Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-19
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


confined TO the satisfying of immediate
needs. Receipts are increasing, though
not yet excessive. Choice northern
creamery, 23iaM2H.c; western, 23u2lc;
northern dairy, 1gu2lc.
Prices are well sustained in the
cheese market. as the demand is fair
and the stocks much reduced York
state, 1lml We; Vermont twins. 1876
lac.
The egg market took II turn upward
and prices are now above tho quota.
tons OF Il week ago. Choice hennery
and nearby, 2lM22c; eastern, 20M21c;
western, $4,000.
The movement Of fruits and vcgeta-
bles has broadened considerably in the
local wholesale market and increasing
demand j. now looked for. week or
two ago dealers found ii easier 10 buy
than TO sell apples, but now just the
reverse is true. Prices do not change
much, but the fccing is iirmcr and sew
eral sales Of fancy lots are heard Of in
excess Of quotations. The best grades
of ruSsetS row range mp 10 81 barrel,
but sales OF inferior lots are reported n 5
low as 50. once in whilc So IS secured
on Ben Davis apples, but most Of them
do not bring that \ fcw barrels Of
fancy northern spies sold for $3.50 and
an unusually choice lot for 81 30 but
these quotations arc FAR above the aver
age.
Tho sharp advance in potatoes a
week go caused heavy shipments, and
later they were too plenty and ConNe-
qucntly cheaper. but the supply was
reduced and prices stifcncd. Sweets
have continued firm. String and butter
beans are scarce and h gh. Asparagus
is rather moro plenty. but still bic..
Cabbagcs are bit easier under larger
receipts. HALE and spinach are very
plenty and cons iderahly cheaper Than
they were 4 week ago. Dealers find il
hard 10 clean he market Of domestic
onions, though they are offered very
low; the best ones arc sprouting and no
one wants them in that condition. Hot
house rhub8rh is scarce and higher. and
| ihe California offerings arc very poor.
Most OF the ,pmItOeS on hand are o.
binary and sales al the outside quota
tation are rare Turnjps ere higher
aud firm.
Apples EaldvinS, fancy. 81 30u5 a
barrel: No /. $iMI.l0: 40. =. ". 256I3. -:
! ruSSets. No. RoXbury, S46i5; NO. >. SO
03.5O; Ben Davis. 80; northern
spies, SI.I0ft5.l0.
Strawberries Florida choice 3Odf
:32jc quart ..ilnary. 20025c.
Potatoo,- ,n-took Green noun
tainS. S5MS7 u bushel Hchron> S3fl
~5c; rose. soc: sweets. Jersey double
heads, 81 2lGd2lo barrel; FincIauds,
81 30: baskets. 81 21u LOO.
Beans- Southern string beans, SCAT
crate butter beans. ST. 5o1,1 crate.
Cabbagr-Nc southern. S22.75 Il
crate: old dr,lnhead. s2.50U3 barrel.
Cclrry-Calfornia. s. dozen bunch.
oS.
ucumhcrS-liothouse No. |. S7MS a
box: No . $500.
GrecnS-Spinach. $50 barrel,
kalc, 81 Il barrel; beet green's. 500 zoe a
bushel; dNndehons, $112l301.25 Il
buShel.
tcrtucr, etc--I.ettuce, 25dG0c doz-
ON heads. rouaine Zoe A dozen heads
por,ley. s125 n bnshel; watcrcress. SOC
doynn lunches. mint Goo = dozen
lunches
Onious domestic, 4007jc bushel
Snonfsh sa4i32i crate: Bermudas
81 80 q crate. locks ST dozen lunches
souashcs--Wesrcrn Uubbard $40 q
TON
Vc,motoes-Native hotbouse 3noAO,
nound. southern s3 50ft4 q crate
Turnius- YeJlov. S2l,y35 a LarraI.
French white. $40 bag. white eyn
and purpla tons. 5OcNS1 a busbel
Observation-Disclosures S5cljSf g.
hnsbol. narsrins 75c0,S1 o. - hrShcI.
radisbo. 81 --G,o , hoy. hoai. --c0St
. huSho,. hunrb beots 81 5not :, - loy.
an hrrcha,. hammers <, - cr,tc. ooo.
s,1,t - q doyon lunches. ol,l,ra Soo-
q, cratic. n,n..hrooms soar, IN , h.,lnt
.rtichol,os <, 40 . hushol. botbor.o
rbrharh sac. - Mound. Calirorni,
81 -5g5o . case. osnoroaus coIiforniI
ESQ., 6oynr Lunchcs. So,,h cara
liro sea- % do1cn lunches
Thero +. . 6,uor market for no-t
,ro,.isior, .hon.b tbo ovror, hrsi,.oss
ho, folIor off a oro.t deaI and +. now.
oho,,+ down IN normal
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