Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Products
In Demand

firm market for the best lots OF fresh
made northern crea merry butter but re-
ceipts Of western are increasing. and the
market Is easy for anything under the
top grade. Jobbing prices are Choice
northern creamery, 31m32c; western
creamery, 30q3lc.
Cheese is in fair demand at I'm
changed prices. York state, 10 l-20
ii lie; Vermont, IA la IL 1-2c.
Eggs were slightly frmer in New
York and the west, but quotations are
rot higher here Trade is quiet as the
market Is unsettled as 10 values. Choice
hennery and nearby, 20d2l C; eastern ex-
tras, l0M2Oc; western, l7M1Sc.
The chief interest in the local frui'
| and vegetable market is in apples. The
apple market Is, If anything, worse
| than it has been and little hope Is held
out for any material improvement In
the near future.
The market except for apples, Is
moderately active ard satisfactory
| string beans are very scarce. and fancy
offerings 90 as high as $3.50 basket
There is good supply OF other kinds
| Of greenhouse and southern truck, ana
! prices are moderate The weather III
! the south has been very favorable, and
/ shipments Of vegetables from that sec
ton have been large. Good spinach is
! particularly plenty and reasonable
Strawberries are more plenty and
! somewhat cheaper: they are OF good
! quality, although some of the late ar
rivals have been little soft. There l.
not much business in cranberrics.
A little asparagus has been received
from the south. but Il Is still a luxury
Cabhages are plenty and cheap. Gu
cumherS are easy; local hothouscS are
| turning out lot Of cucumbers. and n
the demand is small. dealers have II
make prices attractive. Celery and let
tuce are not too plenty and are rathcr
firm, but onions are weaker and roo,
stock generally are easy. Potatoes are
weak. the receipts are not large, bat
are more than sufficient to meet the de
mand The New York potato market l.
not as strong as it has been; there are
more potatoes In New York than dealers
believed. and consequently the demand
from that state for Maine potatoes has
fallen off This change IS reflected H.
the Boston market
Apples-Kings. S20i3 barrel rueSctS
S1U11O; Raldwins. fancy MASsachu
sets S25OM2 10; No. | Maine. STD.
mixed Maine. 81 2lGll 80; NO. .. 75cliSl
greetings. No. /. 81 250 80; No ., -
MSl blue pearmains. SlMl.50 blacH
oxfOrls. S1fl Pa; northern spies, Sl.5o
N2.5O. Talman sweets. T5cW$1; Ben
Davis $lM1 -. box fruit, 4o075c.
Cranherlios-Cape Cod. $lO012 q
barrel and S3.75a4 crate.
Potatoes Green noun
tains, s64Ssc bushel; sweet potatoe
Nine'ands, $3.50 barrel and So % 5as
ket
String beans-Southern green. S5.5C
mG5O basket; wax. 81 50NG5O.
Cahha ges-Drumhcad S5c0Sl bar
rel: savoy S15o barrel; rod 81 box; new
southern stock, 81 95N1 30 barrel crate
Celery california; $l.5cM2 dozel
lunches. Boston market. S3Iii
cumbers--Hothouse, extras. s.
box: No. |. 81, medium. $lQG No. .
s2d4
Greens-Spinach southern. 75cM
1928 barrel kale, southern, G(Nl75c bar
rel; beet greens. dollhouse, 7lc hushel
dandplions. dollhouse, $lMl % bushcl.
Lettuce etc--Lettuce. 5OdI5c box
romane. 81 dozen heads eScarole 15c
chicory. 81; watercress, 5Cdf75c dozer
punches; mint, 75cQ$l, parsley, S1@
l25 bushel
Oulons-Native. $4,000 busnel; CT
ban. S2m2 - crate; spanish. large
crates. ST small crates, $l,50; ieeks
4U050c dozen lunches
Tomatoes Hothouse 40c pound
Florida. 81 seas 30 carrier
Turnips Yellow, ST % barrel; Frencl
white. 50 5Ou3 bag. white eggs ant
fats. 81 5oul.75 bushe..
MiscellaneouS-B Brussels sprouts, l5Gl
1Sc quart; beets. zoe hushel; now buncl
heets S2d2 20 dozen lunches: carrots
loMGOc uushel; eg2pants, So crate; oys
ter plants Sl0l % dozen lunches pars
uips. 7lc0S' hushei peppers. 50 car
rier; radishes. Sl.7502 box; okra. 81 30
crate: mushrooms. S2a2.50 basket; arti
chokes. Sl.15 bushei. caulifowers, $50
% crate, rhubarb, dollhouse, 70SC
pound
Fresh ibis were advanced again, on
other pork provisions are steady ?nC
unchanged,
Quotations on fresh beef are nomi
nally higher but only the best steer:
will bring top prices, most of the sales
being made at l20@c, Extra sides
Gao &c: good, 2m9c; light, SdS &c
heavy kinds. loGl1c; good, l0Ml0 lie
light, l-2Ml0c; heavy fores l-2QSc
good 7M7 l-2c; light, t 2M,c.
There is very firm market for lambs
and yearings; veals are steady and un
changed Choice lambs. l2Ml3 Ice
yearlings. lOdll l-2c muttons, 100l1c
veals. II 12@l2 Ice.
The poultry market is very firm. witt
choice native roasting chickens scare,
and high Northern ana eastern fowls
choice, 15@1Gc; nearby broilers, 500
85c: pigeons, 15c0$l 30 dozen: western
dry-packed (boXesl turkeys. choice. la
zoe; common TO good, l+d Ice; capons
large, Ole: medium, lS02oc; small. l60
lie, broilers. fancy, l6MlSc; fowls
choice l3 | -2Ml4c; common to good. /.
6il3c: ducks, Hat geese. l0Gl2c
western frozen turkeys, No |, 1G0llSc
No. .. l2Ql4c; chickens. soft roasting
| IfM17c. fair to good loQ14c. fowls