Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-12
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, May 11.-Butter is easy and
lower for choice creamery, with the
demand light. and the receipts large.
Northern creamery, 211ad22itc; west
ern. 2lM22c; Vermont dairy, l9a20c;
renovated butter, l6M17c.
Cheese is quiet. with prices favoring
buyers. Round lots Vermont twins. 10
Q1O4c; New York twins. 10ltMllc.
Eggs hold very steady. with many lots
going into storage. The consumption
demand is moderate Choice nearby,
20d21c; eastern. 19ia02Oc; western.
1ShGil9c.
Beans are firm. without change in
quotations. Carload lots. pea, Sl.03M
q medium 81 e5d2 yellow eyes, S2.75
M2S0; red kidneys, $3.1ON3 20; Cali
fornia small white, $2.3od2.35; foreign
pea. 81. S501 Los; foreign medium, 90
M1.05: jobbng prices, 106 l5c higher.
The warmer weather has hurt the
apple trade and prices are somewhat
easier. Russets are in full supply and
top prices are off somewhat for choice
lots. Russets. $2M3; Kings, S3M4;
Baldwins, S2J0d3. northern spies.
$25O,d4; No. 2, all grades. 81 5002.
The warmer weather has brought
about marked Improvement in bust
ness in vegetables. But though the
weather has helped trade it has also
caused larger receipts OF green vege-
tables. and quota tons in most Instances
IRE lower
Small lots Of native asparagus were
received and sold at 81 a dozen
punches. Southern grass is in good
supply and slightly lower. though there
is good demand. New cabbage is
plentiful and cheaper. CucumbcrS are
puiet but choice grades meet with n
ready sale. A little easier feeling is
noted in onions. Peas are firm, with a
very light supply There is lot of
rhubarb on the market and it is cheap
Dandehons are very low. being quoted
at 15c II hushel Receipts of spinach
are moderate. and il is steady. Poia-
toes have been fairly active and prices
rule firm. Vegetable quotations fol
low:
Potatoes TIebrons, 81 25G 30 per
hu: Green mountain, 81 .25Gp1 80; Ia
kota red, $1.10M1.15; sweets, So per
bskt.
Ouions-Rermuda, 81 per crt: Egyp-
tian. S3.25m3,50 per Big: lenls. 81 per
doz bchs.
TurnipS Yellow. $50 per Dbl:
white. 50: flats 81 per bu
Spinach, Spinach. 81 per lhl:
dandeions, Zoe per bu: beet greens. 75c
I'M f4aa i,a "A
Lettuce, etc Hotnouse lettuce. 3OG
73c per doz heads dollhouse watercress,
3O05Oc per doz bchs; parsley. S1.25
per bu.
Tomatoes-Hothouse 2564Oc per
pound; fancy Florida, 81 25d1.75 per
crt.
Stra wberries are now in full supply
with the quality constantly improving.
Receivers quote I2r Ice per bx for
choice. The arrivals are now mostly
from North Carolina, with a few from
Norfolk
New southern white celery is in fair
supply and sells al 73c per doz.
Lettuce is frmer at 500 75c per doz.
radishes, 25c per do2; mint, 75c per doz
cress, 35M50c per doz; leekS. 81 per
doz.
String beans are quoted al 81. % per
Tx for green and 81 % for wax. Green
peas are in small supply and sell at
$3.50 per bskt.
Native asparagus is beginning &c
come forward and is quotable at So pei
doz. Jersey is in full supply and sell:
at 50 5Od4,50 per doz, as to size anC
! quality.
Observation-Disclosures, native
81 per doz; southern, saga beets So. 80
per hu; dollhouse bunch beets. ST n
per doz; carrots, S1251l75 per hu
parsnips, Sl50 per bu; nucumbers. S20
per bx; elephants. s2M25O per crt
peas, $3.50 per bskt; peppers, 50 PEI
crt; rhubarb, native 3q4c per pound
Hubbard squash, $50 per ton: sunme
squash, b0M$l25 per crt; string beans
fat wax, S1G175 per crt; green. 5Oc0
81 per crt.
Beyond a few trf1ing changes /,
prices there Is nothing new to note il
pork provisions.
There is sn easier market for frosl
extreme recently ruling The deman,
is light, with the supply ample.
Lambs are easier; muttons and veal
lings nre quiet and unchanged: veal
hold steady with the supply still ampl
for the demand. Western spring lamb,
I3016c; fall lambs 91ad1Oc: easter
lpringers, S4ds each; yearlngs, -NSt
muttons, TMSc: vcals, 6G9c.
There is quiet demand for poultry
with prices easier, except on choic
fresh killed. Fresh killed western I'M
keys. 16d1Sc; frozen western, 1S0 10,
northern chickens, hrollers. 25Gi3O,
western chickens. 14GI 16c: fowls. nortl
ern. 15Ml3hc; western, 13013lac.
Trading in the Chicago wheat ma,