Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-31
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

has been very easy, though outside
markets stifTened up a little. Quota
tons here were advanced &c, though
the demand is still quiet. Choice north
ern creamery, 2ld22c; western, 20Mplc,
Vermont dairy, 1SM19c.
Old cheese Is about done. but the re.
ceipts Of new cheese are moderate, and
choice full cream Is firmer. York
state, 13M14c; Vermont twins, l21aM
13c; new cheese, 10u1lc.
Receipts Of eggs have been liberal,
but the demand for cold stora ge has
been active. and prices have been very
steadily held. 1t is reported that more
eggs have been put into cold stora sc
than was the case last year. when the
storage people were so badly struck.
Choice hennery and nearby, 2lM22c;
eastern, l0W2Oc; western, 17MlSc.
Business, as a whole. has been fairly
good in the local wholesale fruit and
vegetable market. Almost all kinds OF
fruit are high, and garden and farm
truck is no cheaper than it usually is
at this time Of the year. The buying,
for this reason. has fallen off sOme.
what.
Apples have not changed much.
Bakers have been once more almost the
only buyers. The home demand has
been smaller than it usually is at this
season, because the number Of retail.
ers who handle apples Is smaller than II
has been in former years. Choice
strawberries are wanted. but only q
very small proportion of the recent ar
rivals can be classed as such. Most Of
tho offerings have been hard. small and
seedy. Cherries have appeared in the
market. but they are high and do not
sell well. A few muskmelons from
Florida arrived and sold at S4M5 a
crate.
Asparagus has been scarce and under
a steady demand it has had an upward
tendency. Extra large stock has
brought as much MS 81 a box. The sea
son for Jersey asparagus is practically
over and there i little of Il here. Tex
as onions are doing n little better. but
there is no improvement in the call for
Egy ptians. Elephants and peppers are
scarce. String beans are more plenty
and somewhat easier. Cucunnhers are
firmer. Spinach and kale are in heavy
supply and cheap. Dandelions are
rather scarce and high. only the best
tomatoes have any call and such lots
are few. Peas are irregular in quality
and only the hest are in demand. Tur.
nips are firm. Receipts of old potatoes
are light and they are a little higher.
New ones are scarce and higher.
Sweet potatoes are not much wansed
and have to be worked off at very low
prices.
Approximations. fancy. S4.5od5 a
barrel: No. 3. S3M3.50: No. ! Roxbury.
S4d4 80: No. .. So: Ben Davis. S3.1j6
4.25; northern spies, $4.5od5.5O.
Observation-Disclosures. 1Od12c q
quart: Maryland. 12nl5c: Norfolk. So
Zoe.
Cherries--California, $2.25d2.75 an
S-lb box.
Observation-Disclosures Green noun
tains. SSM0Oc a bushel: Hebrons. @OcG
81: rose. S161.1O: new Floridas, $3.50
as a barrel; sweets. North Carolina.
$1.5OQ2 a barrel crate.
Asparagus-Native. S4.b0d1 a box of
three dozen punches; Jersey. S3d4.50
a dozen lunches.
Bpans-Southern string beans. green.
SO. 5On3 a crate: wax, S2.5Gn3.5 20 n
crate.
Ca bages--New southern, S2.62R6
2.75 n crate.
Celery-California. 50 a dozen
punches.
Observation-Disclosures No. 1, $365 a
box: No. .. Sl.5OM2.50; Florida. 81 a
basket.
Greens-Sptnach. 1QQ35c a bushel:
kale. 12iaM2Oc a bushel; dandclions, TO
M15c a hushel.
SQuashcs-Florida white, S1.5OM
$50 package; marrow. So crate.
Lettuce. etc-I.ettuce. 25d75c a doz-
en- heads; romaine. 81 a dozen heads:
parsley. S1.21m1.50 a bushel: water
cress. southern. SOC q dozen bunches:
mint, 25c a dozen punches.
Rhubarb-Native, 35n4Oc a box.
Turnips-Yellow. 81 bag: French
white. 81 a bag: bunch turnlps. 30
a dozen lunches.
Miscellaneous-Peas, southern. S1.50
M2.50 a basket: carrots. 81. 50M1.75 a
bushel; new bunch carrots, soc a dozen
lunches; parsnips, S1d1,25 n bushel;
raSiChAC C-kt sno n hay. Iaatp CT o.
bushel: new bunch beets. S5c0Sl a
dozen punches: peppers. S2d25O a
crate; eggplants. S3M3.5O a crate: okra.
50 a crate: mushrooms. 81 .5Oq3. 80 a
basket; Florida caulifowers, 50 a has.
ket.
All barrel pork was advanced 25d
soc a barrel.
Fresh beef is quiet and easy. receipts
still being heavy and the demand slow.
Extra heavy sides. 3-4GSc: good. 7 IA
MSkc: light, 634d7c: heavy kinds. 10
MlOiac: good, aism1Oc; light, S3-4@9c;
fores. 5iaM5 SAC: good. hM5 &c;
light. 43-4M5c.
A firmer market is reported for fall
but vearlings and veals are
Kentucky springers. l5d16c;
fall lambs, 11M12c: yearlings. 9isn
l0tsc; muttons, 1MSc; veals. 9M11c.
The poultry market holds very steady.
Western frozen turkeys, 10000: ma.
tive roasting chickens, 2h126c: large
frozen western chickens. 150l6c: me.
dunn western chickens. 12M14c: north.
crn fowls, 15d16c: western fowls, 1870
13Lbc. western capOns 16N1Sc. rative