Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

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Boston. Aug. 2-Recefpts Of butter
are falling of, and choice fresh made
IL in moderate supply. Prices. there
fore. are nrmer, some advance having
already been made. Northern cream
cry, 21h@22Mc; western, 21@2:c;
dairy. 1std2Oc.
A decidedly stronger tone 10 felt In
the market for cheese. prices having
advanced about NC for the we,k.
York state, 1OhMilc; Vermont twins,
1O0t1Okc.
Choice fresh gathered eggs are get.
ting scarce. and prices show more
strength. Western arrivals are show.
ing the effect Of hot weather. and the
market Is we'll supplied for all except
the very best. The quotations arc:
Choice nearby. 2Gd27c; eastern, 22'I
24c; western, 17610c.
The movement Of fruits and vegeta-
bles In the local wholesale market has
continued lively and dealers, with one
or two exceptions, report continna
ton OF the large and general demand.
sum utku anu Willy it'tf'
strictly fancy California stock Ia to NJ
had. Peaches are firmer, and som" Of
the best Georgia offerings have sold as
high as $3.50 carrier at wholesale.
The market has been abundnnt!y
stocked with cantaloupes. many If
them having been Of poor quality good
stock has sold readily at satisfactory
prices, but most lots have gone very
cheap. Watermelons have sold we'll
and prices have not changed much.
There is good call for choice apples.
but not many are to be had.
Potatoes have advanced under
smaller receipts. Cabbages are not
very plenty and firm. string beans
and cucumbers are frmer. but green
corn has declined. Peas are coming
forward freely. but good demand
keeps prices up. Onions are in large
supply and hover for native and
Texas stock. Spanish onions are now
in the market, and native tomatoes
and shell beans have begun to arrive,
Apples--Native astrachans. S3@3.5C
barrel and $10i1 80 a bushel box; Jer.
seq sweet Dough. $25Otd3 barrel;
Jersey astra chans. S2.75d3. % barrel!
Jersey fancy green sour. $3M3.5O a
barrel.
Observation-Disclosures Nova Scotia,
14M1sc a quart; blueberries. 11014c Il
quart; blackberries, lac a quart rasp-
berries, 7d9c a pint; gooscberries. &C.
a quart.
Plums-California tragedy prunes.
$1.ITd2 a crate: German. 81 .35Nd I &c 4:
gross and Hungarian. 81 .5O0d1.75; egg.
$1.25: purple Duanes. Columbus and
Satsumas, $l.2o: Kelsey Wicksons and
Eurekas. 81. 2;td1.5O a three-tier crate
and S1G1.25 a two-tier crate.
Peaches+California Fosters. and
Crnwfords choice. 81 a box: fair to
good. SNds0c: Elberts. 81; white
Deckers. $161125; Georgia fancy. $3.50
M2.75 carrier: choice. $2M225: fair
to good, $1.25dl.75.
Pears-Cslifornia Bartletts. fancy.
SO. 2jQ3.5O box: choice. 81. SOFAS; fair to
good. $l.75M2.25: Florida Ls Conte,
$3.50d4.5O barrel.
neutrality-suspicious.. 80 to u
count. $1d1.25 n crate: South Caro-.
lima. 36 to 40 count. l.5O"12: California
$8.5Od7 standard crate; Arizona
and Texas. $3M4 crate.
Watermelons-As to size and quality
$2ON35 a hundred.
Potatoes-Bristol Ferry. r. l.. 50 g;
a barrel; Jersey. $2d2.25 barrel. and
6T17Oc bushel; Norfolk and Eastern
Shore. sl.75a2 a barrel: sweets, south.
ern $3@3.50 a barrel.
Beans-Native string beans. 6OQ75c
a bushel: butter beans. 65cta$l bush
Ell: shell beans. $161.75 a bushel
Cabba ges-Native. SCAT a hundred
Lettuce. etc-Hothouse lettuce. 25lI
Soc a dozen heads: romaine. 25Q35c a
dozen heads; escarole. soc dozen
heads: mint, o5c dozen punches;
watercress. 4Oc dozen punches
parsley. 25d5Oc a bushel.
Onions-Native. 75IS5c a bushel
Texas. 5oc@$1 crate: Egyptian. $1.7I
az bag; Spanish. $2.75113 a crate;
bunch onions. Soc 4 box: leeks. Coo a
dozen punches.
Squa shes-Native summer, white
and yellow. CSC dozen; southern
marrow. 75c@$1 a barrel.
Tomatoes-Native. $2.5OG3. 80 a
bushel; dollhouse. 1OQ12hc a pound:
Jersey. 75c@$1 a crate.
Turnips-New yellow. $l.75 barrel;
white, 75c bushel.
Miscellaneous--Peas. $10l. 25 a bush.
ell; cucumbers. $10IS a box: carrots GO
@75c bushel; bunch carrots, 25c Il
dozen punches; radishes. 4Od5Oc box;
spinach, 4Od6Oc a bushel; beets. 400
SOC a bushel; bunch beets. 15d2Oc Il
dozen punches: peppers. 81 crate;
elephants. $1Ml.25 dozen: rhubarb.
25c a bushel box; caulifiowers, &1.75@
2.25 a dozen heads; green corn. 75c@$l
a box Of Ave dozen; celery. native. $l.75
a dozen punches.
Pork provisions are hrmer, with
some cuts actually advanced.
Fresh btef is easy. but not quotab!y
lower. Extra heavy sides. 7M@7 3.4c;
good. 71-4M7Mc; light. 7@7hc: heavy
binds. l0alO,sc; good. 91s@0 3-4c; light,
7h@9c; heavy fores. 5Q6 lac: good.
4 3-4@Hc: light. 4l-4a4Ac.
The market Is well supplied with
lambs and prices are barely steady:
yearlings are quiet: veals are steady.
Fall lambs. lo@llc; spring lambs, Ira
lac; yearling. 7@8c: muttons. 7@9c:
veals. s6lOc.
The poultry market is steady.
NTH q uonN dor,ord for u,actov,