Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-30
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

iT'Su IIuuC, SvuO", 1OftucTH Cit"H-
cry. 2SM29c; western, 21M2Sc; dairy.
25M2Gc.
Cheese is firm with prices fully
maintained on the recent basis. Liver
pool has been steadily advancing. The
quotations are: York state. 14n l41ac;
Vermont twins. 13Nil4c.
Eggs have been in good demand and
prices are well sustained. in spite Of
heavy receipts. Choice nearby. 2Otl
21c; eastern. 1Sot19c; western, 1IN1Sc.
Beans are easier, with trade rather
quiet. Carload lots. pea, 81 S2laN11 80:
medium. 50 2O0l2 %: yellow eyes, S2.,j
M2.25; red kidneys. S2.90d3; Cali
! fornia small white. S2.5nM2.60: job
bling prices. l0Ni BE hi. Ter.
II cannot he learned tlat there is any
now maple sugar or syrup in the mar
ket. though there are plenty of com
pounds. made up from cane sugar or
syrup and last years sugar melted
over. The new law bears hard upon
this kind Of trade, as the full story re-
garding the compound" must be
printed Oh the package.
1t has been a rather quiet week in
the local market for fruits and vege
tables. Changes in prices have not
been very numerous. and in most cases
they have been declines. The market
il well stocked.
Potatoes are still very plenty. and
as there has been no improvement in
the demand. they continue weak.
There is n full supply Of domestic
onions. aud only choice. sound stock
brings top quotations. 1urnips are
easy under rather large offerings. and
light inquiry. Spinach is coming in
freely and is cheap. Drumhead cab
bages are lower. hut the other kinds are
firm. Lettuce has declined. but celery
| i higher. String beans are in steady
request at slightly lower prices than
! prevailed a week ago. Squashes are
| firm. Tomatoes are not plenty. and
| fancy lots are held above quotations.
Rhubarb is moving well. and asparag gus
meets with a ready sale. Cucumbers
are hit easier The call for sweet
potatoes is quiet. and supplies are
Cleaning up slowly.
Apples are quiet and little charged.
! CranberrieS have very slow sale at
irregular prices. Stra wberries. par
ticularly choice lots. are scarce and
high.
rotatoes-Aroostook green noun
tains. S3Sd40c a bu: hebrons. 35M3Sc:
Dakota reds. ACC: sweets, Vineland.
$50 a bb: half.bhl bskts. $175.
Onions-Native. S1.5O a bn: Bermu-
das. S3613.25 a crt: ;eeks. re doz
hchs.
Turnips Yellow. 81 a Dbl: white.
75cNS1 bu: French white, 81 bag.
Spinach etc-Hothouse Spinach
Sl.25 bu; Norfolk. 81 .25d1.75 Dbl
dollhouse dandelions. Sl.25 a bu. beet
! green's. G',c bu.
ahbages-Drumha cad 81 81 bill: ga
voy. Sl.1o a bbl: red. Sl.25 a box.
| Lettuce. etc-Hothouse lettuce. S17
225 n box of three dOZ heads: mint soc
doz bchs; watercress, zoe Il :loz bchs !.
parsley. 75c bu.
Celery-White. $ld1o5 hch: pas
cal. S3li4 0oz bchs; Boston market
$4M5 doz bchs.
southern string beans, 81 Il
CRIT: butter beans. 81 Il crt
quasheS--Turhan 81 - i lbl: mar
row. $50 a Dbl; hubbard. $2O0io5 a
ton.
Tomatoes southern. 81 Il crt of six
bskts; dollhouse. 5Wd6Oc pound.
Miscellaneaus-Aspa native
dollhouse, 4Oc q bch: California; S60IS Il
doz bchs: new bch beets. 81. ,OUl7J a
doz bchs: old beets. 75c a bl: carrots,
5NdGNc n bu: parsnips. 75cnsl Il bn:
cucumbers. s3Q1o box: elephants,
Sl.5Ofn2 a doz; radishes. SOC "A do2
bchs: brussels sprouts. l2la0l5c IT:
oyster plants. 81 80 a doz bchs; south
ern peppers. $3.50 crt: dollhouse rhu-
barb 3dl6c pound; California cauli-
flowers. So a CRIT.
There is firmer market for pork
provisions. with barrel pork and hams
higher. There has been further de-
cline in the market supplies of hogs, as
compared with the recent movement
Fresh beef is easier, and trade is
quiet and draEgy. even at the decline.
Choice heavy cattle, 7M7iac; light. SIC
GGiac: heavy kinds, Hd1oc: light, 6laM
Sc. heavy fores. 5dl l4c; light 4M4l.c
Lambs are scarce for choice and
prices are much higher The best east
cru springers bring $1ud15 each,
while New York sprinCers are quoted
ut 500 10 each: muttons and yaarlings
are steady; veal> are sc.lce and firm.
Fall lambs, lliaM l2iac: yearlings, SO
&C. muttons. SM9c; veals, llQl1iac;
fancy. higher.
Poultry is in moderate supply. The
bulk Of the receipts is quiet for al
fowls The demand is q,ier for all
grades and prices show little change.
Western turkeys. small, 2lQ2Sc: mixed
sizes, 2OQ2lc: northern chickens, large,
1W021c: medium. l5QL1fc: northern
fowls. 14d lGc: western, 13M14c; geese
1Wd1lc; ducks. l2Ql1c.
The best grades Of hay are in good
demand and prices are firm: low and
medium grades are dull. Straw is il.
moderate demand, but prices are shady
Millfeed is easy. Hay. No. I, $lVll7;
low grades, SllMlG; rye straw. $2Ou
21 oat straw, S10Ull.
All wheat prices are lower than n
week ago, the net decline being 2a3c.
July showing the most change The
market evidently was top heavy. and
the continued favorable weather for
the growing crop caused those heavily
loaded with long wheat 10 unload 1t
ID this which has been pressed for sale
Of late, and which carries the marke or