Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-30
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

IiS. NOIlucrn fresh, TOullu lVtS' -otL
26c; western, 250i26c: Vermont dairy,
21M24c; renovated butter, 1Sd2Dc: job
bng, HM1c more.
Cheese holds steady with fair de-
maEd. Stocks are being steadily rc.
duccd Round lots, ii 3-4Q' 15o; sage,
15M151ac: jobbing, 1aM2c higher.
Eggs are tirmcr under smaller re-
ceipts and an increased speculative de-
mand in the west. Western fresh. 1GT
16Ac: eastern, 1I@l11ac; jobbing. L.
to 1iac higher.
Beans are firmcr in the country, but
quiet and unchanged here. Carload lots.
pea. $3.50: medium. $3.50; yellow eyes,
S2SOm2.S5: rsl kidneys. $3.o1G.3.1o;
California small white, $2.5ou2.G0;
jobbing. 10c more
There is n steady demand for choice
apples at unchanged prices. Baldwins
from cold storage. S2Gt2 .15; fancy Bald
wins. S11Jn2.1J: No. / Baldwins, yl.25
oils: No. .. S1M1.25; greetings. S1Ei
I'D. russets, $1M2; northern spies. Sl.10
M25O: Kings. S2d3: Tolman sweets.
81. SOAP 80; Maine Ben Davis. SlI3T
2.2o5. Small lots and jobbng, .50cGlSl
per bu more.
Cranbcriies continue to sell in II small
way at 81 per crt. and So per Dbl,
though the season is about over.
Strawberries are in full supply. and
are quoted at 12c515c for North Caro-
lima and 15M1Sc for Norfolk by the
load. Some fancy sell higher.
Now maple syrup is scarce and soils
Mt 00cMS1 per gal can: new sugar. IL
Gillc per Id for small cakes: bricks, 10
q 12c: pals. Zoe.
Potatoes are quiet but steady IN
price. Houlton Green mountains SO
CISCO; hebrons. 150isc per bu; York
state. Green mountains zoe: western
round white, GsM zoe: Dakota reds. 60
MG3c: Pride OF the South. 60M65c; Vine
land sweets. S3G3.5O: Jersey bslitS.
Sl5O southern white. 81.
Boston market celery is practically
done California sells at $1Gl.5o per
bunch
Onions are firm at 81. 10 per hbl. With
iobbers by the bushcl higher; Spanish.
long crts. 81; Egyptian, bgs, 500; Der.
mudaS. SLIGO per crt.
Hothouse tomatoes are quoted ut &C
rcr lb southern. $3.50 per crt. win
mushrooms at So per bx. Rhu5arD
sells at &c per Ii for native. and S1Ci
80 per crt for Chicago.
Cucumbers sell al $3M6 per bx for lot
house. al. SIZES.
Yellow turnips sell at 81 % per Dbl:
white French. S1.50d2 per Dbl; white,
Fat, 75c per bx: bccts. 25c: carrots. SOC;
parsnps. SOC: egg plants, SO per crit
Cabbages sell at $125 for native; new
southern, large crts, S2d2.5O
Squashes are quoted at $40 per ton
for Hubbard.
Lettuce sells at 5odS5c per doz; rad
isles. round. SOC per doz; long, 40c per
doz: mint. Toe per doz; cress, 5oc per
doz; satisfy, $3.50 per doz; leeks, SOC
per doz.
Spinach is quoted at 50 per bh for
southern, and 75c per bx for native:
kale, Soc per bx for native; artichokcs,
81 per bu; parsley, dollhouse, 50 per
bX; dandelions, 6Oc per bu; beet greens,
4Oc per bu; new southern beets, zoe
per doz bchs; native, S1M1.5O.
Bermuda potatoes job at S5M6 per
Dbl: Florida potatoes. S2M2.5O; horse
radsh, So per Dbl; peppers, 50 per crt.
There is a steady market for pork
provisions, with the western markets
firm and the local kill small. Tho
local trade is quiet on account of the
high prices ruling.
Tho market for fresh beef is rather
easier though a few choice cattle arc
still bringing Sc when cut up.
Muttons and lambs are steady ard IN
changed; vcals are quiet. Choice spring
lambs, S6Gio each; spring lambs. ia
J2c, with few fancy Mt 13c: yearlin%s.
nN1Cc; muttOns, 1Un11c; veals, 50 Toe,
with some fancy higher.
There is a short supply of iced and
frozen fowl, and prices are firm. with
other grades steady and unchanged.
Western turkeys, iced, 15Ml7c; frozen,
1GMlSc: northern fowls, 11ik0t lGi9c;
western fowls, iced 14l5M15c: frozen
western fowls, 13M lac; western frozen
chickens. 13616c: northern, 20M25c:
spring broilcrs, 2sm3oc; lib broilcrs
per pair, SlT1 %; capons. 1S02Oc.
Mllfeed Is very firm and lots On the
spot or in nearby transit sell at a
premium of $l01 80 per ton. Hay is
in lighter receipt, but the market is
still we'll supplied and duh. Choice
hay. S21; No. l, sta 10; low grades, SD
@l5 and up; rye straw, slGQl7; oat
straw, S9Ql0.
The report is very favora bic from all
sections on the winter wheat cron.
which is an unusual condition. The
weather of late has been rather cool
over the winter wheat belt, which las
operated any rapid growth Of the wheat
plant, but this is regarded as favorable
fn maintaining the high average condi-
Nion without causing too forward a
growth. The spring wheat crop is gen
orally reported to be going into the
ground in favorable condition. with an
acreage in the aggregate slightly larger
than last year,
The wheat markets were sustained
during the past week. mostly 10y ma
nipulation of thu Chicago speculative
operators, Compared with n week ago
the Mime lpOlis and foreign markets
are generally slightly lower, and win
ser wheat markets are higher,
The unsatisfactory condition of the
-four market and high freight rates are