St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-02-24
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

25Ac; Vermont dairy, 20@23e: reno.
round lots, 251s@26c; western, 25Q
waited butter, 17@1Sc.
Cheese is steady and unchanged, with
only maderate demand. Round lots
Vermont twins, 111k@12c; New York
twins, 12@121sc
Eggs are quiet, but prices are steady
with fresh eastern quoted at 35Q36c,
and western at 34Q35c. Some fancy
lots sell higher.
Beans are firm and higher on strong
country advices Carload lots, pea.
81. 1902 10; medium, $2.1o@2.15 yellow
eyes, $2.S002.S5 red kidneys, $3.25@
3.35; California small white, $2.45@
ESQ; foreign pea and medium, 50; job
bing prices higher.
Apples have been quiet owing to the
cold weather which has made shipments
difficult. Prices, however, are firmly
held at: Kings, S304; Ba1dwins, 1925
@3.25; greetings, $225@3; Hubbard
stons and II urlburts, $1.5O02.25; pound
and Tolman sweets, $1.50@2.25; north
ern spies, S2d3; Virginia York inn
perials, So. 25@3 so; No. 2, all grades,
$4,000
Cranberries are in fair receipt and
hold firm at So per bx and $S@9 per
Dbl.
Strawberries sell at 25640c per ct.
Table nuts are steady and unchanged,
with quiet demand.
Vegetables are in moderate demand
and light receipt. Good cabbages are in
short supply and bring good prices. Let
tuce is steady and in good demand.
Cucumbers are firm and higher. String
beans are in moderate supply, but ir-
regular in condition, stock being more or
less frosted and prices take a wide
range. Tomatoes are in fair supply and
light demand. Celery is frmer. Spin
ach continues scarce and good stock is
IN steady demand.
Squashes are firm and in good de-
mand. Onions are in good supply, but
most lots are ordinary and more or less
frosted. Such stock has slow sale,
while strictly choice, sound stock is
firm and in good demand at $3@3. so a
barrel. There is a good demand for tur-
nips at steady prices. Beets, carrots,
and parsnips are firm.
The potato market has a firm tone
Receipts are not large and a moderate
demand keeps the market closely sold
up. Sweet potatoes are quiet and in
light receipt.
Potatoes: Aroostook hebronS, 9Sc6
81; Green mountains, 81; Dakota reds,
90c; sweets, Jersey, double heads, 50
$3.50.
Celery: Pascal, s2@3. 80 per long bx;
Boston market, $3@4 per long bx.
Cucumbers sellsat S4G19 per bx
Yellow turnips are selling a 81. so per
Dbl; white French, 50 per Dbl; white
75cta$1 per bu; beets, $3.50 per bu;
carrots, 81 per bu; parsnips, 50 per blu.
Marrow squashes are quoted at 50
per Dbl; turban. $3.50 per Dbl; Hub
bard, per ton, $40.
Cabbages sell at so per Dbl for ma
tive; Savoy, 50 per bbl; red, $3.50 per
bbl
Lettuce is quoted at 50c@S2 per bx;
radishes, zoe per doz; mint, 81 per doz:
cress SOC per doZ; leeks. 75c(d 81. so per
doz; oyster plant, 50 per doz.
String beans sell at So. 5004 so per bx
for green.
Spinach is quoted at s1.5O@1.75 per
bu; beet green's, 81 per bu; parsley
$3.50 per bu; peppers, S405 per Blu.
Brussels sprouts sell at PC per OF
Caulifiower sells at So per crt for
California.
Some grades of barrel pork are
higher, but generally pork products are
steady. The marketing of hogs the
past week has been more liberal than
for some weeks previously, and has con
siderably exceeded the corresponding
time last year. The quality of current
offerings is good. Prices range a lit
tie higher than a week ago, prominent
markets indicating an average of about
$5.15 per 100 pounds.
Fresh beef is generally in quiet de
mand at slightly easier prices, THOUGH
quotations are nominally unchanged
The arrivals of fresh beef were larger
than for the previous week, especially
for local consumption.
Muttons and lambs are steady; veals
are firm. Lambs, 9010c; yearlings, Ga
&c; muttons, 607c; veals, 9011c.
There is quiet market for poultry
with choice chickens and fowls slightly
easier turkeys are quiet. turkeys,
western. 1SQ20c; chickens, northern, ID
@15c; fancy, 1S@20c: western, 13@15c;
fowls, northern, 14@15c; western, 13G
14c; ducks, 14Q35c; geese, 11012c
The freight blockade is affecting
the hay market, prices being strong
with scarcity of good hay. This sit
uation is likely TO. be changed in the
weather conditions, which will allow
larger receipts. Straw is steady with a
moderate demand. Millfeed is very
firm, but not quotably higher Hay, No.
1, $20021: low grades, $14019: rye
straw, $24M25: oat straw, S10011.
The causes of the present wheat sit
uation are found in the increased
prosperity OF farmers and in the in
creased stocks in country elevators.
Ten years ago wheat was rushed to the
large markets to be distributed and the
elevators and mills looked to the market
centres for practically all supplies, ex-
cept wagon deliveries. A rapid con-
struction of country elevators by mills