Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-19
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Products
In Demand


quotations are: Choice northern cream
cry, 3l632c; western creamery, 30M
Bic.
The best lots Of September cheese are
In light supply and prices are firmly
held. York state, 10 1-2M16 lie; YER
mont, IA 1-2015 l-2c.
Eggs have broken very badly under
full receipts and lower markets in New
York and the west. Choice hennery
and nearby, 220l23c; eastern extras, 20
Gl21c; western, 1SG19c.
The wholesale apple market has been
almost demoralized. For .on. time
local dealers have had on hand more
apples than they needed and they have
tried hard to sell them, but their hold
ings have not decreased much. In the
past few days they have made sharp
cut in prices; this has increased the
demand somewhat, but the shipments
from the country have been coming in
steadily and the local supply is still as
large as ever and dealers are willing TO
accept the best price offered. The out
i''N - il'l very tlCOuI az nv d y
pie season will last until about the mid.
die Of June and there will he great
rush to sell for fear that the fruit will
not he good as late as that: consequently
higher prices seem unlikely.
Except for apples the local fruit and
vegetable market is In fairly good
shape. The demand for vegetables IS
gradually expanding with the approach
OF spring. Fruits have been shade
quicter, but they arc far from duiL
Cranberries are gradually working ont.
although there is plenty Of ordinary
stock; good berries sell readily GtS1ln
Is a barrel and So 7:Tn4 a crate. tut
there is no demand ia speak Of for poor
lots. Receipts of strawberries have in-
creased n little but they are not plenty
enough to bring about much lower
prices.
The market has been quite we sup
piled with southern and greenhouse
truck. String beans alone are really
scarce, but II Is little early for large
supply Cahbages are yer! plentiful
and cheap. Celery is not very plenty
/ and prices are rather stiff. but cUrum-
bers are in good supply and easy. rho
market is overstocked with kalc, hut
spinach and other greens are well clean
ed up. Spinach is Of good quality. on
/ ions are weaker, but no lower than
/ they have been White turnips are n
| bit easier, but yellow ones are firmer.
! Rhubarb is getting more plenty Pota-
/ toes do not change much: the arrivals
are rather small, but quite sufficient
| for wants. Primary markets are firm
Apples-Kings. S2.5Od3 30 barrel;
russcts. s1.2511.75; Raldwins, fancy
! Massachusetts,. So. SOAP rs: No / Maine
So; mixed Maine. $l.5oNll.75; No. .. 81
al. %; greetings. No. 1. St5OM l.15
No. ., $l0 %; blue pearmains. SIZE
also; black oxfords. 81 25dl 30; Ber
ais; spies. S2d3.
Potatoes-Aroostook Green noun
tains. Sec bushel; sweet potatoes. vine
lands, $3.50 barrel and s2m225 basket
Beans-String beans. southern green
S3.50Q4 basket; wax. s404,5O
Cabba ces-Native drum head. S5c0
81 barrel savoy. $l.50 barrel; red. S
box; new southern stock, $l.25d1 .5(
barrel crate.
Cucum bers-IIothousc extras 81
box: NO /, $500; common to good, 81 81
&C.
Cclery-California S1.50dc dozel
punches; Boston market, S3Gl4.
Cr,i,n n.
barrel; kale. southern, GC,u7 barrel
dandeions. dollhouse, 81 25dil.50 bush
cl; beet greens, dollhouse. 15c hushel.
Lettuce. ctc--Lettuco. 800 zoe box
romaine, 81 dozen heads: cscarole. I5c
chicory, 81; vatercress, 75c dozel
lunches; mint, 75cM$1; parsley. ST.
@15o bushel
Onions-Native, slM1.l5 bushel: Gu
ban. $202.25 crate: Spanish, larg
crates. 81 IS: small crates, Sl.50; leeks
4cd50c dozen lunches.
SQuas $S0090 ton.
Demonstrations, 4Oc pound
Florida. s.. 5Otd350 carrier
Turnips-iellow, 1925 barrel
French white, S2,50d3 bag; white egg
and flats, 81 5Od LIS bushel
Miscellaneous Brussels sprouts, 100
lSc quart; beets. 1jc bushel; hothous
bunch bects, S225i12,5o dozen lunches
carrots. 100000 bushei; elephants, )
crate oyster plants, $1dl,25 doze
punches; parsnips, 15cnSl bushel; per
pcrs S. carrier; radishes. Sl.50 box
okra. $50 crate: mushrooms, S2M2.j
| basket; caulifowers. S2Q2.2 % crate
artichokes. SlT5 bushel; rhubarb, no
house &c pound.
No change Is noted in the prices c
pork provisions.
Fresh beef has been advanced l-2c /
the asking price. The local market
dull and statesmen are finding II yer
difficult to obtain the advance insiste
| upon by shippers. Extra sides. S /
. a0c; good, Sas l-2c; light 7l-2aS(
heavy hiEds, lOul0 l2c, good, 8 l2l
l0c light. 90o lee heavy fores, II
: lie; good l2d1c; light G0G 10
Lambs are steady and unchanged
veas are quiet but firm. Choice lamb
l1ml3c; ycarlinGs. 9d10 lee mutton,
9Mllc; veals, II Ira - he.
Choice lots OF fresh killed poultry AZ
firm and in good demand. ChoiC
northern chickens, either roasting
brolers, are firm and higher. Wester
turkeys. 10000: native broiler chicl
| ems, 2SM30c; western broiers, lSa2O
2 western capons, lSm2oc; native roastln