Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-05
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

values. Choice northern creamery,
2lhG22hc, western, 2OA@21hc; Yer.
mont dairy, 17120c.
Cheese Is firm and higher for oh dice
York state. York state, 11G11hc; Yer
mont. 1o84111c.
There 10 a smaller supply Of eggs Of.
ferlng, especially Of oho,ce fresh laid,
and prices are firmly held without
change. Choice hennery and nearby,
23G24c; eastern, 1oa21c; western, ia
! 19c.
Dealings have continued on an active
scale In the local wholesale fruit and
vegetable market The buying has not
only been large, but 1t has been so gen
eral that 1t is not easy to pick out one
product more freely than another. Of
ferings have been large aud Of good va
! riety. prices generally have been fairly
reasonable, and dealers have not found
it hard to keep the market well cleaned
up.
Arrivals of pea ohes in many Instances
nave been In poor order; tnere Is O. GOOD
market for choice sound lots. The
weather has been just right for good
movement OF watermelous.
Offerings Of new potatoes are heavy
and the feeling is weak. Old stock Is
practically exhausted and the few lots
that remain are held al rather high Hc.
ures. The market is stronger on on.
ions, especially Egyptians. stocks of
which have been much reduced since q
week ago. The market is well supple ed
! with cabbages from nearby points and
| those from the south are having only 4
fair sale
Native string beans are now In stock,
but they are dear, and southern lots
go we'll especially when fancy. Gu.
cumh-rs have become very plenty and
are much cheaper than they were, Let
tucc has dropped little Squashes are
plenty and cheap. Fancy tomatoes are
IN light supply and are very firm.
Iurnips are plenty. dull and lower.
peas are fairly plenty. but in good de-
mand ard tirmer. Asparagus Is In small
supply. bur the demand is correspond.
ingly light Caulinowers are lower.
pples-Russets No. !, Roxbury. s50
. barrel; No 2, S3Q8 80; Ben Davis.
S4d1: Norfolk, Va, green, 81 .5ov02. rs a
! half-barrel basket.
Berries--Stra wberries. 161l4c a at:
raspborries, pints. Sd1Oc: cups. 50ec:
! soosebewies oM11c quart: blueber.
ries' l6u20e a quart: black berries, l1df
i3c quart: currants, 9111c a quart.
Canteloupes-Georgis, $3.50 a stand.
ard crate; Florida, $3.50 standard
crate; California, $3.50 a standard
crate; $40 pony crate.
Ch"rries-California. black. S2250
2.l3 an Spound box; white, 81 SOAR.
York state black. S0l1Oc pound; white,
care.
| Peaches-California 81 5Od2 a box;
Georgia. 81 250f275 a slx.bs sket car.
rier.
Plums-Cal!sorna S2G275 a four.
basket crate
Observation-Disclosures, 3Nd4Oc each.
Po'atoes-New southern rose and
cobblers, 50 75Q2.25 barrel; Bliss.
S2.25M2.50; Aroostook Green noun
tains, Sl.l0Q1 % bushel; Dakota
reds, 90ctdSl Prince Edward island
chenangoeS, 90cIS1; sweet potatoes,
North Carolina, IS 5oCQ4 barrel crate.
Beans-String beans, native green,
$3.50 bushel southern green. 75cGs1
q basket; native wax, $3.50 a bushel:
southern wax, 75cQSl 80 basket.
abbages--Natvc. Sc hundred
heads; Long Island. sl.25Q1 so q bar.
rel; southern. 75c9S1 crate.
| Cucumb ers-Hotho No. /. S2d3 a
box; No, ., Slql so; Norfolk, S3Q8 80 a
barrel; southern, sldl rs a bushel bas.
ket.
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce, 25d35c bush
el box; rOmaine. SOC dozen heads:
eScarole. SOC dozen heads; parsley. soc
bushel; mint, 25c a dozen punches:
watercress. southern, Soc dozen
punches.
Onons-Texas, fancy. 81 80 a crate;
ordinary, sld1.25; Egyptians, $3.50
two-bushel bag; bunch onions. 25S14Oc
bushel box; leekS. 5Oc dozen bunch
| cs
Squashes-Southern. white. 5oc0
$3.50 package; marrow, So crate.
omatoes-Hothouse. 1OM15c
pound southern. S2d2 80 crate; Mis-
sissipp 81 a crate,
Turnips-Yellow. new. 81. so a barrel:
bunch white turnips. 25d4oc o dozen
punches.
Msce!laneods-Native peas. $3.50
$50 a bushel; carrots. S175 bushel:
bunch carrots, 35c dozen lunches:
parsnlps, 80 bushel; rad shes, soc a
bushei box; spinach. 25c bushel:
bunch beets 25c dozen punches; pep
pers, $3.50 crate; elephants. s. .5Oa5 q
crate; celery. 75cdSi 80 a big bunch;
okra, SlM2 a crate: mushrooms. x4656
a basket; native asparagus. S3G0o dex.
en- punches; native caulifowe, Sl.o5a
dozen heads.
Barrel pork was advanced zoe per
barrel, but other pork prices wero un-
changed,
Fresh beef is dull ard easy. though no
reduction has yet been made In asking
prices.
Lambs are steady and UNCHANGED:
veals are firm Kentucky springers.
14dl5c; fall lambs, l2hQl3c year
iings. lie; muttons, aI1lc; vesls. 7de9c:
fancy, Toe.
Poultry has been In fair demand and
prices are practically unchanged at:
Western frozen turkeys. $4,000: native
roasting chickens, 2Sd9Oc large frozen
westnrp phioEanS 1h61Rc, ,,aAI,,x