Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-28
in HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston, Juno 26.-The butter market
Is steady with the arrivals Of June
creameries pretty free. Best creamery
small lots and packages, 21@2lhc;
northern fresh round lots, 20RM2lc;
western, 2Od2Ohc; eastern, 2Od2ORc
hrsts, 16al7hc; limitations 15a loo; job
bling, Am1c more.
Cheese is steady. There Is still a
small quantity of choice old cheese left
in the hands of the trade, and held at
high prices. ola round lots, 11Ia@13c;
sage. 13c; new, 9lau10c; jobbing, hn1c
higher; Liverpool j0s.
Eggs are very wen held for good, with
the demand fair. Fresh, l@G lac east
ern, 1ia lac; nearby and fancy, 1917 and
up; iobbing, 1@1i.c higher
AdViccs continue to be received by the
trade here mentioning great damage to
the growing bean crop from drought.
This makes a very firm market with
holders of large lots. carload lots. pea.
$3.50; medium. S2.25d2.27ia; yellow eyes.
$235; red kidneys, S225m2.30; California
small white. S2.50n2.55; jobbing, Toe
more; Lima, 6U6iac per pound
crop news from the northwest CON
tinucs bad; is even worse, in fact with
estimates from reliable sources rcduc-
ing the total yield in the Dakotas and
Minnesota to not above 10 percent Of
yrar ago. Some OF this crop news is
from private sources. and from sources
that would have no object in telling any
| thing but the truth.
Flour is higher with the market ad-
vanced from 2jc to SOC, according to ad-
vances already made by the various mill
ing concerns Better buying is noted
in the east. with a good deal of nour
| sold at about s. for the best spring
! patents,
Cornmeal is higher, under the advance
! i'm corn. with curnemal and the cereals
all fimer ana higher.
/ corn has advanced still further with a
very strong market 1t is suggested
that the advance is mainly in sympathy
with wheat. though there are reports of
hot and Cry winds in some important
parts of the corn belt
oats are nrmer, and the market is at
least nc higher. Reports begin to
mention great damage to the oat crol
In the west. In sections where wheat
has suffer, from drought oats are much
| damaged also.
The hay situation is lrmer, with re-
ports Of crop damage in the west, Will.
in New England there was much grass
land badly winter killed. Mllfeed is
especially ilrmer. with prices advanced
following the advance and firm position
Of wheat Hay, S1id1S; fancy and job
bug. $lSG1S50, rye straw, S16.50ulG50
oat straw. $SU9.
The pork market is firmer. with al
makes of barrel pork advanced SOC, fires!
ribs advanced iac and all hams anL
bacon l,c higher. Lard is also up &c
A very firm beef market is noted, witt
the supply we'll sold up. Prices are
higher and very firm.
The position of lambs is rather easy
under a full supply, but muttons are
a little tlrmer and higher. Neals con
tinuo in fun supply for the demand, will
the market about steady Spring lambs
10d12i4c; eastern. S2m2.5o each: Brigh
ton and fancy, 111.a l3c; yearinss, 81
0l0c. muttons, 6i.49c; fancy an'
Brightons. 7i2a9i2c; veals 1Q9c; fame.
Brightons. 9G9lac.
The poultry market has been doing
rather better of late, with iced tirmeI
and n little higher: Froze n turkeys pa
12c: frozen chickens and fowls. llu12c
spring chickens 14n11c; hroilers an'
1oasters. ls025c; fresh fowls, l2@l4c
iced fowls, l0laT11c; iced turkeys, ga
loiac: live fowls. l0q1lc; chickens L
M1Sc.
A few old apples are still in the mar
ket. but the supply is getting small ant
likewise the demand. New apples from
the south are about due. Old are sold a
= S4G5 per Dbl for Ben Davis and russcts
or at S2m3 per bu,
; California cherries are not in eXCesSiv
supply and the market is steady The
lob at slal.50 per bx. California plum
l are quoted at SlGtl.a0 per CIt by tn
jobhers. Prunes sell at $l5O@2.5o, as t
> quality.
4 Native cherries are beginning TO com
1 in. or. rather. cherries from York state
e They sell at 25m soc for S-lb bskts, wit
e ct bxs in crts at ca Sc.
/ Some of the best straw berries of tn
i season are now coming forward thong
still largely from York state, Rhode Is
u and and Jersey. A few Dightons hav
e. been received. but they are reported poo
o and unsatisfactory. some very choio
t Marshalls sold as high as 1S@2Oc in CT
X lots, others sold at S6l3c, according t
I quality.
: Potatoes are easy. with the arrival
e of new free. Old potatoes are at dis
II advantage. with so many new of prett
- good quality: Aroostook Green mour
= tains. 4SG5Oc: hebrons 43h45c: Dakot
n reds. 500 40c, rose, s2@250; Chill whit
d s1.5Ou2 red, $l.25Ml .5o.
- Egyptian onions are steady at 1925
n $50 per bg. Cubans or Bermudas al
y stiu in limited Offering at about sl.25
II l.50 per crit
d There is stll a limited amount
% celery Offering at SOC per bch, for lars
n lunches. Spinach and other green.
d are badly demora!ized. spinach Jobs
s. Zoe pr bu, with beet greens at the san
49, price. A limited supply of caullfiower
o at hand at 75cQ$l per bx for souther
Z with native higher.
b. Asparagus is still very plenty, ar
:: sells at very wide range, all the wa
a. from, 81 to 81 a doZ. Lettuce IS easy ;
-01oc per doz. RadshcS are cheap
a5c per bx.
Cabbagcs are decided drug, wit
nrices very low. From SOC to 60c per C
ru is all that they can he quoted for go,
70 lots while the market is overcrowd,
n with lots that will have to go ITO Il