Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

ern creamery, round lots, 241am25c;
western. 24G24hc; Vermont dairy, II
W22c, renovated butter, I7M1sc.
The request for cheese continues light.
hut prices are steady for all choice lots.
Round lots. Vermont twins. l1laM1 2c;
New York twins, 12M12lsc.
The high prices which have ruled for
eggs nave caused the demand TO fall
oil, and the market is easier at a lower
range of prices. Western fresh, 3OU
&c: eastern. 33M35c; nearby, 4on42c.
refrigerator. 25M25c.
Beans are quiet but steady. Carload
lots. pea. S2.2oM2.30: medium. S22oW
23o: yellow eyes. SO. 15M325: red kid
neys. S335M3. As: California small
white. S2.51ai2,O: foreign pea and me.
dunn. S2.lO02.2O.
Their is a luia trade in apples. only
choice red fruit being in demand and
bringing full prices. Maine pippins,
S1.25Q1.75; Harvies, S2M225; SHOWS,
S2.5003: Kings, S2.jNn3 30; Baldwins.
S1.75M2,50: greetings. S1.T5M2 30: Hud-
bardstOns and Hurlburts, $1.5Ou22 %:
pound and Tolman sweets, $1.1oM22 %:
northern spies, Sl.5OQ2.5U The ox.
ports of apples from all ports for the
week were estimated ut about 10000
bbls.
era pberries are steady at S2M225
per bX and $tdT.25 per Dbl.
Don este grapes sell Mt 15M11c rer
bskt for ConcordS. 17M20c for NIAGARA,
and 15c for Catawbas. Almeria grapes
arc selling at s2.5oM7 per bhl. Cali
fornia grapes ar" quoted at: Cornichon.
$1.15U2: Emperor. $l.5OU2.
Table nuts are steady and are selling
at: WAlnuts. 14aI15c per III: G stanas,
1001lc: peclns. HM11c: flberts. 1Oc.
almonds, 13Ml5c: hickory, S2.25M2.75
per bu.
Potatoes arc steady AZ unchanged
prices. Arooostook hehrons, sSd zoe;
Green mountains, GSGi70c. York state
Green mountains. TIC; sweets, Nor
folk, cloth heads, 73cMS1.5o; Jersey,
double heads. S?.5f13.
Celery is selling ct: Pascal. So. 500
4 per long hx. Boston markets. 81 per
long bx: Whit. S5cMS1 per doz.
Onions are quoted at: Spanish, large
crts. $3.50: natives. 75QS5c: per bu.
bhls. S1.75G25o
Cucumbers sell at S1.25dI per bx.
Yellow turnips are selling at 81 per
hhl. white French. SIPS per bbl: white,
25T35c per bu: beets, 81 per bu: car
rots. hNd7ac per bn: parsnips. 81 per hu.
Marrow squashes are quoted mt S1fr
1.25 per Dbl: Bay state. $3.50 per Dbl;
turhan. S1.75 per Dbl.
Cabbag es sell at So per hhl for native:
Savoy. Sl25n1.JO per Dbl; red, 81
per bx.
Lettuce is quoted At 4ON5Oc per doz
for h%othousn; radishes. 15c per doz;
mint. 75c per doz; cress, per doz;
lpeks. 4Oc per doz: oyster plant, 81 per
doz.
String beans sell at So per bx for
green.
Spinach is quoted at 81 per hu: beet
greens. I5c per bu: parsley, S1.5O per
hu; peppers, 81 per bu; eggplant, So
per crt.
Brussels sprouts sell at 10n1Hc per at.
Caulifiower Soils At 81 per pkg.
The hay market is weak with liberal
receipts. Low grades are especially
easy. Straw is in good demand with
light offerings. Millfccd is steady and
unchanged. Hay. No. |. S170 1890: low
grades, S126i1G; rye straw, S21N22.5o:
oat straw S9H1O.
Pork products arc generally easy,
with quotations revised. The holiday
conditions lessened the marketing of
hogs to some extent. The offerings
have fallen moderately short OF same
period last year. Prices are we'll sus-
famed. the average for prominent mar
kets indicating about $4.40 per 100
pounds.
Fresh beef is dull and neglected. with
dealers finding it difficult to get full
top quotations, The arrivals of fresh
beef have been very heavy.
Muttons and lambs are steady in
prices, though the market is well sup
piled; veals are firm and UNCHANGED
Western fall lambs, SM1Oc; spring
lambs. hnlUc; yea Rings. 6n7c; NUT
tons, 607c; veals, ga he.
Poultry is quiet in demand, with
prices steady and unchanged. Tur-
Keys. northern. 20M23c: western. dry,
17Ml0c; chickens, northern. 1SM20c;
western, large. 14Q15c: fowls, northern,
13M Ice; western, 1+d15c; DUCKS. loo
1Sc; geese, 15al7c.
The wheat market has bean f~everish
and excited. The remarkable upt,lrn
I'm December has been a natural out
growth Of the bullish cash situation
finally making its impression on the bis
short interest in that option. Current
gossip has il that the outstanding short
account here in December is fully .
OD0.OOO bushels, but some conservative
people place il at a smaller figure. Be.
sides local traders, this shortage is
distributed mons northwest operators
and Europe, representing hedges made
some time ago. On Two occa sions. some
No. 2 hard Writer wheat, aggreent
Ing 10000 bushels, has been gent
around, presumably designed by par
ties here to break the market, hut with
little or no success. C~onsCouentlr
fears have been forced into the oper
market to protect themselves. with the
results already noted. At these hirr
prices. Europe has taken Scant interes,
IN cash wheat and the export depa ri
ment Is devoid of interest. The interio,
movement, except for an expansion Ol
eoutbu-oct rpcoipts jnttNrlv SEnw. ~