St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-02-03
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


Boston, Feb. 1.-Butter is N rather
better demand for choice lots, but buy
ers are still holding off on other grades
and prices are only fairly steady.
Northern creamery, round lots, 240
241kc; western, 23@23Ac; Vermont
dairy, 19@20c; renovated butter, II
M1Sc
Cheese shows little change from week
to week, the demand being moderate
and prices steady. Round lots, Yer
mont twins, 111a@f2c; New York twins.
12@13c
Choice fresh eggs have been in small
supply and prices have ruled very firm
nearly all the week. Choice western
are quoted at 37@3Sc, and eastern at
39040c. No European eggs have yet
been landed at this port, though it is
said a few cases have arrived at New
York. Storage eggs are very scarce,
Boston-hcld stock being well cleaned
up.
Beans are in quiet demand at steady
quotations. Carload lots, pea, $2.15d
2.20; medium, So. 1902. 20; yellow eyes,
$2.80@2.S5; red kidneys, $2.S5M290;
California small white, $2.4002.50; for
eign pea and medium, 50; jobbing
prices higher
Owing to the good markets abroad
the export demand for apples has been
very good. Locally the demand is quiet,
but choice fruit brings full quotat tons
and even higher prices in some cases.
Dol
ings, $2.2503; HubbardstOns and Hurl-
burts, $1.5O@2.25 pound and Tollnan
sweets, $1.5OM2. %; northern spies, So
63; Virginia York imperials, $3.25@
$50; No. 2, all grades, $1.2501.75.
Cranberries are in fair receipt and
hold firm at So per bx and $500 per
Dbl.
Strawberries sell at 4O150c per OF
The arrivals were 10 refrigerators
Table nuts are steady and are selling
at: Walnuts, 13@14c per ID; castanas,
9@10c; pecans, 9@11c; filberts, 1Oc;
almonds, 13@15c; hickory, $1.5O per b,l
There is steady demand for
vegetable that keeps the market well
cleaned up. Receipts are moderate and
prices firm. Best southern string beans
are selling in small way at So crt.
Cabbages continue firm and in limited
supply. Spinach is scarce and high
and cucumbers are firmer. Lettuce and
celery are in steady demand.
Squasnes are in light supply and
strong. Egg plants are scarce. There
is liberal supply of onions on the mar
ket, but good many lots are more or
less frozen and have to go at easy
prices. Sound stock is firm. Tomatoes
are steady and in moderate demand.
Beets, carrots, parsnips and turnips are
firm
Receipts of potatoes have been run
ing light, as many cars have been held
up by the stormy weather and the mar
ket is firm and higher. Sweet potatoes
are quiet and dull.
There is very firm market for pc.
tatoes, prices having advanced sharply.
Aroostook hebrons, S5c; Green noun
tains, SSG9Oc; Dakota reds, 7O0175c'
Chenangoes, zoe; sweets, Jersey, double
heads, $203.5O.
Celery is selling at: Pascal $1.25@
1.75 per long bx; Boston market 81 .5O0
? per long bx.
crts, So; natives, $1.25 per bu; bbls,
$2.5O03.
Cucumbers sell at $709 per bx
Yellow turnips are selling at $1.25
per Dbl: white French, $1.5O per bbl:
white, soc per bu; beets, 81. 2501. so pei
bu; carrots, 75c@$1 per blu; parsnips, 81
@1.5O per bu.
Marrow squashes are quoted at SIT
per Dbl; turban, So per Dbl; Hubbard
per ton, $50.
Cabbages sell at $2.75 per bbl for ma
tive; Savoy, $1.5O per Dbl; red, So per
Dbl.
Lettuce is quoted at 5OcMS2 per bx;
radishes, 25c per doz; mint, 5O6D75c per
doz; cress, 75c per doz; leeks, Zoe per
doz; oyster plants, $1.25 per doz
String beans sell at S. per bx for
green.
Spinach is quoted at 50 per bu; beet
greens, $1.25 per bu; parsley, $3.50 per
bu; peppers, $2.50@4 per bu
Brussels sprouts sell at 1O015c per OF
Caulifiower sells at 81 per crt fol
California.
Miscellaneous-Ra dishes, 25c per doz
peppers, $2.5O04 per crt; caulifiower
$3.50 per crt; Philadelphia mushrooms
$1M2 a lib bslt; natives, 75c. per lb;
sprouts, 100121zc per qt; parsnips
$3.50 per Du.
Barrel pork is firm and higher
There has been fairly good move
ment of hogs the past week, although
showing some decrease from the previ-
Gus record, there being IN increas Sc
however, in the comparison with a year
ago. Prices are higher, prominent
markets averaging about $3.50 per 10(
pounds.
Fresh beef is quiet, with a few choice
cattle still selling at s 1-4c. The ar
rivals Of fresh beef were smaller than
for the previous week, but still very
large.
There is firm market for lambs al
slightly higher prices; muttons are
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