Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-06-14
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

ing made TO work off stocks before the
decline takes erect Choice northern
creamery, 2OhM2l1ac; western, 194@
20hc; Vermont dairy, 17Ml0c.
New cheese Is a little easier, but 1t Is
d ifiicut to secure concessions Of more
than 1-4c from previous asking prices.
York state. l3Ml4c; Vermont twins. 12la
| H13c; new cheese, loyal lac.
There is firmer market for choice
fresh hennery eggs, but other grades are
in good supply and prices are only
steady. Choice hennery and nearby,
22M 23c; eastern lom2Oc western, la
10c.
Stocks Of apples are getting very low
and as receipts are light the market,
particularly for choice lots, is stronger.
! Bakers are still the best buyers, and
| they are taking so many that the loss
! of other business is hardly felt. owing
to the lack of fresh arrivals dealers
have had to draw Oh the cold storage
holdings, which are now considerably
| reduced.
Strawberries have been in fairly
good supply and have sold WELL prices
| have varied with the quality and condi-
ton of the fruit. The proportion OF
fancy lots is small. A few blackber-
res have appeared, but they have not
had much demand. Cantaloupes are in
fairly good supply and somewhat low
er hut they are having only moder-
ately active movement Cherries con-
tnue dear.
Old potatoes are plenty, dull and
rather easy. Receipts of new southern
potatoes are increasing. but they are
having a slow sale and the outside quo
tation is the exception rather than the
rule. Arrivals Of sweets have been very
light and they are considerably higher
than they We're. Asparagus has again
been in small supply and. under
steady demand. prices have been easily
maintained The market Is heavily
overstocked with cabbages and they are
much lower and weak. Peas are scarce
and high. but string beans are plenty
8nd very cheap. Cucumbers are in
good demand, but not as firm as they
were. Spinach is going Mt very low
prices. Other kinds of green's are no
longer quoted Onions are plenty and
only very choice stock brings the top
price Choice ripe marrow squashes
are scarce and firm, but poor ones are
cheap. Fancy ripe tomatoes are scarce
Apples-Baldwin fancy, S4.5Ofq5 a
barrel; No. 2. S3035O: russets. No. | i,
Rox bury. S4.5OG5.5O; No 9 S3@3.5O:
Ben Davis, $4M5; northern spies. 81 5ONl
b.5O
wberries-Jersey. lIM15c a
quart; Delaware. 0G12c; Maryland. 10
@l2c: Baltimore, Sd12c; fancy candies.
16G1Sc.
Cantaloupes-Flor fancy, $3.75Gl
4 A crate: common 10 good, So 25603 80
Watermelons-Flor 5Od55c each
observation-disclosures, S2.25m3 an T.
pound box.
Potatoes--Aroostoo Green noun
tains. 03M95c bushel: Hehrons. 930l
Csc: Prince Edward Island stock. 7O|d
Soc; new southern stock S4.bO05. 80 a
barrel: sweets. North Carolina. SO. 500
a barrel crate.
Aspara gus-Native extra large SEA
S a box: common to good, 81 50d5.5O
Reans-Southern string beans. green,
Sli1.50 a basket: wax. 81 .250I1.15
tabbag es-New southern. Sl0Il 25 a
crate,
Cucumbers-Native hothouse No. 1,
S35Ohd4 a box; No, 2. Sl.5Nn2; Florida,
S1.5O basket.
Lettuce. etc-Iettuce. 25Q35c a
bushel box: romalne. 81 a dozen heads.
parsley, $3.50 a bushel; watercress.
southern, 35c dozen lunches: mint.
25c a dozen punches.
Onions yellow. 81 80 a crate:
white, Sl.75 n crate: Egyptians, 50. 25 a
two bushel bag: bunch onions. 4O,d6Oc
bushel box: leeks, Sl25 a dozen
punches.
uashes-Florida marrow, So a
crate; white, 81 ,5o,d3 a package.
TOma toeS-Natiye dollhouse. 15M2Oc
a pound: southern. S30l4 a crate.
Turnip s-Yellow, 50 a bag: French
white, 81 bag; bunch white turnps,
250I5Oc a dozen punches.
observation-disclosures. southern. 81 %
a basket; carrots. 81 .50Tl 10 bushel;
bunch carrots. 75cd$l dozen punches
parsnips, S1,50M2 a bushel: radshes
SOC bushel box: native spinach. 1Jc Il
bushel; beets, 80 n bushel: bunch
beets Ghn75c a dozen lunches; pep
pers, S2.50d3 crate, eggplant, So a
crate; celery. 75cM$l.5O a big bunch:
okra, S2M2.50 crate; mushrooms. S30l
4 a basket; native rhubarb. 35G5Oc n
bushel box: Florida cauiflowers. 81. 80
a basket.
There is no change to note in the
prices Of pork provisions, the mark ct
being steady.
Fresh beef is firm, and an effort is TO
be made TO advance prices little. Ex.
ira sides, 3-46Sc; good 7-l-4M7,kc;
light, g 3-4@7c; heavy kinds, 9 3-4QlOc;
good. 8 14M8l2c: light. S3-4M9c: heavy
fores. 5ia@6c; good, : l-4M5iac: light,
4 3-4Ql5c.
Lambs are steady, and choice veals
are firm. Kentucky spriugers. l4G1 l6c:
fall lambs, llQl3c; yearlngs, 9n1lc;
muttons, 9@1lc; veals, l1@12c.
The poultry market is quiet. but
prices are fairly steady, choice lots
bringing full prices. Western frozen
turkeys, 10000; native roasting chick
ems, 2S030c; large frozen western
chickens, l5M16c; medium western
chickens, l2@14c: northern fowls. 800
l6c; western fowls. 13q13hc: western
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