St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-09
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Nov. 7.-Butter is frmer, but
the demand is rather quiet, especially
for fresh arrivals: Northern creamery,
24Q24kc.; western, 23@24c.; dairy,
2OQ21c.
Cheese is also firmer, though prices
show little actual change: Round lots,
York state, 1O@11hc.; Vermont twins,
1O@1Ohc.
Eggs are very firm for all fresh gath
cred stock. Prices are higher, except
on the lower grades of western, which
are still plenty: Choice nearby, $500
| 35c.; eastern, 2S@30c.; western, 23@26c.
Beans are easier, and prices are lower,
with full receipts: Carload lots, pea,
| $1.SO@1 IS; medium, $1.95Q2; yellow
eyes, $2.S5Q2.90; red kidneys, $3@3.05;
California small white, $2.50@2.65;
foreign pea, $1.S5@1. 80; foreign med
ium, $1.9O@1 .95; jobbing prices, 10@15c.
higher. ~
1t has been rather dull in the local
wholesale market for fruits and vege-
tables, but prices, Influenced by grad
ually decreasing supplies, have been
firm. Changes, though few, have been
generally in an upward direction.
Onions are not as plenty as they were
and as the demand is good, they are
slightly higher. Cabbages are firm and
active. Squashes have advanced, and
southern string beans, owing to their
scarcity, command high prices. Tur-
| nips are plenty and steady. Sweet and
| white potatoes are fairly active and
| firm. Vegetable quotations follow:
Potatoes-Aroostook green noun
| tains, 55c. bushel, hebrons, 53c.;
sweets, Norfolk cloth-heads, $1,000
| 162A a barrel; eastern shore cloth
heads, $1.75 a barrel; Jersey double
heads, $3.50 barrel.
Onions-Native, 75@S5c. bushel;
Spanish, $3.50 crate; leeks, 4c. dozen
| punches.
Turnips S5c. barrel; white,
| 5O@75c. bushel; French white, $3.50 a
| bag.
Spinach, etc.-Spinach, 35c. bushel;
| cabbages, $3@4 per 100, savoy cabbages,
| Csc. barrel; red cabbages, SOC. box.
Lettuce, etc.-Lettuce, 25@bOc.
| box; dollhouse lettuce, 81 a box of three
| dozen; chicroy, soc. a box; mint, SOC.
| dozen punches; watercress, 40c dozen
punches; parsley, 25c. bushel.
| Miscellaneous-Beets, SOC. bushel;
| carrots, SOC. bushel; parsnips, Coo.
| bushel; cucumbers, $2@6 box; egg
| plants, $1.5O a dozen; marrow squash.
| $4,000. a barrel; turban squash, 75c.
| barrel; hubbard squash, 500 ton;
| celery, 5Oc.@$1 a dozen punches; Bos-
| ton market celery, $1.25 a dozen
| punches; radishes, 25@35c. a box; cauli-
flower, 5O@75c. a box of to 10 heads;
| pumpkins, SOC. box; brussels sprouts,
| S@1Oc. a quart; oyster plants, 75c.
dozen; artichokes, $3.50 box; okra,
| $3.50 a crate.
| The apple market has improved
| throughout. Supplies are smaller and
| as the demand has been livelier, higher
| prices are quoted, especially for the
/ fancy grades. An increased movement
| in Europe at higher quotations are ma
| terially benefited for the local market.
| The call for cranberries continues
| light and only the very best stock brings
| full prices. Pears sell well. Ihe quo
tations for all Massachusetts, pears are
| for cold storage stock. The season for
| ounces is almost at an end. Grapes are
| moving well; almerias of choice quality
| are scarce and high. New figs are in
| the market and dates are expectedsdur-
| ing the coming week. Fruit quotations
| follow:
| Apples Macintosh reds, $4,000
| barrel; No. 1 baldwins, .$1.5O@1.75;
| greetings, York state, $1.5O@1.7 rs; fancy
Vermont, $2@2.25; northern spies COM
| mon, $1.50; fancy cOlored, $2.5O03;
kings common, 81 5O@1.7 choice, $2.75
| as; SHOWS common small, $125@1. rs;
choice large, $3@35O; hubbardstons,
| $1.5O01.75; tolman sweets, $1.75@2.25;
| pound sweets, $1.75@2.25; baldwins and
| greetings in bulk open head barrels,
9Oc 0$115; common varieties, $1.25@
| 1.5O.
| Cranberries-Cape Cod choice early
varieties, $4.5OQ5 barrel; choice late
varieties, $5.50@6 barrel; crates, $1.ea
@225.
Pears-Native ANXIOUS, $2.5O@3 a
| bushel; beurre bose, $2.75@3.5O; shell.
dons, $4@5; seckels, $4.5O@5; clairgeaus,
| S2@2.5O; keifers, York state, $2@2.50
barrel; Jersey, $1.75@2 barrel.
| Grapes-Western New York varieties,
| pony baskets, 1O@15c. each; western
New York concords, 15@17c. Glib. basket
California tokays, $2@2.5O crateI
cornichons,. $1.75@2 a crate; almerias,
| $4@7.50 a keg.
| The market for pork provisions is
| generally steady, though on somewhat
| lower basis.
| Fresh beef has been quiet, but prices
| have been steady, with few heavy
| cattle selling at full prices: Choice
| heavy cattle, S@91zc.; light, 5h@71sc;
| heavy binds, HOBO; light, 61k@9c.;
heavy fores, 51k@7c.; light, 4@5c.
There is steady request for NUT
| tens and lambs at unchanged quota
| lions; yeals hold firm: Western fall
lambs, 7@8c.; spring lambs, S@9c. year
lings, 6@7c.; muttons, 6@6kc.; veals,
| 9@11c.
Poultry has been in heavy receipt and
| prices have declined sharply except for