St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-04-27
IN HUB MARKETS
quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Products In Demand
Boston, April 25.-Butter is steady in
the local dairy market and there is a
fair demand both for fresh creamery
and storage stock. Other grades are
trife slower. Receipts are far be-
low those of last year. Northern
creamery, 21@211sc; western, 2O1s@21c;
Vermont dairy, 1S019c; renovated but
ter, 17@171sc.
The market is well cleaned up on
choice fall twin cheese, but the demand
is quiet, and prices hold steady. Round
lots, Vermont twins, 1O@1O1zc; New
York twins, 1O14@11c.
The cold weather has stiffened up the
egg market, especially in the west, and
quotations here have advanced about
lie on the best marks during the week.
A good part of the receipts is being put
into cold storage. Choice nearby, 21@
22c; eastern, 1920; western, 1870
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, $1.95@2; medium, $1.95@2;
yellow eyes, $2.75@290; red kidneys,
$3.1O@3 20; California small white,
$23O@235; foreign pea, $1S5@1.95;
foreign medium, $1.9O@1.95; jobbing
prices, 1O@15c 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-
duets are also held at firm prices in
spite of the advancing season.
Bermuda potatoes are about 81 a
bushel higher than a 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 $2@2.75 a
crate. Native rhubarb is 1c pound
higher than week ago, while the Cali
fOrnia rhubarb is selling very much
lower. A temporary shortage has stiff
fened the price Of Philadelphia mush-
rooms to 81 pound. Best cucumbers
are selling 81 bushel lower.
Potatoes-Hebrons $1.15@1.2O a
bushel, green mountain $1.2O@1.25, Da-
kota red $1.O5@1.1O, sweets $1.75 a
basket, Bermuda So bushel, $7@S.5O a
barrel.
Onions-Native $3.50 a barrel, $1.75
az bushel, Spanish 1926 a crate, Ber-
muda, $1.65 a crate, leeks S5c@$1
dozen punches.
Spinach, etc.-Spinach $1.25@1.5O a
barrel, cabbages new $2@2.75 a crate,
beet green's SOC bushel, dandelions 75c
@$1 bushel, parsley $1.25 a bushel,
kale $1.50@1.75 a barrel.
Lettuce-Hothouse 5Oc0$1 a dozen
heads, dollhouse Watercress 75c, mint
75c a dozen.
Tomatoes-Hothouse 4Oc a pound,
fancy Floridas $1.75 a crate.
MiscellaneouS-Cuc $3M7
box, radishes 40c a 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 75c@$1 ,25
bushel, Philadelphia mushrooms "a
a Alb bskt, native 81 a pound, beets
$1.5O@1.75 a bushel, dollhouse bunch
beets $1.25 dozen, artichokes So box
asparagus $406 a dozen, parsnips SIG
1.25 a bushel, rhubarb native &c a
pound, California $1.5O case, peas So
@2.50 basket, string beans $2.5O@3 a
crate, So $3.50 a basket, wax, $1,000
crate, $2.5O@3 basket.
Apples are dull and are held at un-
changed prices. There is a strong de-
mand for oranges at the prevailing
prices and although arrivals continue
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 quart by
the crate. Reports from the south
state that few days more will greatly
improve the quality and quantity.
Fresh ribs are lie lower, but all bar
rel pork is SOC per Dbl higher. The
marketing Of hogs continues to repre-
sent moderate numbers. The quality
in some instances is not being main
tanned. Prices are lower than a week
ago, the average for prominent mar
kets at the close being about SIS per 100
pounds.
Fresh beef has been firm, while re-
ceipts have not been larger. Some
choice cattle sell at &c and the quarters
do even better than that.
Lambs are firmer, but veals have
been in over supply and prices have
ruled lower; muttons and yearlings are
steady. Lambs, 1O@11c; yearlings, 90
1Oc; muttons, S@9c; veals, 9@91zc.
The market for poultry is quiet, but
fresh killed western fowls and eastern
and northern fowls and chickens are in
moderate supply and are firm. Prices
are not materially changed. Fresh
killed western turkeys, 17@1Sc; frozen
western, 1S019c; fancy northern chick