St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-04-06
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the LEADING
Products In Demand


Boston, April 4.-Fresh creamery but
ter has been in light demand, and with
full receipts there has been some ac-
cumulation.S Prices are easier than
week ago. Storage creamery has been
in demand for choice, but low grades
are DUH Northern creamery, 231sq24c;
western, 230231zc; Vermont dairy, 1914
0191Ac; renovated butter, 1701Sc.
The cheese market is not materially
changed prices being well maintained
on choice lots. Round lots, Vermont
twins, 11@12c; New York twins. 111s@
121Ac.
There was a reaction in the egg mar
ket, following an earlier advance, and
prices are now about at last weeks
level. Choice nearby, 2O@21c; eastern,
191kc; western, 1S1a@19c.
There is only moderate demand for
beans, with prices lower. Carload lots,
pea, So. O502. 10; medium, $20205; vel
low eyes, So. 75@2. 80; red kidneys, $315
M335; California small white, S2.4O@
2.45; foreign pea and medium, 81; job
bling prices higher.
The market for apples is slow, with
an oversupply offering. Several car
loads refused by consignees have been
thrown upon the market during the
week, and the general tone is easy.
Russets, $2@3. Kings, 1904; Baldwins
$2@2. rs; greetings, $2@250; pound
and Tolman sweets, $1.50@2.25; north
ern spies, $2@3. 80; No. 2, all grades,
$1.5O02.
Cranberries are steadily held, choice
Cape fruit selling at So per bx and $50
9 per Dbl. Jersey cranberries are
quoted at 1925 per bx.
The supply of strawberries is becom-
ing quite liberal, but choice fruit holds
steady at 2503Oc per bx.
Vegetables are in steady demand and,
except in few instances, prices show
\ little material change from those of
week ago. Lettuce and cabbages are in
good demand and frmer. String beans
are in light supply and steady demand.
Celery is considerably higher than it
was week ago. Tomatoes are plenti-
full, and fancy stock is having fair
sale. Asparagus is in limited supply
and doing a little better, but the de-
mand is still light. Receipts of spin
ach have been heavy of late and the
market is weaker There is some in
quiry for kale, but very little is coming.
[ SQuashes are steady and in good de-
mand. Receipts of domestic onions are
falling off, but the demand is dull and
the market has an easier tone. Tur-
nips, beets, carrots and radishes are
steady.
Receipts of potatoes are light and the
m rIyo of iS firm nd hiObor no.
tatoes are in moderate receipt and
choice stock is selling in a small way at
steady prices.
Vegetables are quoted as follows:
Potatoes: ArOostook hebrons, $1.15;
| Green mountains, $1.15; Dakota reds,
| 81; rose, $1.15; sweets, jersey double
heads, $2@3.5O
A little Boston market celery is still
offering at $3@4 per doz, but the season
| is about over.
| Onions: Spanish, large crts, So; ma
+ tives, $3.50 per bu; bbls, $3.5O@4.
Cucumbers sell at $3@S per bx.
Yellow turnips: $125 per Dbl; white
| French, So per Dbl; white fiat, 75c@$1
+ per bu; beets, $3.50 per bu; carrots, 75c
| @$1 per bu; parsnips 81 per blu.
| Hubbard squashes: $50 per ton
Cabbages: $2.5O@3 per Dbl for ma
tives; Savoy, $1.5O@2 per Dbl; new
southern, 81 per crt.
Lettuce: 50@S5c per doz; radishes,
40c per doz; mint, SOC per doz: cress,
SOC per doz; leeks, $1@1.5O per doz.
| String beans are quoted at So per bx
| for green.
| Spinach: Southern sells at 50. so per
Dbl and native at 50@75c per Blu. Beet
| green's are quoted at soc; dandelions,
| $1.371ac per bu; parsley, 81 per bu;
peppers, $3.50 per blu.
| Rhubarb is quotable at 70Sc per Id.
| Brussels sprouts sell at soc per qt.
HOthouse tomatoes are quotable at
| Soc per Id for choice; southern. crts,
| $2.5O03.
| Maple sugar is jobbing at 11@16c for
cakes and 1Oc for pals; maple syrup,
| $1@1.25 per gal.
Barrel pork and lard are all higher
| There has been reduced number of
| hogs marketed for the week. The quail
ity is from fair to good. Prices are
| somewhat higher, with prominent
markets indicating a general average
of $3.50 per 100 pounds.
| Fresh beef is slow of sale, prices being
easy, with full receipts.
| There is an easier market for lambs,
| with better supply; muttons and year
| lings are steady; veals are firmer.
Lambs, S@91kc; yearlings, 6@7e, NUT
tons, 6@71ac; veals, 9@11c.
| The market for you'- &C inues
quiet, though choice stern TO are
in good demand, h modera,, sup
| ply. Prices arr steady. Turkeys,
western, 1S@20c; ncy chickens, 100
| PC; western, 14@1. fowls, northern,
| 15@16c; western, 40 15c; ducks, 10
| @14c.S
| Hay is still firm for the very best
but other grades are in full supply and
the market fayors the buyer; straw is