St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-12-28
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Dec. 27-Butter has been
quiet, though receipts of fresh creamery
are only moderate. Storage stock is
held firmly. Quotations are un-
changed. Northern creamery, 26A@
&c; western, 260261zc; dairy, 21@25c;
storage creamery, 25Q26c.
Cheese is quiet, though the demand is
reasonable. Prices are very firm,
though no further advance has been
recorded. Round lots, York state, u
@121zc; Vermont twins, 11@11 3-4c.
Heavier receipts of fresh western
stock and limited demand caused an
easier market for eggs, and. lower
prices were quoted during the week.
Choice nearby, 38@40c; eastern, 800
35c; western, 26@29c; storage, 21g23c.
Beans are quiet, but fairly steady in
this market The feeling in the country
is reported easier. Carload lots, pea,
S1.7501 80; medium, $1.9O@1.95; vel
low eyes, $2.3O@2.40; red kidneys, $3.50
1926: California small and white, $3.50
@255; foreign pea, $1.S5@1.9O; foreign
medium, $1.9O@1 .95; jobbing prices, 10
Q15c higher.
Business in the local fruit and pro-
duce market has been better than for
some time. The buying has been active
and if supplies had not been SO plenty
higher prices would have prevailed.
Some things are higher, but as gen.
era1 rule prices are not much changed.
Potatoes are dull and easy; receipts
have been heavy lately, and as the de-
mand is very slack, prices are low.
Sweet potatoes are scarce and bring
much higher prices than they did.
Onions are steady I'D quiet, and tur-
nips hold steady. Spinach is in good
demand and kale sells well. Cabbages
are firm under smaller offerings
Potatoes-Aroostook green noun
tains, 5O@53c a bu; hebrons, 4Sc; Da-
kota reds, 45@47c; New York rurals,
45c; sweets, Jerseys, $3.5O@4 a Dbl;
Vlnelands, $3.50.
Onions-Native, $1@1.20 pu; Span
ish onions, $3.50 a CRIT; leeks, SOC doz
punches.
Turnips-Yellow, 81 a Dbl: white, so
Q75c a bu; French white, ST .51u2 IL bag.
Spinach, etc-Native spinach, 2514Oc
a bu; Norfolk, 1926 a Dbl; Norfolk kale,
Soc Dbl.
ages-White, 81 a biol; savoy, 81
Dbl; red, 81 box.
Il ettuce, etc-Hothouse lettuce, 2501
75c a box of three doz; chicpry. 81 a
doz heads; mint, $1@1. 25 doz punches;
.watercress, SOC doz lunches; parsley,
75c a blu.
es; pascal, $1@1.5O; Boston narset.
S1.7502.
Beans-Southern string beans, 500
$50 a bskt; butter beans, $303.50 a
bskt.
Squash-Turban, 75c a Dbl; marrow,
75c a Dbl; hubbard, $15@1S a ton;
pumpkins, SOC box.
Miscellaneous-Beet 5O@6Oc a bu.
carrots, SOC a bu; parsnips, 75@S5c a
blu; cucumbers, $1.5O@2 a box; egg
plants, $1.5O@1.75 "a doz; radishes, 81
@1.25 a box; caulifower, $3@5 Dbl;
brussels sprouts, 121z@15c a ct; oyster
plants, 81 doz; artichokes, 81 a box,
okra, 81 a crt.
There has been better movement of
apples. Prices are not materially
changed. Choice late cranberries have
advanced, but other kinds are unchang-
ed. A few domestic grapes are still
coming in and are cleaning up slowly
Apples-Kings, fancy table stock,
$4,000 a Dbl; common, S1.5O02;
SHOWS, fancy, 81; northern spies, fancy,
s3.50@4; ordinary, $1.25@2; baldwins,
fancy, $2.50@2.75; common, $1.25@
1.75; No. Is, $1.25; greetings, New
York, good to fancy, $1.75@2; Vermont
extra fancy, $2.75; common sour, S1.25
@1.75; tolman sweets, $2.25@2.5 so;
baldwins and greetings in bulk. STA
1.25 a bbl.
Cranberries-Choice late varieties,
s6.5O@7 a Dbl; choice early varieties.
S5@5.5O; common to good, $4@5; crates,
81 .5O@2.25 each.
Pears-Native beurre bose, S3d4
bu.
Grapes-Western New York pony
bskts, S@13c each; malagas, $3@7.5O
a key.
Pork provisions are steady and I'M
changed at: Short cut and heavy
hacks, $16.25; long cut, SIT; medium,
$3.50; lean ends, 1S.25@19. 25; bean
PORK, $12.50@13; fresh ribs, S1k@9 3-4c;
fresh shoulders, 8 1-4c; smoked Shout
ders, 8 1-8c; corned shoulders, 8 1-Sc;
hams, 1O012c; bacon, 11@141zc; sau.
sages, 8 3-4@13c; Frankfurts, $40
TO 1-4c; bolognas, s 1-4c.
Fresh beef has been quiet and prices
have been easy, though some choice
Christmas stock has sold as high as
Zoe. Choice heavy cattle, S@91zc; light,
51k@71ac; heavy binds, 1O012c; light,
67a@oc; heavy fores, 51z@7c; light,
4@5c.
Lambs declined again under full re-
ceipts and a moderate demand. Veals
are firm. Spring lambs, 1O01O1zc; year
Engs, 7@Sc; muttons, 7@6c; veals.b9
Gle; fancy, 12c.
The cooler weather helped the pou1-
try trade and prices stiffened up a lit
tie on turkeys. Northern turkeys were
all cleaned up early, and western stock
was practically all taken care of with
out putting anything into cold storag e