St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-07-26
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, July 4.-Butter has not
changed, though receipts show some
increase. Prices are steadily held as
the surplus is going into cold storage.
Northern creamery, 21Q22c; western,
20Q21c; dairy, 1Sd2Oc.
Cheese is in moderate demand, With
buyers somewhat Indifferent, notwlth-
standing firmer markets. York state,
3-4G10 3-4c; Vermont twins, 9150lOc.
Eggs are firm for choice lots, which
are in light supply. The recent hot
weather has affected receipts, espe-
cially from the west, and there is con-
siderable low grade stock Offering.
Choice nearby, 24Q26c; eastern, ZIG
23c; western, 17019c.
Local fruit and vegetable dealers re-
port an active business. Almost the
only exceptions have been cantaloupes
and Jersey tomatoes, which have sold
slowly, owing to their poor quality.
Grapefruit is higher, and the Cali
fornia deciduous fruits have advanced.
Pears are in light supply and dear.
Peaches are lower, especially southern
fruit, which is very plenty.
A few lots of grapes have come In
from North Carolina and are quoted at
S202. % a carrier. The first arrival of
California. malaga grapes Is looked for
about the middle of next month. Ad-
vices from the coast report the crop to
be large and of exceptionally fine quail
ity. Berries have had good sale
New apples are not very active.
Cucumbers and potatoes are firmer
but other changes in the vegetables
have for the most part been declines
Cabbages are in large supply and
cheap. String beans are plenty and
lower, and offerings of onions are
heavy. Turnips are steady. New
green corn has reached the market and
sells at $1@13 a box. Peas are in
good supply and sell well. Marrow
squashes are easier
Apples-New Jersey sweet Dough
$2.5Od8 barrel; Jersey astrachans
| $2.0O(q3 barrel.
Berries trawberries, Nova Scotia
1O@15c a quart; New Brunswick, II
@12c; Maine, 12d15c; blueberries, u
@14c a quart; blackberries, 7@13c :
quart; gooseberries. &c quart; rasp
berries, pints, 7@Sc; cups, 2@3c.
Currants-Large red, case quart
small, 4d5c.
Cherries-Native black, 10@12c ;
pound; white, 6@7c.
Plums-Californi tragedy prunes
$1.75Q2 a 4-basket crate and $1,000
1.65 a 3-basket crate; Burbanks, SIP
a 4-basket crate and 81 3-baske
crate; German prunes, $1.5061.75
basket crate; Wicksons and Eurekas
$1.25@1.75, according to size; purpl
Duanes. $1@1.25 4-basket crate
Satsumas, $1.25 crate; Washingtons
$1.25 a crate; egg, $1.25@1.50 crate
Columbus, $1@1.25 crate.
Peaches-Californi Crawfords an
Fosters, choice, $1@1.25 a box; fair t
good, 75c@$1; white Deckers, $1@1.2
box; Georgia, fancy, 50 a carrie,
choice, $15O01.75; ordinary, $1@125
California Bartletts, fancy
$2.75@3 box; choice, $2.2562.50; fai
to good, $1.5O@2, as to quality; Florid
lie Conte, $3.5O@4.5O a barrel.
Cantaloupes-Baltim sc to 1
count, $1@1.25 a crate; South Car;
lima, 80 to As count, $1,50G2; California
$6.5Olf7 a standard crate.
Potatoes-New Norfolks and easter
shores, $15OQ1.75 barrel; Bristc
Ferry, R. l., $1.75 barrel; sweet
$3.50 barrel.
Beans-Native string beans, 4065(
a bushel; butter beans, 40@50c bushe
Cabbages-Native, 60@75c a barre
Lettuce, etc-Hothouse lettuce, IL
a dozen heads; romaine, 25G35c doze
heads; escarole, soc a dozen heads
4Oc dozen punches; parsley, 25G50c
bushd.
Celery-Nat1ve, S175 dozen buncl
es; white, $1.2501.50 a bunch.
Onions-Native, SIC bushel; Texa
81 crate; Egyptians, $1.75G2 barre
bunch onions. 50c a box; leeks, Coo
dozen punches.
SQuasheA-Nat1ve summer white an
yellow, 25c a dozen; southern marrow
75cQ$1 barrel.
Tomatoes-Native dollhouse, 10
121ac a pound; Jersey, 6O075c crat
Turnips-New yellow, $1.75 barre
white, 75c q bushel.
Miscellaneous-Peas, $101 % q bus
Ell; cucumbers, $150Q2.50 a box; ca
rots, 75c@&1 bushel; bunch carrot
25c dozen punches; radishes, 40@5t
box; spinach. 15c bushel; beets, 81
bushel; bunch beets, 10000 dozt
punches; peppers, 81 a crate; eg
plants, S1.25@1,5O a dozen; rhubar
25c buShel box; caulifowers, 1928
dozen heads; green corn, $1@1.25
box of s dozen.
| Barrel pork and rendered leaf lal
is higher, and all pork provisions a
: firm, with a good demand.
t Fresh beef is easier, and, thouG
i quoted at lower prices, dealers find
t difficult to get top prices. Extra heav
/ sides, 7h@7 3-4c; good, 714@7h
: light, 707 lac; heavy kinds, 1O01Oh
= good, 9h@9 SAC; light, 7h@9c; hea'
: forcs, 5Q5 1-4c; good, 3-4@5c; ligl
= 4 1-4@4hc.