St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-23
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on rhe Leading
Products In Demand

fancy makes not usually quoted. Stor-
age creamery forms large proportion
of recent receipts and it is difficult to get
full prices. Northern creamery, 241A@
Csc; western, 24,@24Ac; Vermont dairy,
10000; renovated butter, 17@1Sc.
Cheese still holds quiet with prices
barely steady except for very choice
lots. Round lots, Vermont twins. 11@
12c; New York twins. 11A@12c.
Eggs have been in very heavy re-
ceipt both here and in New York, and
prices have gradually sagged to sub
stantially a seasonable basis. While
the larger part of the receipts are west
ern. there is a good supply of eastern
and nearby. Prices are easy on the
lower basis Choice nearby, 21@24c;
eastern, 19@20c; western, 1S@19c.
Beans are quiet and unchanged. Car
load lots, pea, $2.20@2. 25; medium, $500
@2.25; yellow eyes, $2.S0@2.85; red kid
neys, $3.3O@3.4O; California small
white, $2.45@2.5O; foreign pea and me-
dunn, So; jobbing prices higher.
Apples are in full supply, especially
for lots not ranking as extras. The con-
tinued easiness in foreign markets has
still further tended to longest this mar
ket, and prices have declined on sew
eral popular varieties. Exports are
small and likely to continue so while
foreign markets rule low. The quota
tons are: Russets, 1908; Kings, 1904;
Baldwins, $2@2.75; greetings, $2.25@
ESQ; Hubbardstons and Hurlburts,
$1.5O@2.25; pound and Tolman sweets,
$1,000 %; northern spies, $2@3; Vir-
ginia York imperials, $3@3 %; No. 2,
all grades, $1.5O@2.
Vegetables are in fair demand. Re
ceipts are on the increase, and prices
are ruling lower on several varieties
Southern produce is meeting with fair
L sales at prices that take wide range,
according to the condition of the lots
offered.
Cabbages are a little more plentiful
and easier. Cucumbers are weak.
| Spinach is in moderate supply and
| firmer, under a good demand. Good
| fresh string beans are in steady demand.
| Lettuce is easier. There is a fair sup
| ply of tomotoes offering, but the pro-
| portion of fancy stock is small and
| prices are firm on such lots. Celery
| continues in good demand at steady
| prices.
The market is well supplied with do
nestle onions and the demand is not as
| active as it was a short time ago.
| Fancy stock, however, still brings full
| prices. SQuashes are firm and in good
demand. Beets, turnips, carrots and
| parsnips are steady.
| R0n0infC of 70 iJ,l1y how
| and there is steady, moderate demand
with prices ruling firm. Sweet pota-
toes are in good supply and having a
slow sale. Vegetables are quoted as
follows:
Potatoes are in good movement at
steady prices. Aroostook hebrons, 500
95c: Green mountains, 93@95c; Dakota
reds, 90c; sweets, Jersey double heads,
| $2@3. so.
Celery is getting scarce, prices being
very firm at: Pascal, 81 per doz: Bos-
ton market, 81 per doz.
Onions are firmer at: Spanish, large
crts, $3.50; natives, 81 .621k per bu: bbls,
$4@4.5O.
Cucumbers sell lower at $3@12 per bx.
Yellow turnips are unchanged at 81 80
| per Dbl; white French, So per Dbl;
white, 75c@$1 per bu; beets, S1.75 per
| bu; carrots. 75c@$1 per bu; parsnips,
| $3.50 per blu.
Lettuce is higher at 25@e0e per doz;
radishes, 40c per doz; mint, 75c per doz:
cress, 4Oc per doz: leeks, $1@1.5O per
| doZ.
Marrow sauashes are quoted at So per
Dbl; Hubbard, per ton, $60@SO.
Cabbages are firm at So. so per Dbl for
natives; Savoy, $2@2.5O per Dbl; red
$3.50 per Dbl.
Barrel pork and some cuts are lower,
with the market quiet There has been
a fair total marketing of hogs for the
time in the year.
The receipts of fresh beef have been
smaller, but the supply is still ample
and the market is easy. The demand is
slow, the bulk of the sales being at 61z
@7c for whole cattle, though a very
few choice heavy steers will bring
1-4c. and occasionally perhaps
even TIC.
The supply of lambs is little better
under control, and the market has stiff
fened up appreciably; muttons and
yearlings are steady; veals still hold
firm. Lambs, 9@9Ac; yearlings, Ga
61Ac; muttons, 6@7c; veals, 9@11c.
Poultry is in smaller receipt for west.
ern and choice fowls are little firmer
but other grades are quiet and nomi
na1ly unchanged. Turkeys, western, Is
@20c; chickens, northern, 15c; fancy, is
@20c; western, 14@15c; fowls, northern
141z@15c; western, 13h@14c; ducks
14@15c; geese, 11@12c.
Only now and then choice car OF
hay will bring $50, most of the arrivals
being of low grade. Receipts are heavy
Straw is frmer for both oat and rye
Millfeed is unchanged. Hay, No. L
$1,000: low grades, S13@1S; rye straw
$25@26; oat straw. $12@12.5O.
The Minneapolis flour output las
week was practically unchanged, but
being only 3700 bushels smaller than in
the week before, with a total of $50,
| QO0 barrels nSS Of firoo NV ~o,,,1 -.