Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-01
in HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.


creamery. small packages, 21i.Gi22c;
northern fresh. round lots, 21iac; west
crn, 2ld21 &c: eastern, 21Gi2l iac; diaries,
lIia6l1nc; firsts, 16ia6t lDc; ladies, ITO
1Gc: iobbng ia 1c more.
Cheese is very steady, with holders
firm. Trade is fair. Round lots, new.
9hM1Oiac; sage 10M11c; jobbing, iat,1c
higher.
The supply Of good eggs is not large.
and prices are firm Early storage,
15m16c; fresh western. 1870 ice; east
crn, 154l1c; nearby and fancy, Ia
20c aud up; jobbing, lml'2c higher.
Beans are reported firm on reports Of
drought in the country. Quotations are
firm.
Apples are in larger receipt. New
southern are quoted at StMl.25 per bu
basket \ few have sold by the barrel
at $25oI3.
California pears are in better supply
and selling at S1.I5Gt2.25 per box ~ he
jObhcrS. California peaches are sold
at S1G2. according to quality. Georgia
peaches are in fair supply, and sell at
Si.5OH2 for 6-haskct carriers.
The supply of bluchcrries is abundant,
md the market is rather easy. They
are quoted at 100, he. Ilackhorrics
are also in pretty good supply and ar
quoted at 100 12c. Raspbcrries are in
good supply. and sell at SG Toe for pints;
cups, case. Currauts are yet in very
full supply. though the season is near
the close. They sell ut UnSc in case
lots GooSeberricS are in small supply
and sell at 609c. as to quality. Straw
berries are mainly over, though n few
came in. and sold at 15N11Sc.
Potatoes are very high. with cry
of scarcity. 1t is claimed that III" crop
of Jerseys and Bristol Ferries is linz
tied, the yield being small. Damaging
reports also come from the home crop,
with only a few in the hill. .Aroostook
reports mention a small crop. Added
10 these reports comes Il report of a de-
cided shortage in the west, with Chi
cage buying from the Atlantic coast.
Prices are very firm, at SiMi.50 per
barrel for extra fair to good, $3,5001
3.7j. Red sweets have sold Mt Sl.50U5,
with yellow as high as ST per barrel, for
CDOift. Hc supply ~ y'l liAI4'Nu.
Onions are easier. with Egyptian
quoted at S2M2.25 per bag; western,
So. 2512.15 per barrel; native, TIC per
bushel. Native lunches are sold al 25c
per dozen.
Celery is at wide range. from 81 .50GG
per dozen, as to quality. Spinach is
quoted at SOC per bushel. Lettuce jobs
at SOC per box. Radishes are quoted at
500 SOC per box.
Southern marrow squashes sell Mt
81 25d1 80 per barrel. Summer squashes
are quoted at scar or 100, rs to variety
and quality. Cucumbers are quoted at
SO per box for good native, with lot
of southern and Jersey ON the marker
ut 81 per package. Tomatoes are quoted
ut 15c per pound for dollhouse, and at
S102 per crate or package for good
There is full supply of Jerseys on
hand that have to be sold AT low prices.
Turnips arc still scarce at S20i2 30 per
barrel, with bunch at 50 per 100 and na-
tive fiat at SOC per box. Cabbages are
low at 75c@s1 per barrel. Beets are
quoted at zoe per bushel; carrots. 50.
Mint sells at 25c per dozen: crcSs, 35c;
parsley, 25c per bushel.
String beans are quoted AZ Toe per box
for good. Shell beans are on the mar
ket at 1902 per box. Green peas are
firm AT 50 per box for good. There are
some lots that have to be sold lower.
Green corn is quoted at 15cGS1 per
box. Leeks sell at 15c per dozen
lunches. Peppers are at wide range;
ali the way from 1.5oI3.50 per crate.
Cantelopes are quoted at S1.5OM3 per
crate for Rockyfords, as to quality.
Other varieties are at hand by the bar
rel and in large crates. They sell at Il
wide range. Watermclons are quoted
at from 25N soc, as to size and quality.
Pork products are rather easy, with
fresh ribs off i2c.
The beef market is firm. Dealers were
universally better sold up. Prices are
firm.
Trade in lambs and muttons has been
better since the cooler weather, and the
market is fairly well sold up. Neals are
in lessened supply, with a firm market.
Spring lambs, 10@12c; fall lambs, 9a
100; muttons, 1M9c; veals, 1091ac; fancy
and Brightons. 9m10c.
Poultry has lately been selling pretty
well, with the market better sustained.
Iced turkeys, oT11c; frozen. 0af11bc;
fresh native chickens, 2UU2Sc: western,
1G01Sc; fresh fowls, 126i loo; iced fowls,
10d11c; iced chickens 1Sm2Oc; live
fowls, 10011c; live chickens, 15M17c;
spring ducks, l3@14c.
dance Of old hay at hand. New rye
straw is at hand. MIillfced is easy.
Hay. S12017; fancy and jobbing. 81 30
MlS.50; rye straw, old. nominal, SO;
new, SIG; oat straw, S10Q11.
For the weeks end there was n very
weak wheat and indllfcrontIy sustained
corn market. Light rains and cooler
weather have been general over the
drouth sections, and traders in corn are
not so eager to buy, and many are en-
dcavorlng 10 save what profits they
have. Those who bought heavily at
the advance, and had cheaper purchases
on hand, find it hard to do so, as their
average is well up around present mar
hct prices. Tho situation in the north
west IL unchanged What damage has
been done is yet to be determined. Da-
Eota is about the only place where any
doubts are expressed, and they are sim
ply doubts, and not sustained facts.
II IS not out of reason to expect coarse
grains to range at higher prices than