Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-08
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


easier owing to the Withdrawals from
storage and the consequent light de
mana Tor new arrivals. Northern
creamery. round lots, 22Ns6r23Ia c: west
ern 221aM23c; Vermont dairy. 2lM2l1sc;
renovated butter, 17Q19c; jobbing, 1sae
1c more.
Cheese is firm, with the advance fully
maintained. The demand is good
Round lots. Vermont twins. 11tac,l2c
New York twins, 12012Mc; jobblng, y
Glc higher.
Choice fresh eggs continue to COM
mand fuil prices, but receipts OF low
grades are large and the marNct for
them is druggy. Western fresh. 900
24c; eastern. 251aSc; nearby. 2SCd3Sc
jobbing, 1M1hac higher.
There is quiet demand for beans.
but the market is very firm, both here
and In the country. Carload lots. pea
S24'N2.45; medium. S23lu2iO; vel.
low eyes. So 15m3 %: red kidneys. 81 40
03.45: California small white, S2.650f
2I5; foreign pea and medium. s.. 20tl
2.25: jobbing. lOc more.
Apples continue in quiet demand. but
prices are steadily held Maiden's
blush. $1.5oM2; Maine gravensteins 81
G3.5O Maine pftrins and Portcrs, 81 %
@1.75; Harvies s202.25: wealthies. 50
W2.50: SHOWS. $2N3.
The supply of peaches is growing
smaller Some York state are selling
at S5cdS! pei bskt. and 81 1902 - per
carrier.
Cranberries are quoted at S2d2 80 per
bx and SiN750 per hbl. The receipts
for the week We're s261 bbls. against
1J2l bbls for tho same week last year.
Domestic grapes sell at 12G12tac PEI
bskt for Concoirls, liza 15c for Niagaras,
13u14c for Salems and 1sl62Oc for Della.
wares.
California plums are quoted ut 81 .hoGl
$50 per bx; pea ches, 81. 2541 10; Tokay
grapes. Sl.2501 80; Malaga grapes
$1.5OdI75.
Potatoes are firm with good de.
mand Aroostook hohronS. :J3Njtc:
Green mountains. 55MGOc York state
round white. 45G50c; Dbl stock. Sl.75:
sweets. Norfolk, cloth heads S1.1.y02:
Jersey. double heads. s. c5a25O
Native celery is selling at 81 per doz
hchs.
Onions arc quoted at: Spanish. large
crts. S1.25td250; native, SOC per bu;
bbls. 1928
tomatoes are quoted at: Native. per
bx. 50c@Sl; green. 2Jn95c per bu.
Cucur,hers sell at seas per bX.
Yellow turnips are selling at 81 per
Dbl; white French, 15O per Dbl: white,
DOC per hu: beets, SIC per bu carrots,
Soc per bu: parsnips. 75c per bu
Marrow squashes are quoted at SIN
1.25 per Dbl for native: crookneck. 7Ic
per long bx; Bay statr, S1.5O per Dbl;
turban, Sl.50 per bbl
Cabbages sell nj case ca Oh for ma tive:
Savoy, Soc p"r bbl; red. 100 peg bx.
Lettuce is quoted al 10MG5c pcr bu
bX: radiShes. Doc bx; mint, 25c per floz;
cross. 800 per doz; eeks, 4Oc per doz.
String beans sell a TJc for green and
81 for wax.
Spinach is quoted at he per hu for
native; parsley, dollhouse, Zoe per bu;
peppers 11c per pkg
Green corn is selling at 4OIitOc nor
bH.
Shell beans bring 5oc0S1 % per bu:
lima BEANS $lM2.50 per bu; eggplant
$50 per doz for native
Caulihower is quoted al SOC per bx
eight to ten in bx
There is still light supply of choice
hay and prices are steady. The re-.
ceipts are chiefly OF the poorer grades.
which are slow, straw is firm. with a
good demand; milfeed is steady. HAY.
n. l. slo92o; lower grades. Sl2I17;lye
straw, Si1@19; oat straw. $9010
There Is no change in the prices Of
pork provisions. though the tendency
for the week has been downward
There has been reduced and light
marketing of hogs. Tho better position
OF the corn crop, now assured. as com.
pared with the uncertainties surround
tng ii earlier, Is having its influence in
restricting tho movement Of such stocl,
ms can he held back advantaeeously
ior fui'er feeding or for finishing Oh the
new grain.
The market for fresh beef il wcN
cleaned up and price, hold steady with
dealers getting full quotations. The
arrivals of fresh beef have been lighter
for local consumption, but for export
there has been an Increase
Muttons and lambs are well cleaned
UP and prices are steady: venls are firm
and unchanged. Western fall lambs
use; spring lambs, 94Ql01sc; ynarlings.
G07c; nuttons, 6CQ7c; veals. lOdllc.
There is a firm market for chickens
and fowls, with a fair demand. Tur-
Keys, northern, iced l00ylsc: chickens.
northern. large, lSQ2Oc; medium. 154l
17c, western, large, 14GI5c; medium.
12KNl3c: fowls, northern, 144115c:
western, l4N 14iAc; ducks, 150fl5lsc.
The changes in wheat during the
week were moderate and in corn unim.
portant The advance in wheat. nil
lost again late, was due in large meas
ure to growing fear among December
shorts that the bulls have well laid
plans to cause an upheaval in that de.
livery. Fridays very sharp rcsponsa
by English wheat markets. taken in
connection with smaller Indian shin.
ments for the week and the foreign
covering here was seized upon bv the
bulls as hopeful sign, perhaps. point.
ing toward increased export business
although the latter has been slow
enOuph this week 70 suit thn moot No.