Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-22
N HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

.bOStou, Oct' @I.-butteT prices close
fairly firm. Northern creamery, round
OTIS. 22t122lac; western. 211hM22c; Vcr
mont dairy, 20M21c; renovated butter
T0l0c; jobbing, kd1c more.
Cheese is quiet and asier. Round
lots, Vermont twins, 11M11Mc; New
\ ork twins. 11A@12c; jobbng, ;lG1c
higher.
Eggs are firm for choice fresh. with
poorer grades slow. Western fresh. -
"a 24c; eastern. 2oM2Sc, nearby, 3OW
D4c; jobbing, 1M112C higher
Beans are quiet, but prices are very
steadily held. Carload lots. pea, $3.50
a.. 40; medium $23O0l2 3i,; yellow eyes,
SO. 1892 red Kidneys. So. i0&i3 Al;
California small white, 50 65Gi2.75: for
rign pea and medium, 81 20M2.2 %; job
bling. 1Oc more.
There is a steady demand for apples.
with prices firm on choice red stock
and easy on common grades. Maidcn's
blush. S2q2.5 80: Maine gravensteins. SO
IA: Maine pippins and Portcrs, SlIo
d2 .25; Harvies. 81 25M2.5o; wealthies.
~. 5On3.5O; SHOWS, 50 50Q3.50.
York state peaches are selling at G5
assoc per bskt. and $1.5O@2 per car
rer
Cranberries are unchanged Mt S212S0
per bx and S6.5OM7.5O per Dbl
Domestic grapes sell at 14Ml5c per
bskt for Concords, 22G23c for Ma ras.
13M14c for Saiems. 22d23c for Della
wares and lac for Catnwbas.
California peaches are quoted at 81 30
OILS; Tokay grapes. $1.5Odil75.
Potatoes are firmer with 6Oc being
asked for choice lots. Aroostook he
brons. 55G6Oc: Green mountains. 3S
M6Oc; Dbl stock, $1.75; sweets Norfolk,
cloth heads, 50; Jersey double heads.
So. 2502.5O.
Native celery is selling at s0c per doz
bchs; Pascal. So per bx. 5 doz in bx
Onions are quoted at: Spanish,
large crts. 81 25G2 so; native, soc per
blu: hbls, $3.50.
Tomatoes are quoted at: Native, per
bx, S161.5O; green. 35d50c per bu
Cucumbers sell at 81 SOFAS per bx.
hbl; white French. 81 per Dbl; white,
CSC per blu: bsets, 75c per bn carrots,
75c per bu; parsnips, 75c per blu.
Marrow squashes are quoted at 81
H1.25 per Dbl for native Bay state,
$1.25 per Dbl; turban, s1.25 per Dbl.
Cabba ges sell at 90 SC each for native;
Savoy, 73c per bbl red. 75c per bx.
a.,
bx; radishes. 35c bx; mint, CSC per
doz; cress. 25c per doz; leeks. doc per
doz.
String beans sell at $1G1 .25 for greer
and S1Q1.25 for wax.
Spinach Is quoted Mt &c per bu for
native; parsley. dollhouse, &c per hu.
peppers, 81 per pkg
Green corn is selling at S16i1HO PEI
bx. Shell beans bring S2Gi2.50 per bu
lima beans, S2@3 per BIZ; eggplant, SITS
per doz for native.
Caulihower is quoted AZ 75c per bx
Hay is little firmer, especially in
the best grades. The demand, however,
! is moderate. and prices are strong. Low
grades are easy and slow of sale Straw
scarce: millfeed Is steady and UNI
changed. Hay, No. l. $1ST19; lower
grades. Sl3GlG; rye straw, Sc0@21; cat
straw, $1O@11.
Pork provisions are easier and lard
and many cuts are lower. Tho Boston
packers made smaller kill of hogs
than for the previous week
Fresh beef is in fair demand, with
some choice cattle bringing full quota.
tons. The arrivals OF fresh beef have
again been heavy for local consump-
ton, though for export there has been
decrease.
There has been an easy market for
| lambs and muttons, the market being
! fully supplied and the weather I'M
favorable; veals are steady Western
fall lambs, SAFE: spring lambs, SAGE;
yearlings, SAGE; muttons, 5@6c, veals,
ON11c.
Poultry il steady. with a quiet de-
mand. Turkeys, northern, iced, lSI
20c: chickens. northern, large, lG(d lSc,
medium, 12G1Hc; western, largo. 13t1
nc: medium. HAZE; fowls. northern
l4dl5c; western, 13AM14c; ducks
I507 16c.
All markets have shown strength IN
wheat, bringing December nearly to the
seasons highest point May has been
the weakest month In the list, boin. now
about 11ac below December. The spec.
uatlve trade has shown broadening
tendency on the advance: foreign mar.
kets have responded fairly well. and
Europe hae been a buyer Of options
IN New York. The weak point in the
situation, however has been tho lack
of substantial export demand. with
Russia and India till furnishing large
quantities weekly TO Europe; with Rus
sian port stocks heavy and increasing
rapidly, and with Argentine advices
predicting an export surplus of 5000.
600 bushels this sea son, the foreign buvnr
OF cash wheat continues in n complo
cent frame Of mind On one or two nc.
casions fair orders appeared here. hut
ut prices too low for business.
A conservative scare arose over the
Argentine crop, which was rpportod
damaged by frost. While no direct con.
firmatio of this could be obtained. II
nevertheless helped December The
gathering of war clouds, which seened
Ominous and gave a certain Impetus tc
bull opera tons, have apparently dis
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