Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Eggs are firm, especially good west
ern. Choice hennery and nearby, 26n
2sc; eastern extras, 22M25c; western.
lS62Oc.
The local fruit and vegetable market
displays a notable lack Of activity.
The demand at the best has only been
fair, but the summer resorts are now
the main outlet for goods and local IT..
tailers are doing very little. Under
the circumstances. dealings are as large
as could he reasonably expected. The
market is quite plentifully supplied
with everything and prices are low.
Receipts Of apples are increasing all
the time, but they include only a small
proportion Of choice. sound, hand.
picked fruit; such stock Is in good re-
quest and fetches good prices. but the
poorer offerings are not wanted. and
in a good many cases have 10 go for
. what they will bring. The abundance
Of the latter class Of stock exerts o
rather easy feeling on other kinds.
With the exception Of Williams, prices
are lower on everything than u week
ago. Golden sweets have begun to come
in and are having a good sale at S2d
$50 a barrel.
Cantaloupcs are very plenty and 20
slowly at low figures, except when
fancy. There has been n marked in.
crease in the receipts of peaches. and
they are cheaper than at any time be
fore this season. Pears continue to get
more plenty and lower. Plums are
cheaper.
The market for potatoes is quiet and
easy. Jersey stock is accommodating and
prices are inclined lower. Sweet
potatoes have shown an upward trend
under light receipts and a good d..
mand. Cabbages are abundant, with
81 the high level. Green corn and to.
continues to work lower and the prices
Of a week ago on onions are not easy
to secure. because they are In such
large supply.
Apples-Williams. S2M3 a barrel,
astrachans. $1.75M225; sweet bouehs.
S2G3; golden sweets. S2M250; duchess,
S2M3: Cravensteins. S2n3; rivers, $3.50
az; pippins. S1.5oT2; common green
varieties. $3.50; box stock, 50cMS1.
Observation-Disclosures, SMl2c a at,
and ease a pint; blueberries. 11M15c a
quart.
observation-disclosures standard
crates, $4.5O65; pony crates, $2.5O03.
Jersey Jenny Linds. 75c9$1 a crate;
Baltimore gems. $1@1.50 a crate; Mary
lands. S1.25 a crate Of two dozen.
Grapes-Hudson river Delawares,
So. 76n3 an S-basket carrier; Moore's
early, S1.5O01 IL; champions, $1@1.25.
Peaches-California. Sl.75G2.25 a
box: Delaware. 75c@$1.50 a basket.
Pears-California Bartletts, S2.75 n
box; Georgia kieffers. s. ,5o93 a barrel;
native Clapps. 75cdS1.25 a bushel ard
S363.5O n barrel.
Plums-Californla varieties, S1.25M
$50 a four-basket crate.
Potatoes-Bristol Ferry stock. S1.75 a
barrel: Jersey cobblers. S1.S7h@2 Il
barrel and 6s@72c a bushel; sweet po-
tatoes. North Carolina. S3.25d3.75 a
barrel; Norfolk, $3.50d3.75; eastern
shore. So. 25d3.75 a barrel.
Beans-Native string beans, green,
75cdSl a bushel; wax, 75cd$1; shell
beans. $1.7562 a bushel.
Cabbages-Native. S0d9Oc a barrel
and S2M4 a hundred.
Celery--Native, 50c6$1 a dozen
punches.
Lettuce. etc-Lettuce, 20G35c a bush
el box; romaine, SOC a dozen heads,
chicory, 25c a dozen heads; escaro'c,
5Oc a dozen heads; parsley, 25c a busli-
eli: mint. 25c a dozen lunches; water
cress, Soc a dozen punches.
Onlons-Native sets, 75GS5c a bush.
ell; Spanish onions. SlM1,25 a bushei
crate and S363.50 a large crate; leeks,
SOC a dozen punches.
shes-Native summer. 263c
apiece: southern marrow, 15c6Sl a bar
rel.
Tomatoes-Native. 5OcG$1. % a bush
Ell; dollhouse, 7MSc a pound; Jersey, 4Od
6Oc a box.
Turnlps-Yellow, SlQ1.25 a BARRE;
white, SOAR a bushel.
observation-disclosures. $lM1 30 a bush
ell; cucumbers. 3Ocd$2.50 a box: car
rots, 75cdS1 a bushel: parsnips, Sl.50M
1.75 n bushel; green corn. 35d15Oc d
bushel box: radishes. 5Od75c a bushel
box: spinach, csc a bushel; heets. 40d
roc a bushel: peppers, 75c@$1 a bushei;
eggplants. $1M1.25 crate; okra, 81 b
crate; native caulihowers, $1M2 a busL.
@. box.
Pork provisions are generally easicr,
medium backs, bean pork, boiled hams
and bacon being quoted lower, but lean
ends are higher.
Fresh beef ia quiet, and while choice
heavy cattle are short and selling at
better prices. light beef Is in heavy
supply and quotations are lower. Ex-
ira sides. S3-4@9c; good, S0S 3-4c,
light. 6Q6lhc; heavy kinds, 11hG12c,
good, 10 3-4@11c; light, SAd9c; heavy
fores, 3,s64c; good, 51-4d6Mc; light,
3nG4c.
Lambs are in short supply and prices
are firm; yearlings and muttons are
steady: veals are in light offering. but
the market is very dull, Spring lambs
12ia@13c; fall lambs. lO@11c;yearllngs,
DC; muttons, eQalOc; vesls, 0G1lc.
Poultry IL steady, with a fair demand,
native brollers being scarce and frmer.
Native broiler chickens, lS@20c; fowls,
l5@16c; ducks. 12h113c; western
brOilers, 16c; fowls, l3M@l4c.
Hay Is quiet but Arm; straw and mill.
feed are quiet but steady. Hay No. I,