Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-13
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, June 12.--Butter has eased
OIL a little under the influence Of larger
receipts, and a still further decline is
anticipated. The quotations are:
Choice northern creamery 241t025hc;
western creamery, 23i4di2Ihc. Vermont
dairy, 22Q23c.
New cheese is steady; old cheese Is
well cleaned up, but the little offering
is selling at good prices. York state, 10
@13hc; Vermont, 12kQ13c; old, 14hc,
The demand for eggs Is quiet and sup
plies are liberal and somewhat easier
tone is noted in the market. Choice
hcnnery and nearby, 2OM2fc; eastern
extras, 19M2Oc; western, raise.
Business in the local fruit and vege.
table mark ct does not improve much.
Some kinds Of garden truck have be
come fairly plenty and reasonable and
trading In them has been little live
ller, but fruits are as scarce and as
high as ever. and hence dull Straw
berries have sold well. though they
have been rather scarce and high. The
season for cantaloupes. cherries and
peaches has hardly started. Apples are
scarce, high and quiet.
Potatoes. under an increa sed demand,
have grown quite firm. New southern
stock continues to come forward slow
ly, and the few fancy lots have ready
sne. Sweet potatoes are scarce, high
and ina ctive. The receipts Of asparagus
have been small and prices have had an
upward tendency. String beans con-
tinue high. but they sell WELL
Cabbages have been coming in freely
lately, and are gradually working down
TO the normal level for this season of the
year. CUcumbers are cheaper and
more plenty and spinach aud lettuce are
much lower than they have been. On
ions are active and tending higher
Texas and Bermuda stock readily
fetches $3.50 a crate and Egyptians are
about 25c bag higher. Tomatoes and
turnips are firm; summer sQuashes re-
main easy. Old beets, carrots and
parsrips are getting scarce, and peppers
"uu tEEpidhtS S4t hot as pieHtJ aS tbty
have been.
Appes-Ben Davis. So 5Gag4 a barrel;
northern spies, s4M5: No. Baldwins,
S5M6; No. ] iusSets. S4m5; No. rus
sets. G25Od3: box fruit, S102.
rawherries--Delaw ware. i4016c u
Quart; Maryland. 124I5 Norfolk, 12c
Potatoes--Aroostook Green noun
tains. 7Jds0c a bushei: hebrons. TJ0
soc; Dakota reds, 70NI 5c; bliss, roc
new Florida, Sj(dG q barrel sweet po-
tatoes North Carolina, S404.5o a crate;
Ninelands. 81. 2502.50 basket.
Asparagus-Native S2d3 dozen
punches; Jersey, $506.
BeanS-String beans, southern,
green, S3.5O0i4 a basket: wax. So 5CG>!
Cabha ges-Southern, 81 SOAP a bar
rel or crate.
Observation-Disclosures. $213.50 a
box; Florida, S1.5S12 crate.
Grcers-SpLach, 2O030c a bushel
kale, soc busbel.
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce. 15Cd0c a doz-
on heads; romalnc. 81: escaroie, 73cGSl
chicory. 81. watercress. 40c dozen
punches; mint. toe: parsley, 50 bushel
Onions-TeXas, $3.50 a crate: Ber-
mudas, go a crate: Egyptians, 1925
$3.50 a 2-bushel bag; leeks, 81 5o,Qo
dozen punches.
quashes-Native hubbard. $50 ton:
southern marrow, $250N3 barrel
summer sQuashes. $l.50 Il crate
Tomatoes-Hothous 25c a pound;
southern, S3.30dt5o a crate
Turnips-Yclow, S275 Il barrel:
French white, 81 bag, white bunch
turnips, $lM 40 dozen punches.
Mlscellareous--Rh ubarb. 50060c q
bushcl box. berts, 81 % bushel: bunch
heets. Sl@l.25 dozen lunches: car
rots, $1.-EM2 a bushni; bunch carrots. 81
a % dozen punches: elephants. So a
crate; oyster plants, S1@ 80 dozen
parsnips, 80 hushel south
ern peas, 81 basket peppers. 81 q
crate; radishes, 20li30c Il bushel box:
celery, $3.50 dozen lunches: okra. So a
crate mushrooms, $l.N0M2 so a basket:
caulif1owers. S250Gi3 a basket
Pork provisions are firm and I'M
changed with Il very good demand OH
account of the high price O" +.
Fresh beef has shown 81. advance
Of fully 1iac. The Chicago pack ers are
having trouble with their shippers re-
garding payment for condemned COWS,
and until this Is settled the supply Of
COW beef will be very much reduced.
Steers are AZ plenty as ever. the adj
vance in that grade being based on the
cheaper beef with which il does not,
as matter Of fact, compete. Extra
sides. heavy, Gag 1Oc; good 969hc;
light, $4,000; heavy kinds. 11l-4G
II Sc; good, 10hM11c: light. lo@
1okc; heavy fores. 73-4@S l-4c; good,
TACT 3-4c light, 7M714c.
Lambs are firm at the advance. but
yearlings and veal are steady and I'M
changed at: Spring lambs. 15017c:
yearlings. 1lm12c; muttons, 1OGl2c;
veals, 10Ql2c; fancy, 13c.
Poultry is easier. Native broller
chickens, 850i3Sc; western broilers. 256l
soc; fresh killed northern fowls. l5b
01l6c; western iced fowls. 15m15hc:
native ducks. 1hM11c.
Hay and straw are quiet but firm.
IL duh and easy. with a very
quiet demand. Hay, choice. 500; No. |,
500 .50024; lower grades. SlGM22: rye
straw. $13.5O@l4; oat straw. $l0Q11.