Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Oct. 15.-Thc butter market
Is firm. with stronger prices looked
for. Both Chicago and New York ire
&c higher. Extra creamery, small
pkgs, 2tM24'ac; northern fresh, round
lots. 23lad 24c: western. 231ac; eastern,
23M23Ac; frsts, 190 pc; jobbing, 1ac
to 1c more.
A very firm cheese market is report
ed. with the foreign market higher.
Round lots. 12q l21ac: sage, 2'aW l3jac;
j3bbing. ta0j1c higher.
Eggs are believed to he in n strong
position and higher prices a re expected
for some time to come, barring slight
reactions. Western fresh 21U24c:
eastern 25d27c; nearby and fancy. 81
G3oc and up jobbing, 1c to 1iac higher.
Beans are very firm indeed. The
country markets are higher. with re-
ports of a short supply. Carload lots,
pea. S255G2.6o: medium. $2.50M2.60:
yellow eyes. s2.sOM2s5 red kidneys.
g. l5u3.2O; California small white.
s2f5G2.7O; jobbng. 1oc more; Lima,
-U5c per III.
The market on apples is fully sup
piled. and rather easy, except or the
best eating and shipping varieties.
They are quoted: Round lots. craven
stcins. 50 25012.5O per Dbl: choice. $3.50
M3; pippins. and Porters. S1.25n 10;
IIubbardston, s15Mi1.75; pound
sweets. S1.75M2; 20-ounce. $1.75M2;
SHOWS aud wealthies. S2M2.75: Maine
Harvies. $2m2 %; common apples. 75c
MS1.25; bx apples. cooking. 35M5Oc:
choice eating, 75cGS1.25. Small lots
and iobbing from SOC to 81 per Dbl
more.
Pears are scarce and high, with the
market at very wide range. At whole
sale they may be quoted at S3.50,5 per
biol. while in jobbing way thay ell
a. 15cdiS1 per bu for cooking. For
caoicc eating varieties the range Is very
vide. from S1.5O to Sc, some choice
spcliels having been sold to the retail
trade recently for 81 per bu. In
Wholesale way the varieties are quoted
at Beurre Bose, S2.5od3 per hX;
Bourre DAMON. Sl5OU2; Sheldons. So
az: Secke 81 SOFA.
'"Nh NS Ii' hbout oNVl i'l iuC beh-
son. .atives are quoted at 90c'dS1 Fer
hSkt in a wholesale way; California,
SlI1m2
Grapes continue in rather small sup
ply. They are quoted in wholesale
way at 1S02Oc for Della wares: Con.
cords. 9012c; Niagaras. 1s07 1Sc: SalemS.
14T15r: with jobbing prices Ia 20 moro.
California Tokays sell at S1.75G2 per
crt of four bskts Foreign are quoted
at s3Ms per Dbl.
Ounces sell at S1.75d2.5O per TX.
There are still few native plu rs and
pruncs on the market and quoted al
various prices. as to package and va
riety.
Cranberries are not in excessive sup
ply and are firm. Barrels S5n,i.
crates, S175d2; jobhine. SOCIAL mora.
Potatoes are pretty steady. with
sweet a little firmer. Houlton Green
mountains. 55c per bu; hebrons, 5O1
53c: York state Green mountains md
round white. 4S0i53c: Virginia sweet,
S1.5od 10 per Dbl; double heads. 500
225
Cantaloupes are getting close to the
end of the season. Genuine Rocky
fords are quoted at 81 5Od go. as to
quality.
Celery continues plenty. with ,rdi-
nary varieties at 30M40c per bx; Pas
qnelle, S2.5Od3 per doz; Boston market.
So, Spinach, 25c per bu; caulnowers.
40c per long bx: lettuce. 25N4Oc per bx;
radshes. 4Oc per bx.
Onions are quoted a t SOGS5c per ')c or
hu; per Dbl, S2,75; Spanish, short crts
$1.25; long. $2.75.
Cucumbers are quoted at S5GlS yer
100: seconds. half price. SGuashos are
quoted at $15 per ton for marrow: Huh
bard. 500; turhan, $25: Ray state. $40
Ry the hbl or 100 lbs they job al 75c0t
$50. Pumpkins sell at 4oc per bx.
Cabbage bring 5O0Q6Oc per Dbl. To-
matoes 75cMS1 per bx: green tonla toes.
25n75 per bx. Yellow turnips, SIC per
Dbl; white fat. 40c per bx; bcets 35c:
carrots. SOC; parsnips. 5On75c: egg
plants. 15cd$l.2 % per bx; mint Soc;
cress, 35c; parsley, 2Oc per bu picklilg
onions, $204 for yellow nd white: pop
pers. 15c per bx: satisfy. 51c per doz:
Brussels sprouts, 12hac per at, by The
Crt.
String beans are quoted at 75cMsI;
wax beans. 75cMS1; Lima beans. &c
improved. s1M1 %; seiva beans, S1.2O:
..hel beans S1.5O.
Green corn is in over supply. with the
market demoralized. everybody rush
ing it in to get 1t out of the way Of
frost II sold at 25c per bx for good
Pork is firm and somewhat easier,
with lard steady. Boston packers la We
considerably increased their output of
hogs
Beef has been eon-dera bly, irregular.
with light beef easier under an In.
creased supply. and heavy beef firm,
under but little coming forward
The mutton mark et is quiet and ra thor
easy. under a full supply. Spring
lamb, GQ9c: fancy, SAm9ikc: yearlincs.
6M7iac; mutton, Hn7c; choice. 70i7ac;
veals. 9M1Oiac; fancy and Brighton.
I0lam11c,
The poultry market is well supplied.
though not excessively, with choice