Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-15

continued Dry weather. But now comes
the idea that the native crop about be-
ginning, has been badly pinched by the
same dry weather that has helped the
shipping and handling of the southern
berries. For the week the receipts of
strawberries were Al, S65 crts same week
a year ago, 45,sl6 crts.
The market on potatoes Is quiet, with
a fair supply of southern new Of fairly
good quality. Old are rather easy. and
have declined somewhat under the in
fluence of new. Sweet potatoes are dull,
easy and of uncertain quality. New
Bermudas are In small supply: Eastern
hebrons, per blu, 70@75c; northern Green
mountains. 6O6f65c; northern white, 55d
COO; Dakota red, 55Q6Oc: North Carolina.
sweets, sl.2542 per crt and $1.25G2 per
bbl new Bermudas, ss5o@75o per Dbl;
per bu. s2m25o; new southern. fair to
good. s2.50d3, extra, s35o94.
onions are irregular. Egyptians are
fairly sustained at s2d2.26 per Big. and
Jobbing at $3.50. But the supply of Ber-
mudas has been Increased by a schooner
cargo that was not in the best of order.
and the market has broken to 75c@S1 per
crit at Wholesale with choice jobbing at
S1.251150.
Spinach Jobs at 35 cents per bu. AS
paragus is plenty and jobs at s3503t
per bx. as to quality Beet greens are
in full supply and job at % cents per
bu.
Lettuce Is in good supply and Jobs at
rs cents per bx. Radishes sell at 50
cents per dozen punches for round, and
at 81 for long.
CSicuro he~s a re AZ yide range with tina
best native jobbing at s. per 100. But
sol .hern are on the market and selling
in all sorts of packages at low prices.
Southern tomatoes are In fair supply
and job at s2.50QS3 per cs.
Cabbages continue in short supply and
sell at s2.50d3 per ert for southern. New
cauli1ower is on the market and sells at
81 per cs.
Squashes are in fair supply and sell
at s1d1.50 per Dbl. as to quality. Sum-
mer squashes are at hand in full sup
ply and sell at all sorts of prices. as
to quality and size of package.
Green peas have continued in rather
short supply, with the native crop being
rinched by the drought. They are
jobbing as high as 50 per bskt for good.
| String beans are also somewhat injured
| by the dry weather as to the native crop.
| Good Norfolks sell at s2d2.5o for half
Dbl bskts, with natives selling at $500
| LIS for smaller pkgs.
Bunch beets are plenty and sell at
| 4G6 cents; bunch turnips. 40 cents per
dozen. Bunch onions are at wide range,
as TO quality. Mint sells at rs cents a
| doz bchs; cress, 40 cents.
Rhubarb is very plenty, and sells at
low prices; say, 50c6Sl per 100 lbs.
Watermelons are here from the far
south and are selling at S5q45 cents. as
| to quality and quantity.
| The trade in commercial fertilizers in
I Vermont approximates $4,000 yearly
| This sum buys nearly 100000 pounds
OF plant food. The same plant food
might be bought however, for not much
| more than $3.50. 900 were better methods
| of purchase in vogue.
| This somewhat sweeping statement Is
based upon the yearly report made by
| the Vermont experiment station of its
| inspection of the commercial fertilizers
OF the state. This work has Just been
| finished and the results are about to be
published in regular bulletin form.
Mixed goods sell lower this year than
ever before, yet the costs due to the credit
| and agent systems are so high that it
! pays intelligent farmers to consider other
methods of purchase. Home mixing and
buying on special order are particularly
| to be commended.
Home mixing consists Of the mixing by
the farmer of raw materials bought OF
| manufacturers. These articles are mat
ters of common every day trade, Just IS
are sugar and shoes. They are rs readily
bought. and may be easily mixed. For
mulas for all grades have been published
many times, and are furnished by the
Vermont experiment station for the ask
ing. Several Vermont farmers report
that the goods are quite as satisfactory
as the commercial brands and that they
are cheaper.