Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-31
IN HUB markets
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

couple of days. Extra creamery, small
pkgs, 22d22 northern fresh, round
lots. 21hd22c; western, 21,aM22c;
eastern, 21iac: frsts, 1ShQ10 ac; Job.
bers, Nc to 1c more.
Cheese Is quiet, and only fairly steady
In prices. Still Liverpool has Just
shown further advance of id. Here
quotations are steady. New. 34I
10 Lie; old. 12@12Mc; sage 12Q13Ac;
jobbing. hMlc higher.
Eggs are in fair request and I'M
changed. with fine stock firm. and other
stock easy. Western fresh, 1SM20c;
eastern, 2ONd 22c: nearby and fancy. %
@23c and up; jobbing, 1c TO NC higher.
The bean market has continued firm
at full quotations, with firm reports
from the country. Carload lots. pea, 50
M2.05; medium. S2G2 05; yellow eyes,
S2.35; red kidneys, S245Cd250; Cali
fornia small white, 81 20Q230; jobbing,
1oc more; Lima, &c per 10.
Apples are coming in very freely, for
so early In the season. and some varie-
ties seem to be especially early. \ few
native astrachans are already being re-
ccived. and selling at S2.5013 per Dbl.
The supply Of sweet apples is large,
with cooking apples Of good size not
as plenty. Native astrachnns, S".5"I
3 per Dbl; other lots, 50cMS1.50 per bu
bx. with very few choice mt the upper
price; smaller packages, 4Old15c.
A few strawberries are still coming
from Nova Scotia. They sold last at
12n20c, as to quality, for crit lots.
Blackberres are still rather high at 10
q 1Sc, as to quality. Raspberries are
fairly plenty and sell at SM1Oc for
pints; cups. 4N5c. Blueberries are
more steady, with some very fine lots
coming ill., They are quoted at 1M1G
Currants are plenty and rather easy at
10d11c. The receipts of all sorts of
berries for the week were 1850 crts;
same time n year ago, 1853 crts.
California cherries are about done,
and are quoted at 81 250f1.50 pr crt.
California peaches sell Mt 75cMS1
Georgia peaches sell at S2Q2 80 for
carriers. Apricots are about done.
Prunes are plenty and lower at 15cG
S1.5O; plums, 75cS1.25. as to variety
and quality.
Watermelons have somewhat in
creased in supply. They sold at goa
SOC. Canteloupes are still in full sup
ply, and sold at S1.50Q2.50 per crt.
Potatoes are easier. Rristols. $l.75
az per Dbl; Jerseys, $1.75d1.s7t; Nor
folks, S1.25@1.75; yellow sweet. $3.50
also; red, $3d35o.
Onions are pretty steady. Egyptian,
SD per By; Bermuda, $2.1jd3 per crt;
Kentucky. 50 50d275 per bg; native.
Zoe per bu; new bunch, sc per doz or
50 per 100
Celery Is quoted at 81 per doz. Cauli-
flowers bring S1M2 per bx. Lettuce is
sold at l5c per bx: radshes, 25c per bx:
ca bbage. SOC per Dbl: cucumberS, Sl.50
az per bx; tomatoes. Norfolk. 50cdS1;
Jerseys. 1Jc per bskt; native, $2d4 per
bX.
Squashes are not very plenty and sell
at about $3.50 per Dbl for marrow;
summer. $3.50 per 100: yellow turnips,
S1.25 per Dbl; white turnips, soc per
bx: bunch. 50 per 100. New carrots
are quoted at 81 per bx bunch, S1.50
per 100. Beets bring Acc per bx. with
new bunch at $50 per 100.
Mushrooms continue very scarce Mt
81; lecks. 75c per dol: egg plants, Sl50
per crt native. S2d3 per doz: mint. &C
per doz; cress, 35c per doz; parsley. Toe
per bu. String beans soil 1t PC per by,
with wax beans the same: Shell beans,
81 SOAP per bu. Green peas ara quoted
at 75cM$1 per bu, as TO quality.
Tho pork position is trmer. Locally.
fresh RIBS are very scarce, with the
quotations higher.
Here the beef market is easier, though
the supply is limited, and sellers well
cleaned mp. But trade is exceedingly
small, with everybody econOmizing in
the use of beef as far as possible. At
the same time the west is positively
frmer, with choice cattle very scarce
and higher.
Lamb Is lower than a week ago. with
mutton about the same as week AGO.
Veal is well sustained with prices a
little higher. Lamb, 11Ml2c; yur-
Il-N, ''f'7', llu'lolI b'fPN, N'tlN, lofL
10l2c; fancy and Brightons. 1O0I1c.
Poultry is pretty steady, though the
receipts have been larger. But III der
the high prices of beef pork and NUT
ton, consumers have been buying more
poultry. This kept the marlie, from
declining. Iced turkeys. l5d 15c; iced
fowls. 12laM 1880; fresh native fowls.
13N15c; south shore and eastern
broilers, 19M21c; western. 15M1Tc;
fresh ducks, 130f16c; live fowls, haze;
chickens. 15G16c.
Hay is very steady on the best, which
Is in small supply, with medium and
ordinary plenty and easy, Rye straw
is barely steady. Millfeed is easier.
Hay, S14M1S; fancy and Iohbing, $3.50
N19; rye straw, s16Q17; oar straw, $40
all.
Wheat has declined under better crop
reports. The pressure of new winter
has been too great for the
speculative market, although II is we'll
known that the grading this year is ex-
ceptionally low, with the wheat offered
thus far very poor. with only about Z
percent OF the wheat so far offering at
Chicago up to grade.
The gyratiOns in Chicago oats were
remarkable Saturday. show |
ing plainly that some desperate specu-
lative influence was behind them. The
closing Friday was at 70}sc. and Satur-
day at &c, while down to SIC WIS noted |
Mt one time. The distant months were
more steady. indicating that II Is the