Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-06-19
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, June 1S.-The butter market
continues rather easy, under more lib.
eral offerings, though the supply 10
scarcely up to the usual one IF the June
season Extra creamery, lail pkgs,
23M 23Mc; northern fresh, round lots
22hd23c; western. 22hI23c; q. stem,
221sc firsts, 200 22c; jobbers, nc to &c
more.
Cheese continues steady, with a fair
demand. Round lots, 13Hl5iAc; rev,
11m111ac; sage. 12hG14c; iO1bing. "a
1c higher.
Eggs are firm under a rather short
supply. All along the demand has been
well up to the supply, with the volume
going into store less than in former
seasons. Western fresh 17RMlSc;
eastern, 1sa19c; nearby and fancy. 20
@23c and up; jobbing, 1c to 1tsc higher
Beans are a little firmcr in the coun-
try with this market about steady.
Apples are in quiet request but the
supply is small and high prices are real
lied. Receipts are small. having been
but 167 bbls for the week; same week
last year, 1876 bbis. Quotations are
firm. Ben Davis, $46I4 30; russets, 81
@5.50: No. 2. all varieties. S2.5O63. so;
very choice and jobbing lots, 5Oc0S1
more.
There are few southern blueberries
at hand of rather poor quality. and sell
ing slowly at 10012c per at in crate
lots. Southern blackberries are also
here and selling at 13d15c.
Strawberries are about done coming
from Jersey, and now the natives and
Hudson rivers are at hand. They sold
In CRIT lots from 12c to Soc, ihc latter
price for fancy Marshalls. which were
very fine. These same berries retailed
for from 30c to soc.
Rhubarb is getting toward the end OF
the season. and sells at S1Gl1 80 per bx,
as to quality.
Old potatoes are firm. with new pretty
steady. Houlton Green mountains. SlGf
Ito: York state, SOC: Dakotas, 65di15c:
hebrons. 75dS5c; extra new. S4oT4. %
per Dbl; fair to good. 81 5O6r3 rs peach
blows. $3q3.50; reds, S2.75G,3
Onions continue firm at s312hG13 .o5
for Egyptian; Bermuda. s175d2 per
crt; new bunch. SOC per bx.
The supply Of watermelons is large
for the season. They sell at o5G3Oc. as
to quality.
southern canteloupes are also in very
full supply for so early In the season.
They have been selling at S2.5Oil3 per
crit. Marrow squashes ore here in
pretty good supply, from the -outh, and
the high prices Of squashcs that pre-
vailed last winter ought to break. They
sell at $1.75 per CRIT Summer sqmashes
are in pretty good supply. and sell at
SlW" per pkg as to size and qua ty.
There is pretty good supply Of gen.
eral truck on the market. Celery IS
quoted at S1.25 per bch: spinach. 20c per
bu; beet greens. 15c per bx; caulitioyers
are higher at S1d2 per ,loz. Lettuce Is
at wide range from l0c to &c per doz
heads. Radishes sell at A0c pcr bx
Cabbages are sold at 80 25ld .. 80 for crts
and hbls. Cucumbers are ca sier "A, 81. %
"3.5o per bx. Tomatoes are more plon-
~, with the Mississippies selling at 9oc
MSl per CRIT. and other varieties up TO 81
as TO quality. Hothouse are our ted AT
15c per H.
canada yellow turnips ere scarce and
sell al So per Dbl. White Trnnch are out
Of market. White fat. new. sell at 81
@l.2o per bx. New bunch hing Sod3
per 100 Carrots are quoted IT Sl.o5
per bu, with new bunch at ;0cMS1 per
100. Beets are quoted AT 81 or lCO FOR
new bunch. Leeks sell nj 7Jc: mint. Doc
per doz; cress, +0c; parsley, pc Der bx:
southern string beans. S15O per crt:
wax beans. Sldl % per crt; green peas
Sl'9N" per crt or pkg, rs to size and
quality. Egg plants are Quoted at $3.50.
The pork position is a very firm one.
with still higher prices rooted. Hogs
reached the highest known rec ord last
week.
The beef position is very firm, not
withStanding it has been hard for the
trade to sustain the full advance. Cat
tie in the west have made anotbr re-
markable high record, reaching sS. 10 for
prime steers. This price has been bald
by butcher outside of any big four"
or any other form of combination. II
Is also suggested that cattle are even
going higher. Choice steers ave also
sold at high prices here, returns figur-
Ing up to II BIC and 12c Cor whole
sides, though the market has hardly
been quotable at that price. Ono ex-
ceedingly choice steer has been sold at
he. Higher prices than dotations are
being obtained.
The mutton market is only fairly
steady, it being hard to sustain prices
so high. Muttons and vearlings are
positively lower with lambs only fair
~ sustained. Fall lambs. 13G713hc:
fancy and Brightons, 13h6a1lc: spring
lambs, 12m15c; eastern. S207 each;
yearings, 7'aMShc; muttops. 7ib1Sl,c:
veals, Ga Toe; fancy and Erigl tons,
0lam101ac.
Poultry continues to he well sus.
tanned, with the receipts not heavy.
Iced turkeys, 15M lie; iced fowls. 12b
Ml31ac; frozen fowls and chickens. 10
@13c; fresh native fowls. 141t SC; south
shore broiers, 3O1 33c; west Urn broilcrs.
23M25c; fresh ducks, l4017c; live
fowls, 12@l2hc.
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