Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-13

the end Of the season, and sells slowly
at 81 per doz. Mint is quoted at iOc per
doz; cress, 4Oc; parsley, $l.25 per bx
String beans are not very plenty, and
sell at better prices for good Wax are
quoted at sld1.50 per bx, and green at
Sl@2, as to quality. Green peas re not
very plenty, with choice natives selling
at $2M2.50 per bu.
Tomatoes are very plenty, indeed, and
sell at low prices. Georgia, 6-bskt car
riers. sell at 75cms1 Mississippi 4-bskt
trays. 50d60c. Watermelons are plenty,
and the quality is getting better. They
are selling at 15@25c, as to quality. For
the week the receipts Of watermelonS
were 64,693; same week year ago, 1921.
Cantaloupes are plenty and at wide
range; say, from 81 to 81 per crt or Dbl,
wholly as to quality and condition.
| Choice Rockyforts, in small crts, sell a
S20250.
Caulinower sells at s1M150 per bx.
| Cabbages are more plenty. with Dightons
selling at I5cMS1 per Dbl. and others at
! $1n1.50 per CRIT or Dbl.
Cucumbers are very abundant and are
selling at 75cdsl so per 100 as to quality
Turnips are jobbing at l.50d2 per Dbl
for yellow, with bunch turnips at 4c.
!
bunch beets at &c. Carrots are sold at
S0cm$l per bx.
The fish trade has been light and the
situation is without much change. Mack
erel continue in light receipt from the
fleet, and the advance has been main
tanned, with further upward tendency.
The Cape Shore catch has practically
proved a failure and the vessels have
oil rot ha
American coast.
There has been a quiet market for cod
fish. with no change in prices. Offerings
have been light from first hands, and no
orders of any consequence have been re-
ceived by dealers. The only transactions
to note have been in homeless, which is
steady at previous rates.
There has been a fair trade in fresh
fish and prices have varied somewhat
The market feet landed 965, $50 pounds
of ground fish. mostly cod and haddock
and these kept dealers pretty we'll sup
piled. Steak cod ruled lower. Halibut
run along at about previous prices
Bluefsh scarce and higher. Eastern
salmon advanced. but declined again
Large mackerel have become very scarce
and high. Swordfsh have been on the
HOLSTERS have been arriving more
freely from Nova Scotia, but no more OF
any consequence are expected during the
summer. Sales by the crate have beer
al sl5 to SIG, and from dealers at Is to 4
cents per pound. including boiled and
raw. CLAIMS in steady demand for the
beach trade. Nothing of consequence
doing in oysters.
boc hea
investigated by the horticuiturst of tn,
Vermont experiment station. who fnd
that all those variet ties known in pomo
ogy as Dukes and Morelos can be sue
cessfully grown anywhere in the state
The sweet cherries CHearts and Biggar
eaux) are not hardy enough for th
climate
The experiment station has also teste,
: a large number of the varieties recent,
imported from Russia and other part!
of northern Europe. These all belon,
to the Morelo, or pie cherry" class, ant
are perfectly hardy. Some of them ar
intrnsicaly valuable and will secure
permanent place in American horticul
! ture.
The varieties specially mentioned b
the experiment station as suitable 70
planting in Vermont are Early Rich
mond, Morello, Jontmorency, Brussele
Braun and Bessarabian. The two las
are among the new Russian varieties re
fcrred TO above. All are perfectly hard
| in the coolest sections of Vermont The
belong mostly to the Morello class. whic
furnishes the best fruit for canning
cooking and pie making. All are Pre-
life bearers and but little subject to tn
of or nf Y