Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-10
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Aug. 0.-Butter has ad
yanced in all markets. under the stimn
lus Of smaller receipts and a good de-
mand from the trade. Considerable
has gone into cold storage. and the
stocks 90 held are said to be larger
than at this time last year. The quo
| tations are: Northern creamery. 230G
24c; western. 22M@23Mc; dairy, 18@2ic.
Cheese has ruled higher at Interior
markets and prices here have been
forced upward in consequence. Re-
ceipts are fair. but the trade Is slow
to respond to the higher basis and bust
ness 10 very quiet. York state, 116
II 3-4c: Vermont twins. 10 8.4ds11 lac.
EGGS are hrmer. with q smaller sup.
| ply of choice fresh gathered. western
| eggs are In liberal receipt, but only q
small portion OF them grade as ex.
| tras. Choice nearby. 26027c; eastern,
| 23@25c: western. 20021c.
A good average business for this
time Of the year was done in the local
fruit and vegetable market. Supplies
were somewhat smaller than they have
been recently and prices generally have
been Arm. Shipments are increasing
and larger supplies and lower prices
are looked for.
Potatoes stiffened sharply. but de-
clined when there were large receipts.
Onions ere not so plenty as they were
and are firmer. though not materially
higher. Cabbnges are in light supply
and high. Cucumbers are very plenty
and much cheaper. String beans are
slightly f1rmer, but green corn. peas
and turnips have not changed much
since a week ago. Jersey tomatoes are
In large supply and cheap. but native
offerings bring good prices. Peppers
are ensier and squa shes have dropped
q little. e,
Apples-Native astrachans. $2.50613
a barrel and $1@1.2 % bushel box: Jer-
sey sweet bough. 81. 5OM3 a barrel; Jer-
sey fancy green sour. s. 1903 .25 bar.
rel; Jersey gravensteins. $o.75Na3 a bar.
rel; Jersey Nyack pippins. $25Od3 a
barrel.
Berries--Straw berries. Nova Scotia,
l59lsc quart; blueberries. 11Ql4c a
quart; blackberries, 12a 14c quart ard
tWAcC piUt. TuSpucIIIVSs WSCc PihIs
gooseberries. St01Oc q quart.
Pums California kelseys. fancy,
81 5OG175 n crate: small fruit, $1.25
$50: eggs. 81. 4ON11 so; satsunas. 1925
Oils. according to size.
Peaches California fosters and
crowfords. 81 25a1 so box. as 10 quail
ity: eibertas $1.25d1 so; fancy. $l.75;
white deckers. 81 .5oQ1 "a; Georgia
fancy. 81 6Otds. IL six basket carrier;
fair to good. $oM2.50.
| Pears-Caiifornia fancy bartletts.
81. 7563 A bex; extra choice. 81 5Otd2 Is;
; choice, e. 25G2 80; Jersey bartletts. 81
r as a barrel; Jersey ciapps. 5000 a
barrel; Florida lie conte. $3.5OG5.50 q
barrel.
Cantaioupes-Arizena. $5.50d65O a
standard crate: Baltimore gems. SIPS
q a crate: emerald gems. $2a2 80 60
quart crate: black taps. 81. 50d3; North
. Carolina eden gems. &3@4.
Watermeions-As to size and quail
1 ity. $2od35 hundred.
Potatoes-RristolF Ferry. r. l.. 81 .62A
, Ql.75 a barrel; jersey. $1.75 a barre
: and eo665c q bushel; Norfolk and east
s ern shore. 81. 5o0l.75 barrel; sweets
= southern. S3033.50 barrel.
Beans-Native string beans. 75cdS1
a bushel: butter beans. 75c0G$l bush
Ell; shell beans. $1T1 rs a bushel.
Cabbage-N SEAS a hundred.
. Lettuce. etc--Hothouse lettuce 15@
. zoe a dozen heads; romaine. 25035c 8
; dozen heads; escarole. soc dozer
r heads; mint. 25c a dozen lunches
{ watercress, 4Oc a dozen punches; pars
: ley. 40d950c a bushel.
, Onions-Native. 75QS.r a bushel
Egyptian. $1.75Nd2 a bag; Spanish, So. 2;
az a crate; bunch onions, SOC box
leeks, 65c a dozen punches.
=. Squashes-N Native summer. white an(
:. yellow, 2oc dozen; southern marrow
= 75cat$l barrel.
4 Tomatoes-Native. $25Od3.50 s
). bushel; dollhouse. 1Od12,sc pound
u Jersey. 75c0$1 a crate.
9 Turnips-Yeilow. $1.75 barrel
J. white. 75c@&l bushel.
- Miscella neOus-Peas. &101 .25 bus
ell; green corn. 7bcQ$l box Of fv'
# dozen; cucumbers. No. I. $150Q1.75 5
,. boz; No. 2, 50c@$1: carrots. old. 50@6O
|. a bushel; new 81 a bushel; bunch car
e rots. CSC a dozen lunches: radishes. A.
j. @50c q box: spinach. 5Nq6Oc bushel
J. beets, 50c a bushel; bunch beets. 15G
>. 20c q dozen punches; peppers. G0d75
u a box; elephants. $1M1.25 dozen; ma
e tive celery. $l@1.25 dozen punches
;. rhubarb. DC a bushel box; caulflowers
- $1.756225 a dozen heads.
u Pork provisions are very firm. wit!
!. numerous advances made during tn
II week.
Fresh beef made a squirt and ad
e vanced about Nc. The trade did not re
a, spond very readily. however, to thi
II move and business is quiet. Extr
IL heavy sides, q 1-4@s,ac; good. 7h@sc
light. 7@7hc; heavy kinds. lOla@11c
!. good, lOa1Ohc; light. 7G0isc; heav,
>, fores. 5,s@6c: good, 5@5hc; light, 4 l.
i. "a 3.4c.
vi Lambs are In heavy supply and price
st show an easier tendency; muttons an,
l. yearlings are also quoted on an easis
10 basis; veals are short and quoted higl
l..~ L.