Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-06-05
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, June 4.-Butter has st,trnne,
$ up somewhat and closed firm at ful
quotations, with choice fresh cream
n cries in demand. Extra creamery
small pkgs 24m24kc; northern fresh
9 round lots, 231k@24c; western, 23g
23Ac; eastern, 23d23hc; firsts, 2l@
22c; renovated, 2O122he; jobbers, ",
to 1c more.
New cheese has been In better supply
, and prices have declined, though some
: what frmer. Round lots, I3M13hc
new. 11G111ac; sage. 12R@14c; job
bling, Ac to 1c higher.
; All markets are firmer on eggs with
full quotations asked for choice fresh
Western fresh, 17kG 1Sc; eastern, 1s6l
1S1Ac; nearby and fancy, 21Q22c and up
jobbing. lie to 11ac higher.
Beans are steady In price, with a fair
demand. Carlond lots, pea, 81. SOM1 IS:
medium. $1.S0; yellow eyes, 81. 25GI2. 30;
red kidneys, S23Od2.35; California
small white, $2.3Oa2 30; jobbing. 1Oc
more; Lima, &c per 10.
Millfeed is firm. with supplies in tran
sit commanding 81 to 80 premium over
shipping prices. Hay and straw are
steady and unchanged. Hay, S14d1s:
fancy and 1obblng, $1S.50@2D; rye
straw. $11M1S: oat straw, S11012.
FORK provisions are lower on some
items while others are advanced.
| c ,bo
ment of hogs, and supplies marketed
continue to fall largely short of the num-
bers a year ago.
The market for choice heavy beef is
slightly firmer, but other grades are
quiet and unchanged. For the week
the arrivals Of beef here were again
small, being 127 cars for Boston and
Us cars for export.
Inc weather helped the trade in
muttons and lambs, and prices are
steady, with fair demand; veals are
also steady and unchanged. Lambs.
iIml2Rc; fancy and Brightons. 120D
l3c; spring lambs. ca stern, S567; west.
ern, 14@1oc; yearlings. 1om11c: NUT.
tons. loG11c; veals. 6@1Oc; fancy and
~ iSH'ouS, o1aUlUt7C.
mere Is only quiet demand for
poultry, with prices easy. with orota.
tons nominally unchanged. Iced trr.
Keys, 15G16c; iced fowls, 12h012c.
frozen fowls and chickens. 12a13c.
fresh native fowls. 14615c: south sbors
chickens, goa &c; live fowls, 1oa12,sc
Apples are in light supply and prices
are hrm. with rather a quiet demand
inc quotations are: Ben Davis. StS1
100; russets. S4@5; No. 2. all voriet,os
s2.50d3. %; very choice and tobbin,
lots, SOC to 81 more.
New California cherries sell a. O. m
1850 per crt. *'''''
Inc receipts Of stra berries bavs
oeeh large principally from MARYLAND
ana Delaware. Prices have ruled low
an the week, the latest ouotot;ons
being 6d12c. with some fancy byipuin.
slightly better prices.
CrahDsrrles are scarce and sell at 81
per CRIT. There are none coming for.
ward.
Iotatoes have declined sharply md
prices are easy. Green mountains
ooc' lleorons. 9Oc; Dnkotas, 7OU7ac.
Chenangoes, 75c; York state white so
"ooc; magnums, $1.75Gf2 per bp. Rer.
n'udas' S3Ho per Dbl and S160ao25
per Du; new southern, s4d4.5o per Dbl.
carolina sweet $3.50 per crt.
bermuda onions are easier at &. 5Oper
crt, with Egyptian quoted at So nor
ng. New bunch onions sell at 40 mar
bx. pei
Truck and vegeta bles are IN good
supply. Celery sells at 15caS1.25 per
bch for big punches. as to size and
Spinach is very low at 5a1Oc
per ok; dandeions, Zoe: kaIe 25c. heet
greens, 200; lettuce, 5OcQ$1 for 3.doz
bx. "oN
ASPARAGUS is in light supply and sells
al the way from S. to 50 per bx &c m
'lze and quality. New southern cab
page are quoted at S2d4 per bx. as 70
luality and quantity. Tomatoes ara
lrin at ~ per CRIT for southern. with ma.
I'VE dollhouse at Soc per Id; radishes
Zoe per bx.
summer squashes bring SO per crt. AS
o quality. Canada yellow turnins oro {
'inlost out of market at 81 25u1 so per
DBL White French sell at 81 % Der bbl /
View bunch sell at 2505Oc per doy.
lunch heots, 15c per doz for native.
outhern. SOC per doz; old carrots. 75c
'or Ok; new bunch. $3.50 per doz; pars.
ups, 81 per bX, as to quality; mint 35c
'er doz; cress, 35c; parsley. 5Oc per bx.
string beans, S1.5O. Green j
cas are quoted at 81 80 per hskt as to
uality and condition. khubarb CELLS
t Coo per bx.
Speculative wheat markets show do.
lded decline for the week. Tho nrin-
ipal FACTOR in the market has been tho
improved crop conditions prevailing ;,
leavy rains have fallen over the on :,
re wheat and corn area during the pa st /,
eek, and all growing crops re .nakinr !
ivorable progress The rains have =,
cen so general and copious that v. lille /
ley have not made up the avtrn re de- Y
since Jan. I, they have put the ie
III in about normal condition in re-
ard to moisture, at this time of year. f.
mere is no further danger of injury hy II
ought to the winter wheat crops. Evil [
Hnccs continue to be received that bar-
Isl will be early, and will he general d;
the latitude Of the southern Kansas til
thin two or three weeks During the II
ist week an Improvement in prospect h.
Is been reported by many CORE III
,OndeDtS but in n few DIo COO ~ bocnot m