cars Offerings Of sweet
potatoes are small and as there is a
good call for them prices have ruled
high. Vegetable quotations follow;
Potatoes -Aroostook Green noun
tains, 60td62c a hu: nebrons, 57d5Sc;
Dakota reds, 50052c: New York ruraIs,
b5Q57e; sweets. Jerseys, So Dbl; Vine
lands. 1926.
Onions Native. Sl@1 20 a bu: Span
ish, $3.50 a CRIT; leeks, 40c doz hchs.
Turnips Yellow, 81 Dbl; white. 50
675c bu; French white. $3.50 a bag
Spinach. etc Spinach. 4Oa50c a bui
cabbages, soc Dbl. savoy cabbages-
Tbc a Dbl; red cabbages, Toe box
Lettuce, etc. Hothouse lettuce, 55cfd
| 81 box Of three doz; chicory, 81 h box
mint, Toe doc bchs: watercress, 40c i
doz bchs; parsley, 75c BIZ
MiScellQneous-Bee 50Q60c bu
carrots, zoe a bu: patsnips, 75dS5e a
bu; cucumbers, s1.50qS a box; egg
plants, So a doz; marrow squash, 75e 6
Dbl; turban squash, 81 Dbl; hubbard
squash, s1JQl6 d ton; celery, 75caSl i
doz bchs. pascal celery, ST. 25G1 10 los
bchs; Boston market celery, 81 a doc
bchs; radishes, 81 box; caulifiower
$2.50Cd450 Dbl; pumpkins, SOC a box
brussels sprouts. 1On12c at; oystei
plants. Toe a doz: artichokes, si.2J 1
box: okra, Sc ert.
The market fof~apples Is dull and
easy Supplies are large and onis
fancy red stock brings full quotations
Cranberrics are quiet, Almeria grapes
sell well. but the demand for othel
kinds Is small Fruit quotations fol
low:
Apples- -Eings. S2dl2. 80 Dbi SHOWS
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