Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-27
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


Boston, June 28.--Butter is steady.
with moderate receipts and fair de
mand. The jobbing prices are: Choice
Dorthern creamery, 24M25c; western
creamery, 23d24c; Vermont dairy, %
@23c.
There is an easier market for cheese,
though prices do not show any marked
change. Receipts are increasing, nnc
the quality is steadily improving. York
state, 12G13c; Vermont, 12D12hc.
Eggs are steady for choice lots, but
the hot weather has made the demand
light, while it has not improved the
quality. Choice hennery and nearby,
20d22c; eastern extras, 10M20c; west
ern, 16M1sc.
There has been d material expansion
in the movement of fruits and veg
etables during the past week, and for
the first time this season trading has
been somewhere nearly OF normal
volume for this time of the year. There
are but few things that have not shared
IN the activity.
The feature Of the week In vegetables
has been big slump in old potatoes.
Early in the week prices were cut 10c
Il bushel. and on Friday there was an
other tumble this time of 2Oc a bushe.
There was no explanation of the weak
ness other than that new southern stock
Is coming along freely and receivers
were anxious to clean up supplies Of
old stock. Asparagus continues in good
demand and there ore hardly enough
fancy string beans to meet the demand.
Cabba9es are fairly active ard cucum
hers are moving steadily. Marrow
squashes ore in good request, and to-
ma toes go we'll Onions are quieter
and somewhat easier than they have
been Peas are scarce and In active de.
mand Spinach. lettuce. radshes and
rhubsrb remain easy, and new beets
have a downward tendency.
Apples-Ren Davis. So 5OcTc. IS a par.
rel; northern spies. S4d6; No. | Bald
wins. S607; No. russets. S4q5: No. .
Iussets. So: box fruit, 81 soap.
Berries-B lackberTies, North Caro-
lima. 126f l4c quart; strs wberries, Jer-
| sey. 120i 15c a quart; Delaware, liza l5c;
Maryland 9G12c; Baltimore. 1od13c,
Canteloupes-Florida $2'0td3 a
crate: California S5m65o
Cherries california, SPAS iO-lb
box.
Peaches-Lalfornia, S175 a box.
Plums-Californa clymaps, S2.25@
$50 a four-basket crate.
Waterm elons-Florida. 35d40c each.
Pota Green noun
teins. 5Od55c hushel: Dakota reds, AZ
assoc; Bliss. 40045c; new southern
stock. S2.50d3 barrel; sweet pota toes.
North Carolina. S4d4 80 a crate.
Asparagus-Natlve S1M2 dozen
lunches.
Beans--String beans, southern green
S2G2.50 a basket; wax. S2M2,50.
Cahba ges- Southern, 81 5nd2 crate
or barrel
CucumherS-Hothouse $263.50 a
box Florida. S1d1 % a crate.
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce 15M4Oc dozen
heads; romaine 81: escarolo, 75c@sl;
chiccory. 81: watercress. 40c dozen
lunches: mint 40c; parsley. S2@25o q
bushel.
Onions-Texas. 50. 70 n crate; Ber-
muda. $3.50 a crate; ECyot;Hn. s3d3. 80
two-bushel bag: leeks. S1.5Od2 a doz.
en- punches.
Squa shes-Southern marrow, 50 so q
barrel crate; summer. $3.50 n crate
Toma toes-Hothouse. 10H15c ID
Florida. s25Nd3 a crate. Mississippi
SOcd$l a fiat crate.
Turnips-Yelow, 81 barrel; French
white, 50 bng: bunch white turnips
5Od75c dozen punches.
Spinach. 2od3Oc a
bushel rhubarb. 40c a bushel box
teets, 50 bushel; bunch beets. 6oCq75<
dozen lunches carrots, S1.7Gd2 q
hushel; bunch carrots. 81 a dozen bunch
es; elephants. So a crate; oyster plants
S101 80 dozen lunches; parsnips. sea
$50 bushel; southern peas, S2d2 &c
basket; peppers. 81 crate: radishes
2Od3Oc a hushe box: celery. 25O63 n
+ dozen punches: okra. So a crate; mush
$ rooms. $1,5o02.50 basket; cauli
2 flowers. $2.50I4 basket.
All barrel backs were marked down
25c and raw leaf lard Is also quoted -4C
lower Otherwise there We're but few
changes in the pork market.
Beef prices have fiuctuated consider
Y ably, though recovering somewhat from
t the lowest point Both shippers and
, dea lers are endeavoring to keep the
l market on high level in the face OF
heavy receipts and light demand, ant
Higher prices are predicted. Extrs
> sides, heavy, 9d9 l-4c; good. SLaMS 3-4c
T., light. SnS lac: heavy binds. 10 81 IA
lie; good 10M10lac Hight. 0H@9 SAC
heavy fores. I 1-407ifc: good, 8 3-4@7c
light, GhG6 3-4c.
, Lambs nrc somewhat easier, and year
: lngs and veals are quiet at the recent
e decline. Spring lambs. $50 l5c; year
e lngs, 0611c: muttons, 10M1Ic: veals
9 10M1lc; fancy, l2c.
Broier chickens are In better supply
and there is also an easier market fo
western iced fowl. The current quota
tons are: Native broiler chickens. q
@3Oc; western broilers. 2OM23: fresl
: killed northern fowls, lGG17c: western
A iced fowls. l4Rd15c; native ducks, 15Q
;. 17c,
4 Hay is quiet but slightly flrmer: straw
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