Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-31
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations Oh the Leading
Products In Demand

nmltN supply. especially of extra quail
ity, but the demand has been light and
prices have sagged' off Il little. North
ernern creamery. round'lots. 241sm25c;
western, 2a@24hc; Vermont dairy, II
u22c: renovated butter, ia l0c.
The market for cheese continues quiet
and unchanged. Round lots. Vermont
twins, 1111Gt12c; New York twins, ia
12izc.
Eggs have been very firm owing to
email supplies. Choice lots are in de.
mand and high prices arc obtained.
stocks of refrigerator eggs are much re-
duced and they are quoted tirmer.
Western, fresh, 35N3SC; eastern, $50
3Sc: nearby, 42043c; refrigerator, 20
$500.
Beans are firm in sympathy with
country markets, but prices are not
quotably higher. Carload lots, pea,
S21542.2O; medium. 81 i1M2.2 vel
low eyes, S3d3. 10; rcd kidneys, S@.1oG
3.2o; California small white, S2.4IM
255; foreign pea and medium, So; job
bling prices higher
There is n firm market for choice ap-
pies with n good demand IIarvies,
S2.25M2.5O; SHOWS. $2.50G3; Kings,
S250G3.50; Baldwins, $2li2.I3; green
ings, S2G2T5; IIubbardstons and, Hurl-
burts, $1.50M2 ,. %; pound and Tolman
sweets. $L5oG223 northern spies,
$1,75d275
Cranberries are firncr at 50 .5Odo. -
nor nv and sOI,Q nor bll u'bo ,n
ceipts for tho week were 1216 bbls,
against 1872 bbls for the same week last
year.
Table nuts are steady and arc selling
at Walnuts. 121a115c per ID; ca stanas,
10d11c: pecans. 10c: flberts. 10c; al
monds 13M 15c; hickory, $ 5Wd2 per bu
Potatoes are firm ct the recent ad
vance. Aroostook hcbrons, 7O6 73c;
Green mountains. 73r0 75c: York state
Green mountains. 65l{Gsc; sweets, Nor
folk. cloth heads. 75c@s1.5o; Jersey
double heads, S2.30M3.
Celery ia selling at: Pascal, s314 per
long bx: Boston market, STAG per long
bx; white, Sl.250150 per doz
Onions ere quoted at: Spanish,
large crts, 81 so: natives, s per bu; bhls,
$25O03
Cucumbers sell ut 81 5OnS per hx.
Yellow turnips are selling a 81 per
Dbl; white French. 81 80 per Dbl: white.
zoe per bu; beets, 81. % per bu; carrots,
75c per bu; parsnips. 75c7tsl per hu.
Marrow squashos are quoted 1T 81 80
per Dbl; Bay state, S1.5oper Dbl turbln,
50 per bbl; per ton, S35Mi0.
Cabbage sell a 81. - per Dbl for ma.
tive: Savoy, Sl50 per Dbl; red, $3.50
per Dbl.
Lettuce is quoted at Sl.5oft3 per bx;
radishes, 35c per doz; mint. 15c per de-
cress. SOC per doz: lecks, 40c per doz;
oyster plants, 81 per doz
String beans sell at scar per bx for
green.
Spinach is quoted al 81 per bu beet
greens, 81 per bu; parsley, 81 .50M1. "a
per bu; peppers, 81 90 per bu.
Brussels sprouts sell at Zoe per at.
Caulihower sells at 81 per Dbl,
A frmer market has dew aOped in
pork provisions. and prices advanced
both on barrsl meats and on lard The
offerings of hogs have been well main
tHined. The quality Is good. although
tho weights arc Irregular in some in
stances 10 more than usual degree.
Prices represent a moderate advance,
prominent markets making an avcra &c
Of 30 per 100 lbs.
FRESH beef has been CuiNt. with
prices easy. Only Il very few choice
c"ttl" will bring full prices
Lambs are frncr, with receipts very
light: muttons are steady: vcaIs are
iirlu. Western fan lambs. 7molAr.
>priug lambs. sd Zoe yearlings, SAFE
mrDtons. UO7c; veals. 96 lie.
owing to heavy receipts OF western
1ur&rys, many lots were placed in cold
storage. The good weather, however
prevented loss us arrivals were all i.
eoCi condition. Northern turkeys wer,
entirely out Of the market Mt the close
Chickens and fowls were quiet anC
easy, with some stock going into stor
age The same was true of geese. The
market being flooded at the close Tn,
quotations are: Turkeys. western. L
mISc: chickens. northern. 1Gei lSc; west
rrn. l"6i14c; fowls. northern, l3M14c
western, 12m13c; ducks, ia lac; geese
1pIiGr
Hay continues weak, with fun sup
pl; and light demand Eyc straw il
firm. Milfecd is firm at full quota
lions Hay, No. I, $17NlS50: low
cradei. S126lG; rye straw, 81 5OM -
oa' -rraw, Saltl0
Ihr Shrinkage in the Mnneapol
-four output last week was $1,000 bbs
Tic quantity turned out was "a / .4Gi