Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-06-12
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

up to the best month in the year for
that article. 1t is believed that the
make Is large, but the demand seems to
be fully equal to the supply. 1t is the
season for storing butter and still but
little is coming forward that ca n be ha
for that purpose. Extra creamery
small pkgs, 24d25c; northern fresh
round lots. 23haM24c; western, 23hG
24c; eastern, 23kM24c; frsts, 21M23c;
renovated, 2Od22hc; jobblng, &c to 1c
more.
Cheese is in very steady position.
Old is in small supply, and in few
hands, while new is not yet very abund-
ant. Prices are fully sustained. Round
lots, 13413hc; new, 11M1l1ac: sage,
121aM 14c; jobbing, &c to 1c higher.
The claim has been that eggs were a
little weaker few days back, but some
how the demand has kept prices up,
even under pretty full receipts. Prices
are steady. Western fresh, 17M17iac;
eastern, 17kM1Sc; nearby AMI fancy,
2Om23c and up; jobbing. lc to lee
higher.
On beans the market continues easy,
with the demand slow
Apples are very well held, with but
few coming forward. Still, the demand
is limited, by reason of the high cost
Quotations are not changed. Ben
Davis, $4M4.5o; russets. $405; No. .,
all varieties, s25Od325; very choice
and jobbing lots. 5OcdS1 more.
California cherries are selling at SO
@2.50 per crt. A few California
peaches have been received, rather
green and unstable.
Strawberries are coming forward
freely, and the quality is good. Some
fine Jersey berries are coming. Then
come the Dighton and northern New
York berries. In that section the
quality is fine. Sales are at 9Ml3c, as
to quality. At retail two boxes for a
quarter is the popular price. though
the best ranged up to 25c and even 30c
per bx
OF other berries the receipts were
mainly bueberries from the south
rather small and shrivelled. Gran
berries are about out Of market and
sell at S4d4.5O per crt.
Rhubarb sells at S1.5O per 100 lbs.
Old potatoes are easy. with new fair
ly steady. Green mountains. 9OM95c;
Hebrons. 7JdS0c; Dakotas. 65c: Che
nangoes, Soc; magnums. S1.75u2 per Big;
new southern, extra, S3.50lt4 per hbl:
fair to good. S3M35O; red, $25O@3;
Carolina sweet. s3@3.5O per crt.
Onions are scarce and pretty firm at
S3.12lsdl325 for Egyptian; Bermuda,
$l.75 per CRIT: new bunch, SOC per bx.
Truck and vegetables continue in good
supply. Celery is quoted ut 75cGS1 80
per bch: spinach, 15c per bu: beet
greens, 10c per bx: caulifowcrs. 81 per
bskt; lettuce, soc per long bx: radishes,
4Oc per bx; cabbages. S2N25O for crts
and bbls; cucumbers. 81 5Om4 per 100,
as TO quality; tomatoes. 25c per ID for
dollhouse and $4,000 per crt, as to
quality.
Some new Florida canteloupos have
been received and sell at So 5OQ3 per
crt. Summer squashes sell at 75cnS4
per pkg, according TO size and quality.
New marrow squashes sell at $I5O per
crt.
Asparagus is not in very full supply,
and sells at sac per doz, as to quality.
Canada yellow turnips are almost out
of market at 81 .25d1.50 per Dbl White
French sell at SOC per Big: new bunch
sell at 250 SOC per doz; bunch beets,
Toe per doz for native; southern, Acc
per doz; old carrots, s1.25 per bx; new
bunch. 75c per doz; leeks, zoe per doz;
mint, PC per doz; cress. 40c: parsley.
SOC per bx: southern string beans, ST. 80
az per crit; green peas. S1,50M4 per
crit or pkg. as to size and quality.
The pork market is firm, vi it'll some
items higher. Boston packers have
killed fewer hogs for the week. The
demand for Boston packed pork pro-
visions for export is better, the total
value Of these exports for the week hav-
ing been about $205, 900.
The continued and increasing firmness
in the beef position is the feature of
the trade. Shippers in the west are
urging statesmen here that they must
get 12c for the best sides at once. as the
beef is costing that or more. For the
week the arrivals of beef have been
very small the total having included
but 100 cars for Boston and "a cars for
export.
The mutton market continues to show
very high prices, though lambs are no
stronger and muttons little easier than
a week ago. Neals are still plenty and
rather easy. Fall lambs, 12la013lac;
fancy and Brightons. 13G14c: spring
lambs. 12@15c; yearlings, Sd11oc: NUT
tons, Sd10c; veals, 6Ql0c: fancy and
Brightons, 0iaQ10lBc.
Poultry is well held at fair prices. a
moderate supply and steady demand.
Iced turkeys, 15Q16c: iced fowls. 126
13c; frozen fowls and chickens. 1cN13c:
fresh native fowls. 14M Ice: south shore
chickens. 2Ota25c: live fowls. 1odl2lac.
Hay is firmer, with the supply al hand
positively short. Full quotations or bet
ter are realized. Rye straw is scarce,
with the market firm. Millfecd is very
firm, especially for spot and nearby,
with quotations nominally unchanged.
Hay, $1491S; fancy and jobbing, $3.50
AGO; rye straw, Sl7dlS; oat straw.
S11612.
Speculation in wheat has been dull
and unintercstinC and confined 70 very