Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-08-28
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Aug. 27.-Under full re-
ceipts and not very active demand. tie
butter market Is quiet and rather easy.
Still, there are not denominations Of
best stock. Extra creamery, snail
pkgs. 2lM21hc; northern fresh, round
lots, 2OhM21c; western, 20M2O,ac;
eastern, 20d 201ac: firsts, 19N1Jhc; Job
bers. NC to 1c more.
Cheese is in quiet request. with prices
unchanged. Fine stock is very firm.
western fresh, 17@21c; eastern. 1910
2"'sc; nearby and fancy. 22025c and
up; jobblng. 1c to 1kc higher.
Pea and medium beans have con.
tlnued in quiet request and rather
weak. Yellow eyes firm. with red kid.
nevs scarce and firm. Carload lots,
pea. 81; medium. 81: yellow eyes. 50. A
a2'5o; red kidneys, s2.GJa2.75; Cali
1ornia small white. So 3OM223 Job
ping, Zoe more; Lima, 4Gf5c per III.
Under the influence Of good export
movement apples are doing unusually
well for the season Of Abundance of
perishable fruit. with prices well sus-
tafned. Astrachans. s1.750o: Will
Jams, S2d2,50; pippins. s1.tCmo %:
sweet boughs. 2d2,50; gravonstcins.
S2.3Wd2.73 per Dbl; bx .ppies. a5cNS1.
The crop Of pears in this part of the
country is small, and at present prices
are high. with but few coming forward.
Native Bartletts are quoted st SO. JtlGr
$40 per Dbl California pears are still
on the market at s1.75M2 - per bx.
Peaches have been coming along
rather slowly, with Delawares selling
at 75cGs125. California peaches NJ ST
also, with Georgia peaches about out
or market at S1.5Od1.75 for carriers.
Plums are still in pretty good supply.
with California selling 1t t13502. ms 10
quality and quantity. Native plun,s
are on the market in crates. in Quart
boxes. and they have been selling nv the
1obbers at &c per at. There nre still
Few California prunes IN The market.
and sold by the iobbers at slG1.5o
per CRIT
Grapes, in S-hskt carriers, are quoted
at Sl.25M | so for Concords and Wor-
dens; Niagaras. S15OG1T5; Della
wares, $2.50@3-these prices from
jobbers.
The supply Of blueberr1cs continues
large, with wide difference in quality.
They are sold all the way from Sc TO
lac per at. IN crate lots. Blackberrips
are not very plenty. and sell at 1O615c,
as TO quality. Raspberries are prac-
tically done for the season.
Watermelons have continued In ful
supply and sell at 1o0l 5c. with n few
fancy higher. Canteoupes are in frll
supply and sell a 75c1S1 % or crit for
gems and Jenny Lnds. Imitation
Rockyfords sell at S1dl 80. But few
genuine melons Of that stamp n We been
received, and sell at s3d3.5O per crt.
Potatoes are about steady, with
sweets rather easy, on full supply.
Hebrons and round white, 4!@5Oc per
bn; Green mountains. :od55c: bar
rels. .6o,Ad1.75: yellow sweet, soT
2. 80; red and white, 81 .5001 IS per bbl
Native onions are coming forward
and selling Mt $3.50 per Dbl, and at SOC
per bu. There are still Few Esyp-
t'ans on the market, aud they sell at
s2.75 per Big.
Celery is cold at 75cTsf rer doz:
l5c per bx; lettuce. Toe per
doz radishes. 25c per bx; cauli.iowers.
S1.25 per long bx: erts, l561t,0c.
Cabbages are steady at about sc rcr
Dbl, or S4M5 per 100. Cucnmbers con-
finue in full supply at 50cGS1 per hx.
Tomatoes are plenty and very fine.
They sell at S1@l.25 per bx, with
Jerseys in crates about out of market.
Squashes are easier at 75c0S1 por
Dbl for marrow. Summer sQuashes are
sold at all sorts Of prices. Peppers are
quoted at 50tn75c per bx. Small pick
ing onions are on the marke, ut S2G4
Ter blu. according to quality. Gerkins
are on the market at SOC and upward.
according to quality and size of pack
lge.
Yellow turnips are easier ut 81 % per
Dbl. with white at 50d 75c per bu; beets,
'Oc per bu; carrots, 4Oc; egg plants,
'1.25 per doz; leeks, 4oc per doz.
Shell beans are quoted at 15cdS1 Der
III; string beans. 75cGsl; wax beans.
Ioc@$1. Green peas are in smaller |
supply and sell at S1G1.5O per bu.
Green corn is plenty. and almost in Us
prime. 1t sells at 506T3c per bu.
A firmer pork market has followed the |
very strong market west, with prices
advanced.
The beef market Is hardly as firm as
loted a week ago, under the fact of
more small beef coming forward. The
lest sides are still very scarce, with
shippers notifying the trade here that
UGH beef is hard TO get and costing
'ery high. Trade continues TO be
United. under the high cost.
The mutton market has crntinued
teady, under the high prices of beef,
nd not excessive receipts. Quite a
'ody Of fall lambs has been received
nd this has tended TO make 81 ring
'mbs easier, Spring lambs. 1oGl2c:
all lamb, ShQ9hc; yearing. 647Ec:
mutton. 7dsc veals. e@l0c; fancy eud
Brighton, lO411c.
Poultry is little easier, under more
beral receipts. especially Of iced
Iced turkeys, 151lGc; iced
owls and chickens. 130i4c: fresh ma
i've fowls, I3Gl6e; south shore md
astern broilers l9@2lc; heavy eastern
2Od22c western. l.6i7c:
resh ducks. l%Ml7c; live fowls and
hickens. l2Ul3c.
Hay IL in a strong position. " It'll the
upply short. especially on good to