St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-10-05
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Oct. 3.-The butter market
has developed firmer feeling in SYM
pathy with other markets, though the
demand has not been large, as the local
trade is not yet willing to pay the
higher prices. Northern creamery, %
G23kc; western, 22@227kc; firsts, 100
Ice; dairy, 171z@19c.
The cheese market has also felt the
impulse of firmer country markets and
higher prices are asked though trade,
is quiet. Round York state, 1OQ11c;
Vermont twins, 1O@1O7sc.
Eggs have held steady for all me-
deium grades, though choice nearby
stock is firm and prices have adj
vanced. Choice nearby, 3O@32c; east
ern, 24@26c; western, 2O@22c.
Beans are firmer on the strength in
the country. Frost and bad weather
have hurt the crop, it is reported. Pea
and medium are higher and further
advance is predicted.
The fruit and vegetable market is
fairly active and a firm tone prevails.
Most of the dealers say the market
will continue firm. Most of the
changes have been advances. Jersey
double-heads in sweet potatoes, which
were scarce last week, are now in good
supply, and the sale is slow. The last
of the ROCKFORD cantaloupes are now
on the market, and no more arrivals
are expected. Peaches are not very
good this year, and many kinds are out
of the market. The native peaches
bring from 75c to $1.25 basket. Bart
lett pears are about out of market.
Very fine caulifower is seen in the
market district, and the offerings are
heavy. This vegetable seems to be
growing more popular with housekeep-
ers. Good squash can be had any
where. Green corn is higher, as it is
about the end of the sea son. Vegetable
quotations follow:
Potatoes-Hebrons, 4S@5Oc a blu;
Green mountains, 5O@53c bu; cloth
head sweets, $1.5O@1.62 Dbl; double
heads, $1.75@2 a Dbl.
Onions-Native, 8O@S5c a blu; Span
ish onions, So a crt; leeks, SOC a doz
bchs.
Turnips-Yellow, 81 a Dbl; white, SO
@75c a blu.
Spinach, etc-Spinach, 25c bu; cab
bages, So for 100; Savoy cabbages, 75c
a Dbl; red cabbages, SOC a box.
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce, 15@25c a doz
heads; mint, 25c a doz bchs; water
cress, 35c a doz bchs; parsley, 1214c
a blu.
Tomatoes 5Oc@$1.5O a bu;
green, 4O@5Oc blu.
Beans-String beans, green, $1@1.25
d bu; wax, $2@2.25 bu; shell beans,
$1@1.5O a bu; Lima beans, 75c a bu;
imported Lima beans, slips bu.
Miscellaneous-Beets 25@4Oc a bu;
carrots, 100000 a bu; parsnips, Soc a
bu; cucumbers, $1@1.5O a box; pick
ling cucumbers, $1@5 box; eggplants,
75c@$1 doz; peppers, 4Oc bu; mar
row squash, 65@75c a Dbl; turban
squash, 81 Dbl; celery, 75c@S1 a doz
bchs; radishes, 25c box; caulif1ower,
$1.5O02 a. doZ; green corn, $4,000 a
box; pumpkins, 5Oc@$1 a box.
Apples are coming in freely and the
general market is dull and weak. GRAY
ensteins keep well sold up and other
choice red eating sorts sell fairly.
Green varieties generally dull and hard
to place. Some Baldwins and green
ings in bulk selling at about 75c per
Dbl. Cranberries plenty and dull with
very few sales at over SIS and in a good
many at a lower range.
Apples-Gravensteins $2@2.5O a Dbl;
macintosh reds, $2@2.5O; Alexanders,
$1.75@2.25; Hubbardstons, $1.25@1.5O;
porters and pippins, $1.25@1.5O; COM
mon sour, 75c@$1.25 a barrel; sweets,
$1.25@1. so; Baldwins and greetings,
in bulk per Dbl, 75c; crabapples,
$1@2.25.
Cranberries- Cape Cod, choice dark,
$5@525 per Dbl; light to medium, $425
t14.75.
Peaches York state, 5O@S5c a bskt;
native peaches, 75c@$1. %; Colorado, 81
@1.25.
Pears-Native Bartletts, refrigera-
tor stock, $2.25@3 a bu; native sheldons,
$1.25@2 bu; native ANXIOUS, $1.25@
1.75 a box; seckels, $1.5O@2.5O a box;
cooking stock, 75c@$1 a box
Plums-York state, 25@35c S-lb bskt;
damsons, 25c@3Oc S-lb bskt; green
gage, 2O@25c 8-lb bskt.
Cantaloupes-Colo Rockyfords,
$1.25 a standard crt.
Grapes-Hudson river varieties, SOC
@$1 a case; pony baskets, 1O011c each;
western New York pony baskets, 100
1Sc each; California tokays, $1.75@
$50 a crt; California malagas, $1.25@
$50 a crt.
Pork provisions are firmer, with
good request with the packers.
Fresh beef has sold in moderate
way at steady prices. There is still
considerable low grade beef offering,
which sells at low prices. Choice
whole cattle are quoted at S@9c, with
kinds at 11@111kc and fores at 6@6kc
Lambs have been in full supply and
prices have ruled easy. Muttons are
quiet. Veals are firm. Western fall
lambs, 7@Sc; spring lambs, S@9c;
yearlings, 6@7c; muttons, 6@7c; veals,
9@11c.
Receipts of poultry have been fairly
free for the season, and prices have