Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-20
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, AUG. 19.-Butter is firmcr,
with still an upward tendency to
prices Receipts are we'll cleaned up
and choice grades are in demand.
Northern creamery, round lots, 21@
81 1-2c; western, 21021 1-2c; Vermont
dairy, 1SG2Oc; renovated butter, 800
1Sc; jobbing, 1-2@1c more.
Cheese is firmer, with the demand
moderate: Round lots, new, 1.2@
10 1-2c; jobbing. 12@1c higher
Eggs are steady in demand, but
prices are firm, especially on choice
fresh stock: Western fresh, lea lSc;
eastern, 90 a 23c; nearby, ESQ Csc; job
bling, 1d1 1-2c higher
Beans are easy in price, with only a
fair demand: Carload lots, pea, s2.25
@230; medium, $2.35; yellow eyes.
$290d295; red kidneys, sS45d3.55;
California small white s2.6002.65;
foreign pea and medium, s2.20Q2.25;
jobbing, 10c more.
There is good supply of new ap-
pies coming forward, and the quality
is constantly improving: Maine AS.
trachan, $225@3; duchess, $2.25@
275; sweet bough, s2.5003 Williams,
$263 per Dbl, and 75cGSl.25 per bu;
Coddings, s2.50@3; Maidens Blush,
$225@275.
Berries are getting scarcer, except
for blueberries, which are still in good
supply. Blueberries are quoted at 10
@14c and blackberries at 100 13c.
Maryland peaches are selling at SO
per crt, but much of the fruit arriving
is in bad order.
Watermelons are in full supply, and
sell at 12G25c by the load. The re-
cepts were 92,G26, against 63,706 last
year
Cantaoupes sell at 5O@s125 per crt,
as to quality.
California plums are quoted at $3.50
@2.50 per bX; peaches, S1.25G1 !;
Bartlett pears, S2M225.
Southern Delaware grapes are
quoted at $17562 per carrier, with
Niagaras at S12501.5O and Moore's
Early at sl.25G1.50. The receipts of
grapes for the week were 1897 car
riers, against 1929 carriers last year.
Potatoes are in steady demand, with
prices easy under full supply:
Choice Jersey stock s2.25M2.50 per
Dbl, and Use per blu; Rhode Island and
Bristol Ferry, s2d2.25 sweet. yellow,
$25OM3; white, S1.7502; red, 81. 506t 2.
Native celery is selling at $1.50@
LIS per doz lunches.
Onions are quoted at: Native, bu,
81; bunch onions, soc per bx.
dollhouse tomatoes are lower, at
10G 15c per ID; southern, $1@2 per
crt native, per bx, 1904.
Cucumbers sell at $1@4 per bx, all
sizes.
Yellow turnips are quoted at 1925
per Dbl and 81 per bu; bunch turnips,
&c; new beets, 75c per bu; bunch
beets, 1-2c; carrots, $3.50 per bu;
bunch carrots, &c; bunch parsnips, soc
per doz; parsnips, s1.75 per bu.
Cabbages are selling at $1.75 per
crt; native, sS@12 per 100.
Marrow squashes are quoted at
SIPS per Dbl; crooknecks, csc per doz;
white, Csc per doz.
Lettuce is higher at 25d 35c per bu
bx; radishes. Use bX; mint, 25c per
doz; cress, 95c per doz; leeks, Acc
per doz.
String beans sell at s161.75 for
green and s125@175 for wax Green
peas bring IS per Dbl for native.
Spinach is quoted at SOC per bu for
native; parsley. dollhouse CSC per bu;
peppers, s1.50@l75 per pkg.
Green corn is in good supply and
is selling at sl@1.50 per bu
Shell beans sell at S1.25Q 2.25 per
bu; eggplant 81 az per pkg
Lard is higher, but other pork pro-
visions are easy.
Fresh beef is easy, with the market
heavily supplied. Receipts are run
Lower prices are possible this week,
though an effort will undoubtedly be
made to sustain the market.
Spring lambs are slightly frmer
the market being we'll cleaned up:
Muttons and veals are steady: West
ern fall lambs, 7@9c; spring lambs
11M12c; yearlings. case; muttons
Ga Sc; veals, ga lie.
There is a quiet market for poul
try, prices being easy hut not much
changed: Western turkeys, frozen
ISH lJt l'''I, lDI lDt, NtSltlIi lOWlS
iced, 14015c; fresh northern fowls
15d 16c; broilers, 16M1Sc; western
broilers, 14d15c; spring ducks, ia
18c; pigeons, s1,6001.75 per doz
squads, s2,50G3 per doz.
Hay is slow of sale and the market
Is weak, though not substantially
lower; straw is quiet; milfeed is
steady and unchanged: Hay, No,
s20@21; lower grade, s14Ml9; rye
straw, $1,000; oat straw, s10m11.
The effect of the bullish government
crop report on wheat has been felt ir
expanding trade and steadily rising
prices, though at first discounted by
the professional element. Europe has
also bought freely, having at last
awakened to the idea that active pur
chases must be made if supplies arc
to be replenished at anything like
reasonable prices. The Northwest /.
keen competitor for hard wintel
wheat, owing to depleted stocks il
spring wheat markets. Minneapolis
and Duluth mills have been forced t.
To- ~ n ~ t.