Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-19
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


and under fairly active demand prices
hold steady. Strictly fine fresh cream.
FRY butter. in assorted sizes. is 21c a
pound. Large western ash tubs are ..
Q26c. Fine boxes and prints are in
steady demand at 2Sc.
Fine northern fall twin cheese gem
orally sells at lilqc II pound. but occa-
kionally n dealer gets more for an OK
ira fancy lot.
Eggs have recovered from tho Urea X
Of Il few weeks ago. and fresh uatn-
cred western are decidedly stronger
Western fresh, 20d2lc storage. Ia
16c: eastern. 22d23c; nearby and
fancy. 2iM25c; jobbing, 1c to 1lac
higher.
Bcahs are quiet and rather easier.
Carload lots. pea. S22NI2.3I medium.
$2@Ku2.3j; yellow eyes. $2.~M,2 81
rcd kidneys. S3.1o031J; California
small white, S2GM2.65. jobbing, 10c
moro.
Apples continue worry dan. With
prices easy. The demand is for tho
choice lots and yet buyers grumblc ut
the prices. Fancy EHldwins, $.ei2..D.
No. l Baldwins. Sl.2l0i1I1: No. =. ST.;
greetings. 81 25M1.7',: russcts. S,.a,jdl
>: northern spies. 81 50M25o: Kinrs,
S2W3, Tolman sweets. $Giouo.3O
Small lots and jobbin. JOcO$l per Dbl
more.
traEberrics arc iobbing Mt $4M+.J
per crt. and S13M15 per bbl.
rn h.r ha,
during the week. the total receipts be-
ing 40 refrigerators and rs crtS.
against 121 r"frigerators last year.
Jobbin- prices arc from 3S'1-lc per
bx. according to size of box and quality.
New maybe syrup is in the market
and soils ut 81 per cal can: now sugar.
1GtlSc per ID.
POTATOES are nrlncr. an advance ilav-
ilg been made during the week. Hou-
ton Green mountains. S:iNtS5c: Pride of
the South. o5c: hebrons. 1914 7Sc per bu:
York state. Green mountains and
round white. T2M75c: western. G.p1G>r:
Dakota reds, CSC; sweets. S3li4. white
sweets. $l.5ou2
Boston market celery is firm ut SJG17
per long bX: california. 81.
Brussels sprouts are quoted At loo
per at by the crt
Onions are selling at S1o5G2 pcr
Dbl with iobber> by the buShel higlIcr;
Spanish. long crts, >271
dollhouse tomatoes arc O'Iotcd at o5c
per lb; southern. $50 per crt, with
mushrooms at Sl50l72 per bX. Rlu-
barb sells at p. per H.
C1hba"cs sell at soc for natives and
81 for Savoy.
SIuaShrS are quoted 1T $40 Der ton
for Hubbard.
Yellow turnips sell at SOC per Dbl;
white French. $l6l 90 per Dbl: white.
Fat zoe per bX; bnots. soc: carrots, SOC:
p1rSnips, 21M5oc; egg plant. So per crt.
Lettuce sells ut U'T9Oc per doZ: rad
lSh's, +oc per doz; mint. iCc per doz;
rrcSs, 50c per doz; parsley. Sl.50 for
dollhouse. per bu: satisfy. 81 per doz:
locks. SC per doz.
Southern string beans sell at 81 per
hSkt for green.
Spinach is quoted ut slN2 30 FER Dbl:
Ealo, 90c per bbl; artichokes. SI.o5
per bu; dandnlions, 81 per hu; beet
greens. 10 per bu; chivcs, he per h1.
bermuda potatoes job at 50 per Dbl:
Florida potatoes, S25Nu3.5n: morse
rdiSh, Sc per Dbl; peppers, 81 per crt.
l'riccS on pork products have be,r
somewhat irregular, lard having adj
ranced. and prices having been re-
Vlv"d on the balance of the list
Fresh beef has been dull AMI oosv
nnd lower prices are predicted this
week. Very few steers Will sell
above &C.
There is quiet market for mnttons
md lambs, but prices hold steady.
voas are steady and UNCHANGED. Surinr
lambs, Ml"1ac; warnings. 7MSc: NUT
tpns, iNSl2c; vealS, 1ON11r.
Western fowls and chickcns arc
Pasinr and lower prices are ouoted for
fresh killed, Very few northern fowls
hre offering, but some chickens are
coming out of cold storage. Western
turkeys, fresh killed. 1-ulSc: frozen
1od2oc; northern fowls. 1iGi15c: west. |
"rn fowls. ia l3iac: chickens, western. |
l}"loc: northern. lSM22c: capons. Is
" -Oc: geese, l2ui4c.
N"nlSon IS III light supply from cold |,
storage and priIcs rule high Galnc is |
IN moderate supply and sells slowly at
unchanged prices. Mallard ducks sell
at ). 30 per pair, red headed ducks, S3
03.'0: widgoon, 81: philadelphio
SQUAD arc firm at S4n4 30 per doz. with !
natives at s3.5oU3.75; quail, 81 25G,4. 20
per doz. plover $jue per doz.
Hay continues firm for choice grades
but the poor grades are slow and soil
at easy prices; straw is selling we'll ot
steady prices: millfoed has declined
sharply, closing easy. Choice hay. sol
or; No. |, $lTm 10; low grades. S1oGl
u and up; rye straw, SIG; oat straw.
$9Gi10,
The weather recently has been r,iId
and springlike, wi,h plentiful raj 1fojl
over the winter wheat belt Tho .-r,v-
ing crop. taken as II whole, continues in
promising condition. During the win
ter there were practically no com
plants Of winter killing, and now Tho
reports of injury by alternate fronyi l.,
and thaWing incident to every spriac
season are so far fewer than ordinary
There ara more reports of 1Oodinr of
bottom fields, but damage from this
cause is not believed to he extensive.