Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-12
in HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Is no certainty that bottom has been
touched. The make is steadily increas-
ing in all the dairy sections and re-
ceivers are anxious to meet buyers
views in order to prevent supplies from
accumulat ting.
In accordance with this view. Chicago
, has declined cents and New York
cents. Boston is off cents without hav-
ing effected a clearance Of the supplies
as they come to hand. and further con
cesstons may be necessary before buyers
Will increase their purchases Trade
moderate. Prices are now about the
same as yearago.
An easier feeling has developed in the
cheese market. owing to the light trade,
and sellers nave to shade little in or
der to effect sales of round lots For the
finest fall twins Is cents is a top selling
rate, and few buyers are now willing tu
pay over l2hs cents in "a wholesale way.
lots not up in quality have to be offered
at IL cents and shade under.
There has beeu an active movement i'm
eggs the past f"w days. and prices have
gained strength. Buyers for current
distribution and for storage have been
operating to a liberal extent. and re-
ccipts are kept pretty well cleaned up.
though the large supplies taxed the ca
pacity Of the market For choice west
ern the price is l2i2 to Is cents. and spe-
Cial marks Of Indiana. ohio and Illinois
at Is cents. Most of the selected lots
for storage are held at f. cents. but it is
hard to sell carloads at over l2la cents
Florida strawberries were little short
for the week They sold at 35d 400 per
bX i'm refrigerator lots. They We're re-
failing at 50m60c per bx as to quality.
Celery is still on the market with good
native quoted at SIS per doz. or at ESQ soc
per bch. New southern is quoted at
81 80 per doz.
little new asparagus is on tho mar
ket. and retails a. 5odt6Oc per bch.
Spinach is quoted at s125Ml 30 per hhl
Beet greens bring Soc per bu; dandelions.
Soc per bu
Potatoes are easy. under n full supply:
Aroostook Green mountains. 5SM60c; he
brons SEA SO; rose, 600 SOC Dakota reds
4sm5oc. northern and Vermont Green
mountains. 5O053c; New York j5G Csc:
whites. 45C; Jersey sweets. S2.50G3.
onions are pretty firm AZ S1.50a2 per
Dbl. With very fancy possibly little
higher. BY the hushe box they are
quoted a t 6oa zoe. Cubans or Burmudas
are quoted a 81 5O@l.7 ~ per crt
Lettuce continues plenty and easy at
40015c per doz heads. Radishes are
higher at 81 30 per bx.
CabDages are al wide range and bring
s20: per bill. as to quality New cab
bagcs are quoted al $50 per CRIT Savoy
cabbage is still on the market at 81 80
per Dbl
Cucumbers are at pretty wide range,
and sell al seas per 100 for native hot
house, as to quality. Tomatoes are at
pretty wide range and quoted at s2.500
$50 for southern. with native dollhouse
still on the market at 2bc per h.
SQuashes are still very firm and bring
s45 per ton for good. BY the 100 lbs they
job at s.. 50do.15.
Beets are frmer at 75c per bu. Tur-
nips are firm for yellow a 81. % per biol.
with white at N.25; bxs. 5O86oc: white
fiat, 35c per bx: carrots 65c: parsnips
firm, $3.50 per su and al 81 25@2.5O per
bill
A rather easy poultry market has pre-
vailed for some days, though with fresh
and frozen fowls of good quality selling
GOOD request: Frozen turkeys. 1oGlli9c:
fresh, ll@13rac; northern chickens. liza
l3c: fowls l0Q1oc. western chickens. Zoe:
fowls, l00l1 1nc; capons. 12M14c; green
ducks, lGMi2C; green geese. 9Gl0c; live
fowls, 1l@l2c; chickens l1@l2hc.
Apples are really quite firm. with trade
about fair 1t IL believed that the high
prices check the demand somewhat
however: Raldwns. S2TS.50: fancy.
s3.1aQ4: greetings, s3m3.50. kings, s3M4:
spies. $3@4; Tolman sweets. s3M4: Ben
Davis, S3d+; No and mixed varieties
SOFAS: johhing and fancy lots, 5Oc0sl so
per Dbl more.
Maple sugar is quite plenty, and sells
box lots. all the way from l0c to l5c per
ID, according to freshness and quality
pie syrup sells at slQl % per gal for
good new.
Cranberries are scarce and high with
fancy prices noted for good. in small
way. however. They are quoted at $40
atl3 per Dbl for good, with crts at So .5O6b
$50.
Corn is we'll sustained. The advance
for the week was fully Sc per blu. 1t is
understood that heavy export takings,
with crop conditions bad abroad, are
among the stronger features.
Oats are firm. with fair demand
locally, and the supply Of track grain
short
Hay continues firm on the best Rye
straw is in small supply and reported
firm. Milfeed is fairly sustained. with
the season of light demand approa ching.
The pork position continues firm, with
advances in prices all sustained. with
one or two items even higher.
A better trade has been ruling i'm beef
with the tone OF the market better. II
is evident that the provision men expect
a better trade, now that Lent is nearly
over. The market is firmer. especially
on the low and medium grades of beef
with the upper grades scarce and IN few
hands.
Muttons and lambs are steady. with a
fair demand. Ncals are plenty and easy.
The market is quoted at: Springers. S56p
6. fall lambs, ga lie; Brightons and east
ern, 9dlliac: yearlings. 7m9c; muttons. :
Q9c, fancy and Briehtons 70siac; veals.
SMgc; fancy Brightons. SmlOc.
The season for the coming forward Of
game is almost entirely over, with some
at hand not yet disposed Of
Trade in beans is rather quiet but the
market is reported 10 be well sustained:
Carload lots, pea and medium, SEE;
small pea s2,3O: yellow eyes. 81 3Om2. "a:
red kidneys 81. 3o@2 rs; California small