Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-22
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

ruling easier for some days, with better
receipts and feeling that the best
creameries are near at hand. Up to a
week ago the receipts had been un.
usually small for the season. Extra
creamery, small pkgs, 23hGl2ic; north
ern fresh, round lots, 23d 23kc; west
crn, 23c; eastern, DC: firsts, 21G22c;
renovated, 20q 2o1ac; jobbcrs. 1ac TO 1c
moro.
New cheese is coming to hand In a
rather limited way, with old well held.
Round lots, II 1-4Q131ac; new, 11iaM
lie; sage, 121a@14c; jobbng, h@1c
higher.
Eggs are about steady, with prices
rather high for the season. The supply
has not been large, and what storing
there has been done has been at high
prices. Western fresh, 16hG171ac;
eastern, 1sM1S 1-4c nearby and fancy,
19d22c and up; jobbing, 1c to 1lhc
higher.
The demand for beans Is better, with
firmer prices, though quotations are not
changed nominally.
Apples are in dull demand, with the
arrivals small. High prices limit bust
ness, although there is a feeling that
few more apples are to come forward.
Baldwins, $4.5OG5.5O; Ben Davis, 81
@4.50; russets, S4Q5; No. 2. all varieties,
S2.5od3.25; very choice and jobbing
lots, 5OcdS1 more.
Cranberries are in very limited supply,
with none coming forward. They are
nominally quoted at Says per crt.
The straw berry season Is now we'll on,
with very full receipts. They are now
coming from Norfolk, with North Caro-
linas about done. A fair supply of
Marylands are coming. They sell in
crate lots at 9d15c, with most of the
lots in good order. At retail they sell
az two boxes for quarter, and two
boxes for 30 and 30 cents.
Onions are tirmer, with Egyptians
higher at $3Q325 per bg. Bermudas
are quoted at S1.75M2 per crt.
Potatoes continue easy. Best stock,
Green mountains, 9Od35c: Hebrons,
S3G19oc: Dakotas, 10000; C'h ena neoas
75Gsoc; York state white. SOC; rag
NUNS. $225a2.S0 per Big; new Bermu-
das, s3a5 per bbl; per bu, s15UN2. So
Carolina sweet, s363.50 per crt.
Truck and vegetables are in pretty
full supply. with good request. Celery
sells at $3.50 per bch for large hcts.
Cauliiowers are in the market at 81 so
per pkg. Spinach is quoted at 15c per
b1 for Budlong and at 25Q35c for ma =
tive. KaIe sells at 25c per blu; beet
green's, Coo; dandelions, SIC.
Asparagus is plenty and at wide
range, from 81 so to 81 per doz. Lettuce
is sold at 50@75c per doz; radishcs, a5c
per bx.
New cabbages sell at s1.5o0175 per
crt: tomatoes, dollhouse, 15c per ID;
crts. $3.50; cucumbers, scd4 per bx;
peppers. $1.50G2 per crt; egg pla nts, 81
per crt; mushrooms, SIPS per Id; lceks,
75c per doz.
Summer squashes are Mt hand at
about 81 per crt. Canada yellow tur-
nips are in short supply at 81 .2511 80
per Dbl; white French, $1.o3 per Dbl
white fiat and globe white, 81 per bx
new bunch, $50 per doz; new bunch
| bskts. 81 80.
Carrots sell ut S1do per bu; as to
quality; palsnips, S1M1. so per bu; ere s.,
zoe per doz: mint, Coo: parsley, $50
per bu; southern string beans, 50 500
3 per crt; wax beans, $2.5003; green
peas, 75cdS1.5 80 per crit. as to quality
rhuharb, 1c per lb.
Pork and lard are about steady. with
little change.
The beef market is stronger and high
err with lie mentioned as the probable
price of the best sides. The market
continues TO advance in spite of all the
pretense of investigating the beef
trust. Beef quotations are frn.
The position of muttons and lambs is
steady, while prices continue very high
Neals are in full supply and easy.
Lambs, ia 13c; fancy and Briehtons,
12iaM131sc: spring lambs. eastern, S3Q
I; western, 14@13c; yearlings. 1l012c;
muttons, 1lQl2c; veals, 6@l0c; fancy
and Brightons, 9is@10tc.
Poultry is pretty firm, with a fair
trade and not excessive receipts. Iced
turkeys. 16@l7c; iced fowls, 13013Hc
frozen fowls and chickens, 12M13c
fresh native fowls. 14n Zoe; south shore
chickens. 200 25c; live fowls. 12Gl2lac
The hay position is steady and trm
especially for the best. Straw is wei
held, with good rye straw scarce. Mill
feed is still pretty firm, with spot and
nearby selling at premium. Hay, 81.
ais; fancy and jobbing, S1S50G19
rye straw S16Q1 Il; oat straw, $11M12.
Continued refreshing rains In Kansas
and other crop districts have caused
the farmers to commence selling thell
old wheat, with larger offerings at the
principal cities. A large movement il
wheat from the farmers hands is ex
pected during the next 30 days
Advces from some of the foreign wheat
markets show that wheat is in a more
satisfactory condition. The Kansas
Millers' association estimates Kansas
wheat condition at 10 percent ard the
yield at 100000 bus.
Spite of little easier speculative
wheat, actual milling wheat is scarce
and firm. This is especially true OF
winter wheat, which can be had only
in small quantities, The millers ar,
making what they call winter W hea
fours out OF spring wheat, and II Il
very unsatisfa ctory to those who wan