Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-03-21
In HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

accommodating. Northern creamery, |
round lots, 25k026c; western, 25@26c;
Vermont dairy, 20Q21c; renovated but
ter, 17@19c.
Cheese remains quiet with prices
easier. Foreign markets have nuctu-
ated somewhat, closing higher than
week ago Round lots, Vermont twins,
11@12c; New York twins, 11hQ12c.
Eggs have been in small supply, espe-
cially for strictly fresh eastern, but
prices are barely maintained, and the
tendency is downward Choice nearby,
24k@25c; eastern, 23@24c; western,
22023c.
Beans are steady in price with fair
demand. Carload lots, pea, $2.2Otd2.25;
medium, $2.2O@2.25; yellow eyes, $2.SO
@2.S5; red kidneys, $3.3Od3 40; Cali
fornia small white, $2.45@2.50; foreign
pea and medium, So; jobbing prices
higher.
Apples are easier and some kinds
are lower, owing to free offerings. The
low prices realized abroad have caused
some fruit intended for export to be
thrown on this market and therefore
the market is glutted. Kings, 1904;
'Baidwins, $2o5G3; greetings, $2.25@
275; Hubbardstons and Hurlburts,
$1.5OG2. 25; pound and Tolman sweets,
$1.50Q2 .25; northern spies, $2@3; Vir-
ginia York imperials, S3@3. 25; No. 2, all
grades, $1.50d2.
There is no change to note in cram
berries, choice Cape fruit selling at So
per bx and $S69 per bbl Jersey cram
ferries are quoted at 1925 per bx.
Stra wberries have been in full supply,
but the quality is not yet first-class.
Quotations have ruled lower at 25@30c
per at
There is a free movement Of potatoes
and prices hold fairly steady on basis
somewhat lower than the top. Aroos-
took hebrons, 93095c; Green noun
tains, 95@9Sc: Dakota reds. 9Oc; sweets,
| Jersey, double heads, $264.
Celery is firmer and still further adj
vanced at: Pascal, $303.5O per dOz;
Boston market, E.5O@4 per doz.
Onions are firm at: Spanish. large
crts, $3.50; natives, $3.50 per bu;, bbls,
$4,000.
Cucumbers sell at $4@15 per bx.
Yellow turnips are unchanged at
$3.50 per Dbl; white French, 50 per Dbl;
white, 75c@$1 per blu; beets, $3.50 per
blu; carrots. 75c@S1 per blu; parsnips,
$3.50 per blu.
Marrow squashes are quoted higher
at So per Dbl; Hubbard, per ton, $50.
Cabbages are higher at S3.50@4 per
Dbl for natives; Savoy, 81 per Dbl; red,
$3.50 per Dbl.
Lettuce is higher at 5Oc@$1.75 pei
ong bX; radishes, 35c per doz; mint
75c per doz; cress, 40c per doz; leeks
81 per doz.
String beans are lower at $2.5003.5 81
per bx for green.
Spinach is in full supply. southern
selling at 81 per Dbl and $1,000. 10 pei
blu. Southern kale brings 50 per blu
Beet green's are quoted at 81 for hot
house; parsley, $3.50 per bu; peppers
81 per bu.
Brussels sprouts sell at zoe per qt
Caulif1ower sells at $2.5O03 per or
for California.
:, Fresh ribs are higher, but pork prod
ucts are generally steady and un
changed. There has been decided fall
, ing off in the marketing Of hogs. TIL,
quality runs from fair to good. Prices
are higher prominent markets indicat
ing an average Of about $3.50 per 1Ot
pounds.
The market for fresh beef is still full,
supplied and prices are easy at the de
+ cline
D The supply of lambs is still large, anC
, prices are barely steady; muttons ar
+ quiet; veals hold firm. Lambs, SG9c
t yearlings, 51a@6hc; muttons, 6@7c
veals. 9G11c.
: Poultry is quiet in demand, with con
: siderable of poor quality now arriving
e Choice fresh killed chickens are in mod
n crate supply. but western chickens an,
fowls are in full supply and easy TUT
e keys are nominally unchanged. Tur
|. keys, western, 1S02Oc; chickens, north
d ern, 15c; fancy, 1Sd20c; western, 14G
r 15c; fowls, northern, 141z@15c; western
Y 131k@14c; ducks, 14@15c; geese, 116
12c.
: Hay is in full supply and the marke
l. is weak on all grades except yer
q choice; rye straw is firm with GA
steady; millfeed is firmer for shipmen
r. but spot prices are unchanged. Hay
/, No. 1, $1,000; low grades $1701S; ry
s straw, $23Q24; oat straw, $1O011.
IL The feature of the wheat market 70
7. the week was the government repor
if showing the Invisible supply to be near
" 32,OO0,O0O bushels less than at til
III same time last year. With decrease @
D. about 100000 bushels in the vsibl
lie supply, this makes the total availabl
1 supply A, 100000 bushels less than las
year, and indicates that there will b
is barely enough to fill requirements unit
e. the new crop is available. The effe(
le on the whole was bullish, which wa
e. strengthened by the unsatisfactory pC
lie sition of winter wheat. With large II
SIS duction in the export surplus, the DO:
I. sfbility that Russia will be buyer G
wheat later is considered to make ii