Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-29
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Pro
ducts In Demand

/ II lIOCldl. Uul Values lOl
the best makes of creamery are vel
sustained, Notwithstanding the quier
demand. The jobbing prices are
Choice northern creamery, 26027c
western creamery, 25A026hc; Yer
mont dairy, 23@25c.
New cheese is in good supply, and the
quality is now satisfactory for the sea-
son. Old cheese is pretty we'll cleaned
up, and only small lots are available
York state, 11AM121Ac; Vermont, 110
12c.
Eggs are quiet, with the supply am
pie for the demand. Choice hennery
and nearby, 22@24c; eastern extras, &C
022c; western, 17019c.
The local fruit and vegetable market
is ~seasOnably active, but supplies are
~seasOnably large and practically every
thing is reasonable. Seasonable fruits
are plentiful and cheap, with an in
creasing supply Of the small fruits
from California.
New apples from Virginia have made
their appearance ana are selling in a
small way at $1M1.50 a basket; like all
early arrivals they run small in size
and the quality is rather ordinary.
Some pressure to clean out old apples
is noted with the coming of the new
crop fruit, and all kinds save northern
spies are to be had at least 25c a barrel
cheaper than a week ago. There is a
rather strong market for potatoes. Old
stock was offered at 9Oc0$1 a bushel,
but when new potatoes began to sell up
to 81 a barrel, the former suddenly be-
came popular, and jumped to $1@1.25.
New stock is firm at $3.5O04.
The season for asparagus is very
nearly over and current receipts find q
rather slow sale at easy prices. Fancy
cabbages are firm, but there is a lot Of
ordinary stock dragging at low figures.
Apples-Russets, $1.5GG2 a barrel:
Baldwins, fancy Massachusetts cold
storage. $304; Maine, $1@1.15; north
ern spies, $1.5O02.5O Ben Davis, SIG
$50; new Norfolk early harvest and
astrachans, $1@A1.5O half-barrel bas-
ket.
Apricots, California, $1.25@1.75 four
basket crate.
Berries-Strawberries, native, 9012c
quart; Dighton, 7M1Oc; Connecticut, 10
lie; Hudson river, logic; gooseber-
ries, 1O013c quart; blueberries, North
Carolina, 16M2Oc quart.
-Cantaloupes-CalifOrnia, standard
crates, So; pony crates, 81; Georgia
standard crates, $2.75; pony crates, ~;
Florida standard crates, $2.oVd3; pony
crates, $1.25@1.5O.
Observation-Disclosures, $1.25M2 eight
pound box.
Peaches-Georgia, $1.7502.25 six
basket carrier; California, 75c0$1bo
Plums-Georgia, $2M2.50 crate; Cali
fornia. S1.25M3 four-basket crate.
Observation-Disclosures and Florida
25035c apiece.
Potatoes-Aroostook Green noun
tains, S1M1.25 bushel; new southern
stock. $3.5Od4 barrel; sweet potatoes
Vinelands, S101.5 80 basket; North Caro-
lima, S3.50M4 crate.
administrative. $2.5O04.5O DO,
of three dozen punches; Jersey, $2.25@
4 dozen punches.
Reans-String beans, southern greer
81. SOAP basket: wax, $1.5O02.
abba ses-Southern, 75c@$1.5o {
crate.
CeIerv-FIorida washed, $2@2.5(
dozen lunches.
Cucumbers-Native, extras, $500
box: choice. So: medium, $3.50; No. ,
So: southern. $1M1-5O basket.
Lettuce. etc-Lettuce, 2O03Oc box
romaine. 75c0S1 dozen heads; escarole
75c: chicory. 81; watercress. 10000
dozen lunches; mint, 75cM$1; parsley
5Nd75c bushel.
Onions-Texas. 75cM1.75 crate
EGYPTIAN. $2.5O03 bag; leeks, 5NG1o'
dozen lunches.
peas-Native. $1.25M1.75 bnshel
connecticut. S3M4 barrel; Rhode Isl
and, $161.75 bushel-
Souashes-Summer, $1@2 crate
marrow, S1.JO02.
Observation-Disclosures, 1O@12kc
Mound: Norfolk, $1.2501.75 two-baske
carrier: Mississippi, 65@75c OK; FLO
ida. s.. 25m1.7 10 six-basket carrier
ADMINISTRATIONS, old, $l.15@2 pal
rel: new. $3.50; French white, S2.5o0
bag: white bunch turnips, 5O@75c doz
en- punches.
Northumberland, 2O03Oc
hushel: rhubarb, 3O040c box; radlshes
3o04Oc box: beets, 15c bushel; nev
hnnch beets, 3O650c dozen punches
carrots. 65MS5c bushel; new bunch cal
rots, 75cMS1 dozen punches; elephants
seas crate: oyster plants. $1M1.25 dos
on lunches: parsnips 50d75c bushe
nenpers. s2M2.5O carrier; okra, $50
crate. mushrooms, $1.5Od2.5O basket
cau'ifowers, $1.5OM2 dozen.
There has been q substantial az
vance in pork prices. Trade is activ
and the market is very firm.
Though shippers have shown a greS
deal of urgency regarding the necessit
Of getting higher prices for fresh bee
salesmen have found it very difficu
. to get even "A fractional advance on tt
best cattle. Extra sides, 11M11K'
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