St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-02-01
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotation; on rhe Leading
PrNdu crs In Demand

some lots bringing as high as Soc fol
fancy northern. Western creamery il
in light supply and prices are nominal
Storage creamery is in fair demand
Northern creamery, 29@30c; western
28@291Ac; dairy, 25@27c; storage
creamery, 2S@2SAc.
Cheese holds firm, with 4 fair de-
mand. Round lots, York state, 1910
13c; Vermont twins, IL 1-4012kc.
An effort has been made to advance
the price of eggs on the effect of the
cold and stormy weather, but with in.
different success. Inc demand is light,
the approaching spring making buy
ers cautious. The quotations are:
Choice nearby, 33@34c; eastern, 3O@
Bic; western, 10000; storage, 24025c.
Beans are firmer both here and in the
country and prices are generally
higher. Carload lots, pea, $1.75@1S5;
medium, $2@2.10; yellow eyes, $4,000
2.25; red kidneys, $290@3; California
small white, $25O@2.55; foreign pea,
$1.85@1. 80; foreign medium, $4,000 95;
jobbing prices, 10@15c higher.
The fruit and produce market has
been extremely dull, chiefly because of
the weather. Prices generally do not
show much change from those of a
week ago.
Many consignments of potatoes have
been delayed, but the market is over
stocked and as the uemand is slow the
feeling is weak. Sweet potatoes are
firm, with both the demand and offer
lngs rather light. Native onions are in
good supply, but steady. Spanish
stock is scarce and high. Turnips are
unchanged except French white, which
have advanced Slightly.
Norfolk spinach is not plenty and is
higher Kale has a fair sale, but there
Is little doing in dandelions. Cabbages
are steady and lettuce and celery are
1rmer. Squashes have to be fancy to
bring top prices. String beans are
In light supply and selling in a small
way at the prices of a week ago. Hot
house rhubarb is now in the market
and quoted at &c pound. Vegetables
are quoted as follows:
Potatoes-Aroostook green noun
tains, 4S@51c bu; hebrons, 43@45c;
Dakota reds, 4O042c; New York rurals,
4Oc; sweets, Jerseys, $2.7503 a Dbl:
Vinelands, $3.7504; Delawares, $3.50
@2.75.
Onions-Native, S10120 bu: Span
ish onions, S. crit; Bermudas, S26225
a crt; leeks, SOC a doz bchs.
Turnips-Yellow, 81 a Dbl: white. 80
Q75c bu; French white, 50 a bag.
Spinach, etc-Native spinach, 81 a
blu; dollhouse, SIPS; Norfolk, So a Dbl;
Norfolk kale Soc Dbl; dollhouse dande-
lions. $1371ac Blu.
Cabbages-White, 81 a Dbl; savoy, ST
Dbl; red, 81 box.
Lettuce, etc-Hothouse lettuce. ST. o.
01.75 a box of doz; chicory, 1926 a
doz heads; romaine, 81 a doz heads:
mint, $1@1.25 a doz bchs; watercress.
Coo a doz bchs; parsley 75c a bu.
Celery-White, 81 a doz bchs: pascal,
$1.25Ql75; Boston market, $2M2.25.
Beans-Southern string beans. S364
q bskt; butter beans, 81 q bskt.
Squash-Turban. 75c Dbl: marrow.
75c Dbl; hubbard, $16@2O a ton.
Miscellaneous-Beets, 5O06Oc bu:
carrots, SOC bu; parsnips, 75@S5c a
bu; cucumbers, $6@17 box; elephants,
a doz; radishes, Doc doz bchs;
brussels sprouts, 10012c a at: oyster
plant, $1.25 doz; artichokes, $3.50 O.
box; okra, 81 crit; tomatoes, Florida,
So a crt of 6 bskts; southern peppers 50
a crit; dollhouse rhubarb, Sc Id.
The apple market is very dull and
easy. Supplies are much in excess of
the demand, particularly baldwins and |
greetings. Almost the only kinds |
wanted are the common mixed yarje-
ties.
Apples-Kings, fancy table stock, 81
d4.50 a Dbl; common, S1.25@2: north.
ern spies, fancy, $4@4.50; ordinary.
S150@225; baldwins, fancy, $202.yo
common, $1.37h01.75; No. 2, S125:
greetings, New York good to fancy,
S1.7502; mixed sour, $1.50@2. %; Toll
nan sweets, fancy, $3@3.25; common,
81. 25@1.75; russets, roxbury fancy,
'2.50Q2.75; common to fair, $1.5002.
Cranbemies-Fancy late varieties, ST
1S Dbl; other late varieties S6.5O0
(; early varieties, $500; soft stock,
'3.50d4.50; crts, fancy, S225@2. IS;
COMMON to good, $1.50@2.
Fresh ribs are lower, and boiled hams
md raw leaf lard are higher, but other
wise pork provisions are steady and
Fresh beef is dull and easy at de-
line of 14c for the week on the best
Whole cattle. Choice heavy cattle. "
1S1Ec; light 5A@7c; heavy binds, 10
t11hc; light, 61a@9c; heavy fores. 5@
&c; light, 4@4kc.
Lambs have declined from the top
Ditch quoted week ago, largely on ac-
cunt ofincreased offerings and a light
emand; veals are in short supply and
re firm in price. Spring lambs, 100
1c; winter lambs, 9@1Oc: yearlings,
@9c; muttons, 7@Sc; vea]s, 9011c:
ancy, 12c.
Poultry is steady for good lots, with a
God demand. The supply is not large.
nd there is no undue accumulation.
holce western turkeys bring full
rices, and the same is true of choice
roe Chickens HNnctorn tunlrnrrr A..AaM