Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-09-04
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Sept. 3-Butter is fairly
steady, with pretty full offerings. The
stock is generally good, however, and
will bear storing, if 1t does not sell
readily. Extra creamery, small pkgs,
2l1aM pc; northern fresh, round lots,
21d211ac; western, 2Ohm21c; eastern,
20laM2lc: firsts, 19a191ac jobbers. &c
to L. more.
Cheese is firm with trade fair. Round
lots, lon10 3-4c; sage, 10 3-4M11lsc;
jobbing, ha@1c higher.
Eggs are fr1ner, with the supply
moro limited. Western fresh, 1sm21c;
eastern, 22d24c; nearby and fancy, %
q27c and up; jobbing, 1c to 1hc higher.
Beans are in quiet demand, pretty
full supply and barely steady. Carload
lots, pea, 81; medium, 50; yellow eyes,
$2.45M2.50; red kidneys, S275M2 so;
California small white, So 2OM2 %;
jobbing, 10c more: Lima. 46n5c per- III.
The apple market is easier. 1t is
right in the season of fall fruit, and
the pretty full prices Of few days ago
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market. Every farmers wagon has
been loaded with boxes Of apples for
several days. and apples that must he
sold. Astrachans, S1.75M2; williams,
S250Q3; pippins, s1.5002.25; sweet
bonChs, S2d250; gravensteins. SEA
2.I5 per Dbl; bx apples, 25G75c,
1t is now certain that the crop of
pears in this section at least is small.
/ The receipts are small and prices firm.
Native Bartletts. s35014 % per Dbl: per
bu, SlM125; California pears. So5O@
3 per bx.
Peaches are in smaller receipt than
year ago. with the market pretty firm.
Delawares sell at T5c4S1 80 per bskt,
with jobbing higher. Georgia peaches
are nearly over. There have been a
few Connecticrts I'm the market, and
sold at s1.5Od2.5o per crt. as to quality
Plums are in only fair supply, with
CALIFORNIA; jobbing at $1.50M2 30 per
crt as TO quality. Native plums sell It
h47c in crts for OTIS, with Damsons,
etc. on the market at 75cdSl25 for
peach basket sizes. There are still
few prunes on the market at S1q1 80
per crt.
Grapes are getting to be pretty
plenty. They sell at 81 5ocd1.75 for
Delawares; Brightons. s1M1.25; NJ
agaras. 75cq$1.25; Moore's Early and
Wordens, 75cds1; baskets of black
grapes, 10d13c.
Blueberries are in short supply, with
the market better at 1od14c Black
berries are about out Of market on
good. with some inferior lots selling q t
1OG12c. New cranherries are at hand
and have sold at s275d3 per crt.
Canteloupes are in smaller receipt,
with many Of the varieties done for
the season, Rockyfords and limitations
being the main supply. Genuine Colo
RADIO Rockyfords are coming, and sell
at S250d4 per crit, with imitation
Rockyfords for much less.
Potatoes are fairly steady, with
sweet in full supply and easy. The
quality of the sweet potatoes offering
is fine, and az present prices consumers
will do we'll to use them. Hebrons and
round white. $4,000 per bu; Green
mountains, 5n055c: barrels, 81 BOCdl 60:
Virginia sweet, 1.50Q2 per Dbl
Onions are In full supply and easy,
with native quoted at S1.50dl.75 per
Dbl; per bu. 10dS0c. There are still a
few Egyptian onions on the market,
; but they are scarcely quota BILE.
Celery Is jobbed at 75c@s1 per doz
spinach, 15c per bx; lettuce, the mark ct
In bad shape at Zoe per doz; radshcs,
25c per bx canhhovers, 50ctdS1 per bx.
Cabbages sell at 75cMS1 per bbl, or ut
Si04. 80 per 100. Cucum bers continue
in full supply at 5oc0sl per bx. To-
matoes are plenty and very fine They
sell at 5o675c per bx.
Squa shes sell at S1n1 so per Dbl, For
marrow; turban, 50; Bay state, 50;
summer about SOC Per 100. Peppers
sell at about SOC per bx; small picking
onions. S2d3.50 per bu, according to
quality; Gerkins, DOC and upward. ac-
cording TO quality and size of packa &c.
Egg plants sell nj 81 81 per Dbl: white,
= 5oQ 75c per bu; hests, SOC per bu: car
rotS. 40GbOc; leeks, 40c per doz: pars-
nips, 75c@S1 per bu.
String beans sell at 5OcMS1 per bx
butter beans, 50cdSl shell beans, 50c
GS1; green corn, 25@50c per bu.
The pork situation is little changed,
with lard lower and hams easier.
The beef market is very easy on light
and medium grades, with a very rull
supply at hand. But still choice heavy
, sides are scarce and firm and bring full
! quotations.
, Mutton and veal are fairly steady
. with lambs in full supply and easy.
Spring lamb. 9ia@l0iac: fancy, lie; fall
lamb. SlaM9c; ycarling. Gn7isc: NUT
ton, 6isM1isc: voais 9taI0c; fancy and
Brighton, 1otGr0i,c.
. Poultry is in pretty full supply and
: easy. Iced turkeys, I5Gl6c: iced
fowls and chickens, l3d13Ac; fresh ma
tive fowls. l3M16c; chickens. 16a Sc;
, south shore and eastern broilers. l9GI
pic: heavy eastern chickens, 2o92oc
western, 1b@17c; fresh ducks. l5417c;
, live fowls and chickens. l1Q12c
Hay is fairly sustained. with straw
steady. Mi'lfeed shows more coming
forward, though the supply win scarce
ly be large under the present restric-
ton OF milling operation Hay, Sl4Gl
10; fancy and iobbing Sl9Q2O; rye
straw, $16Gfl7; oat straw, S10d11.
Flour has continued dull Tho