Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-06
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

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slightly lower than week ago. but the
market is still firm. Extra creamery,
small pkgs, 25N26c; northern fresh,
round lots, Pig Jc; western, 24024hc;
eastern. 23l2M2ic; firsts, 224221ac;
Jobbing, 1ac TO 1c more.
There is n firm market for cheese,
with the demand fair. Round lots. IL
N13c; sage, 800 13Iac; jobbing, IsGi1c
higher.
Storage eggs are little flrmer. while
choice fresh are not in large supply and
nrc firm. Western fresh, 23d 24c; stor-
age. 2od21c; eastern, 25M27c; nearby
and fancy, 270i35c and up; jobbing, 1c
to lac higher.
Country markets are still reported
very firm for beans, with the tendency
OF prices upward. Here the market is
firm. Carload lots, pea. 50 30: medium,
!2.50d260: yellow eyes. S2.9Om3: red
Kidneys, S3.2563.35; California small
white, S265M2. 10; jobbng, Zoe more;
Lima. 4d5c per lb.
Apples are still in full supply, with
the exports much smaller. The local
market is steady in price, with fair
demand. RaldWins and greetings,
s 25Gf2 per Dbl; cravensteins, 50 251
25o; choice, 50 5om3; pippins. S1@ .5O
Ilubhardston. S12502, pound sweets.
$l.7oGd2; 2O-ounce, Sl.5'kd2; SHOWS and
wcalthies. $2G275; Maine Harvies,
S2M2.21; Kings. S2M3 common APP
pl"S, 15cC0Sl.2j: bX apples. cooking
2j6ij0c; choice eating, 15c0iS1.25. Small
lots and jobbing, from SOC to 81 per hhl
more.
There is still fair supply Of pears
offering, though some varieties are ont
of cold storage. Bartletts are about
done, and only few seckels are offer
ing. In jobhing way they are quoted
81 Sl015O per bu for cooking: Beurre
lose. $3.50n4.5o per bX; Reurre dan
jou. $1.5O02; Sheldons. S3d4; seckles,
SiM7.
only a few California peaches are
Still offering, and are rather slow OF
fllc at 5On75c per bx The receipts
Tor the week We're only 50 bXs.
Grapes are in lighter supply, both
1'olawares and Niagaras being prac-
tiwlly ont Of the market Concords are
qhoted at l0Ml1c; Catawbas. 1917 lc;
Salons. HAZE: jObbng prices. 102c
rOre. California Tokays sell at $40
go per CRIT, for four bskts. Foreign
are quoted at $4nS per Dbl
Cranberries continue firm. Barrels.
ScN7.5o: crates, s2d25O: jobbing. soc
0%1 more.
Chestnuts are quoted at $4d450
per bu.
Vegetable prices below are for whole
sale lots, jobbers getting 15N2O per-
cent more.
Celery is plenty, with Boston market
quoted at 81 per long bx. three doz to
the bx; Pasquale lie. 81 .5O03 per long bx;
81 per long bx: lettuce, soc per doz;
radishes, 40c per bx.
Potatoes are steady in price. with
the market fully supplied. Houlton
Green mountains, 70d I5c; hcbrons. GS
H. zoe per bu; York state, Green noun
tains and round white, 6SM1Oc; Vir-
gina sweet, S1.5001.75 per bbl double
heads, $2622 %.
Onions sell at $50 per Dbl, with Job
bers by the bnshel higher; Spanish,
short crts, S1.20; long. S2.75.
Cucumbers sell at S709 for choice;
medium, 81; No. ?, $o.5Nd3.5O To-
matoes sell all the way from S15ON ,
per bx, IS to quality; dollhouse, 25035c
per lb; green, SOC.
CabbaSes are quoted at soc per Dbl :.
Marrow squAshes are quoted at SIS
per ION: Hubbard and Bay state, 500
per ton; turhan, S20m25 per ton. BY
the Dbl or 1G0 lbs they are jobbed ac-
cordingly. Pumpkins sell at SOC per bx
Yellow turnips sell at Soc per Dbl
white French, 81 % per Dbl; white fat,
50c per bx beets, 10c: carrots, :JOc;
p1rsnips, G0c egg plants, SO per bx;
mint, Toe; cresS, 400; parsley. pc per
bu; peppers, 5OcM$1 per bx; satisfy, 81
per doz; Brussels sprouts, 1215M1Sc
per qt by the CRIT.
southern string beans sell at 81 %
per bskt for both green and wax;Lima,
500.
There was firmer arket for pork
provisions, with some cuts advanced
III price.
There is an easy tone to the market
for light cattle, but choice heavy stee"s
continue to be scarce and wanted.
Prices show very little change for he
week.
There was an o1ersupply Of muttons
and lambs, and a consequently easy
market. The cooler weather brought
about a better demand, and the mar
kct livened up a bit; veals sold steady.
Spring lamb, 6MSc; fancy, SdSi6c: year
lines, 5M6c; mutton, 5Gl6c; choice, eb
m1c; veals, 7M10c; fancy and Brighton.
1Ui2M11c.
Iced poultry has been N full supplv
and has ruled easy. Dry picked chick.
ems and fowls are coming in a little
more freely and are firm. Iced turkeys
lOHl3c with some fancy at 140il5c,
iced fowls, l2613 iced chickens. II
Ml3l2c; fresh native fowls, 1ohG 131bc,
chickens 12laM 1890, with choice roast.
ing chickens at 1JM 1GlAc: fresh ducks
1Gni7c; live fowls and chickens
1OHi11c.
There is a fair supply of venison in
the market which sells at 1890 for
whole deer with skins on; legs sold al
3Ou35c; moose, 20M 25c; bear, 2oc
Game is in full supply.
Choice hay is firmly held, with only