St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-20
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

cline in other markets. Trade is even
more quiet than before, and the move
ment is small. Prices are easy at:
Northern creamery, round lots, 241sc;
western, 231s@l24c; Vermont dairy, 100
21c; renovated butter, 17@1Sc.
Cheese holds steady and unchanged,
with the trading confined to small lots
for immediate use. Round lots, Yer
mont twins, 111s@12c; New York twins,
1s@121zc.
Eggs declined quite sharply, but buy
ers are still holding off, and trade is
light. The market has been bare of
extra western eggs and refrigerator
stock has ruled high in comparison with
offerings Of western stock. Consumers
will not pay the extreme high prices
that have ruled lately. Western fresh,
30@32e; eastern, 34@35c; nearby, $50
BIC; refrigerator, 29@3Oc.
Beans are quiet and unchanged at
steady prices. Carload lots, pea, $2.150
2.20; medium, So 1902 20; yellow eyes,
$2.85@2.90; red kidneys, $2.9O@3; Cali
fornia small white, $4,000. so; foreign
pea and medium, So; jobbing prices
higher.
Apples are quiet, the cold weather
having hindered trade to great extent
Choice fruit is in demand and held very
firmly. Kings, 1904; Baldwins, $2.25@
3; greetings, $2.25@3; Hubbardstons
and Hurlburts, $1.5O@2.25; pound and
Tolman sweets, $1.5O@2.25; northern
spies, $2@3; Virginia York imperials.
$3.5O@4.
There were Is refrigerators Of straw.
berries in during the week, choice lots
selling at soc per 1T.
Cranberries are firm at $2.5002.75
per bx and $7@S per bbl.
Table nuts are steady and are selling
at: Walnuts, 121z@15c per Id; castanas,
II Ollie; pecans, Zoe; flberts, Zoe; al
monds, 13@15c; hickory, 1902 per bu.
Vegetables are in moderate demand,
and several varieties are selling some
what lower than they were a week ago.
Cabbages are in short supply, and firm.
String beans are coming in more freely,
and the market is $1@1 so lower than it
was last week. Lettuce is more plenti-
full and easier. Cucumbers are steady
and in fair demand. Celery is steady
and unchanged. Spinach and parsley
are strong, and in short supply.
Receipts of squashes continue light,
and choice sound turbans and western
plants are scarce and high. Oyster
plants and peppers are steady. Onions
are in moderate demand and best
stock is firm. White and yellow turnips
are firm, but flats are easier. Beets and
carrots are steady at last weeks
prices. Radishes and artichokes are
lower.
Potatoes are in good supply, and the
market has firm tone. Sweet potatoes
are quiet, with choice stock steady and
in limited supply.
Vegetables are quoted as follows:
Potatoes-Hebrons, 73@75c q bu;
green mountains, 78@SOc; York state,
72Q75c; Dakota red, 6S@7Oc.
Sweet potatoes heads, So pei
hbl; Vinelands, $3.50.
Onions-Native, $3.50 per Dbl; leeks,
4Oc per doz.
Turnips-Yellow, $125 per Dbl.
white French, S1.5O@2 per bu; flats, 40,
per bu.
Spinach, etc-Spinach, 81. 25@1.75 pei
blu, or S. per Dbl; cabbage, $3.50 per Dbl;
red cabbage, So per Dbl; beet green's, 81
per bu; parsley, $3.50 bu.
Lettuce-Hothouse, 25@60c per doz
heads; dollhouse watercress, 75c; mint
zoe doz.
matoee-Hothouse, 25@35c per lib.
Plants-Oysterp1ant, $1.25 per doz.
eggplant, $5@6 per crit.
Misscallaneou s-Cucumbers, $106
bx; string beans, southern, 1904 pei
bskt; radishes, 25@35c doz; peppers. Sc
$3.50 per crt; marrow squash, s. per
Dbl; turban, $50 per ton; Hubbard, $50,
celery, pascal, $1@1.5O per doz; Bos-
ton market, $1,000; carrots, 75c0S1
bu; caulif1ower, $3.50 CRIT; PhiIadel.
phia mushrooms, $1@2 per Alb bskt.
natives, 75c per lb; beets, $1.50 per bu,
sprouts, 15c per ct; artichokes, $3.50
per bx; parsnips, $1.25 per bu.
Pork provisions are in good demand,
prices being revised. The movement of
hogs to market has been liberal, with
an increase over the preceding week,
and a decidedly larger number than
for corresponding time last year, so that
the deficiency in such comparisons is
now practically removed. Prices have
been further advanced, and the aver
age for prominent markets is about
$3.50 per 100 pounds.
Fresh beef is easy, with only now and
then some very choice whole steers
selling as high as s lac. The arrivals
of fresh beef have been very large, in
fact larger than for long time.
There is an easier market for muttons
and lambs under more liberal receipts,
veals are steady. Wstern fall lambs,
9G1Oc; spring lambs, 91s@1O1zc; year
Hngs, 7@8c; muttons, 7@Sc; veals, 9
Gle.
Poultry is quiet, but prices are fairly
steady. Turkeys, western, 18120c,
chickens, northern, 17@1Sc; western, IL
@14c; fowls, northern, 14@141kc; west
ern, 12@13c: ducks 14@15c; geese,
11@f3c.
Hay is dull and weak, owing to con-
tinued heavy receipts and light de-
uiand. Straw is firm and higher for