Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-23
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

DAIRY. 20(U26c.
Cheese ia very firm, with the recent
| advance fully sustained. Liverpool
| continues to advance, and the situation
is firm IN all markets. York state, 1874
Q14iec: Vermont twins. 100 lac.
Eggs show Il substantial decline for
the week, and are now down to the
usual spring basis. Choice nearby 20
ale; eastern. 1920; western, 1SM
19c
Beans are a little frmer in the coun-
try. though here the market is Quief
and barely steady on pea and medium
Carload lois. pea. 81 0O0f rs: medium
50 2fMI2. 20: yellow eyes, $40; red kid
neys, S3013.50: California small white
$25Wd2.55 iobbing prices, 1Wn1oc
higher.
Local dea lers in fruits and vegetables
continue 10 report good business
The market IS we'll stocked and prices
generally are not quite so firm as they
have been. The products Of local hot
houses are beginning to come In in
larger quantities and receipts Of south
ern green garden truck have in
creased.
Spinach, both dollhouse and Norfolk,
rs much lower than ii was week go
and dandclions and beet greens have
declined. Southern string beans have
dropped under large offerings. Pota-
toes remain weak. with supplies still
very much in excess of the demand
Tomatoes are not plenty and are high.
Cabbages are in good supply, but dull
and only the best lots bring the top
prices. Choice, sound onions are rather
scarce and firm. Lettuce. celery and
squashes are steady. Rhunarh and as
paragus are easier, but cauliilowe;s
have advanced.
Potatoes Aroostook green noun
tainc, :,Sd40c a bu hebrons. 3Td3sc:
Dakota reds. 3Ic: sweets. NinelandS.
S5M5.5O Dbl; half barrel, bskts. s.
M225
Onions--Native. $3.50 bu: Der
mudas, 81 CRIT; leeks. tOc a doz hchs.
Turnips- Yellow. 81 n bbl; white 73c
MSl bu: French white. 81 a bag
Spinach. etc-IIothouse spinach, 81 %
hn; Norfolk. S1.7Jd2 Dbl; hot
house dandcllons. S1.25 bu; beef
green's. 75c a bu.
Cnbbaeee -Drumhead. $1.25 a Dbl;
savoy. S1.5OM1.75 bbl: red, sig 1.23
a box.
Lettuce. etc -Hothouse lettuce, 81 80
Tr275 box Of three doz heads; chic
ory. 81 80 n ,loz heads: mint. 5Oc a doz
bchs: watercress. &c doz ochs;
parsley, 75c bn.
Celery White. sal % bch: pas
cal, $2d25O a doz bchs; Boston market,
$3li35o n doz bchs.
Beans-Southern string beans. So a
crt: butter beans. 81 a crt.
Squa shes Turban. 81 % a bbl mar
row, $50 Dbl. hubbard. $o0M25 q
ton.
Tomntoes-Southern. 81 crt of six
bskts. dollhouse, 5O'f6Oc pound.
Miscellaneous-As native
hotlhuse. 40M6Oc bch: California. 81
al doz bchs: new bunch beets. 81
Il doz bchs: old beets. &c a bu car
rots, 50GI60c a bu. parsnips, 75cCd$l
a bu: cucumbers. S461O box: egg
plants. S1.5OM2 n dOz: radishes, 3NN0
33c a doz hchs: brussels sprouts. IS 2-3c
Il at: oyster plants, $3.50 a doz bchs:
southern peppers. SO 50 a crt dollhouse
rhubarb, M7c Il pound; California
canlinowers. $4d,l,5O a crt.
Apples Kings. fancy table stock.
nominal NJ $5Q6 a Dbl common. 81 80
az 80: northern spies. extra fancy. 81
as: fancy, S3.1dM5 ordinary. $1.75T
. ~: Baldwins. extra fancy. 81 sea
> 10: fancy, $2n2 %; common. ~. SOC
La; No. .. $lo5NdI 80: greetings, New
York good to fancy. $l.,Od2: mixed
sour s1.3lN2; Toman sweets, fancy,
SO. 250l3.75: common S1.2.fd1 ~; rus
sets. Roxbury fancy. S2.5Oa2.I5: com
mon to fair. Sl75a2
ranherres--Fancy late varieties
S7MI 80 n bhl: other late varieties. 50
as: early varieties. S5M6; soft stock, 81
$3.50 crts: fancy, 81 3Ot0275: COM
mon to good. $1M1.5O.
Barrel pork has advanced again "5c
per Dbl. and other cuts are firm with
some advance in prices. Ribs have
advanced 2c per pound for the week.
Fresh beef is easier again. The e.
fort to advance prices having failed IN
the face of heavy roceiI1s aud quiet
demand The top on choice cattle il
about nc. though now and then
heavy steer will bring little more
Choice heavy cattle. 7@7 34c: light,
5iaHl6lsc: heavy kinds. va 100; light g.,
MSc; heavy fores, 513,sc: light, 4G4lsc.
There is steady market for fan
lambs. with prices a little higher for
the week. Choice springers bring all
the way from So TO $40 and above,
with second quality as low as &Nd7.
Yearlings and muttons are steady:
venls are firm. Fall lambs, lOM11c:
yearlings. 7dec: muttons, sG0c; veals,
lOG11c: fancy, higher.
Poultry is rather quiet, with only a
moderate supply except Of western
fowls. Prices hold fairly steady.
Western turkeys. small. 2lM23c: mixed
sizes, 2O121c: western capons. small.
1870: large, 1d21c: northern chick
ems, large 19M2lc: medium. l5716c:
western chickens. large. l5Q18c; me-
dium. 13dl4c: northern fowls, 14Q1Gc:
western. l3dtl4c; geese. 1O0llc: ducks.
l2@17c
The best grades OF hay are in good
demand, with small offerings. Me-
dunn grades are doing better. hut low
grades are dull and easy. Straw is
quiet. but steady. MillfreO is firm.
Hay. No. I. SlGIl7 low grades. S1lGI
l6: rye straw. $2O42l: oat straw. $40