Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-05
IN HUB MARKETS
quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

cry, small pkgs. 21M21 1-2c; northern !
fresh, round lots, 20 1-2M21c; western, |
- 1-2c; eastern, 90 1-2c: diaries, l7de
Is 12c: firsts. 16M17 1-2c; ladies, la
16c; iobbing. 1-2c to Ic more.
Cheese is easier. Round lots. new. q Ia
m10 1.4c; sage. 10 Ia "a lie; Jobbing, 1-2c
to 1c more.
Eggs have been in rather quiet re-
quest of late. with fresh firm, and ord- |
nary only fairly steady: Early storage,
15m lie; fresh western. 14M1 lie; choice
Michigan. Zoe; eastern. 17m2 2c; nearby
and fancy. 200t23c and up; jobbng. 1c
to 1-2c higher.
Beans are yet reported firm, with now
beans still some time away.
Apples have been coming forward
much more freely. with the market now
fully supplied with fall stock. Prices
are rather easy, unless on the very
choicest lots of best varities.
Pears are in oversupply. The crop is
reported to be large, and prices. except
on choice varieties. are very low Bart
let's sell at 81. 5Osi4 per Dbl, according TO
quality and condition. Clapp's favoritcS
are drugGy. and sell at low prices Some
lots of Clapp's and other common varie-
ties have been cleaned out as low as 81
per Dbl. BY the bushel pears range all
the way from SOC to 50, the latter price
for very choice in jobbing way.
California pears are about done. domes-
tic varieties now beginning to take
their place.
hn naI, ir
Basket peaches are Quotable at 75c0l
N.50 for good to choice. with fancy
large even higher. Georgia peaches are
still at hand and sell at $1.75d2. 80 for
carriers. California peaches are about
over, the few Offering being quoted at 81
q 10 per bx
Grapes are in pretty good supply
with Delawares quoted at 17h12 for
s-bskt carriers; Niagaras, S10125;
Moore's early, 81.
The market is fully supplied with sew
eral varieties Of domestic plums. They
sell at 1JM2j for 10-lb bskts and at 40
@50c for larger pkgs. California plums
and prunes are still at hand and sell at
s1.25M2 per crt or carrier, according TO
variety.
There is still a pretty good supply of
blucberries on the market. They sell
at 10W l3c. as to the quality and cond-
ton. A few cranberrics have come TO
hand thus early, though they are still
very pale and unripe. They are quoted
at S2M2.50 per CRIT though none have vet
been sold
Potatoes are down to quite reason
able prices, and are likely to stay so. at
least so long as the supply is as large
as ii is at present. Hcbrons. 72G75c
per bu; green mountains 100 75c; rose
and prides. 7oM73c hrrels, S2d2 o5;
red and white sweet. S2M2. 90 yellow. 81
M32J
Celery is getting cheaper and is
quoted at 75c per doz. Spinach is very
low at Zoe per bu. Lettuce sells at 35c
per bx
Cauliilowers are not plenty. and sell
Mt soc per Tx. Cabbages are pretty firm
for the season of the year. and sell at
Sid5 per 100. Cucumbers are still in
pretty full supply and sell al 81. 5Odo
per bX for good. Inferior sizes and
shapes bring less.
Tomatoes are still in very full supply.
and sell AT 50GiI5c per bx. Squashes are
steady at Sl.50 per Dbl for marrow tur-
ban, S2d2.50 per Dbl. Egg plants sell at
$3.50 per doz.
Turnips are still lower at 1926 per
Dbl for yellow; whites. $1JO: fiat. 25G
40c; per bu. Beets are quoted at 35c
per bu; carrots, 50c; parsnips 81. Mint
sells at 35c per doz; cress, SOC; parsley.
soc.
String beans are firmer at 40G &c per
by, with wax or butter beans not COM
mon on the market. Shell beans bring
23N 71c per bx, as to quality. Civy
beans sell at Sl.50a2 per bx lima beans
sell at 81.
Green peas are not plenty. and bring
Sl.50U2 per bx. Green corn is very
plenty, and sell at 250IOc per bx. ac-
cording to quality.
Leeks sell at 75c per doz. Peppers
are plenty and lower, at 35c per bx.
Cantcloupcs are plenty. Colorado
RockyfordS are on the market and arc
pronounced very fine. They sell al
s.. 50o13 per cr' for the real thing. Other
i''h. l'iuS va ing an SUI 10 VI prices, from
5OcOS1.5O
The mutton market seems little bet.
ter. some of the surplus having been
worked off. Veals are also in rather
moderate supply. Quotations are about
steady. Lambs, LA Toe; ycarlnrs, Ga
I Sc; muttonS. Gd1 lie; veals. SalDc
fancy and Brightons, sla0i1Olac.
OF iced poultry the supply has beer
I smaller Of late, and the market is firmel
. in consequence. Fresh is not in exces
' sive supply: Iced turkeys. Hall lie
= frozen. 9n1l Ice; fresh native chick
ems. lSNl9c; western, lBQl7c: fresh
t fowls. 11M15c; iced fowls. 10 1-21llHc
0 iced chickens, llGi15c; live fowls, Sd
, l0c; live chickens, 9Cd12c; spring ducks
= llH13c.
= ON hogs the markets are cXcocdngl,
t strong. Prices reached the highest fol
several years. some packers say 20 oil
30. For this reason pork products are
t exceedingly firm. Barrel pork was ad
/ vanced. while lard and ribs have made
o several advances for the week.
;, The beef market is pretty we'll clcanc,
up. The best sides are in small supply
{ and very firm, while there is full sup
n ply Of light beef, and such has to b,
y sold at low prices.
Hay continues quiet, with the marko
Y fairly steady. The offerings are abun