Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-06-21
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston. June 2O.-Butter Is firm It
slight advance, the improved quality
bringing a better demand for storage.
Choice northern creamery, 21G22c,
western, 20n21c; Vermont dairy, la
l0c.
Cheese Is "A little easier, and it is not
possible to quote over 1c for whole
sale lots, though some choice lots are
selling slightly above this in jobblne
way. York state, 1O1aMllc; western.
1OI11c.
There is firm market for eggs. espe-
clally for choice fresh laid at Choice
hennery and nearby. 22di23c; eastern,
10000; western. 17M19c.
Local wholesale fruit and vegetable
dealers continue TO do good business.
and further broadening is looked for
III the next few weeks. when the season
at the beaches and other summer re.
sorts will have got fairly going. The
buying has come very largely from
nearby sources, but it has been salts.
factory. The market is as well stocked
as it ever Is at this season of the year,
the variety is large, and prices, with
one or two exceptions. are low.
There is not a great deal doing in ap-
Piles, but they are well cleaned up. y
few lots of Virginia apples have made
their appearance. They were very
green. hard and not much bigger than
n plum, but the house that received
them removed them readily. Old stock
Is nearly out of the market. Russcts
and Ben Davis are now the only kinds
that can be quoted. wberries have
been in heavy supply and prices have
been low. Blackberr.ss are much more
plenty and cheaper. b,lt they do not sell
very fast. Offerings of watermelon
are larger and they are having some.
what better sale. Peaches are not
plenty and the quality Of the arrivals
Is rather ordinary as a rule. Cherries
are trifle lower.
Sweet potatoes are scarce. high and
not very active. Supplies Of asparagus
have increased and prices have dropped.
Cabbages and tomatoes are in full sup
ply and easy. Cucumbers are steady.
Texas onions are plenty and ather
weak. but Egyptians seem to he clean
ing up better and are firmer. Peas are
not over-a abundant and under n good de
mand are firm. Squashes are some
what lower. Native caulflOwers are
now in the market. Elephants are
cheap.
Observation-Disclosures Green noun
tains. 81 1Nd1 % a bushel: Dakota red
n0d95c: Prince Edward Island chenan-
goes, 95cMS1 red, 81; new southern
rose. SiN15 a Darrell Bliss. $3.5O64:
sweets. North Carolina, So. 5OG4 a bar
rel or crate.
Asparagus--Native extra large, seq
a box: common to good. $3Mo.
Beans-String beans. southern green,
S1.25u 30 basket: wax, 81 $50 150.
Cabha ges-Hothouse No. |. S25O6
$50 a box: No. 2. 81 .25M1 30; Flordas.
Sl.2I a basket.
Lettuce. etC---I.ettuce. 2J0I0c bush
81 box: romane. 5Ou 115c n dozen hea DIS:
escarole. SOC dozen heads: chicory
soc dozen heads: parsley, 81. 75 bush.
81: mint. 2oc a dozen lunches; water,
cress, southern. 800 dozen punches.
Opons--Texas, $50 a crate; Egyp
tian. S2Gi2 30 2-bushel bag: bunch
onions. 4006Oc bushel box; leeks, 81. %
dozen lunches.
SQua shes-Florlda marrow. S15O6
$50 a crate: southern white, S1.5Od3 a
package.
Toma toes --Native dollhouse. 1Od l5c
a pound: southern. Sc. 50di3 crate
Turnips-Yellow, "a a bag; French
white 81 a bag: bunch turnps. 2565Oc
dozen lunches.
observation-disclosures. native. 81 500
22l n bushe; carrots. S1,50d1.I5 a
bushel; bunch carrots, 81 a dozen bunch.
es; parsnips. S1.50d2 a hushel; rad.
shes. 81 buShel box: spinach. 1O'd15c
bushel: bunch beets. 6Oc dozen
lunches; peppers, S2.5od3 crate
mushrooms, s3d4 a basket: native rhu.
barb. 25m50c bushei box; caull.
flowers. natives. SO dozen heads; Flor.
ida, Sl.50 basket; eggplants. So q
crate; celery. 1jcQSl50 big bunch.
okra. S202.50 crate.
Apples--Russets. No. !. Roxbury,
S4.5OQ5.5O barrel; No. 9, $304; Ben
Davis. S4M5.
Berries-Stra wberres. native, "a
12c; Hudson river. 1Od 14c Jersey. 10
tdl.c: Delaware. 901lc: blackberrles,
North Carolina. llMl2c quart,
Cantaoupes-Florida crates, S25O6
3; pony crates. S2M2.5O.
All hams. including skinned and
boiled. have been advanced. but heavy
backs and short cut pork have been
marked down PC.
The sellers of fresh beef fround 1t i'm
possible TO maintain the recent ad-
vance in prices. in the face of liberal
receipts, and slack demand resulting
from the beef agitation. and therefore
l4c was mark ed off the quotations for
the best cattle. Extra sides, 7 3-4@ScI
good, 14m7'ac: light. 63-467c: heavy
kinds. 10dl01ac; good. 93-4d9 3-4c;
light S34m9c; heavy fores, 8 4d5,ac;
good, 5M5 1-4c; light. 4 3-4M5c.
There is firm market for choice
lambs. but warnings and veals are
quiet but steady. Kentucky sprlngers,
l4@15c; fall lambs, 12hM13c year
lings, lie; mnttOns, 0011c; veals, 7Q9c;
fancy, 10c.
There is only quiet trade in poultry,
though prices are steady. especially for
good lots of fresh killed. Western
frozen turkeys, 10000: native roasting
chickens, ESQ SOC; large frozen western
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