Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-01-16
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Extra creamery, small pkgs. 25M251ac;
northern fresh, round lots, 2AiaM25c;
western, 24M2lisc; eastern, 24M2l &c,
dairies. 20M21c: firsts. 2O0i22i2c; ladies',
1jM lSc; jobbing, Zee to lc more.
Cheese remains steady and I'M
changed. with fair demand. Round
lots. Ia Bic; sage, 12u l2iac; job
bling. laMlc higher.
Eggs continue very firm, with fresh
in short supply. AT marks. storage. II
arse: fresh western. 3Udf;IJc: eastern.
30o35c; nearby and fancy. 3jM Zoe and
up jobbing, L. TO 1i2c higher.
Beans are in quiet demand, with little
change in prices.
Apples are scarce and high. still the
demand is fair. considering the nigh
prices Quotations are iirmcr. Fancy
Baldwins, s4Mi.5O; ordinary TO good.
S3d3.j0: greetings, S3.5Ont.2o: and
Kings. S425Nl5.50: Tolman sweets.
S3m35O: No. - all varieties. S2.50n3;
mixed lots. S3Gl3.50: very choice and
jobbing lots. JOcdS1 more. More APP
pies are coming forward than would
have been thought possible a month or
NV u uS'. Nv l''ullN NV ulSh biiNCo dit
bringing out everything.
Cranbcrrics are n little easier with
pretty full supply. Barrels. SOS crts,
S2M2.JO.
Florida straw berries are coming for
ward very slowly. by reason of the frost
and cold weather in the carly straw
berry sections The last received were
sold at 10MSJc per bN, in refrigerator
lots. At retail they are now quoted at
doe for small bXs and I5nS0c for qts.
Comb honey is firm at 15UlSc per
III.
Potatoes arc 1irmer and selling better.
Green mountains. soc: II ebrons. $50 Soc;
Dakotas. 15GiS0c: New York round
white. T0n BE: Scotch magnums, S26l
90 per bg: +. Il. |. Chcnangoes. zoe
per bu: Jersey sweet, S3n3.50 per hhl,
Ninclands. 1919.
Native onions are firmcr a S3.35d3.15
for bbls and bgs, with jobbers selling
rs high as 81 for choice lots. Valencia,
large crts. 81: Havana. small crts. SO:
Cuban, small crts. Sl.50G2.
Celery continues easy. Boston mar
ket, S1.50 per doz: Pasquale. 81. Spin
ach is very firm at S1.75N2.25 per Dbl
for southern; native dollhouse, ST per
bu.
California caulfiowers are quoted at
81 per crt. Beet green's are sold at 81
per bu. Lettuce is quoted 5Oc0S1 per
doz. Radishes are sold al zoe per doz.
Cabbages are more plenty and rather
easy at 81 per Dbl. with red a S1.5O per
bx. CucumberS arc scarce and high.
with native dollhouse at So per 100,
and seconds at half price. Tomatoes
are scarce at 35c per ID for dollhouse,
with southern crts ut $3N4.
Squashes are higher again at about
$50 per ton for most varieties. Job
bers quote AT 50 80 per Dbl for native:
western. S303.25 per 100 lbs.
Brussels sprouts are quoted ut 1o1hc
per at. Satisfy is sold at 15c per doz
Egg plants are out of market. LeekS
are quoted at soc per doz. Artichokes
job AZ S1.25 per bu.
Southern string beans are in small
supply and sell at S4,o0M6 per crt for
green, with no wax beans on the mar
ket
Yellow tuhnips are little changed at
75MS0c per Dbl; white French. Shopper
Dbl: globe white and white fat, SOC per
bu. Beets sell at 6Oc per bu; carrots,
GOc: parsnips, sT5cd$1. Mint is quoted
at 81 per doz; cress. 60075c; parsley is
remarkably high at 81 per bu.
The pork situation is little changed
though hogs are easier. Lard is off l-Sc
fLrt her however.
The beef situation is frmcr. with
choice cattle very scarce and bringing
higher prices. Sellers claim to have
sold choice sides at Zoe per ID. while tho
report is current that beef is to be adj
vanced.
The mutton market is steady to firm
with lambs firm. Neals are in light re-
ceipt and firm. Lambs, 10M lie: fancy
md Brightons, 10l9M11hc:yearlings so
M7iac: muttons. 5l4@71sc; fancy. TMSc;
vcals. 9d 10,sc; fancy and Brightons.
101aM111qc.
Poultry is selling well. with pretty
steady market. Live poultry is a little
frmcr. Northern turkeys, package lots.
1GM19c; western, 13d &c; fresh native
chickens, 12M15c; western. 100 12c:
fresh fowls. 10d l2c: live fowls, % Toe:
live chickens. 9AM 101ac: geese, 1O@ l3c;
ducks. 1874 l3c.
Tho supply Of game is short. with
prices high, except on rabbits which are
plenty and dull. Nenison is only in the
refrigerators OF the dealers. and hence
firmly held. Quail and grouse are
scarce Rabbits, 10dl5c per pair; big
jacks, 90cdSl.50 per pair; pigeons. S1m
1.25 per doz; squads, S2d22l per doz;
black ducks S3@i wild geese, S1d.
each; Brant, SlH11.25 per pair: quail.
S3.50n4 per doz; grouse, $2.25N35O per
pair
Hay is very firmly held, though trade
il dull. with feeling that under easier
millfeed hay ought To decline. Straw is
quiet and steady. Millfeed is easier.
Hay, Sl2M1S.j0; fancy and jobbing. $40
@19,5o;rye straw, Sl550d17; oat Jaw,
Sl1012.
Flour Is % easier on spring wheat.
with winter wheats fully sustained, on
the strong position of winter wheat It
might be asked why flour has not fully
followed the decline in wheat and in
answer it may be noted that millfccd
has declined nearly 81 per ton in the pa st
two or three weeks. Millfeed is also a
product OF wheat as well ms -four, and
under such conditions the mllers can