Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-12
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Product,
In Demand


tons are: Choice northern creamery,
31Q32c; western creamery, 3Od31c
Cheese is in moderate demand, but as
the supply is small prices are very
firmly held. York state 10 1-2N16 1-2c;
Vermont, ia 1-2M1J 12c.
Eggs have been in light supply and
prices have stlffened up little. partly
on this account and partly owing to the
fact that New York was higher Choice
henncry and nearby, 21M2Sc; eastern
extras, 2GM27c; western, 25M2Gc.
The local fruit and vegetable mar.
ket is gradually working toward
spring basis, both in prices and trad
ing. Garden truck from the south has
been little scarce because Of the cold
weather in that section of the country.
but the market is well stocked with
products from local greenhouses. Local
dealers are not receiving many straw
berries, but larger shipments are OK
pected as soon as warm weather strikes
the south.
The movement Of apples has been
very slow and they are somewhat
weaker. There nrc lots of apples that
sell at Sl.5On2 ~, but strictly fancy
fruit is not plenty and is high; retailers
prefer to pay high prices and get good
fruit rather than take the average Of.
ferin"s at low prices.
Receipts of potatoes have not been
heavy, but they have been sufficient for
the demand. and prices have been rath
er easy. The Maine producing sections
are said to be pretty well cleaned up
Prices a shipping points are firm and it
is not unlikely that local quota tt ons
will work up. The receipts of green
string beans have Increased little and
the price has gone down: wax beans.
however remain scarce and high. Sew
southern cabbageS have begun to come
forward freely. They are large and
look good, but are soft. For that reason
and beca use old native stock is plenty
the new cabbages are cheap. They usu-
ally start the season at about $50
crate, but now they sell nts1 25M 30
There is a fair supply of celery from
Florida and California. but not much
native stuff, Cucum bers are tending
downward because thu supply exceeds
the demand. Kale and spinach from
the south have been scarce. but hot.
house dandcions and beet greens have
been coming along well. lettuce is
ii'mer; the receipts have been smaller
and there has been a rig demand from
outside markets.
AppleS-Kings S3M4 barrel russets
81 5002; Raldwins. fancy Massachu.
sets. SO 1903; No. I Maine. So0I2 %
mixed Maine. S1.5n6r2: No .. 81. 25Gr1 so:
greetings, No. l, S1.75M2; No. .. 81 80
80; blue pearmains, Si501I1 70: Tai
man sweets, 81 25G 80; northern spies.
fruit, 81.
Cranherries-Cape Cod. s1OG13 bar
rel and S3.50tQ3. 10 crate.
Pota Green noun
tains $50 bushcl sweet potatoes. vine
lands, $3.50 barrel and s2@225 basket.
Beans--String beans. southern green.
$303.5O basket; wax. SI@4.JO
Cabbag es-Eative drumhead. S5cdS1
barrel; savoy. S1.5O barrel red. 81 box;
new southern stock, Sl236t1 80 barrel
crate.
Celcry-California. 1.5O02 dozen
punches; Boston market, $3Gr4.
Cucum bers--iIothouse extras, s13 p
box: No. !, $lO012; common to good,
S3500S.
& rccns--Splnach southern. sl-502
barrel; kale. southern. 1925 barrel
dandclions, dollhouse, Sl.2501.50 bush
cl; beet greens. dollhouse. 15c bushel.
Lettuce. etc-Lettuce 5O675c box;
romaine. 81 dozen heads; escarole, Toe ::
chicory, 81; watercress, 75c dozen
lunches; mint, 75cmSl: parsley. Sl.25
n 30 bushel.
Onions-Native I1d1.15 hushel; Gu
ban. SoN2.25 crate; Spanish, large
crates, $50; small crates S150; leeks
4005Oc dozen lunches
Squashes Hubbard SSON9o ton.
omatoes-Hothouse 40c pound:
Florida. 50 5OG73;,O carrier.
Tunps-Yellow, S1.25 barrel.
French white. $3.50 bag; white eggs
and flats. Sl.75 bushel
Miscellaneous brussels sprouts. II
MlSc quart; beetS. 75c bushel: hot
house bnnch beets, s. o562.Jo dozen
lunches; carrots. 4O0GOc hushel: egg.
plants, So crate; oyster plants. Sl0
! - dozen punches; Darsn.ps 75cMSl
buShel; peppers. s. carrier; radishes.
81 80 box; okra, 81 20 crate; mushrooms
$4M2.5O basket: caulihowers, sea. -
crate; artichokes. Sl.75 bushel: rhuharb.
dollhouse, &c pound.
Barrel pork is somewhat irregular,
and raw leaf lard is higher, but other
pork provisions are steady.
Quotations of fresh beef in this mar
kct are easy, though not yet quota bly,
lower. and possibly may be held at the
present figure Extra sides. SdS &c
good, 71-omSc; light, 7@7 Ice; heavy
hipds, 10610 &c; good, o lea l0c; light.
9na l-2c; heavy fores Gao l-2c; good
3 l-2M6c; light, . l4MGc.
lambs are II light supply and prices
are tirmer; veals ar" quiet but steady.
G. o'ce lambs, Tia l3c; yearlings, S0or:
nuttons, sl-2nl0c; veals. ll1-o6
l. l-2c
Poultry is active for good lots and
prices are firmly held. Western tur-
keys. l.M20c: native broilcr chickens
23M26c; western broilers lSd20c: west
ern capons, lSN2Oc; native roasting
chickens. 1Sd2Oc; northern fowls. l50
Ice: western chickens. 140l6c. western
fowls. l4M15c: ducks, 11Ol3c: gease