Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03
IN hub MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

ket is pretty firm. Prices do not yield,
though it is in the midst Of the best
creamery season. II is evident that the
supply coming forward is not ore
than the trade is ready to take. Extra
creamery, small pkgs. 23iad2Jc; north
ern fresh, round lots, 23M2 3lac; west
ern, 23c; eastern, 23c: firsts, 20u211ac;
jobbers, kc to lie more.
Cheese has eascd off in prices lit
steady, with old about out of market.
New, 9G10c; old, 12d13c; sage, 12k@
131.c; jobbing, aG1c higher.
Eggs are firm at full quotations.
Western fresh, 17d1sMc; eastern, 1S
@19c; nearby and fancy, 20i23c and
up; jobbng 1c to NC higher.
Beans are in a firmer position in the
country, with the supply well forward.
This market is more steady, with quo
tations firm.
Apples are rather dull, while the re-
ccipts are larger than expected. Quo
tatioDs are fairly sustained Ben
Davis, s4d4.5O; russets. $415.5O; No. 2.
all varieties, $2.5OM3.5O; very choice
and jobbing lots, 5ocC1S1 more. A few
new apples from the south are being re-
ceived. They are very green, dealers
have scarcely been able to establish a
market for them.
The strawberry season Is about over.
Still, there has been no break in prices,
with berries sold at a loss. The
squeezers and extract people are get
ting very few Strawberries this year. 1t
has been a good year for the growers.
Other berries are coming in fairly free
Blucberries sell at 100 14c blackbcrries.
12n 15c; raSpberries. SM12c for pints;
gooseberries, 60Sc; currants, 7M1Oc.
Southern peaches are on hand and sell
at wide range of prices 75dS2 per bx.
Rhubarb is vet on the market and
jobs at about 75c per 100 lbs.
Old potatoes are bout out of the mar
kct, but sell at good prices. New are
plenty and easier. Old. $1Ml.15 per bu;
new, $4,000 %; fancy, $3.5OGl3.15 per
Dbl
Onions continue in small supply ard
firm. Egyptian, S3.25 per bg; Bermuda,
S190T2 per crt; Virginia, 81 per bskt
new bunch. 15020c per doz.
Southern canteloupe melons are in full
supply. and sell at 7oc@$1.50 per crt, as
to quality.
Marrow SQuashes are quoted at S11
1.50 per crit; summer squashes. S1m1.25
per pkg for good. Cucumbers sell at
So 5O035O per 100. Tomatoes are still
plenty, with Mississippi selling at 6oT
&c per crt. and with Texas at about the
same price. Hothouse are still on the
market at 1Oc per Id.
Asparagus is near the end OF the
season and sells at $4G7 per bx Of three
dozen. Celery is at wide range. from
$3.50 for large punches to S1.25 for
small. Spinach IL quoted at Soc per bu,
with beet greens at 2Oc per bu. Cauli-
flowers are sold at S1.23 per doz. Let
tuce is low 4 t l0d 25c per doz. Radishes
are higher at 75c per bx.
Cabbages sell at 81 % per crit for
Long Isla nd; Norfolk S1@1 25 for crates
and barrels. Old turnips are out OF
market. New bunch bring 81 50N2 per
100. Carrots are sold at 81 % per bu for
old. with new bunch at DC per doz.
Beets are quoted at 81 per 100 for new
bunch. Lecks sell at 75c: mint, SOC per
doz; cress. 40c; parsley, Ioc per bX; egg
plants, s2.5ods per crit,
String beans sell at s12571 80 per
crt: wax beans, Son2,50; green peas,
S1.o5d2 per bu, as to quality.
The mutton market rules rather easy,
with prices lower than a week go. Fall
lambs. Sd10c; fancy and Brlghtons.
9iac; spring lambs. 12M14c; eastern, 10
M16c; yearlings 5iaMSc; muttons. 51an
T1ac; veals, 6d10c; fancy and Brightons,
9iaM10iac.
Poultry is rather quiet and easy. Iced
turkeys, 15d16c; iced fowls. 12M 13c;
fresh native fowls 1871 Ice; south shore
and eastern broilcrs, 1922; western.
165 zoe; fresh ducks. lag lie; live fowls,
11@12hc.
Hay is firm, under the extremely high
prices Of other feed. and the fact that
the new crop is late and light in many
sections. Straw is very steady. Mill
feed is well sustained. Hay. S14M1S;
fancy and jobbing. SIS,50M20: rye
straw, S17Mlsc; oat straw, $1lG12.
The pork position continues very
firm, with ribs and several items higher
for this market.
The beef position is a stronger one
with cattle having reached the highest
price noted for a period of several
years, if ever before, $40 per 100 lbs
live weight. Here the market Is I'M
satisfactory, with dealers declaring
that prices will have to advance and II
M13c per lb is set for the best sides.
Millers' agents here have reports from
the winter wheat mills. saying that the
new grain is light, while the quantity
grown is much smaller than anticipated.
The winter wheat millers are finding
ii hard to get wheat to grind, The
spring wheat is making fair progress,
but the season is cold and keeps the
plant back.
The -four market Is firm in tone, on
the stronger wheat market, but trade
continues quiet, Buyers are indf-
/ ferent as to the chances Of stronger
market later. and are contented to
take only their immediate wants
Agents believe in continued strong
market, but not in any very great ad-
vance at present.
Corn advanced to the highest point Of
the crop and has been we'll sustained
at that point.
Oats are under pretty much the same
weather conditions as corn, only that
the crop is nearer to harvesting, with a
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