Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-31
IN HUB MAkkETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston, Oct. 3n--A very steady but
ter market Is noted at the advanc I'm
prices. Extra creamery. small pkgs,
2}023hc; northern fresh. round lots,
2214M23c; western. 22M22iac; dnlrlcs.
1Su19c; irsts, 1sM19c; ladies', 14M17c;
jobbing, re to 1c more.
The market on cheese is reported firm.
The country markets are very firm.
Round lots. new, loyal lie; sage,
II 1-lm111ac; jobbing iac TO 1c higher.
ON fresh Eggs the market is strong,
with receipts very small. Storage eggs
are very stcadN for the best. Early
storage. 1Ihn1Sc; fresh western, 230t
2lc; choice Michigan, 23n2ic: eastern,
2lW25c and up; nearby and fancy. 25m
PC and up; %jobbing. 1c to 11?c higher.
iieans continue firm here by reason
Of slow arrivals, although the market
in the principal producing sections is
easy.
The apple markc is firm, with prices
fully sustained to Il little higher. Re
ccipts are not half what they were IA
year ago. Reports Indicate a small
crop generally, though some sections
have Il good many apples. Quotations
are firm at: GravcuSteins. S3.50mI.2I:
western Ben Davis, $3u3.50: pippinS,
S2W3; Portcrs. S2.JOM3: fancy no. |
BaldwinS, S303.25; fair quality. S250W
30; fancy greetings, S3W3.2J; fair.
S2.50M2.15; No. = grades, S1.15U
90; SHOWS. 2.5OM3.50; pound sweets
mixed apples, S2.25d3: bushels. lOcd
$50; choice ana jobbing lots, oOcn$l
more.
Pears are in full supply, but the de-
mand is pretty good. Bartletts ar
selling out of cold storage at S2N2.2-
for good: Seckcls, S2.5Od3.50; bose, $.
as; Sheldon, S2.5003; the latter price
OF the range for jobhing.
Grapes are in pretty full supply, bu
the market is firmer. Delawares. 13G
14c; Niagaras, 13u 14c; Brightons. IL
BE; Concords, 1iM15c; SalemS. 12M14c
Catawbas, 13M l4c: Tokays, Sl.50N2p per
crt; Cornichons, $2M225.
Potatoes are iirmcr with hicntr
prices quoted. Sweet potatoes are al,
firmer. IIebrons. 1U013c per bu; Greci
mountains, 73M71c; bbls, S2U225: Wiz
glnia sweet. S1.5OG1.75; per Dbl; Jersey
doLble head. S2d225.
Onions are pretty firm at 5 2.1503 per
Dbl; per bu. 81; Spanish, $50 per crt
picking, white. S2M4; yellow, S1Q1.5O.
Celery is in full supply and at a wid
range Of prices. 4CnS1.25 per doz bchs;
the latter price for Pasquale and othe.
fancy varieties. Spinach is plenty at
100 12c per bu: caulitowcrs. oOcuSl per
bX. RadiSheS are quoted at 2oc per bX
lettuce, 25M50c per bx.
Tomatoes are steady at S1M1.2J per
bx; green. 40NJ0c per bx. Citrons are
in small supply and quoted at I5450c
per bX.
Turnips are iirmer at ; per Dbl Tor
ST. Andrews yellow and at 81 for CAM
dian: white French. 81: white Hat ut %
MJOc: globe white. 45M50c per bu,
Bects job ut SOC per bu; carrots, 400J0c'
parsnips. G5c. Mint sells at 35d40c per
doz: cress. soc; parsley, o5M35c per bu.
Cabbages are tirncr at $3.50Gi per
100; egg plants. $50: oyster plants. ,5c
per doz: Brussels sprouts, 15c per pit.
Mushrooms are tirmer at 81 per lib.
Lecks are quoted ut o per do2; arti-
chokes, S1.25 per bu.
String beans are selling ut $1.T5 for
native green; Charleston, 81; wax, out
Of market for present; Lima, Sl.50d
225; civa beans. SD.
Chestnuts are quoted at s4n4.50 per
bu by the jobbers.
Pork provisions arc considerably If
regular. with leading features lower.
Trade in beef has been pretty good
with prices on the best steers very firm,
There is still a surplus Of low grade
beef. from grass and other light cattle,
Such beef has to be sold ut low and un-
satisfactory prices. Quotations are
steady.
There is a good demand for lambs,
with the market steady. MuttonS and
vcals are In quiet request. Quotations
are firm. Lambs. GGSlac: fancy and
Br~ightons, 9UAl4c; ycarlings, 40Gc;
muttons. sac; fancy, nc; veals, "a
l0c; fancy and ~Brightons, 1o12M11c.
The supply Of poultry is large, with
fresh beginning TO arrive more freely
on cooler weather. while the supply OF
iced is ample, Iced turkeys, 9Ul3c;
fresh native chickens. l2fl5c: western,
9M11c: fresh fowls, 9l2012c; iced fowls,
901Oc: iced chickens, 10ul1c; live fowls
S00c: live chickens. Su9c; green ducks,
13MlJc.
The supply of game in market here is
very small. Only a few deer have yet
arrived from the Maine woods, and it
is suggested that they are not as plenty
in that state as IA year Whole deer
are selling at 15U20c, as to quality and
condition.
Hay continues dull. with straw very
quiet. Millfeed is quoted tirmer, but
sellers say that trade is duh. Hay, SIC
all; fancy and jobbing, Sl1.5O; rye
straw. Sl5Ol5.J0; oat straw, SSM9.
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