St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-22
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Products
In Demand

Boston. Jan. 20-There is very firm
tone to the market for the best grades
of creamery butter, but ordinary grades
are quiet and easy. Choice northern
creamery, 3Oa32c; western creamery,
29Q31c.
There is moderate demand for
cheese at fairly steady prices. YORK
state. 1514Gtl6hc; Vermont, l4Ul5c
Eggs are sull easy, but II only needs
sharp cold spell 10 room prices again,
though the market is still well supplied
with choice fresh gathered stock,
Choice nennery and nearby, 32Q33c;
eastern extras, 2oa3Oc; western, 20
2Sc: refrigerator, l9M22c.
1t has been a quiet ana rather unln
teresting week in the local fruit and
vegetable market. There is good de-
mand lor potatoes and, as there have
been none too many on hand, prices
have gone up about ~ cents a bushel
Spinach ana Gale sell well. but other
kinds Of garden truck are dull. Cu-
cumbers are particularly quiet, ID spi-e
of the very low prices at which they are
offered Fancy No. I stock is quoted
at S7dS a box. at this time last year it
was bringing about double that price.
The apple market is not really ae-
tive. but the buying has been better
than il was a few weeks ago, as the
foreign markets have turned str, niger
dealers expecting further improve
mtnt If the lirmer tendency abroad
continues. il is believed that much Of
the surplus Of ordinary fruit IL this city
and in New York can be disposed Of
Prices generally are steady in this
city. but iu some cdses il has been nee
essary TO cut them in order 70 make
sales
Vegetables do not change much
There are only moderate offerings Of
sweet potatoes. but the demand also is
small and pr'ces are steady String
beans are >turceand higher. CaHbages
hold steady. Celery is hrmer and let
tuce has gone up a little. The receipts
Of sQuashes do MOI increase enough to
bring about lower prices. CauliiioWers
are firm. Onions are dull and barely
steady Very few tomatoes are wanted.
Turn. s are unchanged.
Apples-Kngs. $3M4 barrel; russets,
81 .50a2: Baldwins. fancy S2.I3@3. No.
1. 81. 25G2.5O; mixed S1.50d2; No. >,
$1.25mI10, greetings, No l, S2d2.25;
No. .. 81 .25a $50; pearmains Sl:JGd2;
northern spies. S202.50; TaIuMn sweets,
81. 25aI50. black oXfordS. S15Ua2;
hubbardstous Sl.5O@2; box fruit, SOC
@$l.
There is q frmer market for the
choicest lots Of cranherrieS hut there
Is srll plenty of off stock offering The
iobbmg quotations are $Su9 barrel for
choice and S2.5Wa2 - crate.
The supply Of pears from cold stor-
age is slackenng up little. but the re
mainde4's are meeting with steady de
maud at full prices Shedons, $3a4
box Bose S405 box: Aniou $3.50 box.
Florida strawberries continue to de
cline slowly, as the shipment, increase.
Ordinary fruit Is now quoted 1t 2j@40c
and klondtkeS M 40Fal0c.
Potatoes-ArooStook Green noun
talns Sl@90c buShel: sweet potatoes,
ViucmudS. $5M5.5O barrel; Jersey. $4m
40; baskets, $L75@2.25.
Hens- String beans southern green,
$3U3.IO basket; wax. S30350
Cabhages- Dvuhead. 9Gc6iSl bar
rel; savoy. Slmi25 barrcI; red, 81 box.
Celery White. Slm1.50 dozen bunch
es; paSchal Sl.5WU1.75; Boston market,
$l.75@2,
Cucmhers dollhouse fancy No |,
$7MS box; choice, So; medium Ni04;
No >, $l5Vd2
Lettuce. etc-Lettuce, 40UG0c box;
romaine. Inc dozen heads; escurole. 4Wd
soc: chicory. 7Jc@S1: watercress, SOC
dozen punches: mint, 4OM50c; parsley.
$1m1.25 buShel
Onions-Natiye, 75@90c bushel;
Spanish, large crates, $3.50 small
crates, Sl.37ta; Cuban. So crate; leeks,
40c dozen lunches.
Spimach-Southern, Sl.7jM2 barrel;
southern kale 81 barrel.
SquaShes- Marrow $3.50 barrel; tur-
ban, $3.50 barrel; hubbard SGOa70 ton
Tomatoes dollhouse 15@25c pound;
Florida. S2.50n3 carrier,
Turnips Yellow, 81 barrel French
white, S2.50Cd3 bag; white eggs and
flats, 81 bushel
MiscelIaneous-Br Brussels sprouts 100
121ac quart: heets 90c0$l bushel; car
rots. 50dGlr buShel; elephants, $3.50
box; oysterpants, SlM1 % dozen
lunches parsHips, 7Jc bushel; peppers,
81 crate; radisheS, S1.5O02 box; okra,
$3.50 crate, mushrooms. $1@2 basket
artchokes $175 bushel; caul flowers, 50
az dozen; rhubarb dollhouse, 12h@
l5c pound,
There is an easier market for pork
provisions and ribs; sausage and lean
ends are all quoted lower.
Fresh beef is easy for the top grade
Extra SlsmS Bic; good, SaShc; light,
714@Sc; heavy binds, 10A@l0 3-4c;
good, t0Ml0l1c: Night, 9@9 3-4c; heavy
fores. GAmG 3-4c: good G14@6lac;