St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-05-25
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, May 23.-The butter market
has been generally quiet. Northern
creamery, 20 1-4021c; western, 20@
201sc; Vermont dairy, 1S@19e; reno
waited butter, 16Q17c.
There is still a quiet demand for old
cheese and prices are easier. New
cheese is coming forward slowly and is
neglected. Round lots, Vermont twins,
91z@10c; New York twins, 1O@101zc.
Eggs are firm for choice stock, but in
ferior grades are arriving more freely
and sell at low prices. Choice nearby,
21M22c; eastern, 191z@20c; western,
1S1zM191ac.
Beans are quiet but firm. Carload
lots, pea, 81 95@2; medium, $1.95@2;
yellow eyes, 2.75M2. so; red kidneys,
$3.1003.20 California small white,
$2.30@2.35; foreign pea, S1.S5@1.95;
foreign medium, $4,000. 95; jobhang
prices, 1O@15c higher.
Business was only fairly active for
country produce during the past week.
Despite the smaller trade, however,
prices are no lower and in many in
stances they are higher than they were
the markets tone as being stiff.
Receipts of asparagus were heavy
and prices eased off somewhat, but cold
weather caused falling off of the ship
ments and prices advanced again. Cab
bages are frmer, owing to a reduced
supply. There are liberal offerings Of
onions and prices are no more than
steady, with Egyptians somewhat
lower than week ago. Cucumbers
rule quiet. Peas are plentiful, with
Norfolks bringing 1926 a half-barrel
basket. North Carolina peas bring ir
regular prices, according to the quality.
String and butter beans are steady,
with the supply only moderate. Tur-
nips are quiet, but from 25 to so cents
barrel higher. The potato market
shows much firmer tone, owing to
small supply of white stock and an in
creased demand. New potatoes are in
moderate supply, and with fairly good
call rule steady. Vegeta BILE quotations
follow:
Potatoes-Hebrons, $1.O5@1.10 a
bushel; Green mountains, $1.15@1.20;
Dakota red, small, $4,000; Canadas,
9Oc0$1; Florida, new Sc barrel.
Onions $1.S71a a crate;
Egyptian, $2.25@2.75 bag; leeks, 81
a dozen punches.
Turnips-Yellow, $1.75 barrel;
white, $3.50; flats, 81 bushel.
Spinach, etc-Spinach, 25@35c a
bushel; dandelions, 15c a bushel; beet
green's, 75c bushel; kale, Zoe bushel;
cabbage, new, $2.25@2.50 a crate.
CONGRATULATIONS, 25c a pound;
fancy Floridas, $1.75@2 a crate.
Miscellaneous-Aspa natives,
$1.5O@2 a dozen; beets, 50 bushel;
dollhouse bunch beets, $1.50 dozen;
carrots, $3.50 a bushel; parsnips, $3.50
a bushel; cucumbers, $1.25Q4 a box;
eggplants, $2.5O03 a crate; peas, Nor
folk, 1925 a half-barrel; peppers, 1925
a crate; rhubarb, native, 81 per cwt;
Hubbard squash, $40 ton; summer
SQUASH 50c@$1.25 a crate; string
beans, $2@2.5O a crate; butter beans,
$25O03.75 a crate; white celery, 75c@
SIPS a bunch.
The market for fruits has been quiet
during the week and prices are but lit
tie changed. There was a better de-
mand for apples, but prices were gen.
orally in favor OF the buyer. Receipts
of strawberries have been rather large,
but the better grades had a good sale
at 1Oc to lac. The lower grades had
only a fair call.
Some cuts of pork products are lower,
but generally prices are steady with a
fair demand. The marketing of hogs
has been moderately lessened, while
there was an enlargement for the cor
responding time last year. The quality
is without notable change, being fairly
good as rule. Prices are little higher
than week ago, prominent markets
averaging about $4.75 per 100 pounds.
Quite likely the movement Of hogs
just now is being more or less re-
stricted by the active attentions being
given to seasonal BILE farming affairs.
Fresh beef stiffened up during the
week, choice whole cattle being quoted
at 3-4@Sc with sales. The supply is
moderate and the demand good.
Lambs are very firm for choice fall,
and muttons and yearlings also show
substantial gain; veals are steady.
Western fall lambs, 13@13kc; eastern
springers. $5@7 each; yearlings, 101s@
lie; muttons, 9@1Oc; veals, S@1Oc.
There is but little change to note in
poultry, the demand being moderate
and prices barely steady. Western
fowls form an exception to this, how
ever, the supply being light and prices
firmer. Fresh killed western turkeys,
16@17c; frozen western, 1S@19c; north
ern chickens, broilers, 25@3Oc; frozen
western chickens, 14@16c; fowls, north
ern, 15c; western, 14c; spring ducks,
22@23c.
Hay is firmly held for strictly choice,
and even may be said to be slightly
higher; straw is Unchanged; feed is
very firm ON the spot. Hay, No. 1,
$2O.5OQ21; low grades, $13@19; rye
straw, $25@26; oat straw, $10Q11.
The feature of the wheat market has
been the phenomenal advance in May