Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-15
IN HUB MARKETS
quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

"N'''ih creamery, zOW1OC, UdlTy, Z0W
25c.
Cheese is quiet but firm for choice
York state, 12h@l3kc; Vermont, IL ia
Q12hc.
The egg market Is rather unsettled,
but quotations are very strong for
! choice fresh Choice hennery and near
by, 27d29c; eastern extras, 2362ec;
western, 17Q10c.
Captaloupes aud all kinds Of small
fruit have been scarce and high In the
local market, but those conditions
seem not to have restricted the demand
and business in that part Of the market
as whole has been as good MS il
usually Is at this time Of the year. The
mountain and seashorc resorts are the
main outlet for fruits at this season.
Supplies Of vegetables are seasonahly
large, prices are reasonable and the
demand, though largely local, is very
good
There Is a good demand for apples
but not many are coming along and
prices are rather high Supplies Of Der.
ries have been 20 light that they have
cleaned up quickly. The demand for
cantnloupes IL rema rka bly, good Ia view
of the generally poor quality and high
prices of the offerings. There are hard
~ enough grapes on hand to make n
market Peaches have been closely
sold up at oil times The arrivals of
pears have not amounted TO much, and
II has not taken much demand TO send
them higher. Plums and watermeons
sell steadily. hut do not change much
In price.
There is good firm market for 20
tatoes, both white and sweet. String
Deans continue plenty and cheap. and
tomatoes have had sharn drop uuder.
heavy receipts. Cablnges are very
firm. but onions have weakened IT,.
tie. Cucunhers tnke n wide rance.
Green corn continues to grow plentier
and cheaper. Native celery has nm.
peared in the market and soils at 81. -
Ml.JO box. SQuashes are IN good sup
ply ana easy Turnips and beets are
steady but new carrots have dropped
Apples Native early varieties. $3.50
"a a barrel; York state astra chaus. 81
6t4.5o barrel; box fruit. Slml.75: .Ier.
sey fruit 81 asa I so n baske,.
Berries--Blackb berries. 1J01Sc a ct:
blueherries. t3Gl5c a quart. raspher.
r!es, l2c a pint.
Cantaloupes--Norfo,k So crate:
North Carolina. S4dL4.25 Arizona. pony
crates. 81: standard crates. S.:
Grapes-North Carolina. Delawares.
So a carrier.
Peachrs-C0lifornia. sl.7Jd2 box;
Georgia. S2.5nn4 carrier.
Pears-C0ilforn.a 81 25 a box.
Plums-California. S173G2.75 4.
basket crate.
Waterm eions-As to size and uuality
25G40c apiece.
Potatoes-Jersey, So 7Ia13 a barrel:
Norfolk and eastern shore. $2.5O0i
2.I5: sweet potatoes. North Carolina,
yellow, s4d5 barrel: white, $3.5Od4:
red, S3d4.
Beans-StrIng beans, native green.
5Oc6lSl a bushcl. wax. 5Oc; she'll beans,
native. 81 a bushel.
Cabba ges- Native. ST. a barrel.
Cncumhers-Ifothouse 5Oc6lS2 box,
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce. 35u5Oc a box:
romaine SOC dozen heads chicory. 30
MI5c; escarolc. 15c0Sl. mint, 4Oc a
dozen punches: watercress, 4Oc; pnrs-
ley, l2iac a bushel.
Onlons-Native sets, S1nl.l5s bush.
ell: new southern stock. Si5N0l.7H a
basket: Spanish. small crates. 9Oc6sI;
large crates, S250u275; leeks, 75c
dozen lunches.
SquasheS-Native summer, l02c
each: southern marrow. s1G1.25 a crate.
Tomatoes-Native.$ 81 5Ud2 80 bush
Ell: dollhouse, Sd10c pound: Jersey
and Maryland. 75ds5c a crate.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., s1.7h barrel:
bunch white DC dozen lunches.
observation-disclosures. 50c A bushpl;
bunch beets. zoe dozen lunches; car.
rots, 75cGSl.25 a bushel: bunch car
rots, 25c a dozen lunches; green corn,
75cdS125 a box; eggplon,s. $3.50 a
crate; bunch parsnips. 75c61S1 a dozen
punches; peas. $I1l.23 a bushel: pep.
pers, $3.50 crate: radishes, 5O1 75c a
box; rhubarh, soc box; spinach. SOC a
bushel; celery, native. Sl2oI1.5O 4
box; western, 5os175c a bunch. okra.
So crate; mushrooms. Sl.5OQ2.5 80 a
basket; cauliflowers. 80 dozen heads.
The market for fresh beef is strong,
with small offerings at the advance.
Extra sides. Nh610 a-4c: good, 9 LA
93-4c light, Shdac: heavy kinds, 1871
10 I4c; good, II l-4dl2c: light, 10 l-4nt
lie; heavy fores, Sns l4c; good 7dIiac;
light 6 1-4d6 3-4c.
Lambs are very firm; mnttons are
quiet and barely steady: veals are
firm at the recent advance. Spring
lambs, l20l4c; fall lambs. 9dllc,
yearlngs. sdac: muttons, SQ10c; vesls,
lO612Iec.
The market for poultry Is extremely
dull. but prices are being we'll main.
ta!ned. Native broiler chick ems, oOtd
22c; western broliers. 1SQ20c; fresh
killed northern fowls. 16@16hc; west.
ern, iced fowls. 151a616c; native ducks.
15m17c.
Hay Ia very firm, but not auotably
higher; straw Ia easy; millfeed is very
firm, with small offerings and a Quiet
demand Hay, choice. S25; No. |, S23;
lower grades, S185od22; rye straw, STA
61350; oat straw, $40
The Boston packers have made
larger kill OF hogs during the past week,
the total kill reported being FL 800 hogs.
The export demand for pork provis ons