Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-31
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations On the Leading
Products In Demand

ieV uu1s, Out MVcf ~ cWWVt i0tiInI
developed and values receded a lit,l,
Northern creamery, 22sH023c; western
22122hc; dairy, 10&B2ic.
Cheese advanced sharply In sympa
thy with butter and held the advance
till the close. York state, 116s12c; Yer
ment twins, 11GMhc.
Receipts of eggs continue liberal for
the season. but only a small proportion
are suitable for the best trade, and,
therefore, choice fresh gathered are
very arm at advanced prices. Choice
nearby, 26d3a0c; eastern, 25ll26c; west
ern. 21Tx8c.
Business has been rather slow In the
local fruit and vegetable market dur.
ing the past week. The last two weeks
In August every year are accounted
dull and heavy, and this season is no
exception. Farm truck has been Of
fered In large quantities and as the de
mand n somewhat limited the market
has been we'll londed down.
Dealers in fruits have not been SO
flooded with supplies, but the arrivals
have been numerous and prices moder.
ate.
Opinions as to the apple crop are
widely divergent. Some say It will not
be over Is percent. while others say /.
will be far above that figure. If one
can believe the farmers the crop is &c
be a light one. No one. however. pr.
diets a shortage Of apples in the states
Plums are In fair supply and grapes
are arriving more freely. Pears arc
plenty and OF good quality. Choice
cantaloupes from Arizona and Colo.
RADIO are In the market at good prices
Sweet potatoes are of nice quality
and there are plenty Of them Green
corn Is being offered more freely. The
caulfiower looks very nice and is sell
ing well. Other garden truck Of ma
tive production is plentiful and price.
are moderate.
Apples-Native Williams. 25Od3 ~
a barrel; native stock in bushel boxes
50c0$1 %; Maine astrachans. 50 5Od3
Jersey pippins. So 5o'd3 a barrel; Jer
sey codlins, S30iS5O a barrel: Jersey
gravensteins. 80 5Of85O barrel: ma
tive porters and pippins. $202.25; era b
apples. Md75c bushel.
Berries lueberries 11M14c quart
blackberries, 14G16c a quart and ga
1Oc a pint.
Plums-California Kelseys. S1.5OG1
2 q crate: Satsumas. &1.bOyd2: gross
So 5OQ3.25: Hunearians. $237kM
2S7h; Bradshaws. $3.50; German
prunes. Sl.5Oa175 crate.
Potatoes-New Maine stock. G5M67,
a bushel; Bristol Ferry, r. l.. 50 bar
rel; Jersey. 81 n barrel, and 6Na67c q
bushel: sweets, southern, So 25M2 37i:
a barrel.
Beans-String beans. 75c0S1 a bush
Ell; butter beans. 75cG$1 a bushel: shel
beans. $1Q1.75 a bushel; lima beans
$2G2.5O bushel.
Cabbagss-Natlve. S6ds a hundred.
Lettuce. etc-Hoth0use lettuce 259
40c a dozen heads: romaine, 25Q35c &
dozen heads; escarole. SOC doael
heads; mint. Csc dozen punches
watercress, 40c a dozen punches; pars
ley, 15925c a bushel.
Onions-Native, 65075c a bushel
Spanish. 275G3 crate; picklin.
onions. $2@3 a bushel: bunch onions
SOC box; leekS. 80c IL dozen bunches
Squashes-Native summer white
and yellow. 15c dozen; native max
row, $101.25 barrel.
Peaches-Cahfornias, $l.5OR1.75
box; western. 81. SOFA a bushel basket
Delaware. g. 25a9. Is q 6-basket car
rier; native, y bushel basket. $1Q1 90
Michigan. $1.BOq2 SO a bushel
Pears--Oalifornia bartletts, $4@5 {
barrel; native clapp's favorite. 81 $50
$50 bushel: native bartlstts. $20u2 2
Il bushel; Jersey bartletts, $4Ql5 Il bar
rel.
Grapes-Marylaud and Delaware
Dslawares, $3.50 a carrier: Moor
early, 16d16c small pony basket; Hud
SON river Delawares, $3.50 a carrier
champion. 1OQl5c small basket; mai
aga. $2.5OGS3; muscat. 50 5OtQS.
T0matoes-Native, 75c@&l % a bush
ell; dollhouse, 8QI4c a pound.
Turnips-Yell0w, 81 a barrel; white
75c@S1 bushei.
Miscella 81 5Og2 a bus II
Ell; green corn. 10000 a box of 8 dozen
cucumbers. No. l. $1.25&11.75 a box
No. 2. 50(175c: carrots. new. 75c1$l
bushsl; bunch carrots. csc dozeI
punches; bunch parsnips, Toe a dozel
punches: radisheS. 4Ol5Oc a box; spit
ach. 4545Oc bushel beets. SOC bush
Ell; bunch beets, 1bd2Oc a dozen bunch
es: peppers, 5O075c a box; eggplants
75c dozen; native celery. 75cQ$l doz
en- punches; rhubarb, Csc a bushel box
caulifowers. O076c a box.
Pork products have been very firm
with decided advances in lard. Barre
pork advanced 250oOc.
Fresh beef is dull and easy, the effor
to advance prices having failed. TIT
quotations are: Extra heavy sides, 50
l-4c; good. 7,s@Sc; light, 7Q7hc
heavy kinds, 1OA91lc; good. 1OQ1Ohc
light. 769tsc; heavy fores, 5076,sc
| light. 3 l4@4 8-4c.
The supply Of choice spring lambs /.
decidedly short and prices have rulet
higher in consequence; muttons apt
| yearlings are quiet: veals are firm. witt
fancy calves wanted. Fall lambs, "a
loo; spring lambs. 1l@12Mc: yearlings
7QSc: muttons. 7@ec; veals, 0QtlOc, will
fancy higher.
Poultry Is generally quiet. but steady
though there Is an ca ster feeling IL
western fowls. Northern broiler chick
ems. 166iSc: western. lH1l6c: north
ern fowls. l4016c; western, 13@18,ac
ducks. 18k6S10c.