Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-10
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

21la022c: Vermont dairy, lSla6l cO,sc;
renovated butter, 16U1Sc; iDbbing. va
1c more.
The market for cheese is firm at I'M
changed quota tons. Round lots, Yer
mont twins. 1041Olac; New York twins,
11O l1sc; jobbing, ga 1c higher.
Eggs are in good demand with prices
holding firm. Western fresh, 190"lc;
eastern. 2l@25c: nearby, 25u 29c; job
bling. l1sc more.
Beans are very firm. Carload lots.
pea, S2.3O0T2.35; medium, s. 2aM23O;
yellow eyes. S3G3.1O: red kidneys, So A.
$3.50; California small white, S2GOtn
40: foreign pea and medium, S2%0N
OPS; iobbing Toe more
There is a good demand for apples,
with the market firm. Maine Astral
chan, S2M250; duchess, $2.2502.7j;
sweet bough. S2M2.50; Williams, $3.50
G,3 per Dbl and 75ca$l25 per bu;
maidcn's blush. S2n2.5O; Maine era
vensteins, S36i3.75; Maine porters, s.
@25O
Blneberries are still in the market in
limited quantities. and are selling at Is
01Jc
Western Now York peaches are sell
Ing at 9OcM$1 per bskt and 90cCdS1 30
per crt. Michigan peaches bring S2GI
2.25 per hu
Watormeons are in fair supply at Is
@25c each, by the load.
Colorado Rocky Ford melons sell at
81.
Cranberries are quoted at S2.5Od . 4,
per bx.
Grapes are in good supply and are
quoted at: NIoore's early. 75MS5c:
Delawar 10000 Niagara, 75d0oc;
champion. 12lac bskt; Tokay, S2M25O;
Malaga 50
California plums arc quoted at S1.5O
M2.25 per bx; peaches. S1.5oM1 50.
Bartlett pears. S1.5Om2 per bu and
S3.5Ofil per Dbl; damsons, SOC; native
plunls. I5G3Oc per bskt
Potatoes are steady and unchanged.
ArooStook hebrons and Green noun
tains. 55T5Sc; Jersey hehrons and
round white, 6O0G5c; bbl stock, liza
.: yellow sweets. 50 25cd3.
Native celery brings 81 per doz bchs.
Onions are quoted at: Spanish. bcs.
and crts, S2.75; native. SOC per bN and
90cMS1 per bu; bunch onions, soc
Per bx.
Hothouse tomatoes are easier at sd
Joe per III: native, per bx. 75cMS1.
Cucumbers sell at 81 .5OM4 per bx, all
sizes.
Yellow turnips are selling at So per
Dbl; white 50d75c per bu; beots, 9Oc
per bu; bunch beets. 11ac; carrots. SOC
FER bu; bunch carrots, &c; bunch
rarsnips, SOC per doz, parsnips, 81 y.
Per bu.
Marrow squashes are quoted at STA
1.25 per Dbl for native and 81 per hbl
for southern; crookncck. DC p"r doz;
Bay state, $3.50 per 100
Cabbages sell at S0l2c each for M.
tive; southern, S1M1 % per CRIT; Savoy,
$40 per Dbl; red, 81 per bx.
Lettuce is quoted at 35a7 SOC per bu bx:
radishes. hOc bx; mint. 25c per doz:
cress. soc per doz; leeks, l0c per doz.
String beans sell at 75cN$1 for green
and 71c for wax. Green peas bring
S1.5O0I2 per bu.
Spinach is quoted at 25c per bu for
native; parsley. dollhouse, 10d13c per
bu: peppers, 50M75c per pkg.
Green corn is selling ut 75cIdS1 per hx.
Shell beans bring 81 SOAP p per bu;
lima beans. So 25d3 per bu; eggplant. 81
l.5O per doz for native, caulifower.
Montreal. S1.5On2 per doz.
The market for pork provisions is
very firm. There has been some gain in
the supply of hogs compared with the
preceding week, but the movement was
not large, although considerably ey-
oeeding the moderate offerings q
year ago.
Fresh beef is in quiet request for all
grades except extra choice, and prices
are steady and unchanged.
Lambs and muttons are steady at
unchanged prices. Western fnll la u,bs.
sHi9c; spring lambs, 1OM11c; yearlings.
GMSc; muttDns, 6MSc: veals, aGp11c.
Poultry is in small supply, with the
market well cleaned up a. nominal
prices, Quotations are about Tur-
keys, fresh spring, 20c; frozen, La
lSc; western fowls, iced, l212m13Hc;
western chickens, iced. 13l36114c:
northern fowls, 124M14c: chickens. Is
M141Rc; ducks 15M16iac; pigeons, 81 90
ala per doz; squads, s203 per do"
Hay and straw are quiet but steady
at unchanged prices, milfeed is very
steady. Hay, No. I, S2O021; owor
grades, Sl4M19; rye straw, $500: oat
straw, $l0M11.
Wheat markets are, in general. ION
12c higher than year ago Foreign
markets have shared tendency 10 ca 81 l.
ness. Heavy rains and reported losses
in fields have Influenced the spring
wheat mark ts toward better prices.
md winter W heat has been strengthened
by a small stock and brisk milling de-
mand
The Minneapolis -four output last
week was increased about 1000 hbls
The quantity of -four made was 24o. 115
bbls, against 305,O95 bbls in 1902 and
Sl6,4S5 bbls in 1901, says the North
western Miller. This week 3 out Of the
% mills are in operati ton. and they ore
trning out about 10000 bbls per 81
hours.
Much Improvement was shown in tho
-four trade. Orders came in freely and
the sales about equalled the output
Prices have remained strong and tho
mllers, confident as to the prospects