Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-05-02

Quotations on the LEADING
Products In Demand

Boston. April 29.-Butter is steady in
the local dairy market and there is
fair demand both for fresh creamery
and stoldge stock. Other grades are
a trife slower. Receipts are far be-
low those of last year. Northern
creamery, 21@21hc; western, 201zd21c;
Vermont dairy, 1Sd19c; renovated but
ter, 1TG1Ihc.
The market is well cleaned up on
choice fall twin cheese, but the demand
is quiet, and prices hold steady. Round
lots. Vermont twins, 10Q1O1ac; New
York twins, 10h@11c.
The cold wea Their has stiffened up the
egg market, especially in the west, and
quotations here have advanced about
1c on the best marks during the week.
A good part of the receipts is being put
into cold storage. Choice nearby, 2lCG
pc: eastern, I9020c; western, 800
1870.
There is a firmer tone to beans in the
country. but the demand here is light
and prices are barely steady. Carload
lots. pea. S1.9J62; medium, $1.95Cd2;
yellow eyes, $2.75d280; red kidneys,
S3.1OG32O; California small white,
S2.3Om2.35; foreign pea, $1.S5Q1.93;
foreign medium, $1.9001.95; jobbing
prices. 1Od15c higher.
Another week of prolonged cold
weather has had the effect of holding
up or advancing prices on most of the
vegetables and green stuff coming from
the south. while native dollhouse pro-
ducts are also held at firm prices in
spite of the advancing season.
Bermuda potatoes are about 81 a
| bushel higher than Il week ago for the
very best stock, and sell now at So.
! Spanish onions, fiat turnips, parsley,
Florida tomatoes, parsnips, native rhu-
barb and southern wax beans are
quoted at considerably higher prices
Old cabbage has been succeeded by
new cabbage. which sells at $202.75 a
crate. Native rhubarb is 1c a pound
higher than a week ago, while the Cali
fornia rhubarb is selling very much
lower temporary shortage has stiff
Iclltu Illc pIICe VI uIld'iSlphld Ahuoh
rooms to 81 pound. Best cucumbers
are selling 81 a bushel lower.
POtatOeS-HebronS $1.15d1.20 a
bushel green mountain $1.2OM1.25, Da-
kota red 81 O501.10 sweets S1.75 a
basket, Bermuda SO bushel, $70S.50 a
barrel.
Onions-Native $3.50 a barrel, SIZE
az bushel, Spanish 1926 a crate, Ber-
muda $1G5 Il crate, leeks S5c0$1 a
dozen punches.
Spinach, etc.-Spinach $f.2501.50 a
barrel. cabbages new $2@2.75 a crate,
beet green's soc bushel dandeliOns Toe
@$1 a bushel parsley $1.25 a bushel,
kale $1.50M1.75 barrel.
Lettuce-HOthouse 50c0$1 a dozen
| heads, dollhouse watercress 75c, mint
75c a dozen.
omatoes-Hothouse 40c a pound,
fancy Floridas $1.75 a crate.
eous-Cucumbers $367 a
box, radishes 40c dozen, peppers $3.50
a crate, turban squash $3.50 a barrel,
Hubbard $40 a ton, California celery 81
a box, $1.25 a dozen. carrots 75cM$1, %
a buShel, Philadelphia mushrooms "a
a Alb bskt, native 81 pound, beets
81 .50d175 a bushel, dollhouse bunch
beets $1.25 a dozen, artichokes So box
asparagus $4d6 a dozen, parsnips $10
1.25 a bushel. rhubarb native &c a
pound. California $50 a case, peas Sc
02.5O a basket string beans $25O03 q
crate, So $3.50 a basket, wax, ST. 00Z
a crate, $25O63 a basket.
Apples are dull and are held at IN
changed prices. There is a strong de
mand for oranges at the prevailing
prices and although arrivals continue
i heavy the market is well cleared up.
About the last of the Florida straw
berries have been sent to the Boston
market, and the first pickings of the
North Carolina berry were sent for
ward this week They arrived rather
green and not above fair in condition
> The best brought 80 cents a quart by
the crate. Reports from the soutl
state that few days more will great,
improve the quality and quantity.
Fresh ribs are &c lower, but all bar
! lNA lOl N II .iOC pei DDl nlSD0I. L IL
marketing of hogs continues to repre-
sent moderate numbers. The OuaIit-
in some instances is not being main
tanned. Prices are lower than a wee
ago. the average for prominent maj
ketS at the close being about 50 per 10
pounds
Fresh beef has been firm. while re
ceiptS have not been larger. Som
choice cattle sell at Sc and the quarter
do even better than that
Lambs are firmer but veals hav
been in over supply and prices hav
ruled lower; muttons and yearlings al
steady. Lambs. 10G11c; yearlings, 8,
Zoe; muttons. Sd9c: veals, 9691hc.
The market for poultry is quiet bI
fresh killed western fowls and easter
and northern fowls and chickens are
moderate supply and are firm. Pric,
are not materially changed. FIRES
killed western turkeys, 1701Sc: froze
western, 1SG19c; fancy northern chic
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