Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-07
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


2lhd22hc; dairy. $4,000.
The cheese market Is very hrm,
prices being quoted higher on the best
lots. York state, 12dl2Mc; Vermont
twins. 11la0tl2c.
Eggs are quiet, with heavy receipts |
Of ordinary stock. The best grades, |
however, are in good demand, and sell |
at full prices. Choice nearby. 2SHr30c; |
eastern, 25G26c; western. 2Od22c.
The Boston market has been over
stocked with all kinds of green stuff |
and trade has been as dull as II usually |
Is when such large numbers OF people |
are away from the city. Reports from
the country tell OF great quantities Of
vegetables ready for the market
Under these conditions prices have
greatly sased of. Cabba ses, shell
beans. green corn and tomatoes have
greatly declined in price.
The supply OF fruit has been large
The demand for choice, we'll grown
and-picked apples has been quite
equal 10 the supply, but this grade has
been comparatively scarce and great
quantities Of poorer qualities have
been hard to move at any price.
Pears have also been in good supply.
Receipts Of peaches are easing
largely and the price is gradually low
ering. Blueberries are steady. Grapes
are coming along in fair quantity and
meeting with an excellent demand.
Plums are in large supply and dull.
Apples Native Williams, So. 5Od3.5O
a barrel: native stock in bushel boxes,
5OcdiS1 %; Maine astrachans, S2m2. a
barrel; Jersey pippins, S2M2.5O bar
rel; Jersey grnvensteins. $2.5Od3.5O a
barrel: native porters and pippins. 80
az; era bapples 5Nd lac bushel.
Berries Blueberries. 110l14c quart:
blackberrics. 140 l6c quart, and SQn lOc
q pint.
Plums--Californa kelseys. 81 5Nd2
crate; satsumas, 1.JOQ2: gros, 81 00M
1925: Hungarians. 81 31ia02 97ia; brad
shaws. So; German prunes. $1.50M1.75
a crate.
Pears-Calfornia bartletts, $2fd4 a
box; native. Sl75n2.5O bushel;
clapp's favoritc. S175 box; cooking
pears. Sldl 25 box.
Peaches Michigans, 81. 5On2.75
bushel; Connecticuts, $1nl.5O basket;
Jerseys. S1.2lMl.5 basket; York
state. 75c@$l.225 basket, 81 50@3 II
carrier.
Grapes-Caiforria mala gas. 81 5ONl
rs q crate: Delawares, $l.25 crate:
dark varieties. 75c@$1 basket grapes.
12G15c.
Potatoes-New Maine stock. 65d61c
bushe; Bristol Ferry, r. l.. $1771d2
barrel; Jersey. $1S1M2 a barrel and
6Tdf1c bushel; sweets. southern.
So. 25Nn25O a barrel.
Beans--String beans. 75cM$l bush
ell butter beans. 75cMSl bushel;
shell beans. $1M1.23 hushcl; lima
beans, Sl.5Mdl.75 a bushe.
Cabba ges-Native. S4Q5 a hundred.
Lettuce. etc-IIothouse lettuce. 250l
> 4Oc n dozen heads; romaine. 25m35c a
dozen heads; escarole. zoe dozen
heads. mint 25c dozen lunches:
watercress. 4Oc a dozen lunches: pars-
ley. l5Q25c a bushel.
Onions Native. 65a75c bushcl:
Spanish. 81. 10 crate; picking onions.
$2d3 bushei: bunch onions. zoe a
box; leeks. 4Oa5Oc a dozen punches
Squa shes-Native summer white and
+ yellow. l5c a dozen: native marrow.
S1d1 % a barrel
CONTEMPLATION 81 5nGi4 for
A. size: Baltimore gems. 81 23N1.75 a
crate: Jersey Jenny Linds. also;
Jersey rockyfords, 81 SOFAS. A. size.
Watermelons-Ast to size and quality
10 to % cents each.
Tomatoes-Native. 5O6l7lc a bushel;
| dollhouse, 3n4c pound
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 81 a barrel: white.
: 75caSl a bushel.
t Neutrality-suspicious., ST SOAP BUSH
, el: green corn. 4NQ5Oc box Of 5 dozen
cucumbers, No. I. 75cIS125 box;
No. 9, 25d50c; carrots. 75c4Sl bush
el; bunch parsnips. 75c a dozen bunch.
es: radishes 4Od5Oc box; spinac h
2Ea25c n bushel: beets fONa6Oc a bush.
el; peppers. 5OCa75c a box: elephants
75c a dozen: native celery. 75c@Sl a
dozen punches; rhubarb. &c bushe!
box: caulifowers. 5Otd75c box.
Pork provisions are steady and I'M
n changed.
= Fresh beef is dull and easy. without
I quotable change in prices. Extra
T heavy sides. SMS lac: good, 7ladSc
light, 7M71ac heavy kinds. 1O1s61lc
good, 1ofl0iac: light. 7@9iac: heavy
= fores. 5M5isc; good, 5M5iac; light
y 41-40.4 3-4c.
a Spring lambs are still rather scarce
and the market is somewhat firmer
t muttons and yearlings are steady
!. vealS are firm. Fall lambs. MI1Oc
t spring lambs, 11Ml3c: yearings, 7MSc
!. muttons, 7MSc; veals 9GlOc with
& fancy higher.
y Poultry Is quiet. though prices on the
j. best stock have sttfYened up somew hat
u Northern broiler chickens. 1aQlSc
western. 15q18c; northern fowls l5c
y western. lac; ducks. lS1ad19c
The receipts OF hay are steadily IN
creasing. and the market is easy
+ straw Is 6rmer but not quotably high.
y or. Hay, No. !, sl6d17 80: low grades
e $1@,2bo: rye straw, slbal5 80; oat
{ straw. &8d1O.
s The net change In the wheat mar
n ket for the week have been trifling. moi
c exceeding 1Sc. Foreign crop reports
u have been Of a buhish nature. and YET
v the bears have been able to prevent
' any serious advance. largely on account
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