Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-27

Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand
Boston, July N.-Butter has not
changed, though receipts show some
increase. Prices are steadily held ~
the surplus Is going into cold storage.
Northern creamery, 2l@22c; western,
2o621c; dairy, 1s@2Oc.
Cheese Is In moderate demand, with
buy ere somewhat Indifferent, notwith.
standing firmer markets. York state,
o3.401O 3.4c; Vermont twins. 9IsG1Oc.
Eg0s are Arm for choice lots. which
are In light supply. The recent hot
weather has affected receipts. espe.
cially from the west, aud there is con.
siderable low grade stock Offering.
Choice nearby. 24d128c; eastern, 2l0
23c; western, 17010c.
Local fruit and vegetable dealers re.
port an active business. Almost the
only exceptions have been cantaloupes
and Jersey tomatoes. which have sold
slowly. owing to their poor quality.
Grapefruit Is higher, and the Call.
fornia deciduous fruits have advanced.
Pears are in light supply and dear
Peaches are lower. especially southern
fruit. which Is very plenty
A few lots Of grapes have come In
from North Carolina and are quoted at
$2G2.26 a carrier. The first arrival Of
California malaga grapes is looked for
about the middle Of next month. Ad.
vices from the coast report the crop to
be large and Of exceptionally fine quail.
ity. Berries have had good sale.
New apples are not very active.
Cucumbers and potatoes are hrmer,
but other changes In the vegetab les
have for the most part been declines.
Cabbages are In large supply and
cheap. String beans are plenty and
lower. and offerings Of onions are
heavy. Turnips are steady. New
green corn has reached the market and
sells at $1M1.25 box. Peas are in
good supply and sell we'll Marrow
, sQuoshes are ensier.
Apples--New Jersey sweet bough
, $2.Tnd3 barrel: Jersey astrachans
). $2.5063 barrel.
Herries--Stra wberries. Nova Scotia
1OG15c q quart: New Brunswick. 1C
d12c; Maine. 11Q15c: blueberries. II
G14c a quart; blackberries. 7Ml3c 4
quart: Rooseberries. Dc a quart: rasp
berries. pints, 7@7Sc: cups. 2@3c.
: Currants-Large red. case quart
small. 4d5c.
t Cherries-Native black, 1oM12c q
, pound: white, 667c.
Plums-California tragedy prnnes
: $1.15tG2 q 4-basket crate and 81 COZ
l. 1875 3basket crate: Burbanks. 81 2:
a 4.bnsket crate and 81 3.baske
crate; German prunes. $1.50d1.75 a 4
basket crate: Wicksons and Eureka .
81 25d1.75, according to size: purpl,
Z Duanes. $11125 a 4-basket crate
v Satsumas. S1.25 a crate: Washin gtons
;. $1.25 a crate; egg. $1.25@1.5O a crate
!. Columbus. $1@1.25 a crate.
n Peaches-California era wfords ant
Fosters. choice. $171 rs a boz: fair Z,
good. 75cta$i; white Deckers. &1da1 g
), box; Georgia. fancy. 81 carrier
}, choice. $1.5OH1 10; ordinary. s191 %
y Pears-California Bartletts. fancy
y $27518 a box: choice. 81 25d2 20: fai
). lie Conte. &3.5O0I45O a barrel
y NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. sc to !
d count. @1d11.25 . crate: South Car;
4 lima. SO to IS count. 81 .5OHft2; Californis
$6.6067 a standard crate.
Potatoes-New Eorfolks and easter
shores. $16071.75 a barrel: E.ristc
" Ferry. r. l.. $1.75 a barrel; sweet.
# $3.50 a barrel.
Beans--Native string beans, 4nd5O
a bushel: butter beans. 40td5Oc bushe
Cabbages-Native. 60@7bc a barre
Lettuce. etc-Hothouse lettuce, 10
a dozen heads: romsine, 250f35c doze
heads; escarole, 5Oc dozen head,
~ mint. Csc a dozen punches; watercres
!. 4Oc dozen punches; parsley, 25@6oc
$. bushel.
Il Celsry-Native. &1.75 a dozen bunch
(. 81: white. $1.25cd1 30 a bunch.
3 Onions-Native. SIC a bushel: Texa
10 81 q crate: Egyptians, $l.7502 a barre
" bunch onions, SOC a box; leeks. coo
y; dozen punches.
10 Squashes-Native summer white an
ar yellow. 25c a dozen; southern marrow
II 75c@$1 4 barrel.
st Tomatoes-Native hothouse, lot
ID l2hc q pound: Jersey. 6OQ75c a crat.
s. Turnips-New yellow, 81 IS 4 barre
10 white. 7bc bushel.
in Mfscellaneous-Peas $1GI1 .25 a busl
n eli; cucu,nbers, $15Od25O a box; ca
T. rots. 75cM$l bushel; bunch carrot
Csc a dozen punches; radishes. 4O(dsN
a box; spinach. 15c bushel: beets. &c
q bushel; bunch beets. 15Q20c a doze
punches; peppers, 50 crate: eg,
'e plants. $l.2S01 80 a dozen: rhubarl
s. csc q bushel boz: caulifowers. s. %
~ dozen heads; green corn, $1@l.25
'e box Of 3 dozen.
., Barrel pork and rendered leaf lar
a. is higher and all pork provisions al
al firm. with a good demand.
IN Fresh beef is easier. and. thong
se quoted at lower prices, dealers find
n difiicult to get top prices. Extra heav
10 sides. 7h@7 $40: good. 7l-4@7h,
=. light. tan 1.%c; heavy binds. lO01oh
:" good, 9h10 s.4c: light. 7hQ8c; heav
~ forcs. 5Q6 lac; good, 4S-4@5c; ligh
a. l-4a4Mc.
40 There IL a somewhat easier mark,
er for fall lambs and yearlines. with
Nhovnl 49, 4.