Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-17
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

is steady, with fair trade and not ex-
cessive receipts 1t is safe to say that
the arrivals are very we'll taken care Of.
Extra creamery, small pkgs, 23M231sc;
northern fresh, round lots, 22M23c;
western, 22G23c; eastern. 22M 23c;
firsts, 10000; jobbing, Ac to 1c more.
Cheese continues to be well taken
care of, as fast as 1t comes in. The re-
ceipts are not excessive. in fact. New,
Q 3-4M1Okc; old, 12d13c; sage, 1870
1890; jobbing, h61c higher.
Eggs are in strong position, with
arrivals quickly sold, especially of good
stock. Quotations are firm. Western
fresh, 1902Oc eastern. 20d22c; nearby
and fancy, 22d23c and up; jobbing,
1c to 1lsc higher.
Beans continue firm. Floods In the
bean-growing sections Of New York and
the west have damaged the growing
crop to an extent not yet known. Car
load lots. pea, 81 .sOQD1 So; m edium, SIS
@1.S5; yellow eyes, s2.30,d2.35; red
kidneys, S2.4O62.45; California small
white S215@235; jobbing, 1oc more;
Lima, &c per lb.
Old apples are so nearly out Of mar
ket that quotations are dropped. Still,
there are few barrels of russets for
sale at pretty high prices. New apples
are coming along with some freedom,
the receipts for the week. 2570 bbls--
pkgs being reduced to bbls-against
400 bbs same week last year, being
mainly new. They sell at 50cG0S1 %
per pkg-generally bskts-according to
size Of the basket and quality of the
apples.
Potatoes are lower, under full supply
and quoted at: Long Islands, choice,
$2.T5 per Dbl: Rhode Islands and Jer-
seys. $25O12 10; Norfolks and eastern
shores. $17562 25.
Onions continue firm. Egyptian, So
per BIZ; Bermuda. 81 per crit; Kentucky,
$27503 per Big; new bunch, CSC per
doz.
Celery is sold by the jobbers at $50
75c per bch. Spinach is easy at 20c per
bu. Lettuce is very low at 1oc per bx;
radishes. 25c per bx.
Asparagus Is out of market. Cab.
bages are easy at 50c6$1.2 5 per CRIT.
with native at S213 per 100. Cucum-
bers sell at all the way from 25c to 81
per 100.
Jersey tomatoes are very plenty at
5OcM$1 per crt. Norfolks are quoted
at S1Q1.25 for 2-bskt carriers. Missis-
sippi and Texas tomatoes are done for
this market.
Marrow squashes are sold at 81 so per
CRIT, with turbans at S2a3. Summer
| squashes sell at a great variety Of
prices, as to variety and quantity.
Cauliflowcrs sell at s2G2.50 per doz.
New yellow turnips sell at $1.5O02;
white turnips. SOC per bx; bunch, 81 per
100. Carrots. old. sell at Toe per bu;
new. bunch. s2G3 per 100. Beets bring
G0G75c per bx, with new bunch at Toe
per 100.
Mushrooms sell at 50 per Id; leeks,
75c per doz: eggplants, 50 per crt; pars-
| ley, 15c per bu. String beans sell at
Toe per bx. with wax beans the same.
bu. as to quality.
Native cherries sell at s61oc per ID
in 20-lb bskts. CALIFORNIA; are higher
at 81 506d2,5O per CRIT.
Peaches are Offering at ST. 1902 per bx
for CALIFORNIA;. with Georsias quoted
at 81 256o 50 for 6-bskt carriers. Deal
ers say that the quality is poor. For
the week the receipts Of peaches were
6SS5 pkgs; same week last year, o.
493 pkgs.
There are still few stra wberries COM
ing from the east. though the season is
mainly over. They sold at 12Q14c
Blackberries sell at 12014c; blue
berries, 1261Sc. the latter for very
choice; raspberries. Sd10c for pints and
4M6c for cups. Currants sell at Sd0c
for common. with cherry at 1O@ zoe the
latter price for very fancy. Goose
berries bring 9610c. All the above
berry prices are for crate lots
Canteloupes are in pretty fun supply,
and at considerable range Of prices, as
to quality. They sell at 75c@$1.25.
The pork market remains firm, on
the high prices Of hogs. Prices are I'M
changed, except that fresh ribs are off
1-4c.
Beef showed greater firmness, with
some dealers remarkably we'll sold up.
Trade was also better. Quotations are
firm on choice sides, with light and
grass easy.
Lamb and mutton sold better, with
about steady market. Veal continues
IA ther easy Lamb, 11M13c; eastern,
126 15c; yearlings 7iHMSc; mutton,
51aM7hc; veals G61Oc; fancy and
Brightons 91aM1Ohc.
Iced fowls are firmer, on a shorter
supply and a pretty good demand, and
higher prices We're paid. Still, pretty
full receipts are expected and hence
quotations are not so much advanced
Iced turkeys 1916; iced fowls, 1871
lie; fresh native fowls, 13Gll6c; south
shore and astern hroilers, 2O022c
western, 16M1Sc; fresh ducks, 14G tic
! live fowls, 11M12c.
i Good hay holds pretty firm. but low
0 grades are rather easy. Straw is ir-
}, regular, with considerable Offering
Milfeed is barely steady, but UNI
4 changed. Hay, S14@1s; fancy and
. jobbing, S1s5Od19; rye straw, Sl6Q
e II; oat straw, $1o@11.
The July corn corner is the allah
n sorbing topic in grain circles. July
I corn Is regarded as factor In itself
; crop conditions having little to do with
! options for that month, which come