Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-05
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

talntu IN the Duttef market, WIN inc
supply of choice fresh made being
readily taken care of. Northern
creamery, 25IaM26c. western cresmery,
25M251ac; dairy. 2TM22c.
Cheese is selling moderately. but
prices are fully sustained, and old
stock promises to clean up well. York
state, 14dl4bc; Vermont twins. 13LaM
14c
Western eggs have been doing little
better, following an advance in west
ern markets. though nearby and east
ern stock Is steady and unchanged.
Choice nearby and hennery, 20M21c;
eastern, 10000; western. 17MISc
a sharp rise in potatoes was the
chief feature in the local fruit and pro
duce market Light receipts and a
sharp demand caused an advance of al
most 2Jc a bushel in Green mountains,
and more than 20c in Hcbrons and rose.
The business generally has been
very good. The movement Of apples
has not been especially brisk, but Il
never is when the weather is as mild
as 1t has been during the past week.
The past month has been pretty cool.
on the whole. and receivers have re-
duced their stocks very much: receipts
are decreasing all the time and though
most Of the sales have been Of ) to 10.
barrel lots. prices are firmly main.
tanned. Toman sweets are hardly
worth quoting; none arc arriving, and
but few are to be had. For the general
run of northern spies StmJ a barrel is
fair quotation. but dealers have Sc
cured as much as SG25 for very fancy
lot Shipments OF apples abroad are
growing smaller every week. and it
will not be long before they cease for
this season.
Prices Of vegetables have been I'M
even. Old beets, cabbageS, carrots. tur-
nips and parsnips have shown all ad-
vancing tendency. Not many fresh
spring vegetables have come 70 the
market, and the products of last season
arc pretty we'll cleaned m. Cabba ges,
both new and old are scarce and high
er. TurnipS bring better prices. be-
cause they are not very plenty. Gu
cumbcrs have dropped n little further.
and string and butter beans are not as
high rs they were.
RoSto" market celery is scarce and
high, but California lois are fairly
plenty and a little cheaper than they
werc a week ago Spinach is nlontv
and lower. though in steady demand.
Receipts OF kale arc rather lighf and {
il tirmer Reet green's have dropped,
but dandclions are higher. domestic
onions continue plenty. with the de-
mand light except for choice sound
lots. Bermudas have appeared in the
market and are quoted at 81 crate.
whorrieS-Ilorida choice. 35T7
4oc n quart; ordinary. S25mHoc.
I'otatoeS Green noun
tainS $4,000 n bushcl. Hcnrons. SO,d
SIC rose. IONi 1jc: Prince Edward Isl.
and chenangoeS. 5NfIl.lc; sweets. .Ter-
soy double heads. $175M2 - a barrel.
vneandS. S2.5ou5; baske cts ST.
Beans-Soulhorn string beans. $3.50
a 80 a crate: butter beans, S3.1014 so
crate.
CabbaCcs-Ncw southern. $50 a
crate; old drumhcad, So % barrel; rcd
ca bba gcs, 81 a box
Celcry--Boston market. 81 q dozen
punches; California, s. dozen
punches.
ucumbers--Hothous No. !. S.
box: No. =. S1.jOu3.
Greens spinach, Sld1.5o a barrel:
kalc. Slm 80 a barrel; beet greens, AZ
AGO" a buShcl: dandelons. Sl37Q1.50
a bushel.
Lettuce. etc-Lettucc. 25150c doz.
en- heads: romaine. 7Ic dozen heads;
parsley, $l.25GQ 30 a bushel; water
cress, SOC dozen punches: mint. Coo y
dozen lunches.
Domestic, 4Gd soc a hushel;
Spanish. S3U3.25 crate: Cuban. sra
3.25 crate: bermuda. 81 a crate: leeks.
81 dozen lunches
SGuashes Western Hubbard, SEQ a
ton.
Tomatoes-Native dollhouse. 80q40c
a pound; southern. So 5OQ4 a crate.
Turnips-Yellow. S1.25 a barrel.
French white. 50 % a bag: white egg
and purple tops, 50c0dSl bushel
Miscellaneous Carrots, S3cMSl a
bushel; parsnipS. S5cm$1.25 bushel:
radshes, 11cd$l.25 box: beets. 81 a
buShel; bunch beets, 81 506l15 a doz-
Ell punches: peppers, 81 a crate: egg
plants. S2.15m3 crate; oyster plants.
81 a dozen punches; okra. 50 - crate.
mushrooms, S2M2.50 a basket ART.
chokes, $3.50 bushel; dollhouse rhu.
barb. GM1c pound: California aspara
gus, SS40 a dozen lunches.
Pork provisions are irregular, barrel
pork being generally lower.
Fresh beef is firm at the recent adj
vance. 1t is said that the very Door
beef that has been in the market for so
long has been pretty well cleaned uu,
and the low grades are much tirmer.
Extra heavy sides. SMSMc: good. 7l40
Sac; light, 7M7 1.4c; heavy kinds. 10
ml0c1a; good, 3ied l0c; light, 909 ! &c:
heavy fores, 6M6l3c; good, 5ls@6c.
light, 5d5iac.
Lambs are steadily held; mutt0ns
and yearlinGs are quiet; vcalS are firm.
Spring lambs 9910c; fall lambs. S09c;
yearlings. 1Msc; muttons, 7QSc: yeals
lldl2Mc.
There Is a quiet market for poultry.
prices being steadily held, with A fair
demand. Western turkeys, lSa2Oc:
large northern chickens, 1SQ2Oc: me