St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-07-05
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


lot been good, and prices have been
well sustained. Northern creamery,
21@22c: western, 20Q21c; dairy, il
@20c.
Cheese is firm and higher in sympa-
thy with primary markets. York state,
10m1oKc; Vermont twins, 9A@10c.
Eggs are in smaller receipt, and the
market is a little irmer, though prices
are not quotably higher. Choice near
by, 22@23c; eastern, 19Q21c; western
16h@17hc..
Beans are very firm, owing to unfa-
yorable reports from all producing dis
tricts. Carload lots, pea, $1.95d2; me-
dunn. $2.15@2.20; yellow eyes, $2.lVg
o.15: red kidneys, $3@3.10; California
email white, $2.50@255; jobbing prices
1O015c higher.
Fruits and vegetables have been &C.
tive. There has been plenty OF stun
on hand, and as prices have been mod
crate the retailers have bought freely.
Vegetables generally have not
changed since week ago. Potatoes
ore lower. New stock has been conf
inc freely and OLD potatoes have been
very plenty. Cabbages have declined,
but string beans, cucumbers and as
aragus have stiffened. Native string
beans are now in the market, but COM
mand high prices. Onions have not
changed, though offerings are very
large and the demand is not very &C.
tive. Tomatoes are in good supply
and lower for southern stock. Tur-
nips are tirmer. Squashes are STEADY.
New southern apples are coming in
well and have a good sale. Old stock
is very scarce. The offerings include a
few lots of russets, baldwins and Ben
Davis of ordinary quality. Canta-
loupes are not SO plenty and are firm
err particularly choice ripe offerings
which are in active request. Berries
are as whole lower than they were
a week ago. Watermelons are plenty
and sell at a wide range. A few pears
have arrived from California and they
are dear.
Apples-New North Carolina and
Virginia, $1.25@1.75 half-barrel bskt
old stock, nominal.
s-Strawberries, fancy Marsh
field, 1702Oc a at; native, S@1Oc; Digh
ton and Connecticut, case; blackber
ries, Maryland, Delaware and jersey
fancy, 1O013c a qt; ordinary, 4@6c
blueberries, Pennsylvania, 7@1Oc at
New England, 12@15c; North Carolina
bdSc; gooseberries, regular, 1Oc at
mammoth, 12@1Sc; raspberries, HUI
son river cups, 4@5c; pints, 7@9c.
Currants-Large red, 8@9c OF
small red, safe.
Plums-Georgia, $1.50@2.50 a cal
rier; California tragedy prunes, $l'5ot
2 q four-bskt crit; Burbanks, $1.25C
$50; small fruit, $1@1.15.
Cherries-Hudson river, 4OG5Oc a
s-pound bskt
Apricots-California fancy, 81 a crt
more or less ripe, 75@S5c.
l Peaches-Oahforni early Hale
fancy, SIPS a box; small, 81; fame
yellow Crawfords, st. Johns and in
perials, $1.5O@175; Georgia choie
}, sound, $1.5O02 a carrier; poor to fal
T5c@$1.25.
Cantaloupes-Georgia and Florid
Rocky Ford seed, $1.50d2.50 crt 6
: to quality.
d Watermelons-As to size and Qualit
s $1,000 a hundred.
It Vegetables are quoted as follows:
s Potatoes-Choice hard Aroostook o
d stock, 2S@35c bu; new Norfolk,
'e 01.5O Dbl; new eastern shore, 81
- 1.5O a Dbl; sweets, North Carolina
II Sc a crt.
p Beans-String beans, native, $3.50
D. bu; southern, $1.25 a bskt; butt
o7 beans, native, 81 bu; southern 81.
p a bskt.
a. Cabbages-Barrels and crts, 75c@$
" Lettuce, etc-Hothouse lettuce, 15C
al doz heads; romaine, T5c@$1 a d
e. heads; eskro, Soc doz heads; mint,
II 035c doz bchs; watercress, 40c a
os bchs; parsley, soc bu.
pit Onions-Texas, 81 crit; Egypt;
- $2@2 IS bag; bunch onions, SOC be
Ia leeks, 81 a doz bchs.
n Squashes-Southern marrow, $1.5
ke Dbl; summer squashes, $3.50 crt.
TO Tomatoes-Native dollhouse, 10@12
IL a pound; southern, $1@1.50 crit.
OIL Turnips-Yellow, new, $303.5O b
- bunch turnips, 20@3Oc doz bchs.
m Miscellaneous-Peas, $1@1.5O a
M cucumbers, $1.5O@4.50 a box; carrC
I'm 81 a bu; bunch carrots, 30Q5Oc a
rs bchs; radishes, 5O@75c box; spina
ne 15c q bu; beets, 81 bu; bunch be-
or 15@20c doz bchs; peppers, $2,25@1
- a CRIT; elephants, $1.25 crit; wi
ass celery. $125@1. so a bch; rhubarb,
ltn a bu box; asparagus. $4@7.50 boz
ro, three doz bchs; caulifowers, ST.:
'eo Its a doz heads.
- Pork provisions are quiet, but stea
TT with little change for the week.
ers Fresh beef is quiet and easy, but
quotably lower. Extra heavy si'
Z 3-4@Sc; good, 7 1-4@7hc; light,
49, Z 1-4c; heavy kinds, 10@10 1-4c; q
p - $500 3-4c; light, 9@914c; heavy TO
'-so 51A@5 3-4c; good, 8 1-4@5hc; Ii
o'' 4 3-4@5c.
Lambs are In moderate supply,
choice lots are firmly held; muttons
LII, b..