Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


local market has advanced FOR tho week,
but is still lower than New York and
the west Extra creamery, small pkgs.
2SM2Siac: northern fresh, round lots,
2TaM2Sc; western, 27i202Sc; eastern,
2GW27c; jobblng, 1ac to 1c more.
Cheese is gu in demand, nut the
market is firm in this market as well
as in New York and Liverpool. The
quotations are: Round lots. 13M 13Ec;
sage, 13Q l4c; jobbing, ia lie higher.
Legs are in very moderate supply,
especially for choice fresh, and prices
are firmly held; storage eggs are firm
in sympathy. Western fresh, 2Gm29c;
storage. 21M25c: eastern. 3OH31c; near
by and fancy, 4oM42c jobbng, 1c to
1iac higher.
Incre is a quiet demand for beans.
with prices rather easy at the recent
decline. Carload lots, Pea. S2.91: ncdi-
IN, $2.35: yellow eyes. S2.9003; rcd kid
uoHs, S3.2O0t325: California small
white. $1,000 90; iorhing. Zoe more.
There are good many common ap.
poS still offering. and prices are easy
Choice eating apples are firm. with
slightly better demand. Raldwins and
stems. $2n2.50: pippins. S1M1.50; Hub.
hardston, S1.25d2: pound sweets, $50
az: oO-ounce. $3.50 TO snow ana
wealthcs. $2M3; Kings. seas; Toiman
sweets, S1.5OGi2. %; common apples, zoe
mSl.75; bX apples. cooking. 25M30c:
choice eating. 7jcMS125. Small lots
and iobbing from soc to 81 per Dbl
more.
The exports Of apples from this port
continue to break all records. Receipts
are also very heavy nearly four tines
rs large as for the same week last year.
Domestic grapes arc about out of mar
Ept. though few CALIFORNIA; are still
offering. Cornichons are quoted at
s. 1jM275: Emperors. S2.25Gi2.I5. For
eign grapes sell at SlMS per Dbl.
\ few Beurre Bose pears from cold
storage are still offering at 81; Beurre
G'Aniou. 81. 30: Duchess. S115n2.
The market is rather short of cram
berries and prices are higher. The crop
has not kept we'll and the outlook is for
still higher prices. Barrels. S1.50G9;
cTts. So 250275; jobbing, 50cMSl more.
Nuts are in good supply. and sell at:
Walnuts, 11d131.c per lb; castanas, Q
0llc: tilberts, 10 &c. Texas pecans. II
G11c: almonds, 12Ml4c for hard and
15M17c for soft shell.
Both white and sweet potatoes are
very firm. with the demand active for
good stock. IIoulton Green moun-
tains SO0iS3c; hebrons. 73M 75c per bu:
York state, Green mountains and round
white, SSM70c; western, G5NGsc: vi"
ginia sweet, S2m225 per Dbl; double
heads. S2I5Gl3.25.
Boston market celery Is in rather bet
ter supply, and is quoted lower at $50
4 per long bx, three dozen in the bN:
Pasrhal, S1.j0G2 per long bx; white. ST
mS1. 80 for long bXs; caulihowers. 81 per
long bx: lettuce. $1M1.j0 per long bX;
ladishes. 5OcGS1.50 per bx.
Onions sell at 50 per bbl. with jobbers
by the bushel higher; Spa nish long crts,
STE.
Cabbagcs are quoted at 5O@75c per
Dbl: savoy, SOC per Dbl
Marrow squashes are quoted at SIS
per ton: Hubbards, $50: turban, $15M20
per ton. Pumpkins sell at 25c per bX.
Mushrooms are scarce, and sell ut
Sl.5Ou2 per Alb bx.
Yellow turnips sell at TIC per bill:
white French, 81 per Dbl; white fiat, col
per bx; beets, soc; carrots, soc; parsnips,
59c: egg plants. $3.50 per crt: mint. :!
per doz; cress, SOC; parsley, Sl01.5
per bu for dollhouse; satisfy, 15c per doz;
brussels sprouts, S010c per qt by the
crit
Southern string beans sell at 81 5OM2
per bsllt for green and wax.
Spinach sells at Soc per bu: eskro. 25c
pei bu; endive, 25c per bu; rolnaine, Toe
per bu; artichokes, 81 per bu leeks, SOC
per doz.
Low grades Of hay have been in over
supply: the stopping of the shipment of
cattle has stopped a previous outlet.
Choice grades are firm and scarce;
straw is quiet; millfced is steady.
Choice hay, S20M21; No. l, S17M19; low
grades, Sl2M15 and up; rye straw, $14
G15; oat straw, S10M11.
There have been tritling changes in
tie price of pork provisions for tie
week, with some grades lower, with lard
higher.
Fresh beef Is decidedly easy, and
prices show a decline for the week.
Receipts have been large, but trade is
fair
Lambs are firm. with good demand;
nuttons and veals are steady and TN
changed. Spring lambs, 7M9c; year.
lings, 6Q7c; muttons, Gd1c: veals, 7Gf
Zoe; fancy and Brighton, 10lAM11c.
There is a quiet trade in poultry, with
only a moderate offering. Receivers
~ predicting "A short supply of north.
crn turkeys for the Christmas trade
Western turkeys, 16m1Sc: northern
fowls, 14GlJc; chickens, western, IA
n ice; northern, 1SM2Oc; iced turkeys
la 1Sc; fowls, 13M lie; chickens. 13s
l5c ducks, 15Ml7c; Rhode Island
geese, 15c; live fowls. 10lam11c.
Venison is in good supply, with whole
deer selling at 15m2Oc per h. Saddles
are quoted al 25M2Sc, with skins on. and
Ipu% at 3O0I35c. Moose meat is scor,a
md sells at 1O6i12iac with skins. Th,ra
is "A good supply of bear meat, which il
quoted at lJM20c. There is a fair SIN.
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