News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13
I'm HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Products
In Demand

Boston, May 11,-Butter has been
steady and no price changes are noted,
though receipts have increased some
what. The jobbing quotations are;
Choice northern creamery, 27RW2S13c;
western creamery, 261a@271ac.
Cheese is steady for choice lots of
old, but receipts of new are increasing
and prices are lower. York state, 15@
15lac; Vermont, 14@15c; new cheese,
10012c.
The receipts of eggs have fallen off
quite materially, but the demand is
not yet active enough to take up all
that are coming forward, and the sur
plus is going into cold storage. Choice
hennery and nearby 10000; eastern
extras, 1SM19c; western, 17M1Sc.
1t has not been very active in the
local fruit and vegetable market, but
the unfavorable weather has kept
down the supply and prices have held
pretty firm. Sunshine and higher tenn
peratures, following the recent rains,
will increase the production and it is
likely that the present tirmness is only
Strawberries are high, purely because
of meagre offerings. Asparagus sells
slowly at the present prices, and the
cali for Strawberries is not nearly as
large as, it was when they were lower.
Spinach also is high for this time of
the year.
Apples do not change much, but some
receivers report Il slightly better de-
mand for medium and lowpriced fruit.
The supply is still large, however, and
the outlook is not favorable to mate
rally higher prices for the rest of the
season.
Maple products are still in over-sup
ply, and trade is slow owing to the
quantity of compound goods in the
market. Syrup is quoted at 50d51c Il
gallon, with a little fancy pure at Soc.
Sugar is quoted at 12M13c for fancy
small cakes. with large cakes jobbing
at 11M12c and bricks and pals at so
10c.
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Baldwins. fancy Massachusetts, cold
storage, $3M4; No. / Maine, $1.75M2;
mixed Maine. $1.50@1.75; No. 2, $l@
1.25; black oXfords, $1.25M1.5O; north
ern spies, $15O025O; Talman sweets,
75cMS1; Ben Davis, $1@1.5O.
Strawberries-No 14@1Sc a
quart: North Carolina, 15016c; South
Carolina klondikes, 25030c.
Cranberries are about over, and are
now only quotable in a retail way. A
few scattering crates are to be had
from seconds hands at $4,000.
PotatOes-AroOstook Green noun
tains, 93@95c bushel; new Floridas,
$4.5O@5 barrel; sweet potatoes, Vine
lands, S202.25 basket; North Carolina,
$4@450 crate.
Asparagus-Native, S2.50@3 dozen
punches; Jersey, $507.
Beans-String beans, southern green,
S2@2 80 basket; wax, $2.5O@3.
.-.. MISREPRESENTATION, $1.5O01.75 a
crate.
Celery-Florida washed, $1.25@1.50
dozen punches.
Cucumbers-Hothou extras, 50
box; No. l, $4@450; medium, SO; No. .,
S202.5O; Floridas, $1.25Q2 basket.
Greens-Spinach, native, 75c@Sl
bushel; Providence, S202.25 barrel;
Baltimore, $1.50@1.75 barrel; kale, ma
tive, 60c bushel; dandelions, 4O@5Oc
bushel; beet greens, 75c bushel.
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce, 50c@S1 dozen
heads: romaine, 75c@$1; escarole, 75c:
chicory, 81; watercress, 50015c dozen
punches: mint, 75c@$1; parsley, S1.75
az bushel.
Onions-Native, $1.25@1.5O bushel;
Texas, $1.5O@1.75 crate; Bermudas,
$1.75 crate; Egyptians, $3@3.25 bag;
leeks. 5OQ15c dozen bunches.
ADMINISTRATIVE, $1,75@2 box; hot
house, SAGE pound.
Squashes-Southern summer, 75c@$l
crate.
Tomatoes-Hothouse, 20@25c pound;
Florida, 50. 2503.25 carrier
MANIFESTATIONS, $115M2 barrel:
French white, $25O03 bag; white eggs
and flats, $15Otd1.I5 bushel.
Miscellaneous-Bee I5c bushel:
bunch beets, SlM150 dozen punches;
carrots. 650S5c bushel: eggplants, So
as crate; oyster plants, $lWl.25 dozen
punches; parsnips. 50@7jc bushel; peas.
southern, S1.75@2.25 basket: peppers,
$50 carrier; radishes $15OM1.15 box:
okra, $50 crate; mushrooms. $2Q3
basket: artichokes. $1M1. 80 bushel
There has been steady market all
the week for pork provisions, with very
few changes in quotations. Trade is
fairly active.
Fresh beef is quiet and easy, though
101bc is nominally still the top for the
best cattle. Only now and then
steer will bring top prices, but trade
is slow. and buyers continue to hold
off Extra sides, 10@1Okc; good 91AM
Toe; light, 9M91sc; heavy kinds. II ia
12c; good. 11d11hc; light l01k@1lc;
heavy fores. S15@9c; good, SdShc:
light. 7laMSc.
There is a quiet but firm market for
choice lambs, with yearlings~ steady:
veals are easy. Choice lambs, 1917