Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-25
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

creamery, 31q32c; Vermont dairy, 2a
G2Sc.
Cheese Is frmer. with steady de
mand for consumption. The season
promised to clean up we'll at firm prices
York state, 14IkM15c; Vermont, ia lac.
The cold weather stiffened up the egs
market considerably. but trade is hght'
as buyers are afraid of the market
breaking as spring approaches. Cholcs
hennery and nearby, 3l@32c; eastern
extras. 3Oa31c: western, 21Q29c; re-
frigerator, 24G26c.
The fruit and vegetable market mas
not been active. but it has been llveller
than it was during the two previous
weeks. Changes in prices nave hos
been large or numerous.
Apples have done well, though the tie
mand has not been sharp, and the top
grades l.ave been more active than the
medium and low grade fruit. Receipts
Of cranberries have been light ana
prices are firm. Some of the best Der
ries of the season are now here.
White potatoes hold steady in spite
of large arrivals and rather quiet de-
mand. Sweet potatoes were firm untll
increased supplies sent them down
little. Cahbages are little more plenty
t.an they have been. but they have not
droppCd. Kale has been in light sup
Div. Onions are firm aud celery is hlgh.
Soul hes. tomatoes and turnlps are
STEADY. sing beans have been coming
along more freely and are not quite as
high Is tuey have been.
App,ca- Kings, S2jGM3.50 a barrel;
Ben DAVIS. eastern. $1.75M2: western,
S2G2. 80: northern spies, $2G3; bald
wins. No. l. fresh arrivals, $2d2.1o; cold
storage lots. $2.lOM3; mixed, $f.75Q2;
No. =. 81. 2Jd 10; greetings, fresh ar
rivals. S2n2J0; cold storage lots, 500
az: Talman sweets, $2@2.50; nodheads,
S2d3; Roxbury russets, $L5O@2,oO; box
fruit. 5Oc0$I25.
Cranberries-Ca Cod, fancy, $50
$50 a barrel: good to choice, S65Oq
80; crates. $2.5003.
Strawberries Florida, 20035c a
| quart.
|
| tains. 6Oc bushel; hebrons, soc; sweet
uotatoes. Vinelands, $3.50 barrel and
! 1925 a basket.
Beans-Southern string beans, S40o
a basket; butter beans, $6Q7 basket.
bages-Drumhead, $50 a bar
rel; savoy, $3.50 a barrel.
Celery-White, $1.5O02 a dozen
punches; paschal, $2.5O03.
Lettuce. etc.-Lettuce, 50@S5c a doZ-
ell heads: romaine, 81; escarole, Toe;
chicory, 75c0$1; mint. $1@1.25 a dozen
punches: watercress, 75c@$1; parsley.
81 2501.75 a bushel.
Onions-Native, $1.25@1.5 80 bushel
bag; onions, $202.50 a two-bushel bag;
Cuban Bermudas, So a crate; Spanish,
So a crate; leeks, 40c dozen punches.
Squashes-Marrow, $1.5O@1.75 a
barrel; hubbard, S30@40 a ton.
Contradictions 25@35c a
pound; southern, $303.50 crate.
Neutrality-suspicious., $1.25 a barrel
French white, S1@1.50 bag; white eggs
and flats, 5Otd75c a bushel.
MiscellaneouS-Cucu S4M15
box: carrots, S5c6$1 bushel; parsnips
S5c6S1 a bushel radishes. $1.5002 6
box: spinach, 81 .2501.75 barrel; kale
81. 5Od1.75 barrel; dollhouse dande
lions. 1.25115 a bushel; beets, COO
75c bushel: peppers, $506.50 a crate
: eggplants, S10012 a crate; oyster
, plants. 81 % dozen punches; olra, S:
a crate; California caulifiowers, $2@3 d;
crate: artichokes, $262.50 a bushel
dollhouse rhubarb, 6@Sc pound.
. Barrel pork is quoted lower, bu
! other pork provisions are steady.
Fresh beef is fairly steady in price
though trade is quiet, and only choic
= cattle bring top prices. Extra sides
S1kd9c; good SdSAc, light, 7@SC
heavy kinds, 10 3-4611 1-4c; good, 1OG
1ohc: light. 961Oc; heavy fores. l.
t 66 3-4c: good. 514@6c; light, 5@51kc.
There is a very steady market fo
lambs and veals. prices being firm an
unchanged at: Spring lambs. 1Gd12,
yearlings. 7dS1zc; muttons, S09c; veal
10612c.
u The poultry market is dull. with
g liberal supply offering Of all kinds
n western stock Western turkeys. 10,
n 20c: native broiler chickens. bib, 90
n 32c; northern roasting chickens, 16
h 1Sc: fowls. 15616c: western broilers. ]
J. @20c; western capons, 14@17c; wester
- chickens. 12615c: fowls. 12014c: gees
11613c; ducks. 12014c.
- Hay is dull and easy; straw is vel
10 firm. with good demand, but pric,
10 are not quotably higher. Hay, choic
S21622; No. l, SO: lower grades. S12
D. IS: rye straw. 13.5Od145O; oat stra,
ID | S1Od11.
"a The wheat market is in a much mo
n bearish position than was the case
:. week ago. The better movement in Il
northwest. due to improved wealth
III conditions and heavy shipments fro
Argentine, were the principal bear ia
* tors. but these We're supplemented |
or active liquidation. Of which some W
he supposed to represent prominent CT
IS. cago holdings There is said to be We