St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-12
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Products
In Demand


ceipts of choice fresh made butter, the
market is decidedly firmer, and sub
stantal advances have been made in
selling prices. The jobbng prices are:
Choice northern creamery, 33@34c;
western creamery, 32Cd33c.
Though quiet, the cheese market Is
till 6-m, with the holders refusing to
lake concessions. York state, ID 1-20
1-2c; Vermont, IA 1-2M15 1-2c.
The cold weather has stiffened up the
egg market, but stocks are still large,
and both buyers and sellers are afraid.
as it is considered certain that warm
spell would bring in another flood Of
nearby eggs. Choice hennery and near
by, 2SM30c eastern extras, 2602Sc;
western, 24@26c; refrigerators, 20u 23c.
The week has been quiet in the local
fruit ana vegetable market. The cold
weather made it difficult to ship goods
with safety. but as it has also kept
down the movement from the growing
sections to Boston, there has not been
LIuNn llNtS A0NG DCNn
quite firm.
The inquiry for apples has been fair
ly good. The receipts have not been
large and probably will not increase
much. The Liverpool market advanced
and it is believed that the prices across
the water will attract many lots that
otherwise would come to Boston. Fan
cy storage apples bring good prices,
but good many of the late arrivals
show the effects Of the weather and
have to be sold quickly for what they
will bring
Potatoes are higher and firm. All
kinds of green garden truck have been
ra Their scarce and prices have crept up
little. The supply of fancy string
beans is still light, and they are high.
Cucumbers are still strong; fancy
long green cucumbers are quoted at
Sl4, but some lots are held for SIS.
Drumhead cabbages are plenty and
easy, but other kinds are scarce and
firm. Tomatoes and onions are trife
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err Rhubarb is fairly plenty and rea-
sonable, and radishes are cheaper than
they have been.
Apples-Kings, $3d4 barrel; russets,
$1.5O@2; Baldwins, fancy Massachu-
sets, $2.75M3; No. /, Maine, $2G2 %;
mixed Maine, $15Oa2; No 2, 81. ESQ
1.50; greetings, No. /, $17Jd2.25; No.
2, $1.25Q1 80; blue pearmains, $l.50@
2; black oxfords, $1.50d2; northern
spies, $2d2.50; Talman sweets, $1.25Q
$50; Ben Davis, $1.5O'02; hubbardstons,
$1.50d2; box fruit, 50c0$1.
Sheldons. $405 bushel;
beurre bose $4@5; beurre d'anjou, $3.50.
awberries-Florida 30td40c quart.
Potatoes-ArooSt0Ok Green noun
tains, SS090c bushel sweet potatoes,
vinelands, $5d5.5O barrel, and 81 bas-
ket.
Beans-String beans. southern green.
$40450 basket; wax. S4.5Od5.
ges-Drumhead 90cdSl bar
rel; savoy, $125@1 so barrel; red, SIG
1.25 box.
ucumbers-Hothouse fancy long
green. $l4 box; No. l. S10Gl2; choice.
$S@9; mediums, $5@6; No. 2, $1.500
$50.
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce, 20d50c box;
romalne, 81 dozen heads; esearole 75c;
chicory. 81, watercress, 5Od75c dozen
| punches: mint 40td50c; parsley, 81 25@
$50 bushel
Greens-Spnach. southern, S1.750
2.25 barrel; kale, southern. $1@1 % bar
rel: dandelions. dollhouse, 81 25@ l,50
| bushel: beet greens, dollhouse, 75cd$1
| bushel.
Onions-Natiye, 75@90c bushel; Span
lsh. large crates, $262 IL; small crates,
$1.37 -; Cuban, $2.02.50 crate: leeks,
40Q50c dozen punches.
quasheS-Marrow, $250d3 barrel;
turban, $303.50 barrel; hubbard $7OG
so ton
Tomatoes-HOthouse 25@35c pound;
Florida. $250d3 carrier.
urnps-Yellow, 81 barrel; French
white, $3@3,50 bag; white eggs and
fats, $101.25 bushel.
ellaneouS--Brussels sprouts,
IL 1-2d15c quart; beets, 65@75c bushel;
carrots, 40d60c bushel; elephants, 81
crate; oysterplants, $1@1.25 dozen;
parsnips, Toe bushel; peppers, $175 car
rier; radishes S150@1.75 box; okra,
$1.50 crate; mushrooms, $2d3 basket:
artichokes, $175 bushel; caulifowers,
$3.50 basket; rhubarb, dollhouse. SQ10c
pound.
Barrel pork is easier and long cut and
and bean pork are marked down. Fresh
ribs are also lower. but other cuts are
steady and unchanged
Fresh beef is still dull and easy for
all except the very best cattle, which
have stiffened up tritie. The trade
was hampered by the delay in the ar
rival of supplies from the west, due to
the storm Some of the dealers found
it difficult to get beef enough to supply
their trade but as there was enough
on the way. prices were not advanced
Extra sides, 8 1-40S 3-4c; good, I 1-2@
Sc; light, 7d7 l2c; heavy binds, 10 IA
010 3-4c; good, 12010c; light, Ga
9 1-2c; heavy fores, 6 1406 3-4c; good,