Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-06
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


cline, and buyers are taking hold
more freely, especially for the better
grades. Low grades are in light de-
mand and easy: Northern creamery,
round lots, 2lc; western, 20 .2c;
Vermont dairy, 1Sd20c; renovated
butter. lea 1Sc; jobbing, 1-2n 1c more.
Cheese is barely steady in price,
with the demand quiet: Round lots,
new, 10 Lac; jobbing, 1-2U1c
higher
Eggs are in good demand for choice
grades, with full prices being OBJ
tanned. There is, however, much off
stock in the market which sells at
easy prices Western fresh, ia Use;
eastern, 20d &c; nearby. $50 25c;
jobbing, Ia 1.2c higher.
Beans are steady and unchanged,
with the demand light. Prices are
unchanged: Carload lots. pea. $3.50
2.4o; medium. $3.50 2.40; yellow eyes,
$2.S5@ 290; red kidneys, s3.45n 800,
California small white, S2.604 . .65;
foreign pea and medium, S2.25Q $50;
Jobbing, 10c more
Apples are still in full supply. Some
choice Hudson river stock is now COM
ing forward and sells at good prices.
Common stock is quoted at 75c@ 81 25
for bskts and seas for bbls, with
Hudson river apples at $3n350
Late berries are still in full supply
and are quoted at moderate prices:
Blackberries, I.g,12c; bueberries, 9Df
13c; raspberries, pnts, 10 l0c; curl
rants. 12M13c.
The Georgia peaches are about done
A few Deawarcs have been in the
market during the week. but the sup
ply has been limited. The Delawares
Sell at S2.25n2o0 per crt.
Watermelons are easier and sell by
the load at $50 Csc each, according
to size
Cantaloupes sell at 75cM $3.50 for
common varieties, with fancy higher.
California plums sell at s1.75d $50
per bX; peaches, s2@2.25 Bartlett
pears $3.50
Southern Delaware grapes are in
the market and sell at s2.25G2.5O por
carrier.
Potatoes are steady, with the mar
hNt lNlIs supDlitu' hll' ', F-sbu Btl
bbl low grades, S2q2.25; sweets,
s25oG 275
New native celery is in the market
and sells at $l.75 per doz. punches.
Onions are steady at: Native bbls,
So; bu, S5c; Egyptian. bgs. So; Ber-
mudas, Sl@2 per crit; bunch onions,
soc per bX.
HOthouse tomatoes are quoted at
20c per III; southern, S1G2 per CRIT;
natives per bx, saga
Cucumbers sell at 50c@S2 per bx
for all sizes
yellow turnips sell at s1.75 per Dbl;
bunch turnips, 3 1-2c; new beets, Csc
per Blu; bunch beets, l-2c; carrots,
1925 per bu; bunch carrots, ga 4c;
bunch parsnips. 75c per doz
Cabbases sell at S1.75 per crt.
Marrow squashes bring sl25 per
Dbl; crooknecks, soc per doz; white,
soc per doz.
The market for lettuce is steady at
40M75c per bx Radishes sell at 25c
per bx; mint, 25c per doz; cress, 35c
per doz; leeks, soc per doz.
String beans are quoted at $1@2 for
green and 81 for wax Green peas
sell at 1925 per bu for native.
Spinach is quoted at CSC per bu for
native parsley. dollhouse, soc per bu;
romaine. 75c per bu; beet green's. 15c
per bu; rhubarb, &c per ID peppers,
$l50G2 per bu.
Green corn is coming in quite freely,
and sells at SIC per bu.
Shell beans are Quotable at 81 It's
per bu; elephants, $l.5OM2 per bu
Pork provisions are steady at re-
vised prices The marketing of hogs
is falling off moderately, but is still
considerably larger than a year ago.
The quality is mostly good. though
at some points it is only fair. Prices
have declined, prominent points aver
aging at the close s. 40 per 100 lbs.
Lambs and muttons sagged off, but
the market is fairly wen cleaned mp.
Veals are firm Western fall lambs,
9@1oc; spring lambs, 11412 l-2c;
yearings, S09c; muttons, 8Q9c;
veals. 9d11c.
Poultry is generally quiet, though
fowls are comparatively firm and in
1Sd l9c; iced, l5d Ice; western fowls,
iced, 14N l5c; western frozen chick.
ems, 14G Ice; fresh northern fowls,
15d Ice; Oroilers, 18m20 western
broilers. i6@ lSc; spring ducks, ia
1Sc; pigeons, $l.6o6l1.7o per doz;
squads, s250N3 per doz.
Hay is weaker owing to light de-
mand and heavy receipts. Quotations
are normally about the same, but top
prices are more difficult to obtain.
Straw dull but steady; millfeed is I'M
changed Hay, No. |, $-lM22: lower
grade, sl4M20; rye straw, $1SM21;
1t has been bull market in wheat
and more interest is being taken in
the course of prices by the outside
public There has been a better ex
port demand, while other favorable in.
fuences have remained about as preyi
ously noted. There has latterly been
disposition among western farmers
to sell wheat more freely. but it will
require a much more general move
ment on their part to bring receipts
up to last years level. At present the
average Is about half as large. South
and Northwest mills are still absorb
ing a good deal of the new crop. foI
the hard wheat is of splendid mluna