Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-11
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston. July 10.--The continued hot |
weather interfered with the trade in |
butter though prices were nominally |
unchanged Extra creamery, small |
lots and packages 2O1aG21c; northern |
fresh, round lots. 20d20lac; western,
zoe; eastern. Doc; diaries, 17m1Sc firsts |
16d lie; ladies', 14@16c; jobbing, ia lc
more.
Cheese is dull but prices are stendy
and unchanged. Round lots, new, 90f
1Oc; iobbing 1an 1c higher.
Eggs are firm for choice, nearby, fresh,
with others enSy. AT marks. fresh
western. 13d l4c; eastern, 15T11c: near
by and fancy, 17M19 and up; jobbing,
1m1lac higher.
Beans are in fair demand at frmer
prices. Carload lots, pea, and medium,
500: yellow eyes. S3.25: red kidneys,
S2.40; California small white, scarce,
S3.7J03.9O jobbing, 10c more.
Old apples are out of the market. and
are no longer quOtable. Some new are
coming forward.
There has been a good supply Of Cali
fornia decduous fruit, the jobbins
prices being: Apricots, S1.25n so per
crate; pums, 81 25M 2.50 peaches. S1.25
also. California peaches have been in
especial profusion.
Georgia peaches have been in fair sup
ply, and sell AT S1,25N2 per 6-crate car
rier. The crop is said to be one of fine
quality. but not large.
Strawberries are still in ample supply,
though the natives have passed the
height Of the season. The best berries
are now coming from New Brunswick
and Nova Scotia. though the Oswegoes
are still fine. Quotations are: Native,
case: Oswegoes, so l3c: New Bruins
wick and Nova Scotia. SG113c.
Other berries are coming in freely and
the season is now in full swing. Ma
tive blucbcrries, sell at 1SM2Oc, with
North Carolina berries at ION 13c.
Hudson river raspberries sell at 4Moc
for thirds. and Sc for pints. Currants
are in full supply and easy at 3M5c.
Some black berries are Offering at 11Gl
14c.
The receipts of all kinds of berries
for the week were $40 crates. against
13.O4S crates for the same week last
year.
/ There is a little frmer market for new
potatoes: old potatoes are nominal, EX-
ira rose. S2T2.2 per barrel; red and
white. Sl.25m1.75: old, C5M75c per
bushcl.
Rhubarb is quoted dull AT SOC per box.
Onions are steady at S1.I3 for Egyp-
tian. Bermudas are getting out Of the
market. but are still on hand in limited
quantities, at 50 per crate. Punch
onions are quoted az SOC per box.
Celery is sold at 50cMsl per bunch,
for big lunches. Spinach Is higher al
PC per bushel. Lettuce is quoted at
2jc per doz heads. Radishes are sold
at 7Jc per box.
4 Cabbages are in full supply and cheap
nj $50 per barrel for Baltimore; Nor
folk. S1M125 per Dbl. as 10 quality.
Marrow squashes are sold at S1.I5 per
crate. Summer squashes are sold nj
5OcMS1 per package. as TO quality, va
riety and style of package.
Cucumbers sell at S2d3 per 100 for
good to best with seconds at half price.
Tomatoes are sold at Sl.50d2.50 per
crate for southern. Native dollhouse
sell at 2Oc per pound.
yellow turnipS continue firm al So pc,
barrel white fiat, 75c per bushel, as 10
quality: white French. So per bhl
Bunch beets are quoted nt 80 each. Car
rots are sold at S1.50 per bushel bunch,
SOC per dozen.
Green peas are firm at SlT15o per
hushel. String beans are sold al $3.50
for green, and al $50 per basket for
wax. baltimore. 75caiSl.25
Watermelons have been more plenti-
ful and have sold at 40d50c for choice
large Floridas: Georgia melons, running
smaller, have sold at 2oG25c by the
board.
There is a 1rmer market on pork pro-
ducts. and prices are marked up on
shoulders. and some other cuts.
The hot weather restricted trade In
fresh beef. but the cooler weather helped
matters somewhat Choice beef was
firm. but anything else was dull and
weak. Prices are fairly steady with the
above modification.
The market for muttons and lambs
has been very dull owing to the hot
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feeling later. but the relief came too
late 10 have much effect. Ncals are
very steady. Spring lambs, 100l2iac;
fall lambs. 7M9c Brighton and fancy,
Sd9lsc: muttons, sac; fancy and Brigh.
tons 7HSc: veals, 5d9c; fancy and
Brightons, SHlOc.
Poultry is quiet and easy, with the
demand small. Iced fowls are steady.
Iced turkeys, 9n10c; frozen. 9m1lc;
fresh native chickens. 2OW3oc: western,
1874 25c; fresh fowls. 11Ml3c iced fowls,
9iam1Olac; live fowls, 9iaM Toe; live
chickens, 20M32c: choice spring ducks,
14M15c
The unfavorable crop reports have
strengthened the market for corn. TAX
ing the crop AS n whole. the recent hot
spell has done very little permanent
, damage to the crop, il is said but nj
present a large portion Of the crop is in
critical condition, by reason of dry
hot weather.
The market for oats has strengthened
in the west, owing to unfavorable cror
reports.
Thpre is only Uuiet demand for old