Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-05
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Cultei are OILY moderately large. ana
there is good steady demand for fine
fresh creamery. Good firsts sell well
ut 25M2Gc. but there is little doing in
under grades. Some OF the finest held
creamery sold at pc. but most lots
changed hands at 23M24c. Northern
dairy is generally poor and cheap. Imi-
tation creamery and ladlc goods are
quiet and unchanged.
Tue local supply of cheese IS small
and prices are firm. despite Il limitcd
demand.
Eggs are plenty and unsettled. Fancy
western. free from frost, would easily
bring lie n dozen, hut there is none
such to he had The best marks on the
market are selling at about lGi,c lower.
according TO the condition OF stock Re-
frig"rators are cleaning up slowly ut
1nUl3c
Beans continue easy at the decline.
Carload lots pea, $40; medium. $40;
yellow eyes. S2.S5m23O, red kidneys.
So: California small white, $1,000
..'i5; tobhing. Zoe mere.
Apples are doing better. especially for
selling above quotations. Fancy Bald.
WINS, S2.2512.5U. No. | Baldwirs. 81 30
az: greetings. SljOdI: 40. >. all kinds.
S1Ml.25; 1iubbardston. S1.2Juo: pound
sweets. Sl5WI2: northern spies. S1.JO
N2.1o: Kings, S2n3; Tolman sweets.
l.l0M2.5O; common apples. 11cfi$1 -,
Small lots and jobhing from 5oc To 81
per Dbl more.
'ranhcrrics are iobbing at S4Mj pcr
crt and S13li Il per Dbl.
The receipts of Strawberries were
nluch smaller for the week. the total
receipts being IL rofrgcra tors. against
- last week and 20 last year Prices
range FROM ,;;Mi1oc per By. according
10 size of box and quality.
here j. very quiet market for no
fatoeS. with prices steady and nm
changed. Houlton Green MOUNTAINS
7NWSoc; hehrons. 73M7Ic per bu; YORK
state, Green mountains and round white
zee; western, b3M6Sc; Dakota reds 60
GG.c: sweets. S4.IU
Boston market celery is FIRM at S7Fl
s per long bX. Faschal. sea- per long
bX: California. 81
California Caulifower is Offering al So
as per crt; Brussels sprouts. 25c Der
ri hy Tho crt.
Onions are selling at 81 .5O6d2. 20 ncr
hbl, with iohbcrs by the bushel higher.
Spanish, long crts. 500: Bermuda. So
per crit
Cucumhcrs are selling Mt S1oM15 for
fancy long green; medium. SSu10; No.
- S5u7.
dollhouse tomatoes are quoted at SOC
per 10; southern. 500 per crt, with
mushrooms at s. per by. New rhubarb
sells at NU 10c per III.
Cahbagcs sell at Soc for native and 81
for Savoy.
Squashes ere quoted ut SCI per ton for
Hubbard.
Yellow turnips sell at 90c per Dbl:
white French. SiMl.50 per bbl white
Hat, soc per bx beets, so; carrots. SOC:
parsnips. Goo: egg plant, $3.50 per crt.
Lettuce sells at 25M6Oc per doz; rad.
isles, 40c per doz: mint. 81 per doz;
cross, 15c per doz; parsley. $3.50 for
hotbonsc. per bu; satisfy. 81 per doz;
lcclS. 40c per doz.
Southern string beans sell at 81 Der
hSkt for green and wax
Spinach is quoted at 50 per Dbl; kalc.
Iic per bbl eSkro. 81 80 per bu: endive,
Sl.3o per bu: romaine. $3.50 per bu:
Artchokes. SD per bu: dandeions,
SD per bu; beet green's. 1Jc per bu:
chVcs, 75c per bx.
bermuda potatoes job at Sc pcr Dbl
horse radish, Sc per Dbl; peppers, S1Mc
per crt.
Receipts of hay are not quite 50 free
as previously noted, and better feeling
prevails, though prices show litt,c
change. The demand is still slow. ant
low grades are neglected. straw is il
good supply. with choice comparatively
scarce; mllfecd is Grm and unchanged
Choice hay, S20121: No. |. Sl7M19: low
grades. Sl2d1l and up; rye straw. ST.
6i1J; Oat straw. $9M1O.
Hogs continue very firm in the wcst
tho market being dominated hy specu
lAtite manipulate Here prices ar.
quiet i'll consequence.
he marriott for fresh beef continue,
easy. with very few choice heavy eat
tic selling slightly above quotations
ihe bulk Of the heavy cattle, however
sell at 7n7lac.
Jher" is firm market for mutton,
ana lambs. with NealS slightly highc
than week ago. Spring lambs. 9I11c
!oarlngs, 1GlSc; muttonS case: \oals
1UMl1iac.
There IS quiet market for poultry
with receipts not large. Some icoC
stock is coming on the market, Wostcr,
turkeys, lS020c; northern fowls. 15l
16c; western fowls, Ia l5c: chickens
western. 15Ml1c; northern. 1S0.oc
ducks, 16a lSc geese, 12nl4c.
there is still fair supply of venisol
from cold storage, and being sold -
unchanged prices. Game is still {,
moderate supply. Black ducks sell n
El.i5m2 por pair red headed ducks
$3.50; widgeon, 81; teal S1.tO. Phil
Hdelphja SQUAD are firm at S4u4 80 pc
doz. with natives at $31ou3.75: quail
81 25Mi,50 per dog; ploNcr, $5dG be
doZ.
The weather bureaus general sum
mary of crop conditions for FehrliIr
says that with excessive precipitation
and low average temperature in tn
southern states the month has not heo