News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-08-23
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

sustained and prices are steady. North
ern creamery, 22@23c; western, 21kQg
22l2c; dairy, 1Sa20c.
The cheese market is easier, follow
ing the decline in the country. Trade
is rather quiet. York state, 10 3-4@
| II 1-4c; Vermont twins, 10R@11c.
Choice lots of fresh gathered eggs
are in demand. but receipts of other
grades are large, and buyers are eau
tiOus. Choice nearby, 26@27c; east.
| ern, 23025c; western, 10000.
Business has been only moderately
| active in the local fruit and vegetable
| market. Farm truck has continued in
good supply at fairly reasonable prices.
The prospects are that this years
apple crop will be small, and they are
considerably higher than they were at
this time last year. Receipts are light
and there is very good demand for
choice, well-grown fruit. Plums are at
an almost prOhibitive level, while quo
tations on peaches and eating pears are
far from attractive. Grapes are COM
ing along more freely and have good
! sale.
| but there seems to be enough for the
demand. Sweet potatoes are plenty.
of good quality and sell fairly WELL
| Green corn and cucumberS are abun-
dant and offerings of eggpIants are
much in excess of requirements. Peas
are scarce and higher and string beans
hold up well under rather small re-
ceipts and a steady demand. Turnips
have dropped and there are large
quantities of peppers to be had very
cheap. Onions are coming to market
freely and sell slowly except when
choice. Tomatoes are steady. Lettuce
is tirmer, but kindred plants have not
changed much since last week.
Apples-Nstive Williams, 50. 5Od3.5O
barrel; native stock in bushel boxes.
50c0$1.25; Maine astrachans. $4,000
3.25 barrel; Jersey pippins, $2.5O@
3.25 barrel; Jersey codlins. $3fd8 50
barrel; Jersey gravensteins, $500
$50 a barrel; native pOrters and pip
pins, $2tr2. 80 barrel.
Observation-Disclosures 12015c quart;
blackberries, 14@16c quart and S0
10c pint.
Plums-California Kelseys, seas. %
a crate; eggs, S2.5O@275; Satsumas.
$22JQ2.5O; gros. $25003.25; Hun
garians, $2.37h@2.S7k; Bradshaws,
$3.50.
PotatOes-New Maine stock. 65@67c
bushel; Bristol Ferry, r. l., 50 bar
REL Jersey, 81 barrel and 65d67c a
bushel; sweets, southern, $225M2.5O a
barrel. (
BeanszlString beans, 75c0$1 bush
ell; buttl beans, 75cd$1 busheI; she'll
r5ehrs,yS1Q1.T a bushel; lima beans, 81
@2.50 bushel.
Lettuce, etc-Hothouse lettuce, 800
25c dozen heads; romaine, 25G35c a
dozen heads; escarole, SOC a dozen
heads; mint, 25c a dozen punches;
watercress, 40c dozen punches; pars-
ley, 15d25c a bushel
Onions-Native, 65@75c a bushel;
Spanish, $2.75@3 a crate; picking
onions. $203 a bushel; bunch onions.
soc box; leeks, 60c dozen punches.
quashes-Native summer white and
yellow, 15c a dozen; southern marrow,
75c0$1 a barrel.
reaches-Californi $15Od1.75
box; western. 3.5OCd4 a bushel basket;
Delaware, $2,25@2.75 a 6-basket car
rier.
Pears-California bartletts, $3.50M
3,75 a box; native Capp's favorite,
81 25@61,50 a bushel; native bartletts.
$202. % a bushel; Jersey bartletts, 81
40 Il barrel.
Interpretations, $5Q5.5O
standard crate and $3.50 a pony crate;
Baltimore gems, .25@1.75 a crate;
Jersey Jenny I>inds, $1.250l1 80; Jer-
sey rOckyfOrds, $1.T502.
Watermelons-As to size and quality,
$2OM35 a hundred
Grapes-Maryland and Delaware,
Delawares, $3.50 a carrier; Moore's
early, $1.2501.5O a carrier; Hudson
river Delawares, So. 30 a carrier; cham
pion, $s.25@1,50 carrier.
Tomatoes-Native. 75c@125 a bush
Ell; dollhouse, 304c pound.
Jurnips-Yellow, $3.50 barrel;
wDite. 7jc0$1 a bushel
MiscellaneOus-PeaS, S1.5062 bush
ell; green corn. 4Otd50c a box of 5 dozen;
cucumbers No. /, 75c@S1 a box; No.
., 25d5Oc; carrots, new, 75c@S1 bush
ell; old, 5OdG0c a bushel; bunch carrots,
25c dozen punches; bunch parsnipS,
roc a dozen punches; radisheS, 4O650c
a box; spinach. 45@5Oc bushel; beets,
SOC a bushel; bunch beets, $4,000 a
dozen punches; peppers, 5O075c box;
elephants, 75c a dozen; native celery,
T5c@$1 a dozen punches; rhubarb, 25c
bushel box; caulifiowers, 50@75c a
box.
Pork provisions hold very firm.
though there have been few changes Of
late in prices.
Fresh beef is easier, owing TO the re-
ceipt of considerable grass fed beef.
Only now and then choice steer
brings full prices, the bulk of the heavy
cattle selling at about 3-4c.
There is a steady market for lambs,
muttons and yeardngs veals hold firm.
Fall lambs S@9c; spring lambs, LOG
lie; yearlings, &c; muttons, 70Sc;
veals, S@10c.
Choice broiler chickens are in better