Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


maintained OH the recent basis. Liver
pool has been steadily advancing The
quotations are: DIRK state, 14M141ac;
Vermont twins, 13G 14c.
Eggs have been in good demand and
prices are well sustained, in spite of
heavy receipts. Choice nearby. 200
21c: eastern. 1S6 19c; western, 1IM1Sc.
Beans are easier. with trade rather
quiet Carload lots. pea. $1.S212M1.S SO;
medium. s.. 2O02.25; yellow eyes, $2.l5
H225: red kidneys, $2.90d3; Cali
fornia small white, S2.5Od2.GO; job
bling prices. 1Od15c higher.
II cannot be learned that there is any
now maple sugar or syrup in the mar
ket. though there are plenty of COM
pounds. made up from cane sugar or
syrup and last years sugar melted
over The new law bears hard upon
this kind of trade, as the full story re-
garding the compound" must be
printed OH the package.
1t has been rather quiet week in
the local market for fruits and vege-
tables. Changes in prices have not
been very numerous, and in most cases
they have been declines. The market
is well stocked.
Potatoes are still very plenty, and
as there has been 10 improvement in
the demand. they continue weak.
There is u full supply of domestic
onions, and only choice, sound stock
brings top quotations. TurnipS are
easy under rather large offerings. and
light inquiry. Spinach is coming in
freely and is cheap. Drumhead cab
bages are lower, but the other kinds are
firm. Lettuce has declined, but celery
i higher. String beans are in steady
request at slightly lower prices than
prevailed a week ago. Squashes are.
firm. Tomatoes are not plenty, and
fancy lots are held above quotations.
Rhubarb is moving we'll and aspara gus
meets with 4 ready sale Cucumbers
are Il bit easier. The call for sweet
potatoes is quiet. and supplies are
cleaning up slowly.
Apples are quiet and little charged
Cranberries have a very slow sale at
irregular prices. Strawberries, par
ticularly choice lots, are scarce and
high.
PotatOes-Aroostook green noun
tains. $3Sd40c a bu; hebrons, 35@3Sc:
Dakota reds, Soc; sweets, NineIand,
$3.50 a Dbl; half-bbl bskts. S1.75.
Oniors-Native. $1.5O a bu; Bermu-
das; $3d3.25 a crt; Ieeks, re doz
bchS.
IJIsn INK Ia
75cd$1 a bu; French white, So lag
Spinach, ~etc-HOthouse spinach,
--S125 a bu; Norfolk, ST .25@1. 10 Dbl;
dollhouse dandelions, $1.25- a bU; beet
greens 6Oc a bu.
Cabbag es-Drumhaad 81 Il Dbl; ga
yOy. S1.75 a Dbl: red, 1925 box
Lettuce etc-HOthOuse lettuce, S1M
a doZ bchs; watercress, 7Jc Il ioz bths;
parsley. 75c a bu.
Celery-White. $1@1.25 a bch; pas
cal, $3M4 a COZ bchs; Boston market,
$46i5 a doz bchs.
Southern string beans, So a
crt; butter beans, s. a crt.
| quaSheS-Turban, 81. - i hbl: mar
| row, $50 a Dbl; hubbard, $2O025 a
! ton
Tomatoes-Southern, 81 Il crit of six
bskts; dollhouse, 5O060c a pound.
| laneaus-Asparagu gus, native
dollhouse, 4Oc a bch: California, seas a
dOz bchS; new bch beets. $1.5OM1.75 a
dOz bchS; old beets. 75c a bu; carrots,
5OdGOc a bu; parsnips, 75c0S1 Il Blu;
cucumbers. $3@1O a box; elephants,
Sl.5Otd2 a doz; radishes. soc a doz
hchs; brussels sprouts, 121a015c a OF;
oyster plants. $1.50 a. doz bchs; south
ern peppers. $3.50 a crt; dollhouse rhu-
barb. 3U6c a pound; California cauli-
flowers, So a crt.
There is a frmer market for pork
provisions. with barrel pork and hams
higher. There has been a further de-
cline il the market supplies of hogs, as
compared with the recent movement.
Fresh beef is easier and trade is
quiet and draggy. even at the decline
Choice heavy cattle, 7@71ac; light, 81
Gl6l2c: heavy kinds, 9010c; light, 61a@
Sc. heavy fOres. 5Q5 lac; light, 404kc
Lambs are scarce for choice and
prices are much higher. The best east
eT'n springers bring $1Od15 each
while New York springers are quoted
at S5HlO each; muttens and yearling'
are steady; veals are scarce ard firm
Fall lambs. 11A@121kc: yearlings. So
&C. muttOns SQ9c; veals, 11@1112c
fancy. higher
Poultry is in moderate supply. The
bulk OF the receipts is quiet for al
fowls. The demand is quirc for al
grades and prices show little change
Western turkeys. small, 21@23c; mixed
sizes, 21Q2lc: northern chickens. large
19Q21c; medium. 15016c; northern
A fowls, 14d1Gc: western, 13@14c: geese
/, 1Cd11c; ducks. 12G17c.
D The best grades of hay are in goo,
. demand and prices are firm; low ant
medium grades are dull. Straw is i
moderate demand, but prices are shady
Nillfeed IS easy. Hay, No. l. S16d IL
. low grades, S11G16: rye straw. S20G
\ 81: oat straw. S1OSd11.