St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-06-07
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

DuLLer 10 QecIlue AUOuI 4C AVA In0 "SSAi
the closing being quiet and easy.
Northern creamery, 221z@23c; western,
22@z1hc; dairy, 2O@21c.
New cheese is improving in quality,
but prices are easier and tending down.
as receipts are large and the demand
moderate. Old cheese is quiet and nom
inal. York state, 14@14Ac; Vermont
twins, 13@13hc; new cheese, 10A@11c.
Eggs are slow, with the tendency
downward late in the week. Choice
nearby, 21@22c; eastern. 10000; west
ern, 1s@1SAc.
Beans are firm and unchanged,
though trade is quiet. Carload lots.
pea, $1.8O@1.S IS; medium, $2.10@2.15;
yellow eyes, $2.10Q2.15; red kidneys,
$2S50290; California small white,
$225@260; jobbing prices, 10Q15c
higher.
Business has been active in the local
fruit and vegetable market during the
past week. Asparagus alone has been
scarce; dealers complain that other
things have been altogether too plenty.
Prices generally are reasonable.
The arrivals of strawberries have
been particularly heavy and the fruit
was very cheap, especially on Thurs.
day when the very best offerings
brought only &c quart. The first
watermelons of the season cSme last
week; they are not very active yet.
There is good supply of canteloupcs,
but they move rather slowly and only
fancy varieties bring the top quota.
tons. Cherries are coming more free
ly and are cheaper. A few lots of blue
berries and blackberries have reached
the market, but they are hardly worth
quoting. Apples are firm and mod
erately active.
Asparagus has continued in light sup
ply and high. A well-posted member
Of the trade says that asparagus will
not be plenty this season, basing his
assertion on the fact that the weather
early in the season was cold and that
there has not been enough rain; the
plant, he says, needs both warm
weather and rain. Old potatoes are
dull, very plenty and much lower than
they were week ago. New potatoes
hold fairly steady under a moderately
active demand. String beans are
rather high, as supplies are not very
large. Cabbages and onions are free
ly offered, and there are plenty of toma-
toes, though Few that are strictly
fancy. Turnips are scarce and higher,
Choice peas are wanted. Cucumbers
are lower and spinach and other greens
are cheap.
Potatoes-Aroostook green moan.
tains, 30@33c a blu; hebrons, 25@2Sc,
Dakota reds, Csc; rose, 2503Oc; new
Floridas, $2.5O03 a Dbl; sweets, North
Oarolinas, 81 a crt.
Beans-String beans, Norfolk green
$1.75,Q2 bskt; wax, So 25@2.75 bskt
Cabbages-New southern, 81 CRIT
and 75c@$1 a Dbl.
Celery-White. $1@1 Is bch.
Asparagus-Native, $4@5 a box OF
three doz bchs; native giant, SCOT a
box Of three doz bchs; Jersey, $40i.5C
q doz bchs.
Lettuce, etc-Hothouse Lettuce, 75c0
$1.25 box Of three doz heads; 70.
maine, 75c@$1 dog heads; mint, zoe
8 doz bchs; watercress, southern, 40t
doz bchs; parsley, $25O@3,5 so =, blu.
Onions-Texas, $1.25@15O a crt
Bermudas, S1.1091.25 crt; Egyptians
$2.5002.75 bag; bunch onions. COG
S5c box; leeks, 81 doz bchs.
Spinach, etc-Native spinach, 100
121Sc bu; beet greens, 4Oc a blu; dan
delions, 30@40c blu; native kale, zoe 8
blu.
SquaShes-Southern marrow, 81. sea
1.75 Dbl; summer squashes, 75c@$1
crt.
Tomatoes-Native dollhouse, 1910
15c a pound. Florida, $1.5OG2.5O a crt
Turnips-Yellow, $3.50 Dbl; French
white, $3.50 bag; bunch turnips, T5t
Q$1 doz bchs.
MiScellaneous-Peas, Baltimore. S.
@1.25 a bskt; Maryland, $1.25@1.5O {
bskt; cucumbers, $1@3.5O a box; car
rots, Soc a doz bchs; parsnips, $1@1 81
a blu; radishes, 100000 box; beets S.
@1.25 bu; bunch beets, 85c0S1 do.
bchs; peppers, 81 crit; egg plants, S.
doz; rAubarb, 15@20c bu box.
Apples-Baldwins, $1.5O@3 a Dbl
russets, extra fancy, $3.50@4; russets
No. 1, $2.75d3; other russets, $1.2502
observation-disclosures and New
Jersey fancy Gandys, 7@9c qt; Mary
land fancy, 5@7c; Jerseys, 4(d6c.
Observation-Disclosures fancy, S2.25G
$50 10-pound box; fair to good, 81. Il
az; common, $1,25@1.5O.
Cantaloupes-Florida choice, S2.5OC
2.75 CRIT; common to good, S202. 25.
MISUNDERSTANDING large, 4OQ5O
apiece.
Apricots-California, $202.50 a crt
Pork provisions are steady and I'LL
changed.
Fresh beef has been quiet but stead,
at: Extra heavy sides, 8 $4,000; good
8 1-4@Skc; light, 7A0Sc; heavy hind:
10 3-4Q11c; good, 10A-4@1OKc; light,
@10c; heavy fores, 61a@7c; good, CT
61kc; light, 5@51ac.
Lambs are firm; muttons and year
lings are easier; veals are firm. LAMB:
IA n.