Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-21
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

DOStOH. sept. 2.-Buvtpr IL eHf1PTs
and trade is light, as buyers are not
willing to pay the prices demanded by
receivers. About 23c Is the top for
choice northern creamery. though some
are asking more. Northern creamery,
22ls023iac; western, 22N23c; dairy, 70
dL2lc.
Choice nearby eggs are in light sup
ply and are quoted very firm, but low
grades are in full supply and the mar
ket IL easy. Choice nearby. 2S003Oc;
eastern, 25d28c; western. 2ONd22c.
Cheese is easier in New York and
| outside markets. but this market has
not yet responded. though the feeling
IL easier. and buyers are holding off.
York state. 12l 12i2c; Vermont twins,
11hQ12c.
The demanA for fruits and vege.
tables has come chiefly from local
sources and though it lacks the snap
which dealers like to see, things have
cleaned up better, and there is less
complaint Of an oversupply. As mat
! ter Of fact. though the market is well
stocked with most products, peaches
seem TO be the only offering of which
there is more than can be handled.
The tone of the market generally is
steady; changes in prices are as rule
unimpOrtant.
There has been very fair movement
OF apples AMI rather light receipts
were cleaned up in good shape at sat
isfnctory prices. Fancy cooking stock
has been in especially good request.
Apples-Dutchess 2.5OM3; pippins,
$2G2.75; Gravensteins, S304; Williams
50 5kd3 golden sweets. $1M1 20: Alex.
anders. S3M3.50; Maine porters, sea
275; wealthies. S2M2.75; Maine har
veys. So: box fruit 75c6$1.25.
Cranberries-Cape Cod, $6Q17 a bar
rel and 81 % q crate.
Plums-Calforni italian prunes. 81
@1.25 4-basket crate; York state blue,
2Oq3Oc an S-pound basket; red. 2On
3Oc: damsons. 3OQ4Oc; green gage.
25d3Oc
Pears-CaliforniN bartletts. $2M35O
box; native bartletts. $4d3 barrel!
and 5Oc9$3 a bushel: cooking stock. 75c
@$1.25 a bushcl; seckels fancy, $3.50
a bushel: fair to good. 81 50Q2.
Pesches-Caifornia. 5Od75c bas-
ket: native. 5Od75c basket; Con
necticut. I5cMSl basket; Hudson
river. 5O775c a basket; 81 25Nd1 so a
2-basket carrier, and 225M25O a
Georgia carrier; western New York,
80Ms5c basket and $1.5Od175 a 2
basket carrier: Michigan. S1.75d22 % a
bushel basket: Colorado, $1.25@l 40 a
case
Grapes--California tokays. 81 SOAP
a crate: Hudson river. carriers. Della
wares. $1M115: Niagaras. 75c@e1;
Moore's early. 75c@s1; pony baskets.
Delaw wares. $4,000; Concords. 13@15c;
Moore's early. 13d15c: worten. 13@
15c; western New York. pony baskets,
elawares. 1Std20c; Concords. 13@15c;
worien. 13@15c.
Csnta loupes--Colorade, rocky fords.
$2.5OG3 q standard crate and $15O@2
a pony crate.
Potatoes-Aroostook cobblers. 50Q
52c bushel; green mountains. 5Od52c
hebrons, 4Sq5Oc: sweets. Virginia
cloth-head. $l75G1 S7is barrel; Jer.
sey double.heads. $2.1O(a275.
Beans-Strng beans. $1G1.25 a bush
ell; butter beans. s1@1.5O bushel;
she'll beans. S1@15O bushel; lima
beans. 81 .5Odl.75 bushel.
Cabbages-Drumhead S2@3 a hun
dred: savoy, 75cM$1 a barrel; red. GOA
75c box.
Cucumbers--No. 1. 81. jOtd3.5 so box
No. 2. $lG125 a box; picking cucum-
bers. S1.5OQ4 bushel.
Lettuce. etc-Hothouse lettuce. 5O0
8Oc dozen heads: escarole. SOC dozen
heads: mint. 25c n dozen punches
watercreSs. 35c dozen punches: pars-
ley 15@25c bushel; romaine, 25N35c
a dozen heads.
Onions tive. 65675c a busllel
Spanish, $3.50 crate; picking onions,
$2G3 a bushel; leeks. 4Ol5Oc dozen
lunches.
Squa shes-Native summer white and
yellow, 25c dozen; native marrow
75cM$1 q barrel
Toma red. 75cG?S1 n
bushel: green. 4Ota6Oc bushel.
Turnips-Yellow. 81 a barrel; white
75cd$1 a bushel.
MlScella neOuS---(srepn corn. 1(hIGOC
a box of dozen ears: carrots. 7JcM$l
a bushel: radishes. 40M5Oc a box;
spinach, 2Oa25c bushel; beets 50016 Oc
a bushel: peppers M0l75c box egg
plants. 50075c a dozen; native celery
6lMl75c a dozen punches: caulitlowers
7TM$l small box and S1M15O a
large box: pumpkins 5OM60c a box.
Barrel pork is lower. but other pork
provisions are steady,
A very few choice heavy cattle are
bringing top quotations. but the ma ct
is still well supplied with light and
grass fed cattle, and the beef market IS
Il whole Is quiet and easy. Extra
heavy sides, 869igc; good. SMSsc:
light. 7M7hc: heavy kinds, 1l,a@l2Ac;
good, lNa11c; light. 7@9iac; heavy
fores. Gas Sac: good, 5M51zc: light
l-404 3.4c.
Lambs are still in light supply for
choice. and the price is steadily held:
muttons and yearlngs are easier;
veals are firm. Pail lambs, lOM11c:
spring lambs. 11Ml3c; yearlinRs. ia
DC: muttons. 7MSc: veals, GA Zoe, with
fancy higher,
Poultry is still quiet at steady
prices. A few western turkeys are
coming in, but not yet in sufficient
quantities to attract much attention.
The Ouota tiOuS are. Northern hrOilor