Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-01
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations en- the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston. May 31.--The local dairy mar.
ket is quiet and easy. Butter is in
good supply, but the demand is slow.
There is very little doing either in
cheese or eggs and prices are rather
soft. Quotations follow:
Butter--Crenmery, extra Vermont
and New Hampshire, 22hc; northern
New York, 22M22kc; western, o2G1
22ic; firsts, northern. 2lM2lhc; west.
ern, 21G211sc; eastern best marks, 2l0a
21hc; fair TO good, 1Dd2Oc; creamery
seconds, 10n2Oc; thirds, 17n lSc; dairy,
Vermont extras. pic; New York and
Vermont firsts, 10000; renovated but
ter, 1SN2Oc; boxes, extra northern
creamery, BE; firsts. 2lM22c; extra
dairy, 2lM2lhc; dairy firsts. l0M2Oc
common to good, 17M1Sc: prints, la
23c.
Cheese-New stock. New York and
Vermont twins, fancy. 1OlaM 1lc: fair
10 good, ShM 1c; old cheese, New York
and Vermont twins extra, 13izM14c;
tirsts, 12Q13c; seconds, 10Gllc.
Eggs-Fancy hennery. 2On21c; Maine
Vermont and New Hampshire extras,
19c; fair to good. 17M1sc; York state cx-
tras. 1Sd1s1ac; Michiga Indiana, etc,
best marks. 17hM1Sc: other choice
western, 17017hsc.
The above quotations represent The
prices obtained by receivers for whole.
sale lots and are not jobbing prices.
Pea beans are very firm, but other
grades are steady and unchanged
Carload lots, pea. $l.sOdl 81: me-
dium, $2.1Od2.15: yellow eyes, 50 lON7
Els: red kidneys. S2S6Nd200; Cali
fornia small white. $2.2Nt2. 80; job
bling price. 1Oal5c higher.
Dealings in the local market for
fruits and vegetables during the past
week have been much livelier than in
the week previous. Warmer weather
has enlivened the demand materially
and business has compared favorablJ
with that of other years at this time
Supplies generally are plenty, but as
paragus is scarce and offerings Of GU
cumbers were small until the end OF
the week.
Cabbages are lower and onions have
declined under increased receipts. Pars
Icy has had a smart advance since d
week ago. Spinach and other kinds OF
greens are plenty and cheap. Sum
ner squash are lower, hut turnips are
firmer. There are plenty Of toma toe.
in the market. but not many fancy
lots. Choice peas move readily. Khu
barb is abundant and cheaper.
Apples are firm and in good dema nd
Arrivals of strawberries have beer
heavy. but include only a few fancy
large. The latter are wanted. Cher
ries are not yet very plenty.
Vegetables are quoted as follows:
Potatoes-Aroostook green noun
tains. Soc a bu; hebrons. 3O632c: Ia
kota reds soc; rose. 25d3Oc; new Flor
idas s2.5W03 Dbl; new Bcrmudas
S5G5.5O Dbl; sweets North Carolina
81 CRIT.
Beans-string beans. Charleston, S2@l
S.25 bskt; Norfolk. 81 bskt: butter
beans. 81. 5Od25O hskt.
Cabbages--New southern, S1M1 25 8
crt.
tVi'l w i'i''' "iN II ~ IL
Asparagus-N Native. $4d3 box OF
three doz bchs; native giant, S6d7 81
a box Of three doz: New Jersey, S4M
4 30 doZ bchs.
Lettuce, etc-ITothouse lettuce. 81 2.
az box Of three doz heads: romaine
75cMS1 a doz heads: mint. 5Nu6oc 2
doz bchs; watercress. southern. 4Oc a
doz bchs; parsley, 81 bu
Spinach, etc-Native spinach. 15M25C
a blu; beet greens. 2IsdaOc blu; dande
lions. 3O14Oc blu; native kale. 25c a
bu.
Squashes--Sumner squashes, 75cd
81 a crt.
l5c pound; Florida. S1.5oG2.5O crt
Turnips-Yellow, So a Dbl: bunch
turnips. 75cQSl doz bchs; French
white. $3.23 bag.
Miscellaneous-So Southern peas. So @
bskt: Maryland. S175M2; cucumbers
81 5004.5O box: carrots. S1@1 .25 q blu
bunch carrots. 6OdS5c a doz bchs
parsnips. Sl@l.5O bu; radishes, y
04Oc bu box: beets. SLABS a bu
bunch beets. S1G125 doz hchs, pep
pcrs. &25OdQ2.75 a crit; elephants. So a
dO1: oysterplants. $1.5O doz bchs
rhubarb. 15020c bu box.
Fruit quotations follow:
Apples-Baldwin ~ 5Ok62 80 a Dbl
russets. extra fancy, 81. SCAT: No. /
&2H5G3: other grades 81 .25@2.
awberries-Maryland and Della
ware fancy 13014c ut; choice. S4i1Oc
fair to good, 7dsc: Baltimore. SAGE
Norfolk. best, Sc: average. MI7c.
Cherries S2.5Od3 a 10
pound box.
All barrel pork was marked down roc
on all except bean pork. which was CSC
lower.
There is a slightly firmer feeling In
fresh beef. though prices are not YET
advanced. Trade continues dull. Tx.
ira heavy sides, 8 3.409c; good. 40;
SEC; light. 11sMSc: heavy kinds. 10 81
q Ne: good 10 l-4@lOhc: light, IA 10c
heavy fores. aiAT1c; good, 8 1-4076,ec
light, 5l.d6c.
Lambs have been In moderate sup
ply and prices are firm. Yearlings are
steady. Veals are firm. Lambs. ia
l2c; yearlings. M1lOc; muttons, Sn
Hsc; veals, 1OMllc. with fancy higher
Some fresh Rhode Island ducks are
offering. but outside OF this there is
rothing new in the poultry marke.
Western iced turkeys, lSa20c; north
rrn chickens. o0d22c and upward