Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-06
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


well sustained. Northern creamery.
ol@22c; western, 2O62lc; dairy, ~
N2Oc
Cheese Is firm and higher In sympn.
thy with primary markets. York state.
lOQ1Ohc; Vermont twins 0i4MlOc.
Eggs are In smaller receipt. and the
market ia q little firmer, though prices
are not quotably higher. Choice near
by. 22a23c; eastern. 19Q21c; western.
18h@17hc.
Beans are very firm. owing to unfa-
vorable reports from all producing dis.
trlcts. Carload lots. pea, 81 .05a2; me-
dunn, S. 15a2 %; yellow eyes, S2.10n
c.15; red kidneys. $3d3.1O; California
small white, 81 6O42.5 IS; jobbing prices.
1Na15c higher.
Fruits and vegetables have been &C.
tive. There has been plenty Of stun
on hand. and ms prices have been mod
crate the retailers have bought freely.
Vegetables generally have not
changed since . week ago. Potatoes
are lower. New stock has been COM
ing freely and OLD potatoes have been
very plenty. Cabbages have declined,
but string beans. cucumbers and as
ppragus have stffened. Native string
beans are now in the market, but com
nand high prices. Onions have not
changed. though offerings are very
large and the demand is not very ac-
tive. Tomatoes are in good supply
and lower for southern stock. Tur-
nips are firmer. Sqnashes are steady.
New southern apples are coming IN
well and have good sale. Old stock
Is very scarce. The offerings include
few lots Of russets. baldwins and Ben
Davis Of ordinary quality. Canta.
loupes are not so plenty and are firm.
er particularly choice ripe offerings.
which are In active request. Berries
are as whole lower than they were
week ago. watermelons are plenty
have arrived from California and they
are dear.
Apples-New North Carolina and
Virginia. 81. 250d1.75 a halfbarrel bskt:
old stock, nominal.
Berries-Strawherri fancy Marsh.
field. 17M2Oc at: native. SN 1Oc; Digh-
ton and Connecticut 6MSc: b!ackber
ries, Maryland Della ware and Jersey
fancy. 1OM13c a at; ordinary, 4GGr:
blneberries, Pennsylvania. IA Oc ut;
New England. ia 15c: North Carolina.
5MSc; gooseberries, regular, 1oc qt;
mammoth. 1261N'; raspberries, Hud-
son river cups. 4M5c: pints, 7Moc.
Currants-l.arge red, SM9c a Qt;
small red. 5M7c.
Plnms-Georgia. $1.5oM2.50 a car.
rier; California tragedy prunes. $l.50d
2 a four-bskt crt: Rurbnnks. $l.25M
80; small fruit. s1M1.15.
Cherries Hudson river. 4O65Oc an
s-pound bskt.
Apricots- California fancy. 81 a CRIT;
more or less ripe 756S5c.
Peaches-Caifornia early HaIes.
fancy. 1925 a box: small 81: fancy
yellow Crawfords. ST Johns and i'm
perlals. s1.;Od175 Georgia choice
sound. S1.5O12 a carrier; poor to fair,
75c6$1o3
ntalonpes--Georga and Florida.
Rocky Ford seed, S1.5OG2.5O a crit as
to quality.
Watermeons-As TO size and quality.
$12M3o hundred.
Vegetables are quoted as follows:
Potatoes Choice hard Aroostook old
stock, 2SG35c a bu: new Norfolk 81
01.50 a hbl; new eastern shore. SlM
15O Dbl: sweets. North Carolinas,
| Sc crt.
Beans-String beans. native. $3.50 n
bu: southern. S1.25 bskt; butter
beans. native. 81 a bu; southern $3.50
bskt
Cabba ges-Barrels and crts. 75c6IS1
| Lettuce, etc-Hothouse lettuce, l5c a
doz heads: romaine. 75c@$l a doz
heads: eskro. 5Oc a doz heads: mint, 81
G35c doz bchs; watercress, Acc do,
hchs; parsley. SOC a bu.
Onions-Texas. 81 crit; Egyptian,
s2M2.25 a bag; bunch onions, SOC box
lecks. 81 a doz bchs.
Squashes-Southern marrow. $1.5O a
bbl summer squashes. $50 crit.
Tomatoes Native dollhouse. lOd lois &c
q pound: southern. $1MlO a crit.
Turnips- Yellow. new. S:035O a BIB,
bunch turnips. 2OEd3Oc doz bchs.
| Neutrality-suspicious.. $1Nl.i 80 a BIZ;
cucumbers. $1.5OH14.5O a box: carrots.
81 bu: bunch carrots, 3Od5Oc a doz
bchs radishes. MMI15c a box: spinach,
l5c a bu: beets. 81 bu: bunch beets
15M2Oc a doz bchs; peppers. 50 25d2 80
CRIT; elephants. s1.25 crt; white
celery. S1.25d1.5O bch: rhubarb, 25c
a bu box; asparagus. $4d7.5O a box OF
three doz bchs: caulitlowers. $3.50
LIS a doz heads.
Pork provisions are quiet but steady,
with little change for the week.
Fresh beef is quiet and easy but not
! Quotably lever. Extra heavy sides,
3+6sc. good. : 1-4M7,sc; light, "a
Lie; heavy kinds 10MlO l-4c; good
.'sMo S-4c; light. 9@9lac; heavy fores.
5iaM5 3-4c: good. 3 14@5hc: light.
.}-4Mi5c.
Lambs are In moderate supply. and
choice lots are firmly held; muttons md
yearlings are steady: veals are quie.
Fall lambs, l2Ml3c: spring lambs. l5ni
co.; ycarlings, 9@1Oc: muttons, SQl0lsc
| Neals, Ma Zoe.
Poultry is steady. with a fair de-
mand. Western iced fowls have been
coming forward pretty freely. but have
been kept we'll cleaned mp. Western
iced turkeys. lsdd2Oc; northern chick
ems. broilers. 21d3Oc; northern fowls.
1AH1Nc. western fowls 12612Lr.