Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

though little changed nominally. Extra
creamery, small pkgs, 21m21iac; northern
fresh, round lots, 20i4M2lc; western,
2Olac; eastern, 201ac; diaries, ia 1Slac;
firsts, 16d17Ac; ladies', 1lm16c; job.
bng. 1ac to &c more.
A quiet market is noted on cheese,
with prices in the buyers favor though
not changed quotHbly. Round lots.
new, l. 4dl0 l-'c. &C. 1Olam11c; job
bng. 1aM1c hi,
The egg mari o,ilinues to rule very
quiet, with It'll" change Early stor-
age, 15G1Tc; fresh western. 14H17c;
choice Michigan. l9c; eastern. 17n2Oc;
nearby and fancy, 10Gl3c and up: Job
bng 1c to iac higher
Beans are easier and about SC lower
on pea and medium, with other varieties
quiet. but unchanged
The apple market is very firm. with
trade good. High prices are being real
lied for all fruit that il good. Reports
indicate n very small crop, with cx-
tromely high prices being paid in the
country. Gravcnsteins, S3.JOu4.5U;
aSiracharhs. S1.50U3; duchess, $3Gfl:
pippins. S2.50td3.5O; Portcrs. 50 SOFAS 80;
bushels. 5OcmS2.5O choice and iobhing
lots. 5OcMS more
The supply Of pears is large. and the
market is easy. While firSt-class Bart
let's bring fair prices, there are many
lots of odd varieties on the market THAI
have to be sold low. This is especially
true of bushel lots
Peaches are still plenty, with the
quality good. Connecticuts are giving
good satisfaction. with the late Dol
awares better than The early. The
New York states are good. Georgians
are not yet all done. Connecticut car
riers are quoted a. 81 25Cd 30 for white;
yellow. S1.50u2; New York, 75cuS1;
Georgia. S242.25; California, 75cM$l
per bx; bsks. Delaware, 5OcM$1; Con
nectcuts. 70c7iS125
Plunis are in good supply. Domestic
are selling at 25G40c for 10-lb bskts.
California plums and prunes job at $50
az for carriers or crts.
Grapes are abundant for the season.
They are selling at wholesale and job
bing Mt 15di tic for DelaWares; Con-
cords. 1Od12c; Nia9aras, 12u13c.
Cranberries are coming forward very
freely for so early in the season. They
are quoted at s2025O per crt for whole
sale and jobbing, and at SJu6 per Dbl.
Some choice lots are being put in cold
storage rather than being sold at such
prices.
Potatoes are a shade Iirmer except
that sweet are easy. The sweets are
particularly fine in quality and SHOULD
sell well. Hebrons. 60063c per hu:
Green mountains. 63n63c; bbls. 50:
eastern shore, sweet, S2d2.5 30 per Dbl:
Norfolk, S22562 SO; Jersey double head,
S250G275.
Celery Is lower and down to 75c per
doz, jobbing. Caulitlowers are also
lower at 81 per bx. Spinach is very
low at 15c per bu. Lettuce is quoted at
250l zoe per hx, as to quality. Radishes
job at 25c per bX.
Onions are plenty and rather easy at
S2GL2.50 per bbl bushels, S0NS5c. Pick
ling onions are quoted az S142 90, ac-
cording to size and quality.
Cabbages are very plenty and quoted
at S2dl4 per 100, as to quality. Savoy
cabbages are quoted al 50c. Cucumber
are plenty and at very wide range. all
the way from $l.50 to 81 per hx. as TO
quality. GcrllinS for picking are at
very wide range, from s1,5O to 81 per
bX, according to size or quality.
Squashes sell at Sl25 per Dbl for mar
row; hubbards and tnrbans, Sl.5ou2;
summer, S150 per 100. Tomatoes are
plenty with domestic in fine quality.
They sell at 25u40c per bu bx: green,
35c
Yellow turnips are sold at $1Q1 % per
Dbl for ST. Andrews; white, nominal;
al SOC per bu carrots, 40c; parsnips, Toe.
Mint sells at 25c per doz; cress, 35c;
parsley. l2iac per bu.
String beans are quoted at 25Q5Oc per
bx: wax beans, 25M50c; shell beans, 25ll
60c; Lima beans, 50cdSl; civy beans, 81
per bX. Green peas are scarce at q bout
S2.5O per bu bX.
Green corn Is very abundant, and sells
at 25l35c per BIZ. Egg plants are quot
ed at 81 per doz. Leeks job at SOC per
doz. Peppers bring SOC per bx for ordi-
nary with very choice higher. A few
mushrooms are coming into the market
and selling at Sl.50 per ID.
Waterm&Ons are stfll in good supply
for the season. They sell at 100 zoe,
according to size and quality. Cante-
loupes are still abundant and sell at
ST. SOAP % per Crt for RockyfordS.
Gcpuipe star brand RockyfordS sold al
S2QA 70 per crt.
Pork and lard are still higher, with
another advance on barrel pork and lard.
Beef is lirlner with the best steers
positively scarce. and bringing high
prices Quotations are hrmer.
On lambs the market has been rather
easy with some Improvement in the de-
mand for heavy sheep. Neals are in
quiet request. Lambs. 1890; fancy
and Brighton, 10c; yoarlug> 49,
muttons, 6aIiac; vealS, Sdl0c; fancy
and Brightons, loa11c.
The market is firmer on iced fowls.
with chickens rather dull for both fresh
and iced. Iced turkeys, llWl2c, frozen.
9ll11Ec: fresh native chickens. l3dlSc;
western, l3GGl7c; fresh fowls, 11414c;
iced fowls llMl2laC; iced chickens,
Ia l4c: live fowls, sal lc; live chickens,
adl2c; spring ducks 100 he.
Hay. straw ami nillfred are each dull
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