St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-07-13
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, July 11.-While the butter
market has been rather quiet, prices
are fully maintained, with receivers not
disposed to make concessions: Northern
creamery, 19Q19hc; western, 1S@19c;
firsts, 17@18c; Vermont dairy, 16Q1Sc.
The cheese market is easier, with buy
ers not willing to pay top prices asked
a week ago. Round lots, York state, 81
@9c; Vermont twins, S@Shc.
Eggs are slightly frmer for choice
western, but offerings are still free of
demand at firm prices: Choice nearby,
23@24c; eastern, 21@22c; western, IS
@19c.
Beans are still in light demand, but
prices are steady, though If pressed for
sale concessions would have to be made.
Carload lots, pea, $1.S5@1. 80; medium,
$2@2.O5; yellow eyes, $2.75@2.SO; red
kidneys, $3.1OQ3.2O; California small
white, $2.3O@2.35; foreign pea, $3.50
LOS; foreign medium, $1.9O@1.95; job
bling prices, 1O@15c higher.
A few choice russell apples are still
offering at $2.5O@3.5O. New Virginia
apples are plenty, but the quality is still
poor and prices are easy at 75c@$1.25
per bskt.
Strawberries are still in full supply
and sell at 12@15c. Pennsylvania blue
berries bring easily 12@13c, but North
Carolina berries are offering freely at
9@11c. York state ckberries are
very fine and sell at 14@16c, with Della
ware at 1OQ12c. Raspberries sell at 3
@3hc fork cups and 608c for pints;
currants, 1Oc; gooseberries, 607c; black
caps, SC for pints.
Watermelons are in very heavy sup
ply, small selling at 15Q2Oc and large
at 25@3Oc each by the load. Rocky
ford canteloupes sell at $3.5O@5.5O for
California and $2.5O@3.5O for southern.
Georgia peaches sell at $2@2.5O per
6-bskt carrier, with Texas at $1.25@
lao per 4-bskt crts.
Native grown vegeta bles are grad
ually taking the place of southern
stuff. Native cabbages, beets, Gu
cumbers, peas and string beans are
here in abundance. Only the best
cabbages will bring full quotations.
Peas and string beans are cheap.
Onions, under a light supply, have
advanced a shade. The demand for
marrow squash Is rather light; as
they are in large supply they have
had a rather sharp decline from the
price of week ago.
New potatoes are firm, with Rose
quota BILE at $2.25@2.75 per Dbl; white
and red Bliss, $1.75Q22 %.
Southern white celery is selling at 75c
per bch.
Bermuda onions are firm at 1925 per
CRIT, with Egyptians at $3.50 per bg.
Yellow turnips are easier at $1.25 per
Dbl; carrots, So per bu.
Cucumbers are selling at 5Ocd$1.75
per bx.
New southern white squash sell at
81 per 100; yellow, 81 per 100; marrow,
$3.50 per crt.
New southern cabbage is quoted at
75c@$1; native, IS per 100, 81 per Dbl.
Lettuce is steady at 1O@25c per doz;
radishes, SOC per bx; mint, 15c per dez;
cress, 35c per doz;, leeks, 81 per doz.
String beans are quoted at 5O@75c
per bx for green and 5O075c for wax.
Green peas are selling at 75ctd$1.25
per bskt. ~ pao
Spinach is selling at 25c per bu; par
sley, 25c per bu: peppers, SO per crt;
chiyes, 81 per bx; Romano. SOC per bx;
eskrow, 25c; endiye, 25c.
Southern tomatoes are quotable at 81
o. per crt for Florida and Soc for Mis-
sfssippi. Hothouse tomatoes are quota
BILE at 1Oc per Id. 81 sg..rn e.
Rhuharb is steady at 85c per bx.
Native asparagus is firm at S1@2 per
doz
Bunch beets are quoted at $3.50 per
100; carrots, $2@S per 100; turnips, So
per 100; onions, SOC per bx.
There was q moderate movement of
hogs the past week. The quality of
the hogs ranged from fair to good.
Prices are higher and the average for
prominent markets is about $40 per
100 lbs.
Fresh beef has continued to decline,
the best selling for about SC, though a
few choice cattle bring 9 1-4c when cut
up. 1t is said that an effort is to be
made to advance prices, though it
would seem to be difficult process in
the face of a quiet trade and full re-
ceipts.
The supply Of choice lambs is much
smaller and prices have advanced quite
materially. Yearlings are also firmer.
but muttons are easy. Veals are quiet
but steady. Western fall lambs. 100
121kc; spring lambs, 14@15c; yearlings,
9@1Oc; muttons, 6QSc; veals, S@9c.
Receipts of low and medium grade
poultry are large, but choice chickens
are in limited supply. Prices are easy
except for choice lots. Frozen west
ern turkeys, 1SQ19c; chickens, native
broilers, 23@25c; western broilers. zoe:
fowls. northern, 14@15c; western.
12@12Ac.
Hay is weaker with receipts heavy,