Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

creamery butter is In moderate supply
and prices have strengthened. Poorer
grades are quiet aud easy. The quota
lions are: Northern creamery, round
lots, 26lb26hc; western, 251aQ26c; Yer.
mont dairy, 20Q22c; renovated butter,
l7A19c.
There is a little firmer tone to the
market for choice fall made twins, but
quotations are not changed. Round
lots, vermont twins, ia l2c; New York
twins, l1hsQ12Ac: Liverpool is quoted
lower ut 4Ss I'd for white and Dos Cd
for cOlored.
Eggs dropped still lower, but cold
weather stiifened up prices little. The
market Is firm at: Choice nearby, -
H26c; eastern. 25c; western. 2iGI2 5c.
Leans are firm aud unchanged. Car
load lots, pea, 81 2Ou2.2o: medium, SO ~
H2.2o; yellow eyes, S2.S0U2. 50; red kid
neyss S3.3Uu3.I0; California small
white. S2.45u2.JO; foleign pea aIJ me
aium. So; jobbng prices higher.
The decline i'll the apple markets
abroad caused several carloads Of
apples designed for export to he thrown
Oil this market. THE result has been
nm easier market, with a moderate do
mand. Choice fruit is held firm, bui me-
Hium and ordinary goes slowly. The
quotations are: Kings, S3M4: Bald.
wins, $2.25ft3.25: greetings, $2.2lGi3:
Hubbardstons and Hurlburts. 81 500.
I'D; pound and Tolman sweets. Sl.IO
h2.25; northern spies. spas; Virginia
York imperlals, 81. 25M35O; No. 9, all
grades. VI 50W2.
Cranberries are unchanged, choice
Cape fruit selling nj So per bX and $STN
per Dbl. Jersey cranberries are quoted
at $50 per bX.
Stra wberries sell at 25d4Oc per at.
Lower prices are quoted on potatoes
rs spring approaches. though the mar
ket is not oVer-supplied. The quota
tons are: Aroostook hebrons, 0;jh. SOC:
Green mountains, 85Gl9Sc: Dakota reds.
Doc; sweets, Jersey, double heads $2Gi4.
Celery is very firm at: Pascal. $261
300 per doz; Boston market, $3G4 per
doz.
Onions are firm at: Spanish, large
crts. $3.50: natives, $1.50 per bu; bbls,
S3M35O.
Cucumbers sell at SiM5 per bx.
Yellow turnips are unchanged ut Sl.5O
per Dbl; white French, s. per Dbl; white.
75cM$1 per bu; beets, $50 per bu: car.
rots, 81 per bu: parsnips. S. 80 per bu
Marrow s(uashes are quoted ut $40
per Dbl: Hubbard, per ton. so.
0,l> III q
Dbl for native; Savoy, 81 per Dbl, red
$3.50 per Dbl.
Lettuce is in full supply a. 25cMS15O
per long bX: radlshes, 25c per doz: mint,
81 per doz; cress, Acc per doz; leeks, 81
per dOz.
String beans are lower at so5od3.5o
per bx for green.
Spinach Is in full supply. native hot.
house being quoted lower Mt 81 .5Od1.T5
per bu. Southern spinach is selling nj
IS per Dbl and $3.50 per bu. Beet
greens are quoted at Zoe for dollhouse:
parsley, So per bu; peppers. S4M per bu.
Brussels sprouts sell ut pc per qt
Caulihower sells at So per crt for
California
Pork provisions are again lower, the
net decline for the week being about
f1.50 per Dbl There is continued
fairly liberal supply of hogs finding the
markets. The quality is good in most
Instances. Prices have been somewhat
reduced, prominent markets averaging
about $3.50 per 100 pounds.
The winter packing season has now
Of the returns and indications point to
n total Of about 9,25OOOO hogs for the
western killing for the four months
from Nov. l to March /. This implles
m increase of about 100 900 in numbers.
compared with last year. Returns from
four Of the five large western centres
furnishing monthly stocks of provisions
show an increase of about 10000 600
pounds Of meats, and $4,000 tierces Of
lard. for the past month. and as com.
pared with n year ago gain of 10000.
900 pounds of meats and G9,OOO tlerces
Of lard.
Fresh beef is in full supply. and with
n quiet demand prices have eased off
about lac.
prices have ruled easy. Muttons and
veals are steady. Lambs, Sd9c; wear
lngs. 5iaM6isc; muttons, G01c; veals.
9Ml1c.
The market for poultry continues
quiet for all kinds Choice chickens are
scarce, but ordinary stock, both chick
rms and fowls. is plenty ana CHEAP.
Turkeys are steady. Turkeys, western.
iSo l9c: chickens, northern, 1J6l15c:
fancy, 1880 DOC; western, 14O Zoe: fowls.
northern, l3T15iac; western 14Git4l3c;
lucks, 14m l5c; geese, HAZE.
The wheat market has been very or.
ratio during the past week. The OK
irene range OH the May option in the
Chicago market was ste to SlO3 a.
the lower price being made Friday
Later there WAS Il slight reaction. fine
market closing fru The iluctuatiors
have been sharp, the tendency bcino in
favor Of the shorts most Of fine limo
Naturally, att " - great declino th.r,
j. sentiment % caution in the mat,nr
Of selling for short account. wfilp t,o
increase. especially in the interior ~.
ccipts. remains against confidence an
the long side Of the account. While tbe
milling demand for wheat in This conn.
try continues large il has been SHOWING
some sLrinkage of late
Cr0~ 'OnditiOns have not hecn soti,