Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

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creamery ia not overplenliful and prices
Ire fairly steady. The jobbing quota.
lions arc: Choice northern creamery,
eIAG2S1hc, western creamery, $50
27e; dairy, 24@2oc.
Cheese continues firm, with very lit
tie change i6r the week. York state.
13a14c; Vermont, 12ha@13lac.
Choice fresh gathered eggs are very
firm, but western are irregular in quail
ity, and prices sympathi@e. Choice
hennery and nearby, 2402Gc: eastern
extras, 21@23c: western, l6019c.
business in fruits and vegetables has
aeen better in the local market than ii
was during the two previous weeNS.
The demand from summer resorts has
been good and the purchases by the
local distributing trade have been as
large as they ever are in vacation time.
The demand has been well distributed
Both supplies and prices are season
able.
Apples are quiet; there are not
great many here. and. like all early ai
rivals, the quality of the new ones +,
not very good. There has been AN eX
cellent demand for all kinds of Der
ries. CanteloupeS are in good demand
and there Is a steady movement of cur
rents. Peaches have grown much
cheaper under increased arrivals and
sell well, California pears are now 10
The market, but are too expensive 10 be
popular. Plums are going well and
Waterm elons have been active.
Potatoes are little lower than they
have been. but the market is not easy.
The demand is good aud the indica
tons point to higher prices. String
beans are plenty and very cheap.
though in good request CabbaEes are
a little firmer. Lettuce has gone up
little, but II is still reasonable Gu
cumhers sell steadily al $l50125o for
dollhouse lots. Onions sell well and
squashes are going somewhat more
freely than they did recently. Turnip,
are shade irmer than they were. To
matoes are getting more plenty and
cheaper every day. Pears are scarce.
Green corn IS in fairly good supply and
moderately active at $3.50 box New
beets and carrots are plenty and cheap.
Apples-Norfolk green, S1Wl.5O 4
basket; Delaware SlG1.75 basket.
NATURALIZATION 11Ml1c q
quart; blueberries, l6G20c a quart
Eooseberries, 9411c quart; raspber
berries, 12Ca 1Sc a quart.
Cantaloupes-North Carolina, So %
rate: Arizona, pony crates. So: stand
ard crates, 81: California, pony crates,
"a standard crates, $3.50
Cherries-Native 10Nd15c pound.
Curra nts---Nat1ve. l2c q quart; York
state, 10Q12e.
Peaches-California. boxes, $1@1.50;
four basket crates, $3.50; Georgia, $3.50
as carrier.
Pears-CaLlfornia, S9,50di a box.
Plums-Callfornla $1.75@2.T5 four
basket crate.
Waterm elons-As to size and quality,
25di4oc apiece,
Potatoes-Norfolk and eastern
shore. 50 25Q2 so barrel sweet pota
toes, North Carolina, S4d4.5o a crate,
Beans--String beans, native green,
J0c6S1 n bushel: wax. soc.
Cabbages Native. T5ccnS1 barrel.
Cucum dollhouse, S150Cd250 a
box; Norfolk. 75c0S1.25 basket.
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce. &c box; TO
maine, SOC a dozen heads; chicory. 500
T5c; escarole, 75c@S1; watercress, 40c
a dozen punches; mint, 25c; parsley,
1910 a bushel.
Onious--Native sets, 81 a bushel;
new southern, sl.5061.75 a basket
egyptian. $950d3.75 two-bushel bag;
Spanish $SQ3 % crate; leeks, I5c
dozen punches.
SquasheS-Native summer, 5G7 each;
iouthern marrow. Sl60 crate.
othouse, 15020c a ID;
Jersey. So 2503 a crate; Norfolk 50 a
crate.
Turnips -Yellow S1.75 barrel;
bunch white, 25c a dozen punches.
Miscellaneous-Bee SOC bushel;
bunch beets. 2Oc dozen punches; car
rots, S1.70d2 a bushel; bunch carrots,
2,lc dozen lunches; bunch parsnips.
eI5O a dozen punches; green corn, $3.50
box: eggplants, 81 crate, peas. 50
bushel: peppers. $3.50 crate; radishes,
Toe box; rhubarb, COO box; spinach
soc bushel; celery, 25cCd$l a bunch;
okra, So a crate; mushrooms, $1.50a2 80
a basket, caul1owers. 81 a dozen heads.
No change Ia noted in the prices Of
pork provisions, the market being
steady at full quotations.
Fresh-besf has been quiet but steady.
prices being unchanged. Extra sides.
lOd1Ohc; good, 8 Lao 3-4c; light, sis
G9c; heavy kinds, IL 1-4412 3-4c; good.
II l-4@l2c; light, 10 l-4d1lc; heavy
fores, 3-4IS 14c; good, 7M71ac; light,
lao 3-4c.
There has been a slightly better
small advances in prices on the best
stock. Spring lambs lWTl2Hc; fall
lambs, e91Oc; yearlings, SG0c; NUT
tons, sld9hc; vesls, 10Ml2c.
Broiler chick ems have declined un.
der heavy receipts, but fowls are in de.
mand at steady prices. Native broler
chickens, 2OQ22c; western brolers, is
a2Oc; fresh killed northern fowls, Is
1l8c; western iced fowls, l4dfl5c; ma.
tive ducks, l5d17c.
Hay and straw are barely steady, the
demand being very dull and receivers
are finding 1t difficult to get outside
prices; millfeed is very firm with an
active demand especially for mixed
feed, Hay, choice, S26 No. I, $24;