Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston. July 3.-Buttcr is well sus-
tanned. though trade has been duff OH
the recent very hot weather. The sup
ply of good creameries coming forward
is still good. but the demand seems to
be sufficient to take care of it. Extra
creamery. small packages, 2lM2lhc;
northern fresh, round lots, 2OiaM21c;
western. 20U2lc: eastern, 2OM21c:
dairies, 1SMl0c; firsts. ia Sc; ladies',
14M16c: jobbing, i2M1c more.
Cheese is very well sustained with
good lots selling quite readily for stor-
ing. Round lots. new, O0f 1Oc; iobbing,
hoI &c higher; Liverpool is quoted high
er at 45s I'D for white. and 46s cd for
colored.
The extremely hot weather has been
against the egg trade n good deal. but
the receipts have been pretty we'll taken
care of, and now prices are pretty firm.
At marks. fresh western. 13q 14c, east
ern. l5M lie; nearby and fancy, 17Ml9c
and up; jobbing. 1M11ac higher.
The crop of beans in the country was
owing to the cold and wet weather and
difficulties entailng the planting. Now
the weather is reported exceedingly dry.
with the bean crop badly damaged
Here the market is firm, with little
change.
Only very few old apples are offer
ing, and not enough TO make market.
California cherries are in rather bet
ter supply. They sell at $l1jd25O, by
the jobbers. Native cherries are late,
even if there any.
California apricots sell at S1d 30 per
crate; plulus. S125M2.5O per crate, as
to variety and quality.
| Blackberrles and blueberries arc in
full supply for the season. mainly from
| the south. Blackbcrrcs sell at 1ONf
12I2c: blucberrics. 1OM15c. 4 few rasp-
berries have arrived and sold at zoe for
quarters. and at 1S1L20c for pintS. The
! supply Of gooseberries is small and so
/ is the demand. They are quoted at :
/ 0fc per quart in crate lots. Currants
are also Oh the market and quoted at
d1Oc.
The biggest part Of the straw berry
season is now over. and it IS mainly ma
tives that are coming. The extremely
hot weather is against them, ripening
them faster than they can be handled.
They are quoted all the way from Sc TO
25c, according to quality, with very
fancy even more.
Potatoes are good deal easier, under
hot weather. and full receipts unsold.
Old potatoes are done coming, at least
receivers will not receive them further
The few on the market are quoted at:
Extra rose. S262. % per barrel: red and
white. 81 2501.75; old. 654i I5c per bush
81.
Onions are we'll sustained at 81 .5ON
225 for Egyptian. BerMudas are get
ting ont of the market. but are still on
hand in limited quantities at 81 per
crate. Bunch onions are quoted at SOC
per box.
Celery is sold at S1o5 per bunch. fol
big punches. Spinach is very low a,
1lc per bushel. Beet green's are very
plenty and cheap au Aoc per bushel
Lettuce is quoted at 1Oc x,r dozen heads
Radishcs are sold at 25c per box.
Cabbages are in full supply and choar
At 81 per barrel for Baltimore; Norfolk
50cMS1 per package. as to quality
SQuaSheS continue at pretty wide range
Marrow are quoted at $50 per crate
Summer squashcs are quoted at 3oc0
s. per package. as to quality, variety
and style OF package.
Cucumbcrs sell at SO per 100 for gooc
TO best. with seconds at half price. To
matoes are sold at Sl@l 30 per crate 70,
regular southern. with Mississippi tray!
at 6Od75c. Native dollhouse sell at 10,
per lb.
Yellow turnips continue very irm a
So per barrel: white fiat. 5Om zoe PEI
bushel, as to quality; white French, s.
per barrel. Bunch are quoted at 81 ~
per doz. Old bcets are about out of tn,
market Bunch heets are sold at 800
per dozen. Carrots are sold at 81 q
per bushel; bunch. 75c per dozen. Par
ships are out of the market.
Green peas are plenty at 15cMS1.1
per bushel String beans are sold n
soc for green and at +0M50c per baskc
for wax.
The pork and lard markets are fairl,
steady. with smoked shoulders highe
and fresh ribs off Lie.
The beef market continues strong. al
though trade has really been yer,
dull, on the extremely hot weather. Bu
the supply has kept down TO abou
o the wants of the trade, and this has in
duced a firm market. Prices are wei
, sustained to little tirmer on rump
e. and loins.
= On muttOns and lambs the market ha
ruled dull most of the time for severa
+ DAYS. due to the extremely hot weather
t Spring lambs and muttons are easier
) with fall lambs and vcals about steady
:, Spring lambs and muttons are easier
a with fall lambs and vealS about steady
g Spring lambs. l0d l5c: fall lambs. ~
:, Zoe; Brightons and fancy, 9d 10Iac
u muttons, 6d1c; fancy and Brighton,
r ease; veals 5m9l2c; fancy and Rrigt
a tons. Ia Zoe.
$ The poultry market is we'll sustained
y considering the very hot weather. Ice
n fowls have not been in oversupply, an
II the market is pretty firm. Chickens ar
t q little easier as the season advance,
:, Iced turkeys. 9nl0c: frozen, 9011C
70 fresh native chickens. 23H30c; western
r 22M25c: fresh fowls. lea he: iced fowl
Il lOia1l1c; live fowls. 9ifM1Wac; liv
Il chickens, 20u22c: choice spring duck