St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-10-25
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Oct 23.-Butter is firm, at
ter a slight advance. Fancy lots and
prints viii easily bring 25c, but 24c
/ rs about the top for creamery tubs
/ FirmncSs in other markets has had Il
stinening effect here, but the demand
is still moderate. Northern creamery,
23@24c; western, 221zQ23c; dairy, IS
| a2lc.
Cheese Is very steady, with little
! change in prices, though late in the
week some fancy lots were held at
l2iac. The demand is moderate. York
state. II 3-4Q12 14c; Vermont twins
11lt@l2c
Choice fresh laid eggs are firm and
higher, with the market only fairly well
supplied. There is also a firmer feel
Ing in the best western marks. Choice
nearby, 35d36c; eastern, 2S030c; west
ern, 2j@35c.
The local fruit and vegetable market
has, upon the whole, been satisfactory
during the past week. Vegetables are
quite sufficient for the demand, and
are, in most cases, cheap.
Fancy red eating apples continue to
move freely and the best grades of
cooking stock have a good sale Mack
intoSh reds take a wide range as to
price, as good many Of the offerings
are poor and scabby. A barrel of
strictly fancy mackintoshes would
readily fetch IS, but most of the ar
rivals go for considerably less. Alex,
anders are quoted at $3@3.50 a BARREL
but once in while 81 is secured. A
few lots Of Vermont greetings have
been received and brought somewhat
higher prices than those from other
states.
Cranberries are having better call
and as supplies are not large they have
moved up little. The season on plums
is nearly over and they are scarce and
high, though not of very good quality.
Pea,A are no longer quoted. Pears
are plenty and not cleaning up very
rapidly. Grapes continue to move free
ly and there is firmer feeling in most
kinds in response to smaller receipts.
Potatoes are in large supply, but they
hold steady under good demand
Some choice lots of Green mountains
sell slightly above the market quota
tons. Sweet potatoes continue plenty
and easy owing to a slack inquiry.
Cabbages are in steady demand Cauli-
flowers are abundant and very cheap.
Cucumbers continue scarce and high
and elephants are firmer. Onions, pep
pers and squashes are easy but tur-
nlps are steady and tomatoes have had
sharp rise.
Cranberries-Cape Cod, choice dark,
$1@S a barrel; common to good, $4,000
Z; crates, $22502.75.
Pears-Seckels, $2.5003.5O a bushel;
bosses, $2.7503.25 a bushel; ANXIOUS, 81
Q2.50 bushel; sheldons, $2.75M3.25 a
bushel; bartletts, $303.50 bushel;
cooking stock, $1@1.50 a bushel.
Grapes-Almerias, $3.50@6 a key;
California tokays, $1.7502 a 4-basket
crate; cornishons, $1.75@2; muscats, So
Q2.25; York state pony baskets, Della
wares, 13M15c, Niagaras, 12M14c; Sa-
lens. 100l2c; cataWbas, 11M12c; Con-
cords, 13c; Pennsylvania Concords, 22c
an S-pound basket.
Potatoes-Aroostook Green noun
tains, 62M63c bushel; hebrons, $50
G0c; York state rurals, 5505Sc; sweets,
Jersey double heads, $15002 barrel:
Virginia cloth heads, $1.2501.5O a bar
rel.
Beans-String beans, 50@75c bas-
ket; butter beans, 75c a basket; shell
beans, $2,50@3 bushel; lima beans, SO
Q3.50 a bushel.
Cabbages-Drumhead, 81 a barrel;
savoy, 75c barrel; red, Goo box.
Cucumbers-No 1, $7@9.50 a box;
No. ., $25005.
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce, 25c a box; 70.
maine, 75c a dozen heads; escarole, 75c
dozen heads; parsley, 121ac bushel;
mint, 25c dozen punches: watercress.
%'c dozen punches.
Onions-Native, 75c bushel; west
ern Massachusetts, roc bushel; Span
lsh, $3@3.50 a crate; leeks, 4O05Oc a
dozen lunches.
SquaShes-Native marrow, 75c a bar
rel; turban, 90c barrel; western hub
bard, S15@16 ton; pumpkins, 4Oc q
box.
Tomatoes-Native red, $25O04
bushel; green, 75c@$1 a bushel.
Turnips-Yellow, 9Oc barrel: white,
SOC bushel.
INSTRUMENTATION corn, ST a box:
carrots, SOC a bushel; parsnips, 75c a
bushel; radishes. Soc a box: spinach,
zoe a bushel; beets, 75c a bushel: pep.
pers, 25050c box; elephants, 81
dozen; southern, $1.5002.5O a basket:
native celery, white 75@S5c a dozen
punches; pascal, 81; Boston market,
S1.25; caulitlowers, 25c small box. and
sOa73c a large box; okra, $2.75 a crate.
Fork provisions are firmer, and hams.
smoked shoulders and raw leaf lard
are higher.
There is steady market for fresh
beef, without further change in prices.
though a few choice cattle have sold as
nigh as SIC. Extra heavy sides. 1874
as lac; good, 7@7Ac light, 5hm6hc;
heayy kinds. 10@10hc; good, 91a@1Oc;
llght' l@9c; heavy fores, 51s06c; good.