Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-01-30
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston, Jan. 29.--Thc butter market
has shown greater flrmness of late. fol-
lowing the Now York market. which is
higher. Here trade is quiet but prices
are a little higher. Extra creamery,
small pkgs, 241sM25c; northern fresh.
round lots, 24M25c; western, 2AM24,ac;
eastern. 24m24lac; dairlcs. 2Od21c;
frsts. 20d 2iac; ladies, 15j1Sc iobbng.
zee 10 1c more.
Cheese is firm. with quotations slight
~ stronger than week ago. The de-
mand Is fair Round lots. 11M11 3 lc;
sage. pa l2iac: jobbing. 1so1 lc higher.
Eggs have been irregular for several
days. At marks, storage, 22No+c: fresh
western. 27M2Sc: eastern, 2Sd3oc;
nearby and fancy. 3OM35c and up; Job
bling. 1c to 1iac higher.
Beans continue easy on pea and mo-
dlum, with other stock fairly sustained.
Apples have continued in quiet DO
mand. Prices are really too high for a
ready Improvement, but with the supply
so limited that they are not likely 10 go
much lower ut present. Quotations are
steady. Fancy Baldwins. $iG4.5O; ordi-
barry to good, S303.50; greetings. SO. 20
c14,25; Kings, S425M5.5O; Tolman
sweets, S3M35O; No. ., all varieties,
S2.5Wd3; mixed lots. s3G3.5O; very
choice and iobbing lots. 50cnSi more.
Cranberries are little firmer, with
bbls quoted at seas crts. Sod2.I5; up
per ranges for choice, in a iobbing
way.
For the week II refrigerators OF Flor
ida trawberries were received; same
week a year ago, II. The last sales
were at 60c in refrigerator lots. or
higher for smaller lots. At retail they
are quoted at 4Odo0c for small boxes
and Mt 65@S0c for full sizes.
Honey holds firm, especially for
white. Vermont is wanted at 1SM 2Oc.
Potatoes are little easier. with
sweets firm. Green mountains. S5dSSc;
Hebrons. S30S5c; rose. sOQs2c; Da-
kotas, 750s0c; New York round white,
70d75c; p. +. I. Chenangoes, 75c per bu:
magnums. $202. rs per Big Jersey sweet,
S3G3.50 per Dbl; Ninelands, S3.75M4.
Onions are pretty firm. Native bbls,
S375d4 per Dbl; per bu. 81 80: Valencia.
large crts, So15o3; Havana, small crts,
$215M3; Cuban. small crts, S1.5o.
Celery is at wide range and quoted ut
IocfoS1.5 so per doz. Spinach continues
very firm at s1.5Od 80 per Dbl for Eat-
more: Norfolk. $3.50 per bbu; native.
s1.25 per blu. Beet green's are sold by
the iobbcrs at $1.5o per bu.
CaulitiOwerS are scarce at 81. $50 : per
cs for California, with little native to be
had. Lettuce is very poor and quoted
al PC per doz.
Cabbnges are still plenty and sell at
81 per bbl, with red at about $50 per
hhl Cucumbers are still scarce and sell
al S1401 Ii per 100 for the best dollhouse.
with seconds at half price. Tomatoes
are scarce and high at 40c per lb for
native dollhouse. Southern crts are
quoted at $2.5od3
Squashes are still very firm a t 800 per
ton for best. BY the 100 lbs western
are quoted at $500, with native at So
per Dbl.
Brussels sprouts are jobbed 1T 12itc
por at, with satisfy ut 75c per doz bchs.
There are no egg plants on the market.
Locks bring 50c per doz; artchokcs.
81 25d 1.50 per hu.
Southern string beans are in small
supply and sell AT seas per as. as 10
quality. 4 few California green peas
are seen on the market. and they sell
at Sln2.3o per cS, as to quality
Yellow turnips are a little firmer al
SoGS5c per Dbl; white French. S1.5O;
globe white and white fiat. lO0 soc Der
bu; beets, 6Oc per bu: carrots. Goo: parS-
nips, 75ct9Sl. Mint is quoted At 81 per
doz; creSs, &c; parsley $3.50 per bu
The pork market is easier on sonl,.
cuts with lard unchanged. Fresh ribs
are Lac higher.
Beef is in good demand for choice,
which is scarce. Low and medium
grades sold better. with feeling in The
west that beef is going to bc higher.
rather than lower. But the quantity
here is too large for very firm inark?t.
Lambs have been easier, under heavier
arrivals, and not a very active demand.
Muttons have been only fairly sus-
tanned. Vcals continue firm. Lambs.
sN9iac: fancy and BrightonS 0d1Oc:
yearlings, 5m7iac: muttons, 5M7c: fancy
7q7i2c: veals. 9M10lsc; fancy and
Brightons, 1OieM1lisc.
The poultry market is fairly sustained.
with alive poultry scarce and firm.
Northern turkeys, package lots. 16G1 2Oc;
western. 13M Ice: fresh native chickens,
16d20c: western. 12n1bc: fresh fowls.
1OMl3c: live fowls. 11113c: capons. II
ale; live chickens. 12G14c: geese. II
G13c; ducks, 13N15c.
Game in small supply. with about
the only exception in the case of rab.
bits. Nenlson is scarce, except in the
refrigerators of the retail dealers.
Pigeons are little frmer. with SQUADS
very firm. Wild ducks are in limited
supply. Rabbits, sG12c per pair: big
jacks. 75d90c per pair; pigeons. S1.2J
also per doz; squads. Sc. 5063 per doz;
black ducks, S1.5001,75 per pair: Nal
lards, 81 25d 80: canvasback ducks. 81
al; wild geese, S1Mo each; Brant. S1.25
also per pair; quail, S35oq4 per doz:
grouse, So 25G3.5o per pair.
Hay Is weaker, under the influence Of
the decline in mill feed. Straw is quiet
and rather easy. Millfeed is dull and
lower. Hay. $1l.30d IS; fancy and job
bling, S1S61s.50; rye straw, Sl5M l6; oat
straw, $Sd10.
The decline in wheat seems 10 be
largely due to the fact of better weather
in the winter wheat belt, "iia gem