News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-21
I'M HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

hrmer, though prices show little change,
There is an improved demand tom
large operators. Northern creamery p
Q22c; western, 2Od21c; dairy, 19Qt2lc
Cheese is quiet, but firm. New lork
state, 9M10c; Vermont twins, 9Q91sc.
There is an upward tendency Ia he
egg market, though the receipts con-
tinue heavy, and there is nothing APP
parently to justify higher prices eX-
cept some speculative demand, Choice
nearby, 22u221ac; eastern, 19u:lc
western, 1101Sc.
Dealings have been on a very lively
scale i'll the local wholesale fruit aad
vegetable market. Some dealers com
pain that there has been altogether
too much stuff in the market, and the
quality Of the arrivals i'll many III
stances has been poor.
Old potatoes have moved UP sharply
under shortening of receipts and q
fairly active demand. New stock mas
been coming freely and has sold slow
~, except when of good size and quai-
ity Asparagus has been more p.cnti-
FIJI and prices have declined. Re
ceipts of string beans have been Ia
Apples are slightly easier owing to a
smaller inquiry. Dealers are Offering
n new variety of banana known as TIE
fig banana. They derive their name
from their flavor, which is much ike
that Of fig. They are sweeper rhGn
red banana, but not so rich; the size
is about half that of the larger banahe
and they run about s to 10 hands to a
bunch. They are quoted at 75cM$1.2J
a bunch.
Receipts of cantalOupes have beer
very heavy and the feeling is weak,
since most of the arrivals have been al
poor condition. A good many Of tie
recent receipts of strawberries have
been soft and poor and have gone al
low prices. Fancy lots find u ready sale
at good prices. Blackberries sci, slow
II and blues find buyers only when
cIoice, large and dry. Cherries are
steady, but apricots and plums are
lower. Watermelons are in good re
quest.
POtatoes-New southern, $1.75022J
d Dbl; old AroOstook green mountains,
50GJ5c bu; hebrons, 40c a bu; sweets,
North Carolina, So a crt.
BeanS-Suing beans, Baltimore,
green, $101.5O a bskt; wax 5ocG2$l -
a bskt; Norfolk green, 5Ce0$1.50 a Dskt;
wax, 50cM$1.50 a bskt.
Peas-Natiye, $l.50M2 bu.
Cabbages-New southern, JC075c n
CIT. and Toe Dbl.
Celery-White. $1.2501.50 d ben.
Asparagus-Native $3@G a box Of
three doz bchs.
Lettuce, etc-Hothouse lettuce, &c
doz heads; romaine, 75cM$1 doz
heads; mint, 35c a doz bchs; southern
watercress, 40c a dOz bchs; parsley
$15O a bu.
Onions-TeXas, 81 a CRIT Egyptians
$2.37h@2.50 a bag; bunch onions, SOC
box; leeks, 81 a doz bchs.
Spipach-Native, &c bu.
quashes-SOuthern marrow, 81 ia
$50 a Dbl; SKINNER squashes, $lUI-j
a crt.
Native dollhouse, I21aGl
15c a pound; southern, $1M2 a CRIT.
Turnips-Yellow. new, So a bbi, old
50 Dbl; bunch turnips, 2O03Oc Il doz
bchs.
Observation-Disclosures, $lGi3 a
box; carrots, S5c0$1 a bu; bunch car
rots, 60@90c doz bchs; parsnips, $3.50
az blu; radshes, soc box, beets, 81
a bu; bunch beets, 4005Oc a doz 5chs;
peppers, $202,50 crit; elephants. $l5r
a do2; rhubarb, 15020c a bu box; cauli-
flowers. $125015O box.
Apples-Badwins, $15O63 a Dbl;
russetS, extra fancy, $303. 5O;, rusStts
No. l, $2.500275; other russets, Sis
o..
Observation-Disclosures Hudson riE,r
fancy, 10012c I ct; common to good. |
709c; Jersey fancy, 10M12c; common to
good, G09c; Baltimore, &c; backberrirs,
North Carolina, S010c a ct; blueber-
ries, green, case a at; raspbe"rir&,
Maryland and Delaware, SQ12c a pt.
PruneS-California tragedy, S22.,GI |
2.75 a 4-bskt crt. i
Cherries-California fancy, S202.50 |
a 10pound box; fair to good, $t.50Gl |
1.75; poor, ST.
Apricots-California, $10125 a l.
bskt crt; 150SJc 3-bskt crt.
Peaches-California, $1.25@1J0 a
box.
'Cantaloupes-Florida Rocky Ford
seed selected 81. 25Q1. 10 crt; common
10 good, 75c@$1.
Watermelons-F Florida, 25040c apiece
Pork provisions are steady at
slight decline on some cuts.
Fresh beef is dull and lower, only an
occasional very choice steer brIrgina
14c. Receipts for the week have
been moderate Extra heavy sides, s
as Lie; good, 1901 3-4c; light, IA
1-4c; heavy kinds 8 3-4@1Oc; good.
'11@9 34c; light 9Q1Oc; heavy fores,
1-4@6hc; good, 5 3-4Q6c; light, 8
151ac.
There is firm market for choice
ambs; muttons and yearlings are
Iuiet; veals are steady. Fall lambs. IL
I12c; spring lambs 13015c; veal
irgs, Sd9c; lSuttons, 7QS15c; veals, va
&C. with fancy higher.
Poultry is generally quiet, though !
hoice westers iced fowls are in de-
nand, Frozen stock is steady and un-
hanged. Western iced turkeys. 1Sa
NJ, nortI,o,n G