Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-11
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Products
In Demand

operating with great caution, Cnere IS
all easier feeling in the market and
prices show a moderate decline. Choice
northern creamery, 2714@2Shc; west
ern creamery, 26h@27hc.
Old cheese is fairly steady, but re
ceipts of new cheese are increasing. +
and as the quality is still inferior, low
prices are being realized. Fine fall
made is cleaning UP well, and is bring
Ing full prices. York state, 15M15Rc;
Vermont, 14M15c; new cheese. 11012c.
The receipts of eggs continue on a lib
eral scale, but the demand for con
sumption is good, and as the surplus is
being placed in cold storage, prices are
pretty We'll maintained. Choice hen
merry and nearby, $4,000; eastern eX-
tras, 1S019c; western, 17M1Sc.
The local fruit and vegetable market
as a whole is firmer than it has been
II in some cases much stronger.
Strawberries have been high and really
fancy ones have been scarce. Good
spinach has brought 50 a barrel or more
much of the time and poor spinach has
been as high as the best was a week
ago. Asparagus has been coming
along freely, but most southern truck
has not been as plenty as it was be-
aus of the cold weather.
Dealers have continued to force the
sale Of poor apples, bu these sales have
not affected the value of good, sound
fruit, for which the market is steady.
although not active. AS the season
will l,rt onI- n littIo In1ror hiOhnT
prices do not seem likely. but after the
poor apples have been disposed of the
market may take on Il better tone.
Lettuce and cabbages bring pretty
stiff prices and tomatoes are much
firmer than they have been because of
lighter receipts. There is a fairly good
supply of string beans, but not many
fancy ones. Peas are reasonable. On
ions are lower; yellow Texas onions are
pressed for sale and Bermudas have
gone off about 25c a crate. Potatoes
are in fairly good demand and firm.
Apples-Russets, $1.5OM2 a barrel;
Baldwins, fancy Massachusetts, $2.oOM
2.75: No. 1 Maine, $1.75M2; mixed
Maine, $1,5OM1.75; No. 2, $1@1.25;
greetings, No. /, $1.5O@1.75; No. ,, $16
1.25; black oxfords, $1.25M1.J 80; north
ern spies, $1.5Od2.50; Talman sweets,
75cMS1; Ben Davis, $1@1.5O.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1J02Oc a
quart; North Carolina. 12M1oc; South
Carolina k%londikes. 22M25c,
Potatoes-Aroostook Green noun
> tains. S5M9Oc bushel: new FlOridaS,
l S4.5OG5 barrel: sweet potatoes, Vine
sands, S2.JOM3 basket; North Carolina,
4 $4M4.50 crate.
t Asparagus-Jersey, $2M4 dozen
punches: South Carolina, $ .506p2.
4 Beans-String beans. southern green.
$202.JO basket; wax, $2G2.9e.
f Cabbages-NativP, $3.50 q barrel
= southern, S2M22J crate.
: Celery-FlOrida washed, $1.25M1.S
e dozen punches.
Z Cucum bers-HOthOuSe. extras, 81
No. 1, S3M3.50; medium, $.-gd2.5O; No. .
$3.50: Floridas, S1.25G2 basket.
Greens-Spinach, budlong. $3.50
barrel: southern. S1.J0d2.25 barrel
kale, southern. 60075c barrel; dande
lions, SOC bushal; beet green's, 75cM$
bushel.
Lettuce. etc-Lettuce, 50c0$1 doZe7
heads: romaine. 75cM$1; escarole, 7jc
chicory. 81: watercress, 5Od75c dOze
ii punches: mint, 75c0$1; parsley, $1.30d
of 1.75 bushel.
ny Onions-Native. $1-oJG1.5O bushe.
H. Texas. $1.5OM1.15 crate; Bermudas
ee $1.75M2 crate; Egyptians, $3M3-25 bas
" leekS, 5O01Jc dozen punches.
"a ADMINISTRATIONS, sc pound; III
id nois, 81 box.
az Squashes-Southern summer, sic
on 10 crate.
o. Observation-Disclosures, 30M40c pound
&C. Florida. S2.J003 carrier.
"a neutrality-suspicious.. $1.75M2 barre
w. French white. S2M2.J0 bag: white egg
ce, and flats. S ..5O01.75 bushel.
CHI Neutrality-suspicious., Toe bushe
new bunch beetS. S1M1-5O dozen buncl
es. carrots. 6y0S5c brshel; eggplant
$2M3 crate: oysterplants, $101.25 do
en- punches: p%arsnips. 5G09Oc bushe
peas. southern, $1.2oM1-75 basket; pc
pers, 81. 5OM225 carrier; radishes, ST..
also box: okra, $50 crate; mus
ted rooms, seas basket; artichokes. 81
We $50 bushel.
IDS There is a steady market for DO
lis. provisions, without further change
in quotations.
Ia spite of the efforts Of the beef shi
lay DerS to maintain prices, there has be,
one uono, fro,, 4bo .
of q io"N'ioh liohh 'hS oA,tthhS pix
iay asked a week g Comparatively fe
,eir cattle will bring top prices. and tn,
ice. only for very choice beef. The bulk
"a the sales are being made at 1Oc and |
low. Extra sides, 1On101Ac: good, 6
80 M1Oc; light, 909Rc. heavy kinds, II
@12c; good, 11@11kc; light, 1OAM11
- heavS fores. Sh@9e; good, SMSH
light, 7kMSc.
ok There is a very steady market +
lambs and warnings; veals are easy. b