St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-29
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Products
In Demand

| market tor the letter grades OF butter
| b. this city. Fine fresh made goods are
| very scarce, and holders of the little
that is here have very strong ideas.
| Fancy storage butter is in fairly good
supply, but in the lack Of fine fresh
goods it is in good demand at well main
tanned prices. Jobbing prices are:
Choice northern creamery, 3OQ32c;
/ western creamery, 29QS1c.
The best September twins are scarce
and tirmer, but generally there is no
change to note in the cheese market.
York stare, l5h@16hc; Vermont,
141aM15kc
The cold snap was expected to force
up the markt for the best nearly eggs,
but prices Iii, hard, as trade is very
dull, and the.t was actually a small de-
cline in sympathy with New York.
Choice henmt.l and nearby, 27@2Sc;
eastern extras, 24@26c western, 23Q
25c; refrigerator, 19Q21c.
Business increases very slowly in the
local fruit and vegetable market. APP
pies have grown quiet again, but the
arrivals have heen light and prices hold
steady Cranberries are firm, more be-
cause they are rather scarce than be-
cause Of an active demand.
The demand for potatoes keeps on
and the market has been cleaned up
very we'll Sweet potatoes are steady.
String beans are very scarce and high.
| bnt. h.4t Str
an increased demand and smaller re-
ceipts Cabbages are steady and mod
erately active Celery is firmer and
turnips higher. Kale and spinach go
well. Onions and tomatoes are dull.
Radishes ana squashes are high.
Appes-kings, 1894 barrel; russets,
$1.5O02; Baidwins, fancy Massachu-
sets, S2.75Gt3: No. Maine, $2.25Q2.50;
mixed Maine. $1.50@2; No. 2, $1.25@
80; greeninss, No. l, $2Q22 %; No. 2,
$1.25d So pearmains, $1.50d2; north
ern spies, S1.715@2.50; Talman sweets.
ST. 25M 80: black oxfords, $150Q2;
hubbardstons. $1.5OQ2; box fruit, SOC
Q$l.
Cranberries-Cape Cod, SS@9 barrel
and $2,75 crate.
Pears-Beurre bose, $4@5 bushel;
beurre danjou, $3.50; sheldons, $405.
Potatoes-Aroostook Green noun
talns, $4,000 bushel; sweets, Yinelands,
$505.5O barrel and $2d2.25 basket.
String beans-Southern green $3.75
"A basket; wax, $4@4.50.
Cabbages-- Drumhead 90cd$1 bar
rel; savoy. S CLIPS barrel; red, 81 box.
Celery-W hite, $1d1.50 dozen
punches; paschal, $1.75Q2; Boston mar
ket, $2@2.50.
ucumbers-Hothouse fancy long
green, $S19 box; choice, $3.50; medium,
Sc; No. ,, $35Od4.
Lettuce. etc-Lettuce, 40td60c box:
romane. 75c dozen heads; escarole, 40
G5Oc; chicory, 75ctd$1; watercress, SOC
dozen punches; mint, 40Q50c; parsley,
S1@125 bushel.
Onions-Ndtive, $4,000 bushel;
Spanish. large crates $3.50; small
crates, $l37l9; Cuban SO crate; leeks,
40c dozen lunches.
p.nach-Southern, S125@1.50 bar
rel: kale southern. S5cM$1 barrel.
SquashtS-M Marrow, S25003 barrel
turban, $}Gf3.50 barrel; hubbard, $600
20 ton.
Tomatoe>-H dollhouse, 20Q25c pound;
Florida. $2.-0Q3 carrier
Turnips Fellow, 81 barrel; French
white, $2..t6l3 bag; white eggs and
flats, $10l > bushel,
observation-disclosures sprouts, 12k
@15c quart beets, 65@S5c bushel; car
rots, 5G@G7c bushel; egg plants, $40
2.25 crate: oyster plants. S1G1 % dozen
punches; pafsnips, Toe bushel; peppers,
81 carrier; radishes. $2d2 80 box: okra.
$l.50 crate: mushrooms, S102 basket;
artichokes, $1.75Q2 bushel; dollhouse
rhubarb 10dt12hc pound.
No change is noted in the prices of
pork provisions, the market being quiet
but steady. Short cut and heavy backs
$1S.25; medium, SIT 25017 so; long cut.
$1S.25: lean ends, $40; bean pork, $1425
@14.75; fresh ribs, 1-4@9hc; fresh
shoulders. 8 1-4c; corned shoulders, DC;
regular hams, 1011@12 3-4c skinned
hams. 10 t-4@10 3-4c; boiled hams, 161s
@16 Bic; pressed cooked meat, 11@
13c; bacon. II 3-4419c; fresh sausage,
912@14 sausage meat, 1-2c; bo-
lOgnas, Sl-2c; fraukfurters, S3-4@
10 lac; raw leaf lard, 10c; pure lard,
10c; pals, 10 3-4@11c; rendered leaf
lard, 101ac, pals, II 1-4@11hc; briskets,
8 5-Sc; pork tongues, $3.50; country
dressed hogs, 51a@5 3-4c.
Fresh beef is dull and weak, with
statesmen finding it difficult to get SAc
for anything but the very best cattle
Wholesale prices are now on a very
low level, and retail prices should
be correspondlngly low. Extra sides,
SdSl1c good, 7@Sc; light, 7@71Ac:
heavy kinds, 10@10hc; good, 9k@10c;
light, 9@9Ac; heavy fores, 6@61sc;
good, 1-lM6c light 1-4@511c.
Trade is very quiet in lambs and
though the supply is only fair, it is NOV
ing very slowly, and prices are easy.
Veals hold firm, with a moderate sup
ply Choice lambs, 10@11kc; year
lings S@9c; muttons, S09c; veals, 12(a
13c
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