Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-16
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


prices. Some special lines have gona
into cold storage, but there is very
little speculative demand. The quota
tons are: Northern creamery. round
lots. 21t2m22c; western. olofol1sc; Yer.
mont dairy. 1SU poe: renovated butter.
lGo 19c; jobbing. kM1c more.
Cheese continues to settle down
slowly, the demand being quiet and tho
supply liberal. Hound lots, new 10 81
ale; iohhing, rate higher.
Eggs are in quiet demand. though
choice fresh laid are scarce and wanted
Prices show very little change. West
ern fresh. 16M1Sc: eastern. l9U2oc;
nearby, 23@24c; iobbinE. 1m1iac hi-hcr
Rcans are firm. both here and IN the
country. Reccipts are light. Carload
lots, pea, S2.3om2l0; Medium, S2.33d
30; yellow eyes, S2SWi2 -; red kid
ncys, S3.40n3.50: California snail
white S2.GN02.65; foreign pea and
medilm, 50 2502.30. johhng Zoe more.
Old apples are very quiet at I'M
changed prices. Now apples are in fun
supply but the quality is still far from
satisfactory. Baldwins from cold stor-
age. 81 SOFAS: No. >. all kinds. 81 2Itt
80: russots S2m}' southern. new,
hskts. 75,To$1 -. Small lots and Job
bling. 5ncMSl per hi more.
Some Nova Scotia Strawberries are
in the market and sell at 14N lSc, hut
the seq son is about over. Other bcr
rios are plenty and sell at Black
berries. IA toe for southern and l20G
15c for Hudson rivers: blucberrics. s
n 12c: ri sNl,crricS. cups. imllsc; plts.
7Gi!'c; currants, @u12c; gooScbcrrcs.
7Gtsc.
\ frw choice potltOrs are hold at
So per hbl but the bulk of the
offerings ar" selling ut $2.3OU3. The
quotations are: Now rose and hc-
brons. hhls. 81 :riI,3 -: white Eliss.
blls. S2.25fI2.50; rod Bliss $2N2 -
Cucumhors are in over supply and
the rldrkct is weak. Lettuce is in good
demand ana tribe easier celery is
active M 2lc0S1 a lHr~c bunch. Pars
10y is pc lower than it was last
week Rhubarh is having Il steady
sale AZ 600 a box.
Native string beans are coming in
freely and have dcmorali2od the market
for southern stock. Peas wcrc in light
supply earlier in the week. but at the
close there was Il full supply offering.
with prices considerably lower. Re
ceipts of tomatoes aro liberal and the
demand is fair. Southern stock is soc
crate, and native 4c pound lower
than It WIS week ago Asparagus is
higher. but is about ont of the mn rkct.
Spinach is easier and in small sup
ply Beet green's are dull at 3lc
hushcl. Cahhag yes are in better supply
and lower Marrow sQuashes arc moro
plenty and are ACTIVE in $3.50 barrel.
Southern yellow and white are out of
the market. but There is a small sup
ply OF nativc white. which are lold ut
81 a dozen. Native crookednecls are
weaker.
Onions arc generally quiet and easier
Turnips are III limited supply and firm.
Old beets are steady at SOC n bushal,
but new stock is weak, selling at 115c
n bunch Ra1iShpS are plenty and
cheap. Carrots are steady and I'M
changed.
Vegetables are quoted as follows:
Cahbages, $15OGn - barrel. parsley,
So. a huShel; beet greens. Soc
huShel; dollhouse lettuce 25GI5Oc n box:
brook watercress. 35c; mint. 20c
dozen: native asparagus S1oOT3
dozen lunches: cucumhcrs, 5ocGISo 30
q box; southern string beans. WAX. %
Nloc crate; green, 90 soc: new ma
tive green and wax, Sl0125 box:
peas, 75cHiS % a bushcl: radishes. pc
q box; rhuharh, 60c box Philadelphia
mushrooms, 90c a pound: natives. 2Ic Il
pound: peppers, S1Ml5O a package.
marrON squash 50 50 a crate: uativc
white, 81 a dozen: native crookneck. 81
Il dozen: celery. white, o5cNS1: large
bunch beots. old. SOC hushcl: natives.
1l2c bunch: carrots. 81 % hnshcl pow
carrots. 2M3c a bunch: romain. 50c
n dozen.
The wet weather in June radically
improved the hay crop and it is now
estimated that a two-thirdS crop will
be harvested in Canada and Maine
Prices have declined about 81 per ton
in this market from the top. but the
demand is quiet; straw is quiet with
downward tendency: millfecd is steady.
Hay. No l. S24M25: lower grade. Sl7M
90; rye straw, S2lM24: oat straw, SO
all.
Pork provisions havc tended steadily
down and n decided mark down has
taken place. The demand is quiet.
Fresh beef has hecn in fun SUPPLY,
and prices have ruled easy. The de-
mand is dull owing 10 the hot weather
Arrivals Of muttOns and lambs have
been full, with much of tho stock in
poor order Prices have therefore ruled
easy; vealS are steady Western fail
lambs, oN10C; spring lambs. lOf12c:
Yoarlings, Sn9c; muttons, S12c;vealS.
749c,
There is "A fair demand for poultry.
with prices steady and UNCHANGED
Western turkeys, frozen. 1SM2Oc: iced.
15M lbc, western fowls. iced. 13M12hc;
western frozen chickens. l4O lCic.
South Shore chickens, 2O025c: fresh
killed northern fowls, 14M l5c; hroilnrs
1SM2Oc; western broilcrS, 11nl17c,
spring ducks, lGN17c; pigeons. 81 por
doz; squads, 50 5O03 per doz.
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