Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-07
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Products
In Demand


operating with great caution. there Is
an easier feeling in the market and
prices show q moderate decline. Choice
northern creamery, 271sM2Shc; west
ern creamery, 26hd271ac.
Old cheese Is fairly steady, but re-
celpts of new cheese are increasing,
and as the quality is still inferior, low
prices are being realized. Fine fall
made Is cleaning up WELL and Is bring
ing full prices. York state. 15M15hc;
Vermont, 14Ml5c; new cheese. 11M12c.
The receipts of eggs continue on lib
eral scale. but the demand for con
sumption is good, and as the surplus is
being placed in cold storage, prices are
pretty well maintained. Choice hen
merry and nearby, 19I20c; eastern ex-
tras 1SG19c; western, 17M1Sc.
The local fruit and vegetable market
as whole is firmer than it has been
and in some cases much stronger.
Strawberries have been high and really
fancy ones have been scarce. Good
spinach has brought 81 barrel or more
much of the time and poor spinach has
been as high as the best was week
ago. Asparagus has been coming
along freely, but most southern truck
has not been as plenty as it was be
cause Of the cold weather.
Dealers have continued to force the
sale % poor apples, but these sales have
not affected the value Of good, sound
fruit, for which the market is steady.
although not active. AS the season
will last only little longer higher
prices do not seem likely. but after the
poor apples have been disposed of the
market may take on better tone.
Lettuce and cabbages bring pretty
stiff prices and tomatoes are much
tirmer than they have been because Of
lighter receipts. There is fairly good
supply of string beans. but not many
fancy ones. Peas are reasonable. On
ions are lower; yellow Texas onions are
pressed for sale and Bermudas have
gone off about 25c a crate. Potatoes
are in fairly good demand and firm.
Apples--Russcts, $l.50tn2 barrel;
Baldwins. fancy Massachusetts, S250u
275; No. Maine. Sl.75d2; mixed
Maine, 81 500 l.7J; No. 2, $lMl %
greetings. No. /. s1.5Odl.75; No. ., STA
/ %: black oyfords. $3.50, so; north
ern spies. 81 .5Od2.50 Talman sweets.
75cMS1; Ben Davis, $l01.50.
Stra w berries--Norfolk. 15M20c a
quart: North Carolina, 12G15c; South
Carolina klondikes. 22021c.
Pota toes-Aroostoo Green noun
tains, S5M9Oc bushel; new Floridas
s4.5OM5 barrel; sweet pota toes. Vine
lands. S2.5On3 basket; North Carolina.
$4M4.50 crate.
agus--Jersey. seal dozen
punches; South Carolina. S1.5NI2.
Besns-S String beans. southern green,
$292.5O basket; wax. S2@2.50.
Cabbages-Sative. 81 barrel;
southern. $2G225 crate.
Celery-Florida washed, $1.25a1 80
dozen punches.
Cucum bers-Ilothouse, extras. 81;
No. l. S313.50; medium. S2@2.50; No ..
$1.5o; Floridas. S1.2JQ2 basket
Spinach, budlong. $3.50 a
barrel; southern. $1.5Oh2 Is barrel
kale. southern, GNd75c barrel; dande-
lions. SOC bushe; beet greens. 75cGSl
| bushel
Lettuce. etc-Iettuce, 5Oc@$l dozen
heads: ROMANO. 7jctg$l; escarole. 75c;
chcory. 81; watoYcress, 50u 15c dozen
punches: mint, 75cQ$l; parsley, Sl.50N
l.75 hushe.
Onions-Native. 81 21Nf1 so bushel:
Texas. 5olrl,75 crate; Bermudas.
Sl75a2 crate; Egyptians. S3@S % bag
leeks. 5oM75c dozen lunches.
Observation-Disclosures, &c pound: Hi
nois, 81 box.
Squashes- Southern summer. S1@
l.75 crate
T0natoes-Hothouse 3cI40c pound
Florida, S25O03 carrier.
MANIFESTATIONS. Sl75@2 barrel;
French white. soM25O bag: white eggs
and flats. $1.I0Qi1.I5 bushel.
Miscellaneous 75c nushel
new bunch beets. Sl@l 30 dozen bunch
es: carrots. 65l1S5c bushel; eggplants
SEAS crate; oysterplants, SlM1.25 doz
en- lunches: parsnips, 50M90c bushel
peas, southern, Sl.25G,1.15 basket; pep
pers. 81 SOAP 81 carrier: radishes, 81. %
al 80 box: Okra. S1.5O crate: mush
rooms. seas basket: artichokes, STA
l.50 bushel.
There is steady market for pork
provisions. without further change in
quotations.
In spite of the efforts Of the beef ship
pprs to maintain prices, there has beer
reaction from the extreme prices
asked a week ago Comparatively few
cattle will bring top prices. and ther
only for very choice beef. The bulk OF
the sales are being made at lOc and be
low. Extra sides, l0T 1O'ac; good 81!
QlOc; light. 9M912c; heavy kinds. IL.
G0l2c; good, Hal NC; light l0RMllc
heavy fores, SlaM9c; good S0Shc
light, 7HaMSc.
There is very steady market fol-
lambs and ycarlings; yeals are easy. bn
not quotably lower. Choice lambs. i
Ml4isc; yearlings, l1@Qtl2isc; muttons
l2M13c; veals, 10mlllac
Western fowl are IN full receipt. apt
prices are easy. Squads are also lower
, but other kinds OF poultry are fairl,
firm. Western turkeys $4,000; nativ,
broiler chickens, 3On35c; western broil
ers. lStQoOc; native roasting chickens
2jGi2Sc; northern fowl, 15M16c: west
ern chickens, 15MlSc; western fowl. l.
: Ml3hc; native pigeons, 81 SOAP dozen
SQUADS. S2U25O dozen.
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