Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-21
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Products
In Demand


supplied, while trade Is quiet. The
jobbing prices are: Choice northern
crea merry 24G25c; western creamery,
23M24c.
Old cheese is cleaning UP slowly, but
prices are well sustained. New cheese
takes wide range as to quality. York
state, 15M151sc; Vermont, l4M15c new
cheese, 1G012c.
Under lighter receipts and fair de-
mand for consumption prices OF eggs
have advanced about &C. Chfce hen
merry and nearby. 2ld22c; eastern ex-
tras, 10000; western, 17iaM1oc.
The market is still well supplied
with maple products. especially with
compound and adulteratcd goods. The
best maple syrup is quoted at $4,000
gallon, with ordinary at 50MG5c gallon.
Sugar sells at 10c for small cakes, sac
for large cakes and case for bricks and
pals.
The local fruit and vegetable market
Is well supplied and fairly active, and
prices are easy. Good crops OF apples
and peaches are expected this year.
The apple trees arc blossOming finely
in this state. and favorable advices
expects big crop of peaches and tho
Georgia crop promises 70 be a record
breaker. Cold weather has hurt the
trees slightly in parts Of Georgia. but
the damage has been small and many
new trees have come into bearing this
year to add to the production 1t is esti-
mated that COCO carloads will be
shipped; that compares with 1000 car
loads last year and much lower prices
may he expected.
Southern. greenhouse and native gar
den truck are plenty. Prices are lower
all along the line. and seem likely to go
still lower as the weather has been
favorable for q large product. Cab
bages. spinach dandclions. cucumbers.
rhubarb. string beans and asparagus
are reasonab bic. Lettuce is plenty and
cheap.
Apples Russets. S150N72 30 barrel
Baldwins. fancy Massachusetts, cold
storage, S3M4; No. Maine, Sl.75d2
mixed Maine. S1.oOd -: No 9, STA
| % black oxfords. S1.25M 80 north
ern spies, $l5oM250 Ben Davis, 81
M1.5O
Stra W berries Norfolk, Helms. lS0
25c quart other varieties, l3Nrl6c: Ten
ncssce, 11mlSc.
Aspnra gus Native. S3n4 80 box Jer-
sey. S2m3 dozen lunches
Beans-String beans. southern green.
SIMl 30 basket: wax. S1.5002 %.
Cabba ges-Southern. 75r0S1.5O n
crate.
Cclcry-Florda washed. 81 o56f1 80
dozen punches.
ucumbers-IIothouse extras. $3.50
box: No. |. So; medium $2Gl2 80: No. 2.
S1.5Nd2; F!o,Aas. 81 25M 30 basket
Spinach. native. 35M5Oc
buShel; Providence, 81 barrel; kale, 40
@5Oc Dushel; dandelions. 2Ud3Oc bush
ell; beet greens. 81 bushel.
Lettuce, etc--Lettuce. S161 30 box
romaine 71C1,IS1 dozen heads: escarole
75c; chicory, 81; watcrcrcss. 4Od6Oc
dozen lunches mint. 75cMSl: parsley
81. T5M2 bushel.
Onions-Texas. S1.50 crate: Ber-
muda 81 25GI1.50 crate; Egyptians, So
M3.25 bag: lceks. iOdI5c dozen punches
Rhubarb-Nativc. :Ocm$l box.
Southern marrow. $1,000
4 crate; summer. 75cMSl crate.
Tomatoes TIothouse. 20do:,c pound:
Florida. SoG35O carrier.
Turnips Yellow, Sl.75Io barrel:
French white. S25OG3 bag.
Miscellaneous -RcetS. sc hushel:
new bunch hects. S1Ml.5O dozen bunch
eS; carrots. I:Jc hushel; new bunch car
rotS. I5c6iSl dozen lunches; ecgplants.
seas crate; oyster plants. STA % dozen
punches; parsnips, 5N0T5c bushel; peas.
l2iM2 basket; peppers. $l.15G92 -
carrier; radiShos. SlTl50 box: okra.
sl.5O crate; mushrooms, Sod3 basket,
artichokes, STA LOO Dushrl.
Smoked hams and bacon are marked
up and hriskcts are lower. but other
pork prices are unchanged
Fresh beef has been steady. no
change being noted in prices, though
the market has heen generally qriet and
easy. Buyers are still holding off 20
some extent. though values seem 10
have settled around i0i2c as the top for
the best cattle. Extra sides, 1OdlOIac:
good 9ian lOc; light. 9M9iec heavy
binds. lll2Ml2c; good HAL lac; light
10i20llc; heavy fores, S'am9c: good. :
@Siec; light, 7i3@Sc
There is firm market for lambs and
yearlings. with veals easy; prices are
unchanged. Choice lambs. 13i2Ml4c:
yearlings. lOt6llc; muttons. l1Mloi.c:
veals, 9Illc.
Choice lots Of western fowl continue
to advance, and there is a good demand
at the higher level, Other kinds of
poultry are steady and unchanged
Western turkeys. 1920: native broier
chickens. 30H135c: western broicrs. Is
G20c; native roasting chickens, 2Sn3oc,
northern fowl. l5M Ice: western chick
ems, 15@1Sc: western fowl. 14,sMl5lsc:
native pigeons, Sl,50a2 dozen; squads.
I2M250 dozen
Hay and straw are firm. mill feed is
in fair demand, prices being slightly
easier for wheat feeds and n shade
tirmer for others Hay. choice. S2l 10
M22; No. /. $40. 5Odr2l lower grades. SIS
GIS.50; rye straw, SIT; cat straw. $ll.
May wheat declined quite sharply
during the past week. under consider
able liquidation Of the May option hy
the holders. Armour is reported TO have