St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-03-18
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Products
In Demand

OH.
The best lots of September cheese are
in light supply and prices are firmly
held. York state, - 12MlG lie; Yer
mont, 141-2@15 lie.
Eggs have broken very badly under
full receipts and lower markets in New
York and the west. Choice hennery
and nearby, 22M23c; eastern extras, 20
62lc; western, 1S@l9c.
The wholesale apple market has been
almost demoraized. Foo a ,OI; time
local dealers have had on hand more
apples than they needed and they have
tried hard to sell them, but their mold
ings have not decreased much. In the
past few days they have made sharp
cut in prices this has increased the
demand somewhat, but the shipments
from the country have been coming in
steadily and the local supply is still as
large as ever and dealers are willing TO
accept the best price offered. The out
look is not very encouraging The ap-s
pie season will last until about the mid
die of June and there will be great
rush to sell for fear that the fruit will
not be good as late as that consequently
higher prices seem unlikely.
Except for apples the local fruit and
vegetable market is in fairly good
shape. The demand for vegetables is
gradually expanding with the approach
of spring. Fruits have been a shade
quieter but they are far from dull.
Cranberries are gradually working out,
although there is plenty of ordinary
stock; good berries sell readily at Sl1Gt
IL a barrel and S3.7JM4 a crate, but
there is no demand to speak Of for poor
lots. Receipts of Strawberries have III
creased little but they are not plenty
enough to bring about much lower
prices.
The market has been quite well sup
piled with southern and greenhouse
truck. String ueans alone are really
scarce. but is "A little early for large
supply. CaobJges are very plentiful
and cheap. Celery is not very plenty
and p res are rather stiff. but cucum-
bers are in good supply and easy. The
market is overStocked with kale, but
spinach and other green's are well clean
ed up. Spinach is of good quality. en-
ions are weaker. but no lower than
they have been. White turnips are
bit easier. but yellow ones are tirmer.
Rhuharb is getting more plenty. Pota-
toes do not change much; the arrivals
are rather small. bur quite sufficient
for wants. Primary markets are firm,
Appies-Kings. $2j0Gy3.50 barrel;
russetS, $l25M1.75: Baldwins, fancy
Massachusetts. $2J0d2 70; No. Maine
So; mixed Maine, $1.J0Ml.75; No. 2, ST
125; greetings. No /, $l.500l rs;
No. ,, $l@1.25; blue pearmains, $1.25
also black oXfOrdS, Sl.25M1.50; Ben
Davis. 81. 25M1.75; TalmaD sweets, 1925
@1.75; spies, S2Cd3.
Pota Green noun
tains. SSc bushel sweet potatoes, vine
lands, $3.50 barrel and $2@2 - basket.
Beans-String beans, southern green,
$3.5004 basket; wax, $4G4,50.
Cabbages-Native drumhead, S5c@
81 barrel; savoy. $50 barrel; red, 81
box; new southern stock, 81 25@1 80
! barrel crate.
ucumbers-HOthouse extras, $40
box; No. /, $Sa9; common to good, $3.50
as.
Celery-Californi $15Od2 dozen
| punches; Boston market, 1904.
Greens-Spinach, southern, $1.75@2
barrel; kale, southern, 60M75c barrel;
dandelions, dollhouse, $12J@1.50 bush
ell beet green's, dollhouse, roc bushel.
| Lettuce, etc-Lettuce, 50d75c box
romaine, 81 dozen heads; escarOle, Toe
chicory, 81; watercress, 75c dozen
punches; mint, 75c@$1; parsley, S1.25
also bushel.
Onions-Native, $101.15 bushel; Gu
ban, $2@225 crate; Spanish, large
crates. $275; small crates, $3.50; leeks
40d50c dozen punches.
SQuash-Hubbard, $S0d90 ton.
Tomatoes-H 40c pound
Florida, $2.50@3.50 carrier,
Turnips-Yellow, $1.25 a barrel
French white, $2.5OQ3 bag; white eggs
and flats, $1.5001.75 bushel.
Brussels sprouts, 100
1Sc quart; beets, 75c bushel; hothous,
bunch beets, 81 25@2.5 so dozen lunches
carrots, 40Q60c bushel; elephants, $.
crate; oyster plants, $1M125 dozeI
punches; parsnips, 75c@$1 bushel; pep
pcrs, 81 carrier; radishes, $3.50 box
okra. $3.50 crate; mushrooms, $2d2.5t
basket; caulifowers, $2d2.25 crate
artichokes, $175 bushel; rhubarb, hot
house &c pound.
No change is noted in the prices o
pork provisions.
Fresh beef has been advanced lie IL
the asking price. The local market il
dull and statesmen are finding it yer!
difficult to obtain the advance insisted
upon by shippers. Extra sides, 8 l..
acc; good, S0S lie; light, 71-2@Sc
heavy kinds, 1O@1O 1-2c; good, o 1-2Q
Toe; light, 909 1-2c; heavy fores, "a
7 1-2c; good, 1-2d7c; light, 606 lie
Lambs are steady and unchanged
veals are quiet but firm. Choice lambs
11013c; yearlngs, 9110 1-2c; muttons
9@11c; veals, II 1-26112 12c.
Choice lots of fresh killed poultry ar
firm and in good demand Choic
| northarn Chickens other PnoStiuo n