Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-28
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


fair demand both for fresh creamery
and storage stock. Other grades are
trifie slower. Receipts are far be-
low those of last year. Northern
creamery, 2lM21is c; western, 2O1eW2lc;
Vermont dairy, 1Sm19c; renovated but
ter. 17Ml7iac.
The market is well cleaned up on
choice fall twin cheese, but the demand
is quiet, and prices hold steady. Round
lots, Vermont twins, 1OG10lac; New
York twins. 1OlaM11c.
The cold weather has stiffencd up the
egg market, especially in the west, and
quotations here have advanced about
lc on the best marks during the week.
a good part of the receipts is being put
into cold storage. Choice nearby, 2lm
22c~astcrn, 10000; western, 1ed
10iaH
There is Il Grmer tone TO beans in the
country, hut the demand here is liGht
and prices are barely steady. Carload
lots. pea. Sl95M2: medium. Sl.9oN2;
yellow eyes, S275Gi2So; red kidneys.
$31O03.oO: California small white,
S23OM2.35: foreign pea. $I,S5Wl.95;
foreign medium. S1.9Om19J; jobhing
prices. 10015c higher.
Another week of prolonged cold
weather has had tho effect of holding
up or advancing prices on most of the
vegetables and green stuff coming from
the south. while native dollhouse pro-
ducts are also held at firm prices in
of ~ a., We
bermuda potatoes are about 81 n
bushcl higher than Il week ago for the
very best stock and sell now at 50.
Spanish onions. fiat turnips. parsley.
Florida tomatoes. parsnips, native rhu-
barb and southern wax beans are
quoted at considerably higher prices.
Old cabbage has been succeeded by
new cabbage which sells at S2n2.Io a
crate. Native rhubarb is 1c n pound
higher than Il week ago, while the Cali
fornia rhubarb is selling very much
lower. A temporary shortage has stiff
fened the price of Philadelphia mush-
rooms to 81 q pound. Best cucumbers
are selling 81 a bushcl lower.
Hehrons $115M12O n
bushcl, green mountain $1,000 -. Ia.
kota red S105ml.1O. sweets S173
basket. Bermuda So bushel, $70S50 a
barrel.
Onions-.Native $3.50 n barrel. $1.T5
az bushe, Spanish $50 crate, Ber
muda Sl65 Il crate, lecks S5cU$l
dozen lunches.
Spinach, etc.-Spinach 1,15M $50 q
barrel. cabbagcs new S202.11 crate
beet green's SOC husheI, dandclions 15c
MS1 bushol, parsley Sl.25 bushcl
kale 81 .J0U 10 a barrel.
Lettuce Toulouse 50cGs1 q dozen
heads, dollhouse watorcrcss 75c, mint
roc q dozen.
Tomatoes-Hothouse 4Oc pound,
fancy Floridas Sl15 n crate
Miscellaneous -Cucumbcrs S307
box, radishes 40c dozen, peppers $500
crate, turban squash $3.50 barrel
Hubbard 500 ton, California celery 81
a box. Sl.2j q dozen. carrots 75c0Sl,23
a bushel Philadelphia mushrooms -
Il Alb bskt. native 81 pound, beots
Sl50n175 a bushel. dollhouse bunch
beets 81 % dozen, artichokos 50 a box,
asparagus S4Q6 n dozen. parsnips STA
% a bushel. rhubarb native &c
pound, California S1.50 case. peas 50
G2.50 a basket, string beans S25O6I3
crate, 50 $3.50 a la sket wax, S1.50G2
& crate, S2.5O0.3 a basket.
Apples are dull and are held at I'M
changed prices. There is a strong de-
mand for oranges at the prevailing
prices and although arrivals continue
heavy the market Is well cleared up.
About the last Of the Florida straw
berries have been sent to the Boston
market. and the first pickings Of the
North Carolina berry were sent for
ward this week. They arrived rather
green and not above fair in condition.
The best brought 30 cents quart by
The crate. Reports from the south
state that a few days more viii greatly
Improve the quality and quantity.
Fresh ribs are lc lower, but all bar
rel pork is SOC per bbl higher. Tho
marketing of hogs continues to repre-
sent moderate numbers. The quality
a. some instances is not being main
tanned. Prices are lower than n week,
ago. the average for prominent mar
lots at the close being about 81 per 100
pounds.
Fresh beef has been firm. while re-
coipts have not been larger Some
choice cattle sell at So ana the quarters
do oven better than that.
Lambs are nrmer. hut veals have
been in over supply and prices nave
ruled lower, muttonS and ycarings arc
stondV cmhS 1O0 10. voorIinoe on