Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-14
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

disposed to make concessions: Northern
creamery, 19M19hc; western, 1sM 19c:
1irsts. 11M1Sc; Vermont dairy, 16d lSc.
The cheese market is easier, with buy.
ers not willing to pay top prices asked
a week ago. Round lots, York state, S1
W9c; Vermont twins, SMSkc.
Eggs are slightly firmer for choice
western, but offerings are still free of
medium grades. Choice nearby are in
demand at firm prices: Choice nearby.
23M24c; eastern, 2lM22c; western, 1S
M19c.
Beans are still in light demand, but
prices are steady, though if pressed for
sale concessions would have to be made.
Carload lots, pea. 81 .S5M LOO; medium.
$2M2.O5; yellow eyes, $2.7502.S0; red
kidneys, $3.1OM3.20; California small
white, S2.3oat2.35; foreign pea, ST S5d
100; foreign medium, 81 0Ou .95; job
biug prices, 1Vq 1lc higher.
n few choice russell apples are still
Offering ut 50 5013.5O. New Virginia
apples are plenty but the quality is still
poor and prices are easy at 7JcMS1.25
per bskt.
Stra wberries are still in full supply
and sell at 12ml5c Pennsylvania blue
berries bring easily 120i 13c. but North
Carolina berries are offering freely at
9u11c. York state black berries arc
very fine and sell ut 14M ice, with Della
ware at 1Odl2c. Raspberries sell at 3
M31ac fork cups and case for pints;
currants, Zoe; gooseberries, sac; black
caps, &c for pints.
WatormeloDs are in very heavy sup
ply. small selling 1T 15M 2Oc and large
at o5d30c each by the load. Rocky
ford canteloupes sell at $3.5OM5.5O for
California and S25Od3.5O for southern
Georgia peaches sell at $2m2..O per
6bskt carrier, with Texas at $l.25ni
/ 40 per 4bsllt crts.
Native grown vegetables are grad
stuff. Native cabbages. beets, Gu
cumbers, peas and string beans are
here in abundance Only the best
cabbages vii! bring full quotations..
Peas and string beans are cheap.
Onions, under n light supply, have
advanced a shade. The demand for
marrow squash is rather light as
they arc in large supply they have
had 4 rather sharp decline from the
price Of IA week ago.
New potatoes are firm. with Rose
quotable at 50 25M2 - per Dbl: white
and red Bliss. S1.75Gi2.25.
Southern white celery is selling At 15c
per bch
Bermuda onions are firm at 50 % per
crt, with Egyptians at $3.50 per hg.
Yellow turnips are easier at S % per
bbl carrots, 50 per bu.
Cucumbers are selling at 5OcNS1.75
per bx.
New southern white squash sell at
50 per 100; yellow. 81 per 100; marrow,
$50 per crt.
New southern cabbage is quoted at
75c0$l; native. 81 per 100, 81 per Dbl
Lettuce is steady at 1O072 5c per doz !;
radiShcs, SOC per bX; mint, l5c per doz !;
cress. SOC per doz; lecks. 81 per dOz.
String beans are quoted at 5ou75c
! per bx for green and 5OM15c for wax.
Green peas are selling ut 75cMS1 -
! per hskt
Spinach is selling at 25c per bu; par
| sley, &C per bu peppers, 50 per crt
/ chivcs, 81 per bx; domaine, 50c per bx;
| cskrow, 25c: cndive, 25c.
Southern tomatoes are quotable at 81
| az per crt for Florida and 5Oc for Mis-
sissippi. Toulouse tomatoes are QUOTA
| be at Zoe per ID.
RhulGrb il steady at SOC per by.
Native asparagus is firm at $lO2 per
doz.
Bunch hects are quoted at 81 30 per
| 100. carrots, $203 per 100: turnips, 81
per 100; onions, 50c per bx.
There was n moderate movement of
hogs the past week, The quality of
! the hogs ranged from fair to good
Prices are higher and the average for
prominent markets is about S.. 40 per
100 lbs.
Fresh beef has continued to decline,
the best selling for about 90. though n
few choice cattle bring lac when cut
up. 1t is said that an effort is to be
made to advance prices, though il
would seem to be difficult process In
the face of Il quiet trade and full re
| ceiptS.
The supply Of choice lambs is much
smaller and prices have advanced quite
materially. Ycarlings are also iirmer,
but muttonS are easy. Neals are quiet
but steady. Western fall lambs. 12M
12i2c; spring lambs, l4d l5c: yearlings,
ga Zoe: mutt0ns, case: vcals, SGl9c.
Receipts of low and medium grade
poultry are large, but choice chickens
are in limited supply Prices are easy
except for choice lots. Frozen west
ern turkeys, lSd 100; chickens. native
brolcrs, 23Gi 21c; western broiers 2Oc
fowls, northern, l4M l5c western
120124c
Hay is weaker with receipts heavy,
even the better grades showing an
easier feeling. Straw is easier also
and for the same reason. Millfeed s
firmcr and again advanced 25c per ton,
Hay No /, $l7,5011S5O; low grades
SllMl1; rye straw, $21M2l 80; oat
straw, $l0011.
While there have been heavy profit
taking wheat sales the past three days
particularly of July and next OF Sep
tomber, and q consequent extended
? elimination of a scattered long inter
est which has been hanging over the
at for soma tip,o tk,rn no. 49,.