Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

creamery, small pkgs. 29kM3Oc: north
ern fresh, round lots, 2ShM 29,sc; west
ern, 2SlaM29c; eastern, 2S@2 0c: Octo-
Der extra. 24A@251ac; dairies 23G24c;
firsts, 23lsM241sc; ladies', 15@19c; job
bers, 1sc to 1c more.
Cheese is in firm position, with the
supply well held. Round lots. 2M131ac:
sage, 12hG14c; jobbing, 1aM1c higheN
Eggs seem to have ceased saggiug,
but they are still too high to store.
Western fresh, 16lt@17c; eastern, I'm
n1Sc; nearby and fancy, 20G25c and up;
jobbing. 1c to 11ac more.
Beans remain in quiet demand, with
prices unchanged.
Apples have been selling fairly well,
with the market held in position. Prices
are too high for an active general trade.
however, and the supply is not large
enough for such trade. Fancy Bald
wiiIs-$4 2514.15; ordinary to good, $3.25
G3.75; Bed Davis. $3.75@4.50; Tolman
sweets. $3.25Gi4; No. 2. all varieties,
$215u3.25; mixed lots, S325M3 -;
very choice and jobbing lots, 50cT$1
more.
Cranberries are in fair supply for the
season, with the market about steady ut
S1@l0 for bbls; crates, $2.50d3.2J for
good.
Strawberries are coming along more
freely. 1t is expected that the first car
of Florida Strawberries of the season
will reach Boston this week. Straw
berries sell in refrigerator lots at 25I
35c. the latter the choice. They retail
at all sorts of prices. from 20c to 4Oc, all
depending on the size Of the box and
quality of the berries.
Some new maple sugar is being re-
ceived that is really new, and it sells
at 12q14c per ID for cakes. with re-
melted old at about 1Oc Syrup that is
really new sells at $1.1OM1 20 per cal:
old, 90c0S1.
Potatoes continue to he we'll sus-
tanned, though sweets are a little ca sicr.
Green mountains. 93M95c; Hcbrons. OF
@93c; rose, 90c: Dakotas, 7SuSOc; =.
+. |. Chennngoes, 700 75c per bu; mag
NUNS. S2e,2.15 per By; Belgiums, 81 80:
Jersey sweet. 1904 per Dbl; Vineands,
S4M4.5O. New Bermuda potatoes sell
by the jobbers at SIS per Dbl.
The market on onions Is easier. Ma
tive. S3.o004.5O for bbls: bus, s1.250l
$I50; Nalencias. S3.5Od3.75 per cs:
lIavanas, S2.60d2S5; Spanish, small
cs. S1.75.
Celery. white. is quoted at $50 per
dog. Spinach sells at $1.5OM1.75 per
Dbl. Caullflowers are not III III. sup
ply. and sell at $2.73 for California.
Beet green's are quoted at 75c per
bx; dandeions 81; lettuce, $3.50 per
bx; three doz to the bx. Radishes sell
at Soc per doz bchs.
Cabbages are lower at 75c for native.
with Danish at s1.25@1 so. Red cab.
baGes are quoted at 50 per Dbl. Gu
cumbcrs sell at SSM12 per 100. AS to
quality. Tomatoes sell at 25c per Id
for dollhouse, with southern crts at
| about 81. Peppers sell at about ST.. 30
per crt. Egg plants are firm at ST. so
per crt.
Squashes are even irmer than Inst
noted, with $l1O per ton being quoted;
the highest ever known. The jobbers
Brussels sprouts are higher at 25c
per at; salsify. $1.25 per doz; arti-
chokes scarce at SO per bX; leeks. 81 per
doz; Canadian yellow turnips, S500Oc
per Dbl; st. Andrews. 75dSOc per Dbl :;
white French, 75c; white fiat and globe
white, Soc per bu.
Bects are little easier Mt 81 per bu:
| f.9
mint. SOC per doz; cress, Toe per doz :;
parsley, Toe per bu.
Southern string beans sell at So per
crt. California green peas bring 81 -
ALSO for good
Pork provisions are steady, with
tirmer reports on hogs from the west.
The only change in this market is the
raising of fresh ribs NC
The beef market is pretty firm, with
even higher prices noted in the west
on cattle. The complaint of higher
beef is constantly heard, but the trade
and consumers must not lose sight of
the remarkably high cost of corn and
other cattle-feeding products. Steers
purchased last fall at the usual prices,
,
have been fed on corn that has cost in
the country where fed from 40c to 45c
per blu, against cost of 16c to 20c, or
even less, on ordinary years.
The mutton market has ruled pretty
firm, with choice heavy muttons scarce
and lambs firm, though probably ten.
porarly. Lambs, 10h@12lc; fancy
and Blightons, 1lMl3c; yearlings. TIA
9Hc; muttons, S491sc; fancy, 961Oc
veals, 1Vu11c; fancy and BrlghtOns
1OhM111ac.
Fresh poultry seems to be about out
Of market for the present, with frozen
about the only stock. There is con
siderable stock in the freezers. and II
is in good shape. Turkeys, 15d17c
western chickens Halle; fowls, ia
lie; live fowls, 11Q11hc: capons, 15m
Ice; geese nominal, 12h13c; ducks, /:
Ul6c.
Hay is showing greater firmness, es
pecialy OH the best lots. Rye straw i,
in rather small supply, with the market
firm Millfeed continues easy, with the
demand slack Hay, Sl1.5Od17 80
fancy and jobbing, $1S.5OQ1S; ry,
straw, $16,504l7 so; oat straw, SIG
H.
The flour market is dull and unsntis
factory. The jobbers and grocers con