Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


renovated butter, 1TMl9c.
Cheese is quiet, but prices are firmly
held. Round lots. Vermont twiuS. 1iR
Q12c: New York twins, / 3-4u12 1-4c.
Eggs are very finn for all choice fresh
stock Western fresh. 26M3Oc: ca stern,
3Om35c; nearby, 3504Oc.
Beans are easier, with supplies larger
and the demand quiet. Carload lots.
pea. 1925: medium, 50 25; yellow eyes,
S315M3.25; red kidneys, So tOii3m;
Calitornia small white $3.50; foreign
pea and medium, 81. 1OGt2.20; jobbing.
5m more.
Apples are in full supply with prices
steady Oh choice lots of eating apples.
hut common stock is III full supply and
easy. Maine oippins, 81 25lu 1.,5; I1ar-
vies. S2.250 80, SHOWS, $2.5Mi3.50;
Kings. S2.50Q3.J0: Badwins, Sl.-5I
223; greetings, sl.75d225: Hub
hardstons and Hurlburts. Sl.H0M2;
pound and Tallman sweets. S2Nd..30
Cranberries are steady at S%li250p per
bx and scar per hbl
Domestic grapes sell at 157116c per
bskt for Concords. 25c for Niagaras, II
N1Sc for Nergennes and 14Gli:ic for Ca
tawbas California Tokay arMneS are
quoted at Sl,5CQ2: CornchCn. 81 .75tt2.
Chestnuts are in full supply and sell
at Sou7 per bu. Table nuts are arriv-
ing freely and are selling at: Walnuts
140 15c per Id; castanas. 10c: pecans. Sa
M9iAc; flherts. 1Oc: almonds. 13q =;
hickory. 2.5Nd3 rer bu.
Pota toes are very firm and sell IT full
quotations. ArcostoOk hehrons. 65H
f7c; Green mountains. 650GSc; sweets
Norfolk. cloth heads. 81 25d 90: Jersey.
double heads. S2M225.
Native celery is selling at GO07Jc per
[1oz bchs: Pascal, 81 per dox.
Onions are quoted AT: Spanish. large
crts 50 -: natives. 75c pei bu: bbls, So
Tomatoes are quoted at 81 per bu for
green.
Cucumbers sell al Sl.5o0tf per bx
Yellow turnips are selling ut Soc per
hhl white French. 81 % per tbl; V hite,
25c per blu; beets. &c per hui: carrots, Toe
per hi; parsnips, God75c per bu.
Marrow sQuashes are quoted at 81
per Dbl for native; BAY state 81 2n per
Dbl; turban. 81 % per bhl By the ton
squasheS are quoted at $2Wd35
Cabba ges sell at ?M5c each for native;
Savoy, 15c per Dbl: red. he per bx
Lettuce is quoted at 5oG15 per doz
for dollhouse; rsdisLes. 4oc per doz;
mint 4Oc per doz; cress, 4Uc per Coz
leeks, 40c per doz.
Spinach is quoted ut poe per hu: parS-
lev, dollhouse, F0c per bu: peppers, 81
per bu; eggplant, $3.50 per crt.
Caulflower ia quoted at 81 - per hx
Brussels sprouts sell at 1OM12c per
OF; beet greens, 25c per hi.
Pork provisions are firm and gener-
ally higher. There is some Increase in
the marketing Of hogs, although the
number Is largely short of the liberal
movement a yea" ago, says the Gin
.cinnatl Price Current
Fresh beef is easier. with the de-
mand rather slow, and heavy receipts
The best steers ere selling at 3 lie,
with few extra choice as high as SIC.
The arrivals of fresh beef have been
very heavy, both for export and for
local consumption.
Muttons and lambs are we'll cleaned
up, and prices are steady; veals are
firm. Western fall lambs, 1c: spring
lambs. s1aMo1ac; yearings, 6Gl7c; NUT
tons, 6M1c: veals. aG11c.
Poultry is easier. with a quiet de-
mand. Turkeys, northern. 2Ou2oc.
western iced 15od SCI chickens, 15d1ec;
western, large 12d13c; medium. Ia
lie; fowls. northern, 13114c; western.
11N12c: ducks 17Gl1Sc.
Hay is still slow, though choice lots
bring full prices. The bulk of the az
rivals are medium or low xrades. and
prices on them are easy; straw is
steady; mllfeed is firm Hay. No l.
SlsM19; lower grades, Sl3Sfl6: ryo
straw, S21G22; oat straw. $40 5ON11.
Wheat declined sharply during the
past week, the Chicago market show.
Ing loss of 3-Sc Notwithstanding
the break in prices there is q better feel.
Ing. While stll behind last yenr. re.
coipts will run about 75O.U0O bushels
ahead Of til" previous week. and il was
expected that Minneapolis stocks
would Increase 100000 bushels for the
week. Weather has been and still is
very favorable for the movement Ex.
porters' have bought moderately, but
the big weekly clearances Of 1900 OOC
bushels wheat and -four show that in
creasing quantities of the latter are 90
ing abroad which explains in part WHY
clearances are relatively so much larger
than the export purchases of wheat
from the day-to day.
The Minneapolis mills last week in
creased their output only 2150 bbls
The quantity Of -four turned out WAS
31l,2lO bbls. compared with 42,i12O in
1902 and 3Si, 100 in 1901. The mills
never ran SO heavily as they were do
Ing yea ago. This week every on,
OF the p Minneapolis mills is I'm onera
ton and the output should approncl
100000 bblS. The mills are not runrine
quite as smoothly ms before the strike
and then the wheat is tougher and les,
flour can be made with given amour
of machinery. The water power il a |
that could be desired The week wa,
Il favcra bl, one with MINNEAPOLIS mill,
as to flour trade. Though there were OK
ceptions, usually mills sold in excess n
their output and obtained good prices
The domestic trade bought III healthy
way and paid the prices that miller
asked. Most important of all, there
wa3 quite q quantity of patent sold 70