Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-12-16
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Products
In Demand

Boston, Dec. i2-Tbere is still very
quiet trade in butter, and only the finest
lots will bring full quotations. job
b.ng prices are: Choice northern
creamery. 29T30c: western, 2Id-oc'
Vermont dairy. 24M2Gc.
The cheese market shows very little
change, though the market is slow and
the tendency Is downward on every
thing except the best lots. York state
1TH lee: Vermont. 4iAmlJiAc.
Choice fresh gathered eggs continue
very firm. with light receipts. but re-
frgeratorS are Offering freely and are
selling at moderate prices. Choice hen
merry and nearby. 43di4c: eastern eX-
traS 30H l0c; western. 2!h12oc; choice
cold storage. 2UIi22c.
The local fruit and vegetable marke'
has been quiet but There have been
some interesting features. Tie s!tua-
ton Ia apples has improved material
~. The receipts have fallen Off consid-
ably. and. as the demand has been
livelier. q slight advance has been IS
tablisbed iu several kinds. There IS
better market for cranheiTics also The
cold weather has kept down the ship.
mcnts sufficiently to permit dealers To
work OF q good deal of tie recent ac-
cumuiat.on.
Almost the only kind Of grapes now
in the market are almerias: what is be-
Teved 90 be- the last car Of California
grapes FOR this season reached the
local market and each day the arrivals
Of basket stock diminish. Almerias 90
very well The supply Of pears is
pretty well exhausted and it Is be-
licved that another week will see the
end Of them for this season.
White potatoes are firm. There is no
increase in the supply Of good stock ana
the accumulation pf ordinary lots has
been materially reduced. An advance
+ not unlikely unless there should he
big increase i'm the receipts. Swee; po-
tatoes are off little from their recent
high level. but the supply is not muHl
I'm excess Of wants and the market can
not be said to he weak. String beans
remain high and firm, but drumhead
cabbagcs. white celery and cucumbers
are easy. Onions are steady and
squashes and spinach are very firm.
Reefs and white turnipS are higher. but
lettuce. tomatoes, elephants ana pep
pers are on lower levels. CaulifloWerS
take wide range. prices depending on
size and quality.
Apples-KingS. S3M4 barrel: Wolf
river. S2.lOm35O: SHOWS. $2m3; nod
heads. S2a2.5O: Harveys, $2d3; Bald
wins. fancy. 81 1903; No. l. $2s25Gi2.10;
mixed. SHINGLES: No. .. $r2JM $50:
greetings. No !. $2d3; NO. ., $1.2J@
10: pippins, $1.5Om2; common sweets.
$1.2jN $50.
Cranberrlcs-Cape Cod S5GG barrel
and $2m2.5O crate.
Grapes--Almerias. S36tG barrel; Cali
fornla. 4-baSket crates, Connexions.
Sl.7Jd22l: red empero"s. S1.1Jm221:
York state pony baskets. Niagaras. %
N22c: Salems. Ice; Catawbas, 1Jc; Con
cords. ice.
Potatoes-ArooStook Green noun
talns and cobblers, 65@T0c bushel:
sweets. vlnelandS. $3.50 barrel and $2GI
3D. basket.
Beans-String beans, southern.
green. 500 basket; wax, SO.
Cabbages-Drumhea SIC barrel; sa-
voy. 71cGI$1 barrel: red. GOd7Jc box.
Celc~y-Whte, J0cd$1 box; paschal
S1.2lGI1 30; Boston market, $1.50@1.75
Observation-Disclosures extras, $G@7
No I. SIMi.i0: No. >, $1.5OM2.
Lettuce. ttc-Lettuce. 25MJOc box
rona,ue. 1ac dozen heads: eSclrole. 80
0S1: chicory. Ilcm$1; watercress. 40,
dozen lunches: mint. 50c; parsley, so
O$l buShei.
Onlous-Native. $4,000 bushel
Spanish. large crates. 500; SINAI
crates. $1m1.25; letks, 40c dozu
lunches.
Spinach-Nat.ve. G5mT5c bushc
Sguashes-Marrow. $2M2.50 barre
turban. $2.50M3 barrel: hubbard, So
ton: pumpkins. Sl.l0 box.
Tomatoes-IIothouse. 10M12c pOunJ
Turn.ps Yellow. $125 barre
French white. $2d2.50 bag: white egg
and fats. $1@1. - bushel.
cpllaneouS-BruSSeS sprouts. 81
10, quart: beets. 90cd$1 bushel; ca
rots. GOMT5c buShel: elephants. ST.
box: oyster plants. S1.12i2 dozen buncl
IS: parsnips. zoe bushel; peppers, ST.
box: radishes. $1@1.I5 box; okra. 5
crate: mushrooms. S1@2 basket: caul
flowers. 5OcdS1l0 dozen.
Pork provisions are generally stead
though boiled hams are marked dow
lie. and lean ends are also soc lowe
Fresh beef is very quiet. the lowe
prices not serving to stimulate trad
Even the hest cattle are going O
slowly. and ordinary stock is bragg
Extra sides. 9H9ikc: good. S1aM9
tight. 7tzWSc: heavy kinds. Hall Is
good. 1Ut-lU11r. light. Siam0 II
heavy fures. 70-l4c: good, 63-407
light G14NG3+r.
lambs are quiet hut fairly stead
veals age firm aud unchanged SpriI
lambs 1TF111.c: fan amIS SgJto