Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-07-18
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


ing into storage at full prices. Re
ceipts of choice creamery are rather
smaller The jobbing quotations are:
Choice northern creamery, 2G1aM271ac;
western creamery, 25h@ 261ac; Vermont
dairy, 24m25c.
Cheese is in moderate demand, prices
being firm and unchanged. York
state, 12hM 13c; Vermont, 12iam13c.
Western eggs are coming In poor or
der and prices take wide range rs to
quality. Choice hennery and nearby
are considerably higher than week
ago. Choice hennery and nearby. 230
2Jc; eastern extras, 20M22c: western, 10
0l0c.
The receut favorable weather has
caused larger receipts of Seasonabc
fruits and vegetables. and these with Il
lighter demand nave brought general
ly lower range Of prices Most of the
smaller fruits also are easier. and the
few that remain high arc so only be-
cause they are scarce. CucumberS and
cabbagcS have grown very much Cheap
En- Lettuce is plenty and easy and
new bee;S and carrots are very reason
able.
Apples are dull. 4 few narrols of last
years crop are st.ll in the local coolers.
TaSmaniau fruit is here and has n very
fair sale at S2ium3 n box. The new
southern crop IS very late this season.
Only n fcw scattering lots have been
received from virginia; at this time
last year Jersey apples We're here.
Rackberres are plenty. but most Of
them not very GOOD. Blurherries are
still rather high. Raspberres are
scarce. There ar" not n great many
strawberries in the market the native
supply being pretty we'll exhausted.
Cantelo1peS are easy. The quotations
on California stock are fon good ship
ping fruit; ripe lots 70 ahou; 81 a crate
lower.
Potatoes have been steady. but the
demand has not been very brisk. APP
parontly the retailers still Lave good
many Old potatocs, for they are not buy
ing the new ones very freely. Ma
tive cahhagcs are taking the place of
weak. Native string beans are plenty
and are preferred to thoSr from the
south Egyptian onions nre in good de-
mand: few natives have appeared in
the market. but they are snail Toma-
toes are scarce, and fancy ripe lots
have II ready sale at good prices
SquasheS are Iull and easy. Native
peas arc cheap.
ppes-NoriherH spies. s5M7 bar
rel: No. | russalS. seas: domestic box
fruit. $l.50d2; Tasmanian. So.5O03.
Apricots-Caifornia, $l1JQ22J a
four-ba>l;et crate.
Observation-Disclosures, 15ml7c ut:
bluehcrl'ios, li420c a quart; gooseber-
rics. 9ullc quart; rasphcrries. pints,
12M 1lc; cups. Sc: stra Wineries. Sdl5c
quart.
Canteloupcs-Florida, S1.15Mo a
crate Georgia. 81 5O6I3 California
pony crates, $40; STANDARD crates,
$3.50.
Currants-Yorl; state, sa1Oc a
quart.
Peachc~-Calforn'a sl.75@2.o5 a
box; Georgia. $3It3.IO a carrier.
Plums--Calitornia Sl15027l a four
basket crate.
Potatoes ArooS'ook Green noun
tains. %1M4Gc bu>hol; Dakota reds, -
assoc; Bliss 2:mG3oc; new southern
stock. $1.1IG12.50 a barrel sweet pota-
toes, North Ca"olnr $+u4.50 a crate.
Beaus--S,ri.G beans. native green.
$50 bushe!; wax. 50 30; southern
green, S1Ml.l0 a basket: wax. S1.50M2
CUcumber>-lIuthou Sl.5oG2 a
box; Norfolk. 15cMS125 a basket.
Cahbnges-Nat.ve. SD barrel,
Long Island, Sl.25 a barrel; Baltimore,
$lMl.25 crate.
Lettuce. etc-Lettuce, 10u13c a box
romaiEr SOC dozen heads; escarole.
71cm$i a dozen heads; chlcoly. 5uCd 15c
dozen heads: mint, he dozen
lunches; watercress, 40, II dozen
lunches: parsley. &c n hushel.
OnionS--Eryp'i3ns. S3.506i4 a two
buShel bag; ieNkS. 81 dozen punches.
SquaS heS--Southern marrow, 50 6
crate; summer. 81 crate.
TomatocS-Iiuthouse lJc pound
Norfolk, S2M2.1p a crate; Mississippi,
Sl.31 crate.
TurnipS--IollDw. S2m2.o a barrel;
French white. J0cn$l bag; white
bunch. 25c dozen lunches.
MiscellaneouS-Bun bcets. 2N03Oc
u dozen lunches; carrots. $l,1JGi2 a
bushel: bunch carrots. 2:,Nr:}5c a dozen
bunchpc. crp,,loptS 81 n fvoto. po.iva
pears. 15cGISi Il hushel: peppers, $3.50 a
crate: radishcs. 71c n box: celery. 25cN
81 n bunch; okra, 81 crate mush-
rooms, S1,5002, 30 Il basket; cauliAower,
native, 80 a dozen.
There is some i'regularity in smoked
meats but other pork provisions are
steady and unch1nged
Fresh beef is very slow Of sale. as the
trade does not "~spoud readily 10 the
last advance in prices. Receipts are
normal. The quotations are: Extra
sides l-4Gil0c; good, Sis09c: light.
: 3-4GiS lie; heavy kinds, II l-4dl2c;
good. 10l=@1lc; light, 9l2M10 Lie;
heavy fores. : l-'"sc: good, Gl2M7c
light, G6iG Lie.
There is Il steady market for lambs
aud yearilngs nj The recent advance
Vcals are steady. Spring lambs. IDA
tic; fall lambs, l2m he: yearlings, 90
1Oc; muttons sGi9c; veals. 1G@11c.
There is an easier market for hroilers.
but western iced fowl are firm and
higher Native broiler chickens. 2GGo
Csc: western broilerS, 22u24c: fresh