News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-27
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Products
In Demand


been advanced. The joDbipy PRICES
are: Choice northern creamery, 24A
Q2o&c; western creamery, 23AM24 hc;
vermont dairy, 22M23c.
New cheese is little easier, but old
cheese is still very firm for choice lots.
York state, 15@15hc Vermont, l46l15c:
new cheese 1OM12c.
Eggs have held firm for all choice
lots Of fresh gathered, though there
mas been no further advance in prices
Choice hennery and nearby, 2l@22c;
eastern extras, 19M20c; western, 1S0
19hc.
business continues good in the local
fruit and vegetable market but the re-
celpts are large and prices still tend
downward. Tomatoes are rather scarce
ana the receipts Of asparagus have
dWlndled, but, with these exceptions.
the market Is very well stocked. Cali
iofhia promises heavy yield of april
cots Of better quality than any before
in five years. The reports from
peaches are favorable, and there is ev-
cry indication of heavy crop of Bart
lett pears and plums. Grapes look
fairly we'll
In the Ozark region of Arkansas also
fecord-breaking yield of peaches is
predicted, and it looks now as though
peaches would be cheaper and more
plenty this year than before in several
years, as Georgia and Delaware are
raising huge crops. Rains have been
general all over the west and south
during the past three or four weeks.
and the crops will be able to stand a
good deal of dry weather later Crop
prospects in New England are. fairly
favora BILE.
Apples are not very active, but
prices hold up pretty well in view of the
fact that the supplies both in the open
market and in cold storage are good
deal larger than they We're at this time
last year. Strawberries are in good
supply and prices are moderate.
dollhouse, native and southern truck
is coming along freely and, selling at
moderate prices. There is a particular
~ good supply of cucumbers, greens,
rhubarb, peas and cabbages, and the
arrivals of lettuce have increased ma
terially. Onions are easier, and mar
row squashes have dropped sharply I'M
der large receipts. HothOuse tomatoes
are cheaper, but the south is sending
only a few, and not a great many
fancy ones.
Maple products are cleaning up very
slowly, and prices are easy, even for
the best pure goods.
Appes-Russets, $1.5002.5O barrel
Baldwins, fancy Massachusetts cod
storage, $3@4; No. Maine, $1.75@2:
mixed Maine, $1.50@1.75; No. 2, $10
1.25; northern spies, $1.50@25O; Ben
Davis, S1@1.5O.
Strawberries-Norfolk. 1OM14c &
quart; Maryland, 12@16c quart; Ten
nessee, 12@1Gc quart.
4 PotatOeS-ArOOstOOk Green noun
tains, S7@9Qc bushel; new Floridas $40
8 barrel; sweet potatoes, Vinelands,
$1.75M2 basket; North Carolina. S2@4
crate.
Asparagus-Native $4@5 box; Jer-
sey, $2@4 dozen punches.
Beans-String beans. southern
green, $1.75@2 80 basket wax, $2@2.5O.
Celery-Florida washed, $150@1.75
dozen punches.
Cucumbers-Hothouse extras, $3.50
box; No. l, SO; medium, $3.50; No. .,
S1.5OM2; Floridas, $1.25@1.75 basket.
Greens-Spinach, 3Otd4Oc bushel;
kale, 40M50c; dandelions, 2O@3Oc.
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce, 5Otd75c dozen
heads; romaine, 75c0$1; escarole. Zoe:
chicory, ST. watercress, 100000 dozen
punches; mint, 75c0$1; parsley, $1.75
az bushel.
Onions-Texas, $1.25d1.75 crate
Bermudas, $1.25@150; Egyptian, S2.75
1925 bag; leeks, 5O@75c dozen punches.
Rhubarb-Natiye, 50@75c box.
Squashes-Southern marrow, SEQ
go crate; summer, 75c0$1 crate.
Tomatoes-Hothouse 121a@2Oc
pound; Florida. $2.5003.50 carrier.
oA hipo 1ciiON, Yl.icu- d uuS
French white, $25OM3 bag: white
bunch turnips, $l.25@1.75 dozen
punches.
MiscellaneouS-Beet 75c bushel;
new bunch beets, $40 30 dozen bunch
rs; carrots, 650S5c bushel; new bunch
5O015c dozen lunches: egg
plants, $203 crate; oyster plants, $l@
l.25 dozen punches; parsnips, soar
1ushel; peas, 75caSl.50 basket; pep
1ers, $1.75@2. 20 carrier: radiShes, 500
I5c box; okra, $3.50 crate; mushrooms,
'2M3 basket; artichokes, SlM1.50 Il
)ushel.
There is a very steady market fol
,ork provisions. and few changes are
lOted.
Fresh beef has been easy and
hough a few choice steers have sold
t 1Olac, the bulk of the sales have
Deen at 1OM10 lie for the top. Extra
ides, 10@l 01ac; good. 91ad ice; light,
i91Ac: heavy kinds. II 1aM12c: good, II
He: light. 10RM11c; heavy flores
4@9c; good. S@S1ac; light, Il20Sc.
There is a firm market tor lambs an,
earrings, and veals are also slight!
rmer. Choice spring lambs. 1GMlSc |
winter lamhS 116J13c. VparlinoS M