Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-06
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, April 5.--Thers 10 no espc.
cial chni r, in the local butter, cheese
and egg markets. Business generally
is quiet. Quotations follow:
Butter-vcrmont and New Hamp-
shire creamery, extra, Csc: northern
New York, Csc: western, &c; cream
cry frsts, northern. 27c; western, &c
eastern best marks. 27c; fair to good,
240520c; crea merry seconds. 2O122c;
thirds. 1Sc: storage creamery, extras,
?7M2Sc: flrsts, 26026c; dairy extra
Vermont, 26c: New York and Vermont
dairy frsts. 24d25c: seconds, 1SG2Oc;
western imitation crea merry, 21G23c,
western ladle, 1s0f22c; packing stock.
17Qr19c; renovated. 2O@22c; boxes ex-
ira northern creamery, Csc: arsts. goo
&c; extra dairy, 26c; firsts. 240l26c,
common to good, 2Od23c; prime, 2Of
Csc.
Cheese--New York ard Vermont
twins extra. l3h@14c; firsts. 1291Sc;
seconds. 1OG1lc.
Eggs--fancy hennery. 2Oa2lr;
Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire
extras. 10c; fair to good, 11d11Sc; Mich
igan and Indiana best marks. 1Sc; other
choice western, 173.4c: Kentucky
choice fresh 17i1c; Tennessee and other
southern fresh laid. lie: western fai:
10 good, 16h017c; western dirties.
16hdll6c.
The above quotations represent the
prices obtained by receivers for whole.
sale lots nnd are not jobhing prices.
Business has been quiet and disap-
pointing in the local Wholesale market
for fruits and vegetables during the
past week. Conditions have been
favorable to lively movement; the
weather has been fine, supplies are
plenty and prices reasonable. but the
demand lacks the vim usual at this
time Of the year The market gener-
ally is steady
Receipts Of pota toes have been small
or. and there is a slightly better feel
ing. though without material change
| in quotations. Most Of the arrivals Of
sweet potatoes have been in ba skets
Bermuda onions are a shade easier. but
domestic offerings. particularly choice.
sound stock, are firm. Turnips are
plenty and cheap. Spinach has been in
good supply and demand. Cabbages
are firmer. There are more string
beans in the market. but a good many
lots are poor: fancy beans meet with a
ready sale at full quotations. Celery is
not very plenty. Squashes are steady.
Hothouse tomatoes are lower, but
southern stock remains firm. Aspara.
gus is rather scarce and firm. Rhu-
barb la moderately active at the prices
Of a week ago. Lettuce is higher. ard
kale. owing to light receipts, remains
Arm.
Apples are quiet and prices are more
in favor Of the buyer than they have
been in IN years. About 10 percent
Of the supplies are baldwins Fancy
table stock is scarce and quotations
are nominal. Cranberries are dull and
easy. Fancy strawberries are wanted
even at the high prices asked.
Potatoes-AroOstook green noun
tains. 3S0r4hr a bu: hebrons. S3n35c;
Dakota reds. 3O'G32c: sweets. Vinela nd.
$3.50 Dbl: halfbbl bskts, 81 Htk12.
Onions-Native. $1.5O a bn; Bermu-
das, $2.75a3 crt: locks. 75c doz
bchs.
Turnips-Yellow. 81 a Dbl: white $50
a Zoe bu: French white. 50 a bag.
Spinach. etc--Hothouse spinach. SOC,
75c blu; Norfolk. S1o5ail75 Dbl:
dollhouse dandelions. 81 .25Nll .37ls bu;
beet greens. Zoe blu; Norfolk kale.
$1@1.25 a Dbl.
Drumhead. $1M1.lO Dbl:
savoy. Sl.75 a Dbl; red, $1256715O a
box.
Celery-White. $lG1 rs a bch.
Beans--Southern string beans. $3.50
M3 crit; butter beans SEAS 80 crt.
SQuashes-Turban $1.25 a bbl: mar
row. $3.50 Dbl; hubbard. $2O025 ton.
Tomatoes-Southern. 81 n crt of six
bskts; dollhouse. 4Oc q pound.
Misce llaneOuS--As native
dollhouse. 4Oc q bch: California. S6QS
dox bchs; new bch beets. $l.5OQ1.75
doz bchs; old beets, bOG60c a hu: car.
rOts, 5OGGOc a bu: parsnips. 75cuS1
bu: cucumbers, $301O box: elephants.
$1.5Otd2 doz: radishes. 4Oc doz bchs:
brussels sprouts. 2oc a at: oyster plants,
$3.50 doz bchs: southern peppers.
$3.50 crit: dollhouse rhubarb, SAGE a
pound: California caulihowers, IS a crt.
Fruits are quoted AS follows: An.
pies Kings fancy table stock. nominal
at S5M6 bbl; northern spies, extra
fancy nominal. S54G: fancy. $3.S.Nd4:
ordinary. $1.5OQ2; baldwins. extra
fancy S:25Ql2.5O: fancy, s2a2. %; com
mon, $lb0Ql.75; No. Q. $1.2ba1 81;
mixed sour, $l.2bd2; Tolmar sweets.
fancy. $3.25dt3.75; common, 81 .250l -:
russets. Roxbury fancy. S2.6Ou2.7o;
common to fair. $1.7bQ2.
Cranberries-Fancy late varieties. Sc
al Dbl: other late varieties. $40
M5.50; soft stock. STAG: crate fancy. So
q2.25: common to good. 81. 259l.5O.
strawberries-FlOrida, fancy large,
i0l3Oc at; fair to god. 2O0S5c.
Pro, isions-Heavyb backs, Sl6.sO;me.
dunn backs, $3.50: heavy short ends,
$lG.hO: medium short cuts. $3.50: long
cuts. $3.50; lean ends. $1STlO: bean
FORK. $12.5tkdl3; loose salt, Size: corned
shoulder Sc; smoked. SIC: fresh, SIC.
Fresh meats-Beef. choice. 7M7 3.4c:
hindqusrters. choice. qua 1Oc: forenuar.
tiers choice 5ha5 3-4c: "a pound; NUT.
ton. extra. Sc; fall lambs, eastern
choice. lie.
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed north
ern md On stern chtCknnS cho;,,o o.u.