Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-28
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

mont dairy, 26d2Sc.
Cheese is in light supply for choice
and stocks are being steadily reduced
Prices are firmly held at: York state
II 3-4dl5c; Vermont, 14Q 14lac.
Eggs have been very steady, both
here and in the west, and prices are I'M
changed. Choice hennery and nearby,
23624c: eastern extras, 20u21c; west
ern. 19020c.
| The local fruit and vegetable market
continues to improve. Business has
been remarkably good in view Of the
| generally high range of prices. Pur-
! Cbases for interior accounts have in
Boston March 2J.-Butter Is somet
creased appreciably. and the demand
from nearby sources is considerably
larger than it was.
Apples are somewhat weaker and
cabbagas onions. potatoes and squashes
are easier. String beans do not bring
the high prices they did week or two
ago. but that IS because receipts are
larger and the proportion OF fancy lots
| among the offerings IL small.
Apples have been very quiet and as
receipts have been quite heavy, some
! shading of prices has been necessary
| in order 10 make sales The high price
on fresh arrivals Of No. I Baldwns is
now S2T5: Il was So week or so ago.
Some very good apples are selling at
| SEQ. Current receipts Of No. 2 Bald
wins are running poor and small. and
| sales as low as 81 % have been fire.
quent. There is not much call for kings
and the high quotation is seldom
obtained. Cold storage lots Of green
ings are a little lower than they were
last week. In short, prices Of all kinds
OF apples now favor the buyer.
White potatoes ARE easier. not be-
cause Of large receipts. hut rather be-
cause Of slow demand. Sweet pota
toes are quiet, but steady under light
arrivals. CnbbageS are in good supply
dull and weak. and onions have not
held lip under the large offerings. Gel.
cry is firm and all kinds of greens re
/ main high. SQuashes are heavy. To.
matoes are firm and lettuce is steady,
French white turnips are lower and
| cucumbers are cheaper, but asparagus
remains high and firm. Radishes have
had a sharp rise.
CranberrieS-Cape Cod fancy. SSd9 a
barrel: common to good, $G50@7.5O;
crates. 81 50Q3.5O.
wberrleS-Florida. fancy. 40d50t
a quart: common to good. 2Oca30c.
Potatoes-Aroostook Green noun
talns, 55d51c a bushel; hebrons, 500
;iJc: rose 55G60c; cobblers. COO; sweet
potatoes, Jerseys. S2.25M2.15 a barrel
Vnelands. So. 25d3.15; basket stock. 81
@1.3Ih.
Beans-Southern string beans. green
S250N3 a package; wax, $350Cd4.
Cabbages-Drumhea S1.50 a barrel
savoy. $50 barrel
Celcry-Whte, $l.5o02 dozen
punches: paschal. S30350.
Spinach, 50 23a2 20 a barrel
kale $l.5O barrel; dandelions, $l.3TH
also a bushel; beet green's, 81 bushel
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce, 25G50c doz-
en- heads. romano. 81; escarole. 15cM
81: chicory. T5cMS1; mint soc dozen
bunches watercress. 37l.0G0c; parsley
T5c a bushel.
Onions-Natve, 81 25@1 80 a bushel
Cuban Bermudas, 81 crate; Spanish
S3M3.5O a crate; leeks, GOM11c a dozen
punches.
Souashes-Marrow 50 a barrel; hub
bard, $50 ton.
Tomatoes Hothouse. 60GIOc a lb
southern, S30l3.5O a crate.
Turnips--Ycllow, S125d 30 bar
rel; French white, 75ctq$1,25 a bag
white eggs and fats. 5O@ 75c bushe.
Observation-Disclosures Cali
fornia. S6u1O a dozen lunches; cucum-
bers, So. 50u 10 a box; carrots, S5cdS1 q
bushel; parsnps. SlM1.50 bushel, rad
iShes, $2Gl250 a box; beets, 60u75c a
bushel bunch beets. $1m1.50 a dozer
lunches; peppers 50 crate; elephants
So a crate: oyster plants. S1.15 a dozen
punches: okra. SO q crate: oyster plants
SIZE a dozen punches: okra, So crst to
California caulifowers, S3af4 a crate
artlchokes, $2.5OM3 bushel; dollhouse
rhubarb, &c pound.
There Is an easier market for pork
provisions with bean pork, lean end;
and medium backs, fresh and corned
shoulders and boiled hams lower.
Fresh beef is quiet with trade slow
and dealers finding 1t hard to get asking
prices. Extra sides, heavy, S@Shc
good. TiaMSc; light 7G71ac; heavy
kinds, 1Ofd1Olsc; good. 9 3-40I1Oc light
9d9ac heavy fores, 6M6itc; good, 51s@
Co. light, 5M5iac.
Lambs and yearlings have cleane ed up
well. Prices have advanced sharply
in consequence. but veals are steady
and unchanged Spring lambs. 12hn
&c. yearlings. 90lOc; muttons, SQl0c
vesls. 1OQl2c; fancy, 13c.
The supply Of fresh killed poultry Is
short, and a frmer tone has been de
veloped. Frozen stock Is offering free
". mostly from the west. and meet,
with ready sale at full prices Fresh
killed western turkeys, 17M19c: native
broller chickens. 2-lb, 80Q32c; fowls
1511fc: western broilers, 1S60Oc
fowls. 14Q15c; geese, l1M13c: ducks, !.
T14c: frozen western turkeys, l761Sc
fancy chickens, 1bdlsc: medium
chickens, 13Qf14c; fowls, l3@14c.
Hay Is very scarce and firm fol
choice, but low grades are overstock ed
and prices are being shaded: straw |,