Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-28
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Products
In Demand

market for butter, and prices have
been advanced. The jobbing prices
are: Choice northern creamery. 24is
@25i3c; western creamery, 23hG24hc;
Vermont dairy, 22@23c.
New cheese is little easier, but old
cheese is still very firm for choice lots.
York state. 15M 15lac; Vermont, la l5c:
new cheese, 10NI12c
Eggs have held firm for all choice
lots of fresh gathered, though there
has been no further advance in prices
Choice henncry and nearby, 2lM22c:
eastern extras, $4,000; western, 1917
10isc.
Business continues good I'm the local
fruit and vegetable market. but the re-
ceipts are large and prices still tend
downward. Tomatoes are rather scarce
and the receipts Of asparagus have
dwindlcd. but, with these exceptions.
the market is very well stocked. Cali
fornia promises a heavy yield Of april
cots Of better quality than any before
in five years. The reports from
caches are favorable. and there is ev-
cry indication of heavy crop of Bart.
lett pears and plums. Grapes look
fairly well.
In the Ozark region of Arkansas also
record-breaking yield Of peaches IS
predicted. and ii looks now as though
peaches would he cheaper and more
plenty this year than before in several
years, as Georgia and Delaware are
raising huge crops. Rains have been
general all over the west and south
during the past three or four weeks,
and the crops will be able TO stand
good deal Of dry weather later. Crop
prospects in New England are fairly
favorable.
Apples are not very active. but
prices hold up pretty well in view Of the
fact that the supplies both in the open
market and in cold storage are good
deal larger than they were at this time
last year. Straw berries are In good
supply and prices are moderate.
dollhouse. native and southern truck
is coming along freely and selling at
moderate prices. There is n particular
ly good supply Of cucumbers, greens.
y,
arrivals of lettuce have increased ma
terialy. Onions are easier. and mar.
row squashes have dropped sharply IN.
der large receipts. Hothouse tomatoes
are cheaper, but the south is sending
only few, and not great many
fancy ones
Maple products are cleaning up very
slowly, and prices are easy, even for
the best pure goods,
Apples-Russets, $15ON2 30 barrel;
BaldwinS. fancy Massachusetts cod
storage. S3d4; No. Maine, S1.75M2:
mixed Maine, $l5Na1.75: No. 2, Sl6
1.25; northern spies, $1.50d25o; Ben
Davis. $1M1.50.
Stra NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1OM14c a
quart; Maryland, 12G1Gc quart; Ten
nessee. 126l6c quart.
Potatoes-Aroostook Green noun
tains, S7M90c bushel new Floridas. S40
barrel; sweet potatoes, Vinelands.
$l.75@2 basket North Carolina. seat
crate.
Asparagus-Natlve. s4Q6 box; Jer-
sey, $2d4 dozen lunches.
Beans-String beans. southern
green, S1.75a2 10 basket: wax. S2d2 so.
Celery-Florida washed Sl5o@l rs
dozen lunches.
| cumbers--Hothouse extras, $3.50
box: No. l. 81 medium. $3.50: No. ..
Sl50a2; Floridas, 81 .2ld175 basket.
Greens-Sp Spinach. 3od40c bushel;
kale. 4OI50c; dandelions, 2O13Oc.
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce, JNQ75c dozen
heads: romaine 75cG$1; escarole. 75c;
chicory, 81; watercress, 40G6Oc dozen
punches; mint, 1JcMSl; parsley, S1I5
az bushel.
Onions-Texas. $l25d175 crate;
Bermudas, 81 25@l.5o; Egyptian. S275
as % bag; leeks, 5Oa75c dozen lunches.
administrative. 5O(d15c box.
Squashes Southern marrow, SEA
80 crate; summer. 75c0S1 crate.
TOmatoes-Hothouse, l2laMoOc a
pound; Florida. S25OM3.5O carrier.
Turnips-Yellow, Sl.75M2 a bag:
French white, $2.5Oa3 bag white
bunch turnips, $l.25m1.75 dozen
punches.
observation-disclosures. 75c bnshel;
new bunch bepts. SlM1 30 dozen bunch
es carrots. G5MS5c bushel new bunch
carrots. 50d 15c dozen lunches: egg
plants, seas crate; oyster plants. $lm
% dozen punches; parsnps, 5007
buShel; peas. 75ou$1.o0 basket, pep
pers, Sl.15m2.75 carrier radishes. 5O0
75c box: okra. 81 80 crate. mushrooms.
S2n3 basket; artichokes. SlG1.50 a
bushel.
There is very steady market for
pork provisions, and few changes are
noted.
Fresh beef has been easy and
though a few choice steers have sold
at 1920, the bulk of the sales have
been at 10dl0 Lac for the top. Extra
sides, lOHl01ac; good, 9iad Zoe: light &
6ro1ac; heavy kinds, lll2Gil2c, good, II
Mlll2c; light, l0h4Ml1c; heavy forcs,
SIaM9c; good, SQShc; light 7l,MSc.
There Is a firm market for lambs and
yearllngs, and veals are also slightly
tirmcr, Choice spring lambs. l6N lSc:
winter lambs, 1ldIl3c, yearlings. on
lie; muttous, lldfl2c; vcals, 9oil1c:
fancy veals, re.
Poultry holds very firm especially
for good lots OF western fowl. Fresh
western broilers are beginning to come
In, but are hardly quota BILE in a whole
sale way as yet Western turkeys, l01
Ooc. native brOiler Chickens o0G;oro.