The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-14
COLD WEATHER
EFFECTS PRICE
OF GARDEN STUFF
Current St. JOhnsbury Re-
tail and Boston Whole
sale Quotations

The cold rainy weather of the
past week has had tendency to
curtail and delay the local supply
of green goods and garden truck.
Prices range as follows: New
beets, % cents Il bunch; string
/ beans, % cents pound; canta-
loupe 20 cents; watermelon, 8 cts
G pound; pineapples % cents;
cucumbers Is and 20 cents; ban
anas, 80 cents a dozen.
Strawberries are now arriving
from New York and Massachu-
sets, but everyone is waiting anX-
iously for the regular ones from
Bradford and Piermont. The
current supply sells at 33 to 35
cents a basket
Creamery and dairy butter re-
tails from 40 to AS cents and
fresh eggs are in abundance at %
cents a dozen. The butter and
cream situation can be summarize
ed rs follows:
Butter: The early part of
June shows a continued strong dc
mand for butter and the begin
ming of the into-storagc move
ment These two factors are
largely responsible for the firm
condition of the butter markets.
With the Improvement in quality
| some of the dealers and creamer-
les are storing some butter on the
present market of 35c-36c, believ-
ing that the low point in price has
been reached. Cream: The de-
mand is still very firm for sweet
, cream. The demand is preferably
for cream testing 40 per cent.
Milk: Prices for milk during
, June are the same as prevailed
, during May. This is true for both
; The New England and New York
markets. The surplus milk for
fluid purposes does not appear to
be so large on the New England
markets at this time.
Dairy and Poultry Products
/ Butter market opened firm on
Monday with considerable butter
changing hands going into storage.
Prices weakened on Tuesday with
a decline of 1-2c and Wednesday
saw another 12c decline. This I'M
settled undertone continued throu-
ghout the week. However, a firm
er feeling was noticeable on Fri
day, with prices on Extras SIC !;
Firsts 34-36c; with Northern
Extras 81 1-2-38c.
| Cheese market has been fairly
! firm the past week with a slight
advance in prices.
/ Egg market unsettled, with
prices a trife lower except on finer
grades. Current receipts selling
7 mostly 1926 1-2c. Dressed poul-
try barely steady with prices prac-
tically unchanged. Broilers more
plentiful, around 50-52c; choice
fowls 32-33c. Demand good on
/ pound stock but fowl under and
over that weight has been hard to
move. Live poultry lower due to
increased receipts,-fowls 26-28c.
Fruits and Vegetables: Buying
! demand only moderate. with prices
steady and lower. Native old
! carrots scarce and firm at $3.50
400 a bu. Native cucumberS sell
ing at prices ranging from SOC to
/ $500 a blu. according to quality
Connecticut peas S4.00-4.50 a
bu., Hamper, quality good. Geor-
gia Uneeda peaches lower at $1.50-
2.25 a crate, quality ordinary.
I New Southern potatoes higher at
$6.50-7.25 a barrel. Old Maine po-
tatoes Toe higher at $1.00-1.10 pen
100 ID. sack for the hest. Native
radishes lower at 25-50c and rhub-
arb steady at mostly TIC a bu box
Delaware and MARYLAND straw
, berries lower at mostly 10-15c q
quart. All berries in poor con-
dition because of recent rains
Native berries mostly 25-30c a
quart, with a few extra fancy
Marshfeld berries at 50-75c quart
Florida tomatoes in heavy supply
and almost all in poor condition al
S1.00-2.00, with a few fairly gooo
tomatoes at $3.00-3.50 a crate
Florida watermelons slightly low
er at 20-65c each for melons aver
aging Is to 50 pounds
Brighton Live Stock and Ores
sed Meat Market: Trading at
Brighton has been firm, with med
ium steers and oxen going at $3.50
$50, butcher cattle, COWS and heif-
ers S3.50-6.00. Veal calves con-
tinued steady. Hogs bulk of sale,
S11.25-11.75 per100 lbs. EXCEEDING
" high temperatures made fresh
meats low, but with light supplies
prices were steady with good steer
TODAY selling at $14.00-1450, med
ium S13.50-1400 per 100 lbs. Ores
sed cows fairly active with pooc
S12.5O-13.O0, medium $12.00-12.5(
per 100 lbs. Supplies of veal arc
Shortening up and with fair de
mand. prices are steady. Lamb ar
rivals moderate hut heavy II
weight. Compared with week ago
market lower with choice se'ln'
at S29.OO-30.00. good $500 800
Arrivals of mutton were overly FAT
with few good kinds available
Medium mutton slow Mt s14 90
1900 per 100 lbs. Pork receipts
moderate while outlet is limited.