St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-13
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

ern creamery, round lots, 24K@25c;
western, 24@241kc; Vermont dairy, 81
@22c; renovated butter, 17019c.
Cheese is quiet but steady, with sales
mostly in small lots for immediate con-
sumption. Round lots, Vermont twins,
111A@12c; New York twins, 12@121zc.
Choice fresh eggs have been in very
small supply, and prices have ruled ex-
tremely high. The supply of refrigera-
tors has become much reduced and high
prices have also been obtained for Of
ferings. Western fresh, 37@38c; east
ern, 40@42c; nearby, 42@45c; refrigera-
tor, 33@34c.
Beans are frmer in the country and
on the Pacific coast, but in this mar
ket prices show little change. Carload
lots, pea, $2.15@2.2O; medium, $2.15@
2.20; yellow eyes, S2.S5@2.90; red kid
neys, $2.90@3; California small white,
S2.40@25o; foreign pea and medium,
81; jobbing prices higher.
Apples have moved rather slowly,
but prices are steadily held, especially
on choice fruit. Harvies, $225@2.5O;
SHOWS, $2.5O@3; Kings, $25O@3. so;
Od1o WILLS, Y-.Ao4o, SLCCIII1lSS, P<.[ONgS,
Hubbardstons and Hurlburts, $1.5O0
2.25; pound and Tolman sweets, $1.5O
@2.25; northern spies, $1.75@2.75.
Cranberries are firm at So. 5O@2.75 per
bx and $70s per Dbl.
Table nuts are steady and are selling
at: Walnuts, 12A@15c per Id; castanas,
10@11c; pecans, 1Oc; filberts, 1Oc; al
monds, 13@15c; hickory, 81 .5Ot02 per blu.
Vegetables are in fair demand and the
amount of business being done is about
the average for this season OF the year.
The supply of cabbages is short and
the market is firm at $3.50 for best
stock. Receipts of string beans are
moderate, but a good many lots are
frozen. Celery is steady and in good
demand. Lettuce is more plentiful and
25c lower. Tomatoes are also a little
easier. Cucumbers are quiet and
steady. Spinach and parsley are in
short supply and strong.
Squashes are firm and in good de-
mand. Onions are arriving more freely,
but the cold weather has hindered the
movement and sales have been only
moderate. Choice stock is firm. Beets
LiChOhcS arc up ECC IL OuS1c1s
Turnips and carrots are steady and in
good demand. Radishes and sprouts
are frmer.
Receipts of potatoes are only moder-
ate and the supply is rather light, with
prices ruling firm and higher Re
ceipts Of sweet potatoes are falling off
rapidly, but the demand is light and
confined to small lots of fancy vine
lands. Other stock is easy.
Celery is selling at: Pascal, $3@4 per
long bx; Boston market, $4@6 per
long bx.
Onions are quoted higher at: Span
ish, large crts, $275; natives, 81 20
per bu; bbls,. So.
Cucumbers sell at $1.50@7 per bx.
Yellow turnips are selling at SIPS per
Dbl; white French, $3.50 per bbl; white,
SOC per bu; beets, $3.50 per bu; carrots,
75ct@$1 per bu; parsnips, $1.25 per blu.
Marrow squashes are quoted at So per
Dbl; Bay state, $3.50 per Dbl; turban,
$3.50 per Dbl; per ton, $50.
Cabbages sell at $3.50 per Dbl for ma
tive; Savoy, $1.5O per Dbl; red. $3.50
per Dbl.
Lettuce is quoted at $1.5O02 per bx;
radishes, 35@5Oc per doz; mint, 75c per
doz; cress, Toe per doz; leeks, doc per
doz; oyster plants, $1.25. per doz.
String beans sell at $405 per bx for
green.
Spinach is quoted at $1.50M1.75 per
bu; beet green's, 81 per blu; parsley, So
per bu; peppers, $2.5O04 per bu.
Cauliflower sells at 81 per crt for
California.
Pork provisions are generally firm,
with prices revised. There is fair
movement of hogs, considerably in ex-
cess of corresponding week last year.
The quality is fair to good. Prices are
higher, prominent markets averag ing
about $40 per 100 pounds.
There is a quiet market for fresh
beef, but receipts have been smaller
and prices are we'll sustained. The ar
rivals of fresh beef have been large.
There has been a firm market for
lambs, owing to a small supply; NUT
tons are also firm; veals are steady and
unchanged. Western fall lambs, 100
lings, 709c; muttons, 709c; veals,
9@11c.
There is fair demand for poultry at
steady prices. Turkeys, western, 800
zoe; chickens, northern, 1701Sc; west
ern. 13@14c; fowls, northern, 14GD14Kc;
western, 12013c; ducks, -14@15c; geese,
11013c.
Hay continues in dull demand at IN
changed prices. Receipts are still heavy
and the market is in hlIyers' favor
Straw is firm with light offering and
demand Millfeed is unchanged. Hay,
No. L, $1701S.50; low grades, $12@16;
rye straw, $23@24; oat straw, S9010;
sack spring bran, S21; winter, $21.50;
middlings, $21@25c: mixed feed, $22.5O
023; red dog. S24; cottonseed meal, SGT;
linseed meal, S25; gluten feed, $24 bulk
and $3.50 in bags.
Canadian millers are offering Mime
apo1is May prices for Winnipeg May
wheat and to take it delivered at Fort
William They are so anxious to get the