Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-11
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


increasing and the tendency is down.
ward. Northern creamery. 28G27c;
western, 25hG20Mc; dairy. 23Q25c.
Cheese Is steady, with the old stock
well cleaned up. New cheese il OFFER
Ing In a moderate way, but is not At
tracing much attention az yet. York
state. 14@14hc; Vermont twins, 800
14c; new cheese, 12h@13c.
Eggs are In liberal supply. but prices
are steady, as the demand is Of a sen.
sonable nature Choice nearby. 2OI
BIC: eastern, 19M2Oc: western, 1870
nSMc.
There has been fair business in the
Iocal market for fruits and vegetables.
but warmer wea ther Is necessary to
make the demand more urgent. Sup.
plies are plenty and prices as general
rule are easier. The abundance and
cheapness Of Strawberries have caused
the demand for staple fruits to fal off.
1t Is said that the receipts Of straw
berries would have been larger if
shortage OF cars in North Carolina had
not prevented the shipment Of thou
50 nds Of crates
| Potatoes show further Improvement:
the arrivals have been less, and prices
have gone up about 2c There is
steady inquiry for asparagus: native
stun has commenced 70 arrive. and
shipments from New Jersey and the
south are large. String beans. peas
and new cnbbages are lower. Native
spinach Ia now in the market. as well
as stock from Rhode Island. Onions
and squashes hold firm. Tomatoes arc
moro plenty and decidedly cheaper.
Turnips are firmer. Cucumbers are
easier. and plenty Of vhubarb can be
had at low prices.
Apples do not change much: offer
ngs are not very large, and the de-
inand seems TO be only for the best lots.
Cranberries are dull. Cherries are more
plenty. but the quality of the fruit is
not very good.
Vegetables are quoted as follows:
Potatoes-A roostook green noun
tans. BIC bu: hebrons, 3ONd32c: Ia
kota reds. 300 rose 35c: new Floridas.
S3. 5NT4 a bbl sweets. Vineands. sea
"25 bskt; North Carolina. So. 5OG3.7 -
crt.
beans Southern string beans. 81 TIA
oskt: butter beans. &l.75d2 bskt
CabbaRes-Native irumhead. $1M
1.25 Dbl; new southern. 81 .25G1 80
crt
CsIery-White. s111 % a hch.
Asparagus-Native. S4146 a box Of
three doz bchs: New Jerseys. extra
fancy. $3M35O doz bchs; fancy. 81 50
Nf3 doz bchs: medium. 81 TS7o doz
bchS: California. slM1. 30 Il doz.
Lettuce. ctc-Hothouse lettuce, Sl0
LEO box Of three doz heads romaine
75cNg$1 doz heads; mint. 75c0S1 a
doz bchs: watercress. native, SO doz
bchs: southern, 4Oc doz bchs: parsley
Sc hu.
OnionsBermudas. $175 crit;
Eeyptians. s2.75d3 bag: bunch
onions 75c box: lecks. soc doz bchs.
Spinach. etc-Nativc spinach. 5OlifiOc
bu: Rhode Island. s1.5Of11.75 Dbl:
Norfolk. $l6f1.25 hbl: beet green's 80
I15c bu: dandelions. 4Ot0lOc y bu.
Baltimore kale. 5sN11Jc a Dbl.
Squa shes-Huhbard $40 ton: sum
ner squas shes. S161 50 crt.
Tomatoes-Native dollhouse. 25H20o
Il pound; Florida. 50 5oI2. ~ a c,t.
TurMps-Yelow $3.50 a Dbl: white.
81. 26l1.50 bu; bunch turnips. 75r0
81 doz bchs; French white. 81 30 q
bag.
Observation-Disclosures peas. sl6
50 bskt: cucumbers. S2M4 30 box:
carrots, $107l - a blu: bunch carrots.
83cN,$l n doz bchs: parsnips, S101 so
bu: radishes, 20c a doz bchs: beets.
I3cT$1 bu bunch beets. S175 doz
bchs; elephants. 81 dOz; oyster plants,
S1@1.5O a doz bchs: rhubarb. 2d3c q
pound.
Fruit quotations follow:
Apples-Raldwins, S1.5OG250 a Dbl:
baldwins. No. 2. $125: russets. extra
fancy. S3.oUi4: No. I. S27M3 other
grades. S1.c:M115O.
Cranberries-Ex fancy. ss7a .
Dbl; other grades. S4@6: crates, extra
fancy, s3G3 %; other grades. $1.5OGl
225
wberries-Norfolls. 12415c a at:
North Carolina, 11614c: extra fancy Of.
ferings. 16d1sc.
Chsrries-California choice, S2Rs.5o
a 1O-lb box; poor to good. S1@1b0.
Hay is in moderate demand for the
best grades. but the market is firm.
with a light supply. Medium and low
grades are easy. Straw is Yuiet. but
steady. Alillfeed is steady. Hay, No.
l, $16M17.50: low grades. $ll@18: rye
straw. $17M1S; oat straw. $lOQl1.
Barrel pork has advanced 25c Der
bhl and other minor advances were
made. though raw leaf lard is lower.
Fresh beef is quiet md prices are still
tasy. though showing only trtaing de.
Rhine for the week Extra heavy sides,
kS9 &c: good. $4,000: light. 7,sGsc:
heavy kinds. 11@11kc; good. 1O,sG,llc.
light Ml1Oc: heavy fores. 6,a67c: good,
0 1-4M6i.c: light, GAG 1Ac.
There Is a firm market for Ia n,bs and
lyearlings. with muttons and vtals
steady. Lambs ll@12r. yearM.uss. u,S
l0c: muttOnS, Sd9hc: veals, 0MlOc.
with fancy higher
Poultry Ia quiet. without serious
cha nge In prices. Western Iced tur-
seys. 10000: northern shicksns. 2Oa
22c and upward: northern fowls, l5I
lGc: western fowls, 14d15c: frozen
western turkeys. 2l@c2c: western
chickens. 15(7l6%c: western fowls, l3,,
n14Ec: ducks. 14616c.
MAY wheat has recovered part ~