Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-26
In HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

under grades are little changed.
There is little Improvement in tho
condition of the egg market. Sales Of
the best westerns are generally at iSc
dozen and southwcS;orr NJ Ma lSc.
Retrgcrntors arc dull at 12yii1c.
Boston'S supply Of cheese continues
small and prices are 1rmly maintained
despite n limited demand. Fine north
ern fall twins are quoted at lie
pound. although once in whlr ccial
marks bring more. Fair TO good stock
is steady at 121a113iac.
Beans are quiet but steady. Carload
lots pea. So 1912 40; medium. S24o1
2.iJ yellow eyes. 50 30: red kidneys,
S325; California small white S2GC6I
80. iobbinC. Zoe moro.
Apples are still dun. though few
choice HaidUns FROM cold storage soil
readily at or above quota tons The
market is amply suppl, d, receipts being
heavy still. Fancy Bald,yins. 50 2ni
20; No Baldwins, Sl.50G12. greetings.
Sl.50M2; No. - II kinds. %lT!.o5: Hub
DardstoD. S1.21d2: pound sweets. 81 80
a.; northern spies, S1.5O12 -: Kings.
S2M3: Tolman sweets. ST .50f12 30: com.
mon apples. 75cMS1.25. Snail lots md
jobbing from 50c to s. per Dbl more.
Cranbcrries are iobbing ut S4M5 per
crt and Sl2Gi15 per Dbl.
Strawberries are in better supply.
The fruit sells at retail ut DC rnr Tx
UP. according to size of box aud quality.
Nuts are steady at: WalnntS. llG15c
r'r lh caStanas. 12c; Glbaris 11mi2c:
Texas pocans. 1uM 14c: Almonds 13Gl1Ic
for hard. and ia l6c for soft shells:
peanuts. No. /. i;Ac: iumbos. ,nii,ac.
Potatoes are quiet. with fun receipts.
Sweets are firm HouIton Green noun
tains 1Sds0c; hebrons. ia -:c per hu:
York State. Green mountains and round
white. zoe; western. GJHiGSc: Dakota
rods. 63M65c: sweets doutio heads. 81.
Nineland. $50.
Boston market celery is llrm mt SEA
Per long bx; Iaschal. S:GT7 por long
bN: California. 81.
California Caulinowcr is Offering at
$3.50 per crt; Brussels sprouts. zoe per
OF by the crt.
Onions are selling at $3.50 per Dbl.
with jobbers by the bushrl bipbor
Spanish. long crts, 500; Eerpuda. 50
per crt.
Cucumbers arc selling at 500 for
fancy long green; medium, Sl0fil2: No
=. $5nS.
Hothousn tomatoes are quoted NJ 5Nc
per ID, with mushrooms al 81. 25ic per
Tx. New rhubarD sells Mt 1oq,1oc
per III.
Cabbages sell at SIC for native and
Savoy.
S1uashes are quoted at $50 per ton
for marrow.
yellow turnips sell ut 90r per Dbl:
white French. $1m1.50 per Dbl: white
fiat. 'Oc per bx; beets. SOC: carrots. soc:
parsnihS. Coo; Gig plants, 81 per crt.
Lettuce sells at 25060c per doz; rad.
iShe*' Doe per doz; mint, ST per tloz:
crcSS. I5c per doz; parsley, $1Gll.5o for
rothouSe, per bu; satisfy. 1Jc per doz:
lcckS. SOC per doz.
Southern string beans sell at Sa0,4
per bskt for green and wax, accordi1,
TO quality.
Spinach is quoted a S1M1.10 Der Dbl:
kal", 50mG0c per Dbl: eskro. 81. 80 per bu.
"ndivc S1.50 Per bu; romano. 81 20 per
Iu artichokes. ST - per bu; dallclions.
Sl.27n LOO per bu; beet green's. 81 per bu.
Bermuda potatoes job Mt 81 per Dbl;
horse radish, SO per bbl; poppcrs, S1M2
per crt.
Fresh beef is very easy, with the bulk
of the sales at Tc There are a few
choice heavy cattle tina sell mt nc. and
occasionally one that Will crit up . 3.4c.
Heavy receipts and Quict demand
help dcpresS the market
Hogs ara very firm IN tn9 west. due.
it is said, to speculative manipulation.
While beef has been going down, pork
has advanced until the price is ali cut
OF proportion with other meats. The
result on tie local trade * that the
public is buying very spariuGIy. Tho
consumption Of the popular cuts las
fallen off largely.
MuttonS and lambs are firnI. esnocially
the latter. \ few choice lambs bring
ne high as 1l'ac. Noals arr steady ana
unchanged Spring lambs, Vllllc:year-
lings, 7MSc; muttons, c6ec: veals. 10
Gle.
Poultry is quiet with only choice
fresh killed bringing full prices. Fowls
are in dema d and are firn. Western
turkeys, 1SG 20c northern fowls 15G,
16c; western fowls, 14hi 15l ~: chickens.
western, 15G17c northern, 1S12oc.
ducks, l6U 1Sc; geese, 12G1ir.
Venison is still coming out of cold
storage to "A limited extent. and fancy
prices are obtained Wnen sold. Boar
meat is about done. Gnmo coutiuurs in
moderate supply, with prices I'M
changed. Black ducks sch nj S175I,o
per pair; red headed ducks. 81 40.
Widccon. 81; teal. S1.lO phiiodelnhia
equab ara firm at SiGt4.30 per doz. with
hativcs at So 5Ou3.75; quail Si..il,45o
per doz; plover, $5MG per doH.
Choice hay continues in light reccint
but supplies of low grades arc in OK.
cess of the demand, therefore only tho
best lots bring full prices. Straw ia
quiet; millicod is frncr. Choice bov
$2On21; No. ], S17M 19 low grades, sic
ala and up; rye straw, S1ln15; oat
straw, S9Mi0.
Wheat has shown comparatively III
tie change during the past week. Nav
closing AT practically the quotation of n
week ago, and July 3Sc lower. Tho
condition IF fhp winter wheat ctC,, l.