Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.


demand Prices have hardened abou,
1ac within a day or two Extra cream.
cry, small pkgs, 21M21Iac; northern
fresh round lots. 20iau21c; western,
20i3c; eastern. 2Oi2c; daries, l7U1SlRc;
firsts, 16N17hc; ladies, 11N16c; iobbing,
re TO 1c more
Fresh eggs are firlner, with rather
bcster demand Early storage. 1Gu1Sc;
fresh western, 15M1Sc; choice Mlchi-
gan. 1002O1sc; eastern, 1sM22c; near
by and fancy, 21Q24c and up; iobbing,
1c to 11sc more.
Beans are lower by reason Of heavier
receipts, both OF foreign and do
nestle.
The apple market is decidedly easier,
with an oversupply of perishabln fruit.
Quotations are nominal. Gravensteins.
S325Gi4.50 aStrachans. $15OHt2 30:
duchess, S3@3.5o pppins. S25On3;
Porters, S2.50d3; mixed apples, S2d3;
bushels, 50cMS2; choice aud iobb M
lots 5OcM$l more
Pears in full supply, AMI the market
is easy. except on choice of the best
varieties. Bartletts are selling all the
way from $3.50 TO 50 per bbl with very
fancy in jobbng way. even higher.
odd varieties sell all the way from 81 so
to $3.50 per Dbl, as TO the quality and
condition. Seckles are yet scarce. and
are nominally quoted about the same a>
Bartletts. California pears are Stll on
the market and job at S2.50U3 per hx
Peaches continue TO come forward
pretty freely. Prices are rather hard IT,
quote. by reason Of the great variety II
packages in which they are received
Michigan, bu bskts. s2M250 Connect
cuts, S1G1.25 for regular bskts; s2d2 q
for carriers; York states, 81 2jM2 for
large bskts.
Plums are not quite as abundant as
previously noted. Domestic plums aud
damsons sell at 3Nd45c per 10-lb bskt,
or at about ease per qt, in a jobbing
way.
Grapes are very abundant. and the
crop is large one. They are now com
ing in pony bskts, and sell at 1341 4c for
Delawsres; Niagaras. 10d 1c: Wordens
10c; Brightens. 90dl0c; Salems, 1Od11c;
Marthas, Sc; jobbing, lac higher.
Cranberries are in pretty full supply
and the market is easier at $lN6 for
bhls and at S2.50G2 10 for cs.
The supply of vegetables and garden
truck is large. but the demand has been
good all the week. and large amount
has been moved.
Potatoes are fairly firm. with sweets
easy. Hebrons, 63QG5c per bu; Green
mountains, 68G65c; bbls, 80; eastern
shore sweet. 81. - per Dbl; Norfolk, Sill
a.; Jersey double head. So 25025O.
Celery is quoted at 75c per dox; cauli
flowers, 5otd75c for long boxes Spin
och is very low at 10c per bu. while the
quality is very fine. Lettuce is quoted
at 25'd50c per bx, as to quality. Rad
ishes job at 25c per bX
Squashes arc a little frmer at 81 &c
per Dbl for marrow; hubbards, S175
Tomatoes are plenty with domestic in
fine quality. They sell at 2505Oc pei
bu bx: green, 4Oc.
Turnips are easier at 81 per Dbl for 81,
Andrews: white. nominal: white fiat
4oc per bu. Beets are iobbed a SOC pei
bu; carrots, 40c; parsnips 75c Mint
sells at 25c per doz; cress, DC: parsley
15c per bu.
String beans are plenty at 25Gi5Oc pei
bX for both wax and green; shell beans,
2Nd4oc; Lima beans, 5oc@S1; civy
beans, ST per bx. Green peas ara out
Of market for native.
Green corn Is still very abundant al
20n50c per bx, as 10 quality and the
quantity in question. Egg plants are
quoted at 81 per doz. Leeks job at SOC
per doz. Peppers bring zoe per hx for
ordinary. with very choice higher A
few mushrooms are coming and selling
at $50 per III.
Pork products are still further adj
vanced. Prices are getting 70 be abnor
mally high, based on the treme ndou>
prices of hogs. Packers suggest that
the end of the advance Is not vet in
sight.
A firmer beef market is noted with
trade good. though the arrivals of beef
for the week were larger.
There is a better request for lambs
with the market steady. Muttons art
q little frmer, and veals are in shorter
supply Snd firm. Lambs. I0Alsc fancy
and Brightons, 10c yearlings, 6I7ac
muttons. 6m7isc; vcals, s0loc; fancy
and Rrighton>. 1Oh@l1c.
The poultry market is we'll sustained
to tirmer though iced is not as firm AS
early in the week. But the demand for
fresh is good Iced turkeys, 100l1c
frozen 9G1lc: fresh native chickens. "A
M20c; western, l3Q lie; fresh fowls, / |
"a he; iced fowls. 10Q11hc; iced chick.
ems, lldl2c; live fowls. logic: spring
ducks. la l3c.
The hay situation is very steady one
for good 10 best hay, and all that binders
n very firm market is the fact Of a good
deal of poor and ordinary hay arriving
Straw is steady and pretty firm for The
best quality Mllfeed is remarkably
firm and high, owing to the great de
mand for apimal food. as noted above
Hay, Sl2M is; fancy and iobbing, SlS.5C
ale; rye straw, Sl6 50dl6.5O; DAT
straw. S9di0.
w IN lIlf Hbul P'Nli' 'ii' bldi hfl II
still generally very quiet, though il is a
fact that some Of the larger houses in
the trade. and especially those handling
some of the best known brands of
flour, have sold good deal within a
week. They claim that This has not
been done by concessions in prices, but
from the fact that the -four was wanted
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