St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-12-26
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading


trade in butter, and prices are very
firmly held, but only extra choice lots
will bring top quotations. Choice
northern creamery, 31@32c; western
creamery, 30@3lc; Vermont dairy, %
62Sc.
The cheese market is steady in tone
and prices, though the demand is light.
York state, 14@l loo; Vermont, 13@14c.
The egg market has been easier,
especially for western stock, and lower
prices are quoted. Choice hennery and
nearby, 3G03Sc; eastern extras, $40
3Gc; western, 2S@30c.
The week has been busy one in the
local fruit and produce market. The
Christmas demand was large and all
but few products shared in it, APP:
pies have not moved so fast as dealers
could wish, but the takings of other
fruits have been large.
Sales of apples have dropped off
somewhat, but prices are firm and
there have been some good-sized TAX
ings of fancy fruit at prices higher
than those quoted The inquiry tor
cheap stock has been lively, but sales
have been restricted by small supplies.
Shows and pound sweets practically
exhausted and are hardly worth quot
ing longer. Cranberries have been
coming forward freely, but the demand
has been so good that dealers have had
little difficulty in maintaining prices.
White potatoes are still very plenty
and as the demand is light, prices
lean very much in favor of the buyer.
Fancy Vineland sweet potatoes have
fairly good sale, but other kinds are
dull. Celery, lettuce, onions and
suuashes have been active and all but
lettuce are higher. Cabbages are firm
and fancy string beans are in demand
at high prices Turnips are slightly
more active and higher than they were.
Spinach and kale are in good request
and easier. Radishes are active and
frmer. Peppers have eased off under
increased receipts, Hothouse tomatoes
are scarce and high, and cucumbers
range up to $14 for the best.
Apples-Kings $3.50 a barrel; west
ern Ben Davis, $1.75d2.25; northern
spies. $2Cd2.50; No. ! Baldwins, S2Q
$50: mixed Baldwins, $1.50@2; green
ings. 81. 5O02.25 Tolman sweets, S2Q
3: nodheads, $2G25O; mildings, $2@
$50; common green varieties, S101,50;
box fruit, 25c@$1.
Cranberries-Cap Cod. fancy, $SQ9
a barrel; good to choice, $7@7. so; crates,
So. 1903.
Pears-Beurre Bose, $25Od3 a bush
ell: Beurre d'Anjou, $2Q25O; seckels.
fancy, S3d4.50; good to choice, $1.5oq
$50; sheldons. fancy, $3QS.50 good TO
choice. S20I2. 80: common sorts, $lQ1.5O.
Potatoes-Aroostook Green noun
tains, 4504Sc a bushel; hebrons, 43@
45c: sweet potatoes, Vinelands, $3
barrel and 81 basket; Jersey, $2Cd2.2o
barrel and 75cd$1 basket.
Beans-String beans, southern, $3.50
a basket; butter beans, southern, "a
basket.
ages-Drumhead, $1@1,25 a
barrel: Savoy 81 barrel; red, 75c@Sl
a box.
Lettuce. etc-Lettuce, 15@35c doz,
en- heads: romaine. soc; eScarole, 5Oc;
chicory. SOC: mint roc dozen punches;
watercress, SOC; parsley, S1@1.25 a
bushel.
Onions-Natlve, 75@S5c a bushel;
Connecticut river, 50d65c a bushel;
Spanish, SO crate; leeks, 4Oc a dozen
punches.
Observation-Disclosures $160 barrel;
turban. $3.50 a barrel; hubbard, $50
ton: pumpkins, 40c box.
MANIFESTATIONS, 81 barrel; French
white. $1@1.25 bag: white eggs and
flats. 50@75c bushel.
Miscellaneous 1904 a
box: carrots. o0d90c bushel parsnips,
75c0S1 a bushel: radishes, $175 a box;
spinach. Norfolk, So a barrel; Baltt
more. $1.50; kale, southern, $1.25 bar
rel; beets, 60075c bushel; peppers, 50
a crate: oyster plants, 81 dozen
punches brussels sprouts, 10@121ac a
quart; dollhouse tomatoes, Doc pound;
caulfiowers, $150@2 box; artichokes,
$1.5002 a bushel.
There is very steady market for
pork provisions no change in prices
being noted.
Fresh beef is in quiet demand, as
usual during the holidays, and prices
are steady and unchanged at: Extra
sides. 8 3-4M9c: good, s 1-4@S1sc; light,
7@Sc; heavy kinds, II 1-4@11kc; good.
11@11 1-4c; light, 9d10hc; heavy
fores. 6 1-4@6Ac; good. 51a@5 3-4c;
light, 5@51ac.
There is only quiet demand for
lambs, but prices are well maintained
Muttons and yearlngs are rather easy
Spring lambs, 11@12c; fall lambs. 1O@
lie: yearlings, 7@S1ac; muttons, Sd9c
veals. 10012c.
The receipts of poultry have been
very heavy, especially of western tur
keys, which sagged off little in price
Northern turkeys are very scarce and
hardly quotable Chickens and fowl
are steady. The quotations are
Northern turkeys, 25030c; western tur-
keys, 17M20c; native broiler chickens,
2Ud22c; northern roasting chickens. 1G