St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-08-30
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

| NoltueIu CledueIy, EA12U%OCi WeSteru
22G224c; dairy, 19@21c.
Cheese advanced sharply in sympa,
thy with butter and held the advance
till the close. York state, 11@12c; Yer
mont twins, 11@11kc.
Receipts Of eggs continue liberal for
the season, but only small proportion
are suitable for the best trade, and,
therefore, choice fresh gathered are
very firm at advanced prices. Choice
nearby, 2S@30c; eastern, 25@26c; west
ern, 21@z3c.
Business has been rather slow in the
local fruit and vegetable market dur.
ing the past week. The last two weeks
in August every year are accounted
| dull and heavy, and this season is no
exception. Farm truck has been of.
fered in large quantities, and as the de-
mand is somewhat limited, the market
has been well loaded down.
Dealers in fruits have not been SO
flooded with supplies, but the arrivals
| have been numerous and prices moder-
| ate.
Opinions as to the apple crop are
widely divergent. Some say it will not
be over Go percent, while others say it
will be far above that figure. If one
can believe the farmers the crop is 10
be light one. No one, however, pre-
diets a shortage of apples in the states.
Plums are in fair supply and grapes
plenty and of good quality. Choice
cantaloupes from Arizona and Colo
RADIO are in the market at good prices.
Sweet potatoes are of nice quality
and there are plenty of them. Green
corn is being offered more freely The
cauliflower looks very nice and is SELL
ing well. Other garden truck of ma
tive production is plentiful and prices
are moderate.
Apples-Native Williams, S2.5O63 so
a barrel; native stock in bushel boxes,
5Oc@$1.25; Maine astrachans, $2.5O63:
Jersey pippins, $250@3 a barrel; Jer-
sey collins, $3@3.50 a barrel; Jersey
gravensteins, $25O@3.5O a barrel; ma
tive porters and pippins, $2@2. %; crab
apples, 50@75c a bushel.
Observation-Disclosures, 11614c quart;
blackberries, 14@16c a quart, and S0 |
10c pint.
Plums-California Kelseys, $1,000 |
2 a crate; Satsumas, $1.5O@2; gross,
$2.5O@3.25; Hungarians, $2.37k@ |
2S71a; Bradshaws, $3.50; German
prunes, $1.50G1.75 a crate.
Potatoes-New Maine stock 65667c
a bushel; Bristol Ferry, R. l., 50 bar
rel Jersey, 81 barrel, and 65@67c a
bushel; sweets, southern, 50 25@2. 371s
a BARREL
Beans-String beans, 75c@S1 BUSH
ell; butter beans, 75c@$1 bushel; shell
beans, $1@1.75 a bushel; lima beans,
$2Q250 a bushel.
Cabbages-Native, seas hundred.
Lettuce, etc-Hothouse lettuce, 25@
40c dozen heads; romaine, 25@35c a
dozen heads; escarole, SOC a dozen
heads; mint, 25c a dozen punches;
watercress, 40c dozen punches; pars-
ley, 15@25c bushel.
Onions-Native, 65@75c a bushel;
Spanish, $2.75@3 a crate; picking
onions, $2@3 bushel; bunch onions,
SOC box; leeks, 60c a dozen punches.
Squashes-Native summer white
and yellow, 15c dozen; native mar
row, $1@1.25 a barrel.
Peaches-Californi $1.5O@1.75 a
box; western, $3,5O@4 a bushel basket;
Delaware, $2.25@2.75 a 6-basket car
rier; native, Y bushel basket, S1@1.50;
Michigan, $1.5002.5O a bushel.
Pears-California bartletts, $465 a
barrel; native clapp's favorite, $1.250
LOO bushel; native bartletts, $262.25
bushel; Jersey bartletts, $4@5 bar
REL
Grapes-Maryland and Delaware.
Oelawares, $3.50 carrier; Moor's
early, 15G16c small pony basket; Hud-
son river Delawares, $3.50 a carrier; ,
champion, 1O@15c small basket; NAL
lga, $2.50Q3; muscat, $2.5O@3. {
Tomatoes-Native, 75c@$1. 25 a BUSH t
II; dollhouse, 3@4c a pound.
Turnips-Yellow, 81 barrel; white, I
'5c@$1 bushel.
Miscellaneous-Peas, $1.50@2a bush
4; green corn, 40050c box of 5 dozen: |
No. 1, $1,25@1.75 a box;
70. z, 5O@75c; carrots, new, 75c@$1
'ushel; bunch carrots, 25c a dozen
bunch parsnips, Toe a dozen
radishes, 40450c box; spiu-
oh, 45G50c bushel; beets, SOC a bush
!; bunch beets, 15@2Oc a dozen bunch \
S; peppers, 50975c a box; eggplants. /
DC dozen; native celery, 75c@$1 doz- g
n punches; rhubarb, 25c a bushel box; b
auliflowers, 50@75c a box. il
Pork products have been very firm,
With decided advances in lard. Barrel
ork advanced 25@5Oc.
Fresh beef is dull and easy, the effort =
advance prices having failed. The :
uotations are: Extra heavy sides, S6Q
1-4c; good, 71k@Sc; light, 7@7hc;
eavy kinds, 1Oh@11c; good, 10@1Ohc;
ght 7@9hc; heavy fores, 5@5zc;
ght, 1-4@4 3-4c.
The supply of choice spring lambs is
ecidedly short and prices have ruled
igher in consequence; muttons and
earrings are quiet; veals are firm, with
ancy calves wanted. Fall lambs, 00
Dc; spring lambs, 11@121ac; yearlings.
98c; muttons, 7@Sc; veals, 961Oc, with
lncy higher.
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