Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


with new quoted easier Round lots,
old, 14la015c: new cheese, 12Mi1cMc;
jobbing. 1sM2c higher.
Eggs are firm. Western fresh, La
1Ilac: storage packed. ia 171ac: east
ern, 1Su19c; iobbing. 1c TO IL higher.
Beans are firm, with country adviccs
very strong. Carload lots. pea. s.. l5fr
ESQ; medium, 81. ID: yellow eyes, $40
M215, red kidneys. S3.25M3.3O Cali
fornia small white, 500; jobbing Zoe
more.
Apples are very quiet, although the
cool weather frightened trade little
Baldwns from cold storage, S25Ml3:
No. ., all kinds. 81 2,0il 30: russcls. SO
M3, northern spies. $20,3: Maine i;tn
Davis. S202.50. Small lots and job.
bling. 5ocWS1 per Dbl more.
Strawberries have been coming In
large numbers for the week. the total
being 62,547 crts. against 80, SIS crts foy
the same week last year. Prices are
from 2c to lie per bX.
Potatoes are easier. Green noun
tains. S5W90c: hehrons, I36iS0c per bu;
York state, Green mountains. 1JiiSOc:
western round white, 7GM13c: Dakota
reds, G5M6SC: new Floridas. S4.5OM5
per Dbl Jersey sweets. bskts. ST. south
crn white sweets. S1.5Od115.
Bunch celery is Offering at 5OcMS1 %
per bch.
Onions are firm at: Egyptian. bgs,
SD; Bermndas, S21O per CRIT
dollhouse tomatoes are quoted nj 15c
per lb southern. 81 25o2; per crit, with
mushrooms at So per lib bskt; hot
house. 81 Der lb.
Cucumbers sell at S150G450 per bx
for dollhouse. all sizes.
Yellow turnips sell at So per bb,;
white French. SO per Dbl; beets. 5Oc:
carrots, 5NNS5c; parsnips. 81; egg
plant, S25Ou3.5O per crt.
The market for Norfolk cahha coS is
dcmora lied with prices at I5cd$1..o,5
per Dbl.
Lettuce sells Mt 25NI6Oc per doz: rad
fishes, 10c per doz; mint. SOC per doz:
doz: lcelis, 40c per doz.
New string beans sell at 81 soar per
CRIT for wax and green.
Spinach is quoted at 15d2Oc per hv
for native; kale, pc per bx for native;
hrtchones. Sl.50 per bu parsley, hot
house. S1.25 Fer bx: dandeions 81
per bu: beet green's. 4Oc per bu: native
beets. 60075c per doz bchs: southern,
30n4Oc per doz: bunch onions, zoe
per hx.
Bermuda potatoes job at IS per btl;
horse radish, SO per Dbl; peppers. S1.50
a. per crt.
Choice hay is very scarce and prices
are very firm, with poor outlook for
the future crops. Straw is firm: mill
feed is quiet but firm. Choice hay. S23
M24; No. /. So0d22: low grade. Sl5u 10
and up; rye straw, $22d23; oat straw,
S9N10
Pork provisions are easier and prices
are revised The kill of hogs by Boston
packers has been somewhat smaller
Prices are decidedly reduced, and the
average Of prominent markets is about
$3.50 per 100 pounds. compared with
$3.50 n week ago, Sc. 80 two weeks ago,
$3.50 a year ago, and S5.70 two years
ago.
Fresh beef is fairly steady. with trade
ather slow. The beef arrivals ore
much smaller.
Lambs are fairly steady but the
market Is much overstocked with year
.inss. Neals are steady. Spring lnmbs
13M14c; yearlings. 7laM9c; muttons, 9ia
M10c: vcals, 10M11, with some fancy
higher.
There is n good demand for poultry
at steady prices. Western turkeys,
frozen, 1SGl20c; iced, 1Gc: western
fowls. iced, 13dl31ac: western frozen
chickens. 14ll &c; fresh killed northern
chickens. 25Gi2Sc; fresh killed northern
fowls. 15M1Gc: hroilers, 30Q35c; west
crn broilers, 25M3Oc: SQUAD hrolcrs,
per pair. 75190c spring ducks. 2O1.ic.
The Massachusetts agricultural state
board, in its report of June /. says that
reports show that the prevailing
drought has checked vegetation md pre-
vented termination of seeds, ma king re-
planting necessary in some instances.
The drought has practically stopped the
growth of grass, and feed in pastures
already is becoming short Even with
plentiful rains the hay crop will be- n
scanty ono, Upland mowings hay We be-
gun to turn brown, and the grass OH
lowands is short and thin.
Reports from Connecticut are a bad
No rains there for nearly month
The Maine Farmer SAYS: Maine TO-
day is suffering from what soon will
cause tremendous loss unless rains
come. The area Of drought is abroad
The late extremely low temperatures
have brought ruin to all crops Which
had broken ground, and especially TO
fruit blossoms and trees.
There has been practically no rain Of
moment anywhere in the New England
states for over six weeks.
An excessive amount Of rainfall dur
ing the week throughout the west hns
In Missouri, Kansas and parts OF
Illinois dana ged the crop to quite an OK
tent, although outside of these sta trs
the effect has been favorable, especially
in the spring wheat states, where the
warm weather still continues. Corn
planting in northern districts is still
over a week late, but south the plant is
well advanced.
The situation in the local -four mar
kot is very strong the supplies In Min
neapolis being a great deal less than a
week ago Milling wheat is getting very
scarce. and mills are advising agents