Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-13

Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

1Sc; jobbing, Lea lc more.
Cheese is quiet and steady here
though firmor in the country Low
grades are in over-supply and very
slow of sale: Round lots, now, 1-2@
10 1-2c; jobbing, 1-2@lc higher.
Eggs are very firm for all choice
fresh stock, especially nearby: West
ern fresh, l6M lSc; eastern, GOA 23c;
nearby, 24q 2Gc; jobbing, 10l 1-2c
higher.
Beans are very steady with moder-
ate receipts. The demand. however is
lisht: Carload lots, pea, $2.35Gt240;
medium. $225@2.4O; yellow eyes,
s2.S5G $50; red kidneys, S3.45@355;
California small white. $2.60m 265;
foreign pea and medium. s2.25@230;
jobbing, 10c more.
Some choice early Jersey and Hud-
son river apples are now coming in,
and sell at good prices. but common
stock is plenty and cheap: Common
stock. bskts, 75c@$l25; Dbl, sZd2.5O;
Jerseys, bbl S2.50@2.75; Hudson river,
bbls, S2.75d3.
The market is fairly well supplied
with late berries, prices being some
what firmer: Blackberrics, 10T14c;
blueberries. 12@15c; raspberries,
pints 126014c.
Delaware peaches have been in mod
crate supply, but are not OF the finest
quality. Ihe quotation is $1.2502, as
to quality.
Catalogues sell at s1@1.75 for com
AIT,
s5.50@ $50 per crt
California plums are quoted at s1.75
@2.50 per By; peaches. S1.25@1.75;
Bartlett pears, s2.25@2.50.
The receipts of grapes are increas-
ing. Southern Delaware grapes are
quoted at s150@1.75 per carrier, with
Niagaras at Sl25G1.50
Potatoes are in full supply, and are
selling at steady prices: Choice
Jersey stock, 81 so; Rhode island and
Bristol Ferry, s225@250; sweets, vel
low, $SQ4; white, $2@225; red, $3.50
az.
New native celery is selling at s1.75
per doz lunches.
Onions are quoted at: Native bbls,
$3.50; bu. 75c; Egyptian, bgs, 50;
bunch onions, soc per bx and soc pei
Blu.
Hothouse tomatoes are lower, at 15c
per III; southern, S1Q2 per crit; native,
per bx, 1904.
Yellow turnips are quoted at 1928
per bbl bunch nlrnips &c; new beets,
75c per bu; bunch beets, 1c; carrots,
S150 per bU; bunch carrots, &c; bunch
parsnips, 75c per doz.
Cabbages are selling at $3.50 per
crt; native. s8@12 per 100.
Marrow squashes are quoted at 81
per Dbl: crooknecks, 25c per doz;
white, Csc per doz.
Lettuce is lower at 10G25c per bu
box; radshes, SOC bx; mint. 25c pei
doz; cress, CSC per doz; leeks, Acc per
doZ.
String beans sell at s1.25M1.75 for
green and $l.50 for wax. Green peas
bring $l.25M2 per bu for native.
Spinach is quoted at soc per bu foi
native; parsley hothouse 25c per bu
peppers, S15O@2 per pkg.
Green corn is in good supply and is
selling at $inl50 per bu.
Shell beans sell at s1Q2 per bu; egg
plant, s1@ $50 per pkg
Pork provisions are generally
steady, though prices are revised
There is a quiet demand for fresh
beef with prices rather easy. Choice
heavy cattle are quoted at 3-4Gt SC,
but there is very little selling above
S3.4c.
Lambs are in full supply, and very
low prices are quoted; muttons and
yearlings are steady; veals are firm
Western fall lambs, S@9c; spring
lambs, 10M11c; yearlings, "a DC; nut
tons, 7Q9c; veals, 9M11c.
The market for poultry is quiet, with
the tone generally easy. Broilers are
lower: Western turkeys, frozen, 1Sd
19c; iced, 15616c western fowls, iced
14M15c western frozen chickens, 140i
16c fresh northern fowls, 15m1Gc;
brolers. lea 1Sc; western broilers, /;
M16c; n 1Gc; spring ducks, 17@1Sc;
pigeons, $16o6175 per doz; squads
s250@3 per doz,
Hay is in heavy supply and trade is
very quiet. Some new hay is offerine
Dul 10 olON Stid" Sttdhy iulIllttN
IS firmer: Hay, No. /, $20d21; lower
grade, S14G19; rye straw, $4,000; oat
straw, $10G11.
The wheat market has been nervous
and irregular Rains in spring wheat
states have led to complaints of de
layed threshing; some authorities have
reduced their estimates. and the
trade at large has about come to the
conclusion that the Northwest croI
will be no larger than last year, at any
rate. OF winter wheat conditions
little has been heard apart from as
surances that yields continue to show
disappointment Millers in all parts
of the country find the grain excellent
for milling purposes and have bough
freely. The movement, partly because
of rains, has dropped off a little. caus
ing more or less apprehension amonf
those who are guided in their views b,
this phase of the situation. The gov
eminent report, due Monday. is ex
pected to make better showing botl
on wheat and corn.
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