St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-30

Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, March 2S.-Ihe butter mar
ket is getting down to spring basis,
and meanwhile the demand is light.
Prices show a steadily sagging ten
dency. Northern creamery, 24@241Ac;
western, 231a@24c; Vermont dairy, 1914
Q191zc; renovated butter, 17@1Sc.
Cheese is fairly steady with choice
lots bringing full quotations, though the
demand is stilA light. Some lots have
recently been sold for export, mostly
lower grades. The quotations are:
Round lots, Vermont twins, 11@12c;
New York twins, 111a@121kc.
After reaching the lowest level of the
season, eggs rallied little under good
demand. Receipts have been large,
considerably ahead of last year. Choice
nearby, 2O022c; eastern, 1S1s@197zc;
western, 1S@181Ac.
Beans are quiet with the tendency
easier. Carload lots, pea, $2.15@2.20;
medium, S2.15@2.2O; yellow eyes, $2.75
@2.S0; red kidneys, $3.25@3.35; Cali
fornia small white, $24O@2.45; foreign
pea and medium, 81; jobbing prices
higher.
The offerings of apples are large, 'es-
pecially of medium grades and prices
are easy. Choice lots bring full prices,
even above published quotations, but
the demand is limited. The general
market is dull, with the export move
ment small. Russets, $2@3; Kings, So
al; Baldwins, $2@2.75; greetings, 50
@2.5O; Hubbardstons and Hurlburts,
$1.5O@2.25; pound and Tolman sweets.
$1.5O@2.25; northern spies, $203 so; No.
2, all grades, $1.50@2.
Cranberries are not changed choice
Cape fruit selling at So per bx and 5000
per Dbl. Jersey cranberries are quoted
at 1925 per. bx.
Strawberries are steadily getting
more plenty, though choice fruit is still
quoted at 25@35c per bx.
Vegetables are in steady demand.
Receipts are increasing and the ten
dency of prices is to lower level. Gu
cumbers are weak. Old cabbages are
steady, but southern stock is irregular
and selling slowly. Receipts of string
beans are light and choice lots are in
steady demand. Lettuce and celery are
in good demand. Fancy tomatoes are
selling well, but common stock is
plentiful and dull. Kale is in limited
supply, but spinach is coming in mod
erately and meets with a ready sale
Asparagus is coming in in small lots
and selling quietly at $5@6 per doz.
There is a full supply of onions offer
ing, but the demand has fallen off and
the market has weakened a little.
Squashes are in steady demand. Beets
are firmer. Turnips, carrots, parsnips
and radishes are steady.
The potato market is steady and I'M
changed. Receipts are fairly liberal,
but there continues to be a good de-
mand for green mountains and hebrons.
Sweet potatoes are quiet, plentiful and
easy.
Vegetables are quoted as follows:
Potatoes: Aroostook hebrons, $50
o5c; Green mountains, 93@95c; Dakota
reds, 9Oc; rose, $1.O5@1. 10; sweets, Jer-
sey double heads, $203. 80.
Celery is about done, though a little
Boston market is still to be had at So
per doz.
Onions: Spanish, large crts, 1925;
natives, $3.50 per bu: bbls, 81.
| Cucumbers: $3@S per bx.
Yellow turnips: $125 per Dbl;
white French, 50 per Dbl; white fiat,
75c@$1 per bu; beets, $1.5O per bu; car
rots, 75c@$1 per bu; parsnips, 81 per bu
Hubbard squashes are about the only
variety offering, prices being much
lower at $50 per ton.
Cabbages: $2.5o03 per Dbl for ma
tives; Savoy, S1.5O@2 per Dbl.
Lettuce: 5O0S5c per doz; radishes
| n osxo4
SOC per doz; 1eeks, $1@1.5O per doz.
String beans are lower at So per bz
for green.
Spinach: Southern, $25O@3 per Dbl
| native, 75c@$1.25 per blu. Southern
kale, 50 per bu. Beet greens, SC for hot
house; dandelions, $1.371kc per blu
parsley, 81 per blu; peppers, $3.50 per bu
Brussels sprouts: soc per qt.
Hothouse tomatoes: 40c per lib fol
choice; southern crts, 1908.
AImeria grapes: $4.5O@5 per Dbl.
The prices on barrel pork were
marked down, the demand being steady
The current offerings of hogs are wei
maintained in numbers.
Fresh beef is quiet, at unchanged
prices. One large packing house reports
| average price Ted1IZ0u III Boston as
1888 for 100 pounds. Only few choice
cattle will bring full prices.
The market for lambs is firmer, will
the supply limited, muttons and year
lings are steady, but veals have easee
off slightly. Lambs, 9@f0c; yearlings
6@7c; muttons, 6@7c; veals, 901O1sc.
The poultry market is dull, with only
choice fresh killed stock commanding
full quotations. Turkeys, western, :
@19c; fancy chickens, $4,000; western
131k@141kc; fowls, northern, 141z@15c
western, 14@141kc; ducks, 14@15c
geese, 11@12c.
/ Hay is dull, with liberal offerings O,
all grades except choice; prices are cas-,
on all medium and low grades. Straw
is firm, with a good demand. Millfeet
Is steady and unchanged. Hay, No.
$1,000; low grades, $13@1S; rye straw
$26@28; oat straw, $12@12.5O.