Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-20
IN HUB
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

call for June extras. choice fresh being
scarce. Extra creamery, small pkgs,
2Sm2SAc; northern fresh. round lots,
271aM2Sc; western, 2GAM27c; eastern,
2G1aM2Ic: June extra. 25M24c; dairics,
22n231ac; ~tirsts, 23kM24c; ladies', 15M
13c; jobbng, nc to 1c more.
Cheese is lirmer. with prices very
strong. Round lots, 1lhd12hc; sage
12hM13ikc; jobbing, 1kM1c higher.
Eggs are firm. owing to cold weather.
A few warm days would be very likely
TO aus a slump. and for this reason
buyers are working cautiously. Fresh
western. 30di31c; eastern. 3IT33c; near
10y and fancy. 33c and up: jobbing, 1c to
lac higher.
Beans arc in fair demand, at steady
prices. The west is well sustained.
Apples are in fair request, with prices
firm. On choice even better than quota
tons are obtained in round lots. Fancy
Baldwins. S4.2oM4.75: ordinary to good,
S3.25M3.7j: greetings. S3.7Ja4.JO;
Kings. $4.25M5.50; Tolman sweets, So
M3.75: No. ,. all varieties. $2.75M3.25;
mixed lots, S3.25d3.75: very choice and
jobbing lots. 10cnS1 more.
Cranberries are at pretty wide range,
with barrels quoted at ST. 50G9 and cases
at $2.25M2.T5
Only % refr%igerators OF Florida
strawberries came forward for the
week, the weather being too cold for the
berries to ripen. They have sold Mt 81
M45c per bx. in refrigerator lots, with
small lots more. At retail they sell all
the way from DC to SOC per bx, accord
ing to size Of boxes.
Rhubarb is scarce and brings high
prices. 1t jobs at about SO per 100 lbs.
Honey. is steady at tic for fancy white
clover, with other grades less.
Potatoes have been ruling rather
easy. with some ridiculously low prices
accepted at auction lower. in fact. than
Sweet potatoes are still scarce and Arm.
Green mountains. SoGS3c: Hebrons,S0
mS2c; rose, 7SdSOc; Dakotas, 7O472c;
L. r.. I. Chanangoes. 7OG15c per bu;
magnums, s2M2.15 per Big; Belgians,
S1.S0nl.90; Jersey sweet, $3.IoM4 per
Dbl; Vinelands, 81. 25M4.5O.
Celery is firm at 81 .25@ 1.75 per doz. as
to quality. Spinach is scarce, with
southern quoted at So per Dbl. There
is no native dollhouse on the market.
Beet green's are sold at 81 per bx.
b Lettuce is till lower at 25M75c per doz
heads. Radishes are sold at pc per
doa bchs. CauliHowers are quoted by
the jobbers at SO per crt.
Cabbages arc irmer at SIS per bhl;
red. $3.50 per Dbl. or S1.25 per bx. Gu
cuinbers are easier at $l2a16 per 100.
with seconds about half price. Toma-
toes arestili scarce and high at s3n4 per
carrier for )uthern. and with native
dollhouse at 30c per IN.
SquaShes are most remarkably scarce
and firm. with even as high as S9Od 100
Per ton mentioned. At such prices they
have to be tvbbed at 50. 5On $50 per 100
lbs. The latter price per ton is about
the highest ever paid in this market.
Brussels sprouts sell at 15c per at;
satisfy, 81 per doz. Leeks sell at 65c
per doz by the jobbers; artichokes, $1.5O
Ter bu.
Southern string beans are firmer al 81
M6 per crt. There are no green peas
on the market Just at present.
Canadian yellow turnips job at 81
per Dbl. with Sc. Andrews at 15c; white
French, $1.25; globe white and white
fiat, SOC per bu; beets. SOC per bu; car.
; rots. M75c: parsnipS. soc. Mint is
quoted at Toe per doz; cress, 75c; parsley,
$50 per bu.
Pork provisions are steady. with quo.
tations revised.
Beef is rather easy. with the supply
ample. still. quotations are pretty well
/, adhered to. though 93-4c is all that the
best sides Will bring. But now and Their
a side of extra quality is sold for more,
The mutton market is pretty firm
- with veals very firm. Quotations are
= we'll sustained. Lambs. 91adlliac
. fancy and Brightons, logic; yearlings
! 6dSl5c: mnttons, case: fancy. 7MSlcc
| veals, sale; fancy and Brightons, 10l.
c @l2c.
! Poultry is firm. with turkeys bringin.
l better prices. Western turkeys. 1HI
, lie: fresh native chickens. 16M zoe
4 western, Ia 1Gc: fresh fowls. 1Wd13r
live fowls. llM12c; capons. 15d16c
scese nominal. 12dil3c: ducks. 13M TIC
The supply of game is vet small. Rab
: hits have been coming in more freeI,
; for a few days. doubtless forthe reason
g that the season in which they may h,
: sold in this market ends March | an,
u holders are anxious to get rid of thei
stock. More wild ducks are being To
ceived, with prices a little EASIER. Quai
o and grouse are very scarce. No venisol
). is being offered ut wholesale, it being il
y the midst of the close season in all til,
n New England states, and the Lacey lay
d preventing the shipment of deer whel
o ever killed. 1t is a fact of which mar
= ket men are generally aware that the
are liable, under the Lacey act. for rt
ceiving deer during the close season 4
the state from which they are shippct
Rabbits, 20M3oc per pair: big jacks, I
assoc per pair; pigeons, S1.25i1,50 90 pc
doz; squads, S3d3.50 per doz; blac
ducks. S1@1.25 per pair; Mallards. So
M2: Amer. widgeons, S0a75c; canvas
/. back ducks, So .50G4; wild. geese, STA
3. each; Brant. 81 ,2o61.75 per pair; quai
i S3.5OQi per doz; grouse, S2.25@3,50 pc
~ pair.
n The best hay is well held, thong
IS medium and low grades have iatcl
e been sold at low prices, in order To clea
= them UP. But the market is now 7,
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