News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-05-31
I'M HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, May 29.-The butter mar
ket has been steady, though receipts
kre LIBERAL The demand is active.
Northern creamery, 2314d24c; western,
2302lc; dairy, 22a23c.
New cheese is plentiful, but much Of
1t is of poor quality Old cheese is
steady. York state, 140141ac; Vermont
twins. 13@131ac; new cheese, 11@12c
Eggs are easier though prices have
not yet materially declined. Choice
nearby, 21@22c; eastern, 19M20c; west
en-, 1S019c.
Pea beans are very firm, but other
grades are steady and unchanged.
Carload lots, pea, $1SO01.S5; me-
dunn, S2.10M215; yellow eyes, $2,10g
10; red kidneys, $2.S502.90; Cali
fornia small white, 81 2JQ2.G0; job
bling price, 1O015c higher
Dealings in the local market for
fruits and vegetables during the past
week have been much livelier than Il
the week previous. Warmer weather
has enlivened the demand materially
and business has compared favorably
with that of other years at this time.
Supplies generally are plenty, but as
pdragus is scarce and offerings of GU
cumbers were small until the end OF
the week.
Changes in prices during the week
have been numerous and in each direc-
ton. Bananas had a sharp rise I'M
der an active demand and small ar
rivals. The call for asparagus has
been good despite the high prices. OLD
potatoes have been moderately active
and steady; new stock is coming in
freely and is easier. Fancy string
beans are scarce and most of them
are poor
Cabbages are lower and onions have
declined under increased receipts. Pars-
ley has had a smart advance since
week ago. Spinach and other kinds of
greens are plenty and cheap. Sum-
ner squashes are lower, but turnips are
firmer. There are plenty of tomatoes
in the market but not many fancy
lots, Choice peas move readily. Rhu-
barb is abundant and cheaper.
Apples are firm and in good demand.
Arrivals of strawberries have been
heavy, but include only few fancy
large. The latter are wanted. Cher
ries are not yet very plenty.
Vegetables are quoted as follows:
Potatoes-Aroostook green noun
tains, Soc a bu; hebrons, 3O032c; Da-
kota reds, SOC; rose, 25@3Oc; new Flor
idas $250@3 a Dbl; new Bermudas,
$505.5O a Dbl; sweets, North Carolina,
81 a CRIT
String beans, Charleston, $2@
$50 a bskt; Norfolk, 81 a bskt; butter
beans, $1.5O@2.5O a bskt.
Cabbages-New southern, S101.25 .
crt.
Celery-White, $1012j a bch.
Aspara gus-Native, $4M5 a box OF
three doz bchs; native giant, $6M7.50
a box of three doz; New Jersey, $40
4 80 doz bchs.
Lettuce, etc-Hothouse lettuce, $1.25
az box of three doz heads; romaine,
75c@$1 doz heads; mint, 50@G0c
doz bchs; watercress, southern, 40c
doz bchs; parsley, 81 blu.
Onions-Bermudas $1.1O@1. % a crt;
Texas, $1.25@1,50 a crt; Egyptians,
S2.5O@2.75 a bag; bunch onions, 5O@GOc
a box; leeks, soc q doz bchs.
Spinach, etc-Native spinach, 15025c
a blu; beet greens, 25040c bu; dande-
lions, 30040c bu; native kale, 25c a
blu.
quashes-Summer squashes, 75c0
81 a crt.
Tomatoes-Native dollhouse, 12h0
15c pound; Florida, $1.50d2.5O a crit.
Turnips-Yellow, 50 a Dbl; bunch
turnips, 75cM$1 a doz bchs; French
white, 1926 Il bag.
Miscellaneous-Southern peas, SO %
a bskt; Maryland, $175@2; cucumbers.
ST .500450 a box; carrots, $101.25 a Lu;
bunch carrots, G0@S5c doz bchs;
$101.50 a blu: radishes, %
@40c bu box; beets, $101.25 a bu;
bunch beets, $1d1.25 a doz bchs, pep
pers, $2.5002,75 crt; elephants, 50 a
doz; oysterplants, $3.50 a doz bchs;
rhubarb, 15d20c bu box.
Fruit quotations follow:
Apples-Baldwins, $15O02.5O a Dbl
russets, extra fancy, $3.5O04; No. l,
S2F5Q3; other grades, $1.25@2.
Observation-Disclosures and Della
ware fancy, 13d14c a at; choice, Sd1Oc;
fair to good, 70Sc; Baltimore, Sd9c;
best Sc; average, 507c.
Observation-Disclosures, $2.5Od3 a 10
pound box.
All barrel pork was marked down SOC
on all except bean pork, which was DC
lower.
There is slightly firmer feeling in
fresh beef though prices are not yet
advanced. Trade continues dull. Ex-
ira heavy sides, 8 $4,000; good, 8 1-40
6'ac; light 714QSc; heavy kinds, 10 81
Q11c; good, 10 1-4@1Ohc; light, 9@1oc:
heavy fores, 6h@7c; good, 6 1-4Q61kc;
light, 5hdGc.
Lambs have been in moderate sup
ply and prices are firm. Yearlings are
steady. Veals are firm. Lambs, 110
l2c; yearlings, 9Q11Oc; muttons, So
DRc; veals, 1Od11c, with fancy higher.
Some fresh Rhode Island ducks are
but outside of this there is