St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-06-29
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Produc In Demand


ton. Northern creamery, 1S1a@1974c;
western, 1S1k@19c; firsts, 17@1Sc; Yer
mont dairy, 171A01Sc.
The cheese market shows some inn
provement, and new cheese has ad-
vanced IN price. The country markets
are firmer, and the quality is improving.
Round lots, old, S1k@91Ac; new, S@9c.
There is a firmer tone to the mar
ket for choice eastern and nearby eggs,
but western are in full supply and still
easy. Choice nearby, 22@23c; eastern,
21M22c; western, 1401Sc.
Beans are still firm though the de-
mand is moderate. Carload lots, pea,
81. 1862; medium, $20z.O5; yellow eyes,
$2.75M2.SO; red kidneys, $3.1O@3.20;
California small white, $2.3002.35; for
eign pea, $1.S5@1. 90; foreign medium,
$1.9OQ1.95; jobbing prices, 10@15c
higher.
Trade has been quite active in the
fruit and produce market but with in
creased receipts of the various pro-
ducts, consequent to the warm weather,
prices are generally lower.
New potatoes are cheaper under
d
been a marked falling off in the de-
mand for old stock, with sharp decline
in quota tons. Asparagus was in rather
quiet demand; the offerings have been
fairly large and prices are lower. A
plentiful supply depressed quotations
for cabbages, though there was good
demand for them. Peas are consider
ably cheaper owing to larger receipts.
String and butter beans have been COM
ing in very freely the past few days,
and dealers had to reduce prices to find
a market for them. Onions are slightly
lower. The offerings of marrow squash
have been larger, and the price has de-
clined. Tomatoes are steady, as the
supply is only moderate. Cucumbers
are quoted at S1@2.50 a box, as COM
pared with $1.7504 a week ago. Let
tuce is cheap. Parsley has dropped
sharply in price, and rhubarb is slightly
lower. Vegetable quotations follow:
Potatoes-Hebrons, 75@SOc bushel;
Green mountains, SO0S5c; Dakota red,
6O@65c; Canada, 7O@75c; Chenangoes,
7O@75c; Island reds, 75@SOc; Norfolk
new, $275@3.5O a barrel.
Egyptian, 1922. % a bag; bunch onions,
SOC box; leeks, 81 a dozen punches.
Turnips-Russia new, $2.5O@2.75 a
barrel.
Spinach, etc-Spinach, 25c bushel;
cabbage, 5Oc@1.25 crate.
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce, 1Os@25c dozen
punches; mint, l21ac a dozen punches;
watercress, 25c a dozen punches;
parsley, soc a bushel.
Tomatoes-Hothouse $4,000 a
pound; fancy Florida, $1.5O@2 a crate;
Mississippi, 9Oc a crate.
Miscellaneous-Aspa native,
75c@$1.5O a dozen; bunch beets, S2@3
100 punches; carrots, $1.75 a bushel;
bunch carrots, 6O@75c dozen punches;
cucumbers, $1@2.5O a box; eggplants,
$1.5O@2 a crate; peas native, 75c@$1
bushel; peppers, $3.50 a crate; rhu-
barb, 25c box; marrow squash, So
barrel crate; string beans, 75c@$1. %
a crate; butter beans, 62kc@$1 crate;
white celery, $1@2 bunch; radishes,
round, 25@4Oc box; long, SOC box.
The season for apples is drawing to
a close and they are quiet, with prices
scarcely changed from a week ago. A
few Georgia peaches reached here, but
the call for them was only moderate.
Strawberries have not changed greatly
in price since a week ago, though there
are liberal offerings. The demand
continues good, however.
Blackberries are scarce and firm
Blueberries have advanced owing to
smaller receipts. MuSkmelons are in
abundant supply; the demand for them
is not active and they have declined. A
good demand and a moderate supply
causes SteadineSS in watermelonS
Cherries are in good demand at steady
prices.
All classes of pork provisions are
firmer and advanced in price. The
movement of hogs has fallen off mod
erately. Reports indicate fair to good
quality. Prices are higher, prom
inent markets indicating general
average of about S5.15 per 100 pounds.
The effort to further advance the
price of fresh beef has failed, and there
has been a slight decline from the
highest point. The best cattle will not
bring over 91kc, with very few selling
for that. The receipts have been very
large both for local consumption and
for export.
The market for lambs and muttons
has been quiet, owing to the hot
weather, while receipts have been
full. The result is lower prices Veals
have been quiet but fairly steady.
Western fall lambs, 9M1Oc: spring
lambs, 12013c; yearlings, 70Sc; NUT
tons, Sc; vea1s, S09c.
The market for poultry is easier,
especially on western fowls Broilers,
both eastern and western, have been
in full supply and are quoted lower.
Frozen western turkeys, 1S019c; chick
ems, native broilers, 23@2Sc; western
broilers, zoe; fowls, northern, 14m15c:
western. 12@13c; spring ducks, 19c.
Hay is dull and weak under continued
heavy receipts and light demand; straw
is steady; millfeed is quiet. Hay, No.
1, $1,000; low grades, S1201S; rye