News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01
I'M HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

reached the top. The high prices have
restricted the demand to Il consider.
able extent, buyers being very con-
sentative. Northern creamery. $40
3411c; western, 33@34c; dairy, 30M32c.
Following the New York market,
cheese has advanced still further, and
the tendency is still upward. Though
the extreme quotations are still largely
asking prices, the trade is responding
freely and the market is in a very
strong position. York state, 1870
IA 1-4c.
Eggs have declined sharply and, bar
ring some reaction, which is bound to
follow any cold snap, the market is
row well on the way to a spring basis
Trade is naturally dull under the cir
cumstances. Choice nearby, 33c; east
ern, 30d31c; western, 2903Oc; storage,
27@2Sc.
Beans are still very firm at recent
quotations, but the higher prices have
stimulated the receipts of York state.
Business in the local wholesale mar
ket for fruits and vegeta bles has been
much better during the past week than
for some time previous. The weather
has been more open, and both local and
out-oftown dealers have bought free
ly. Prices generally are firm.
Potatoes are plenty, in light demanl
and lower. The market is well stocked
with sweet potatoes and ALSO are easier
Cabbages have sold well. Onions and
turnipS are firm. Celery is higher and
squashes bring better prices. Southern
garden truck has been coming in SLOW
ly. kale and string beans are scarce
and high. Good spinach is wanted
and commands top prices. but most0f
the offerings are of poor quality. Gu
cumbers are little easier, and rhu-
barb has advanced a bit.
Potatoes-Aroostook Green noun
tains, 42045c a bu; hebrons, 4Od42c
Dakota reds, 35@3Sc; sweets, Jerseys
$303.50 Dbl; vinelands, 81; Dea-
wares, $2@2.50.
Onions-Native, $1012O a bu; Der
mudas, $202.25 a crt; leeks, soc dOz
bchs.
Turnips-Yellow, 81 a Dbl; white, 75c
@$1 bu; French white, 50 a bag.
Cabbages-Drumhead, 81 a Dbl; Sa-
voy, $1.S5 Dbl; red, 81 a box.
Lettuce, etc-HothOuse lettuce, 75cIG
50 a box of three doz heads; chiccOy
$3.50 doz heads; romaine, 81 a doz
heads; mint, 50075c doz bchS; water
cress, 60@75c doz bchs; parsley, 81
a bu.
Celery-White, $1@1.25 a doz bchs;
pascal, $2@2.5O; Boston market, So
@3.5O.
Beans-Southern string beans SIS
bskt; butter beans, So bskt. Y
Squas hes-Turban, 75c a Dbl; mar
row, 75c@$1 Dbl; hubbard, 500 ton
MiscellaneOus-Bee 60Cd75c a bu;
carrots, 5O060c bu; parsnips, 75c0Sl
bu; cucumbers, $4@1O a box; egg
plants, $1@1.5O doz; radfshes, 25c A
doz bchs; brussels sprouts, 12015c 1t;
oyster plants, 81 25@1.50 a doz bchs;
artichokes, $1.50 a box; tomatoes,
Florida, SO a crit of six bckts; dollhouse,
40d50c a pound; southern peppers, Sc
CRIT dollhouse rhubarb, 5d7c pound &;
California cauliflowers, So a crt of two
doz heads.
AApples are firmly held, but trade is
still quiet. Exports from this port
have largely increased BaldwinS
$1.25d2. %; greetings, $1.5O@2.25; Hub
bardstons, $1.5O02; TOlman sweets.
M.25@2.5O; Kings, $2@35O; northern
spies, $2(d350; bulk Baldwins and
greetings. 75c@$1.25 Dbl; bu box, -
@75c.
Strawberries are in very small re-
prices being 50@60c, but quotations are
largely nominal.
There is a firm market from first
hands for choice late cranberries at 81
az per Dbl. In jObbing way they are
selling at $250@2.75 per bx and $40
$50 Dbl
Fresh ribs are 1ac lower; regular
hams are 1-4c higher, with other pork
provisions quiet and unchanged.
Fresh beef is easier, the bulk of the
best cattle selling at Sc, though now
and then choice heavy steer VIII
bring 8 1-40S15c, though dealers find
it very difficult to get full prices.
Choice heavy cattle, 71z0S1sc; light. Jla
arc; heavy kinds. 10011c; light, 6ls@9c:
heavy flores, 5@5hc; light 4d4sc.
Choice spring lambs continue scarce
and firm; muttOns and yearlings are
steady; veals are still firm, with 4
moderate supply. Spring lambs, 11HG
12kc; winter lambs, 1O1a@111kc; year
lings, 9010c; muttons, SQ9c; veals, 10
@11c; fancy, 12c.
Poultry is quiet in demand, with
fancy chickens scarce, but other chick
ems and fowls in ample supply. Tur-
keys are quiet and unchanged. West,
ern turkeys, small, 21022c: mixed
sizes, 20d21c; western capons, small.
16d1Sc; large, 1920; northern chick
ems, large, 19d21c; medium, 1561Gc:
western chickens, large, 1Jd17c: north
ern fowls. 14616c; western, 13G15c:
geese, 11013c; ducks, 13016c.
Hay is very quiet with prices in
buyers favor. except on the very besr.
Medium and low grades are in liberal
supply. Prices are easier Straw is in
good supply, but the market is quiet
and prices are barely steady. NIillfecl
is quiet but firm. Hay. No. 1, Sl5.J0U
II: low grades. S11015. rva straw