Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

cheese is coming forward slowly and is
neglected. Round lots, Vermont twins,
9l2NlUc; New York twins, 10n l0iac.
Eggs are firm for choice stock, but in
ferior grades are arriving more freely
and sell at low prices. Choice nearby,
21d22c; eastern, lai2W2uc; western,
1894 l9tac.
Beans are quiet but firm. Carload
lots. pea, S1.95U2; medium, Sl.9'di2;
yellow eyes. $27Im2.S0; red Kidneys,
So l0u3.2O; California small white.
$2.3002.35: foreign pea. $i.S3nl. 95;
foreign medium. 81 90mt1.95; iobbing
prices, l0M l5c higher.
business was only fairly active for
country produce during the past week.
Despite the smaller trade. however,
prices are no lower and in many in
stances they arr higher than they were
n week ago. one large dealer describes
the markets tone as bcing stiff.
&Reccipts of asparagus were heavy
md prices paScd of somewhat. but cold
weather caused a falling off of the ship
lnents and prices advanced again. Cab
DageS are iirmcr. owing to a reduced
supply. There are liberal offerings of
onions and prices are no more than
steady. with Egyptians somewhat
lower than a week ago. fucumhcrs
rule quiet. Peas are plentiful, with
NorfolkS bringing $50 Il half-barrcl
basket. North Carolina peas bring ir-
regular prices, according to the quality.
String and butter beans are steady.
with the supply only moderate. Iur-
nipS are quiet, but from - TO % cents
n barrel higher. The potato market
shows IL much hrnler tone, owing to Il
small supply OF white stock and an in
creased demand. Sew potatoes are in
moderate supply. aud with Il fairly good
call rule shudy. Vegetable quotations
follow:
Potatoes uchronS, S1.O5GI1.t0 "a
hushoi; Green mountains, >1.laul2o;
Dakota red. small, 75u9oc; CanadaS.
pOcUS1. Florida. new. ~ . barrel.
Onions HermudaS. $lN1'4 It crate:
Eayptiau. S225m2.73 a bag; leehs, 81
a dozen lunches.
Turnips yellow. Sl75 a barrel,
white. $500; hats. 81 il hu~i,l.
Suf,q,h .t, S,.u..l .-,,n-, o
buSh... |o,uIeliors f-.a ll.hor.l,a t
greens. 15ca .hu,hoEl ai.. Too. bu,ra.
cahla.a u.,. ~ .51Io II. -. ,p4tn
Iouutn.. Italians. ~, r,r,d.
fauo, Ijoridas 81 1,.,n cl,ta
81 ~c'.lanrous Asparagus. natives.
S-.a'1j2 It DOZEN: hrr,,. - Il bushels,
l~.ta,u.n. .un.u br,,. .<I-,. ao1.r.
.,arrnt.. .i-sIa .bn&lnl. t~,r.nt,.. s. IT.,
81 ou.nnI. cu. uprnor. 81 o514 , ..o..
,..ui,I.- ,-.,.53 cratic. meas \,l.
tolh. No.5 = b~ol-harrni: ur.url+ ~ 7
i crate. rllharb. native. 81 l,r eva:
Inll..i ~.iiu.I. >u .f.u. ..tau.. r
suI,,l. -l.q&.. - . crate. ,trn.
beans. >4o..5u.a este: butter bcai.,
S2.n,...-. l. rrat,. white .,.,I9. 1000,
Sl.-, .uuI.i.
1sc u4ar.rt for fr..ts l.. l..cu oui,t.
orrtr, III. week. ami uri.s. Y,4 Llt lii.
tie changed. There was a better de-
maLd for appirs. but prices were yon-
orally I'm favor of the huNcr. Eccript,
OF strawberries have been rather lar.o.
but tle better grades had a good sale
at zoe 10 l4c. The lower grades had
only a fair call.
Some cuts of pork products are lower.
but generally prices are steady with a
fair demand. The marketing of hog.
has been moderately I,,srncd. while
there wus an enlargement for the cor
responding time last year. The quality
i. without notable change. being fairly
pood MS "A rule. Prices p ltttlr bisbrr
than a week ago. prominent markets.
averaging about Si.71 per 100 pounds
Quite likely the movement of hoos
Just now is being more or less re-
strictcd by the active attentions being
given to scasouahIc farming affairs.
Fresh beof s1jrpnod nm dur,n" tho
week. choice whole cattle heinz quoted
et 734ltSc with sales. The s,uuIv *
nodarute and 1ho demand GOOD
Lambs nro YER, firm for cboico fan
and uuittons and yn,rlinqs also show 81
.uh.tonti,l yutn. v.,Is ara .t.odv
N.-l.,u ran i.,uL. IN, H.. .. o.ct,r,
~u,rin,.r. xi1i7 ruch ,n]orinns 1ui.1,
IL. ruttnrs u110r. vcoIs eIz1Oc
1h.ro f.. hut uttln cbougo in nate I'm
noult- tho demand b.iu,, modor.tc
nud ,1.... hardly .tc.dv Nn.t.u
inv. farm mn .ycortt,n 10 TINS lou.
ay., tL. sr,nL- l..,.r uoLt and rri.os
,rp,a. rr,-b luL.t v-..tor, turLov.