Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-16
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

steady. but receipts are increasing. and
only the best fresh made will bring full
prices. The jobbing prices are: Choice
northern crea Iiery, 26M2Tc; western
creamery, 23@26c; Vermont dairy, 23M
BIC.
Receipts of Eggs have fallen off some
what, and the market is little firmer,
though the cold storage movement has
prevented any change in prices in the
consumptive market Choice hennery
end nearby, 2lM22c; eastern extras, l9p
2oc western. 1Sm19c.
Cheese IL steady, with both the de
mand and tho supply small. New York
twins, fancy. 14iaM14 3-4c; fair to good,
13Mt4c; Nelrnont twins, fancy, IA Ia
n14hc; fair % good, 13M14c
Apples hare been only moderately ac-
tive, but supplies are not heavy and
prices, particularly for fancy fruit, are
we'll maintain The season for cram.
berries is virtually over Only few
arc being received and shipments will
soon cease a, .ogether. They bring such
high prices that sales are naturally
very small. Stra wberries continue to
run very poor, and sales have been gen
orally al very low prices.
Asparagus continues in good demand,
but supplies have been large and prices
are considerably lower. String beans
IRE much more plenty and considerably
cheaper than they were. Cabbages are
firm under light offerings and cucum-
bers have gone a little higher because
of smaller receipts. Dandcllons are
plenty and cheap. but the offerings Of
other kinds of greens are none too large
for the demand. Squashes are steady
and turnips firm, but tomatoes and rhu
barb are easy. Southern peas have
gone down little. Beets. carrots and
! rarsnps are firm.
Apples-Ren Davis. eastern. S36
$50 BARREL western. S4d450; north
ern spies. S3G45O; No. Baldwins,
fresh arrivals. S350Q4 20: cold storage
lots, SKU5 No. Raldwins. So 2502 -;
greetings, So .J0M3 %: No. russets.
S3.50CI4 80; No. Q rlissetS, S2025O box
fruit, S161.1C.
22c a quart; fancy. 3Jc; Norfolk. 300
SIC.
Observation-Disclosures Green noun
tains, S5I1SSc bushel. hebrons. S5c;
rose, s0QS5c; cohblers, o0c; new Flor,
idas. $5GIJ.50 a barrel. sweet potatoes.
Vinelands, S3M4 a barrel: North Caro-
lima S303.50 crate: basket stock,
$12jM2.
Asparagus-Jersey. S316 a dozen
lunches; Charleston. S204.
Beans-Southern string beans. green.
$1.1502 a basket: wax, S1.75Q2.75.
Cabbag es-Old drumhead. 50 a bar,
rel; new southern, S2.5OM275 a crate.
i. Cucumbers-Native dollhouse, S3M
$50 box; Florida, 50 .5Cd3 a crate.
Greens-Spnach, S2d225 n barrel
kale Sl.50 a barrel: dandeions. 50Q
Coo a bushel beet greens. $10125 a
bushel.
Lettuce. etc.-Lettuce. 5OcG$1 a doz
en- heads; romaine, 81; escarole, 7jcG$I
chicory, 75c0Sl. mint. 4O6l50c dozen
heads; watercress. 50075c; parsley
S1.7502 a bnshel.
Onions-Texas. S2Qi2.2 5 a crate: Ber.
midas, S2d2 % a crate Egyptian. 50 u
a 2-bushel bag; leeks, SO a dozen
punches.
Squa shes-Natve hubbard, $50 Il
ton; summer, $3.50 crate
Tomatoes-Native hothouse 2C03Oc
Il pound, southern, Sl.7jGl2.50 q crate
Turnips-Yellow, Sl.75d2 a barrel
French white, s1Ml 80 bag; white
eggs and flats 500 755c q hushe; buncl
turnps. S1.2J a dozen punches.
Miscellaneous-Whi celery, $50
2.25 a dozen punches; rhuharh, 4G6c ,
pound; beets, 75cG$l a bushel buncf
heets. 81 .50G2 dozen lunches: car
rots. $1Tl.25 bushel; bunch carrots
81 dozen punches; elephants. 81 :
crate: oyster plants, 9l01,5O dozer
lunches; parsnips, S1@125 a bushel
southern peas. 81 SOAP a basket. pep
3 perS, So crate; radishes, $1.50@2 ,
box; okra, So a crate; mushrooms. 81 90
M2.50 basket.
There Is very firm market for porl
provisions, with higher prices ex
pected.
, Fresh beef is quiet but fairly stead,
at unchanged prices. Extra sides
, heavy. SH@S SAC; good, 73-40S 1-4c
light, 70Tlac; heavy binds. '0hQ
10 3-4c; good, 93-4d1O 1-4c; light, "a
a1ac; heavy fores, 6laGl6 3-4c; good
53-4@6 lac: light, 5Q5hc
Mutton-Extra western. 901Oc; com
, mon to good. case: warnings. good T.
choice. western, l0Mllc lambs west
ern. 13I131ac; veals. choice eastern, i
: Ql11c; fair to good, SGi9c: common, ga
' &c.
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed north
ern and eastern fowls, choice, lGc; CON
e mon to good, 14@l5c; nearby broilers
=. 35q3Sc; pigeons, 75cdS1 80 dozer
o squads, $2d2,50 a dozen; western Ice
: packed turkeys, 14@15c; fowls. choice
14614hc; common to good. 13614c
old cocks, l01zc; frozen turkeys. cbolc,
. 1Galac; good, l4Q15c capon. 16a17c
chickens, soft roasting, 15G16c; fair I
i. good l2@l4c; fancy broiers, lsQ22r
, fowls, choice. lac; common to good 1od
= 13c.
There has been great broadenlp
in wheat speculation, the public havlr
come into the market to an extent no