Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-12-15
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leadins
Products In Demand

Boston, Dec 14.-Butter is very firm,
and higher prices have Ueen reai,zed on
choice fresh and storage stock. Strictly
tine freS.. creamery is scarce. Northern
creamery, 26MM27c.; western, 26Cd 26is
c.: dairy. 21M25c.
Cheese is selling at higher prices for
choice fall twins. Holders are firm
and the demand for consumption is fair.
Round lots, York state. II 3dd12
Vermont twins, 11Ql3 3-4c.
The egg market is very 'rmly held
for all choice stock, which Is scarce.
The demand. however is light. Choice
nearby, 42u44c.; eastern, 3Aa36c. west
crn, 3VQ32c.
Beans are quiet, but steady, at I'M
changed prices. CARLOAD lots. pea, 81
7511 80 medium. S1.9Wd195; yellow
eyes, s2.30m2.40; red kidneys, $4,000
2.95: California small and white. 50.
@2.5b foreign pea, $1.S5Q 90: foreign
medium, $1.sO9l .95; jobbiug prices, 10
ul5c. higher.
Business in the local wholesale mar
ket for fruits and vegetables is still at a
the demand is slack. Changes in
prices have numerous in each direction.
but. generally speaking, the tone Of the
market is slightly easier.
Potatoes are lower as result Of in
creased receipts. and Q rather light de
mand Csbbages Of all kinds are high
er. Southern string and butter beans
| are lower and lettuce has declined. On
| ions and turnips hold around the prices
Of week ago. The season for nativc
spinach IL ring an end; there is a
little coming In; herea fter. supplies will
come chiefly from the south. Squa shes
are easier. Celery Is steady but rad
somewhat Sweet potatoes are steady
Vegetable quotations follow:
Potatoes--Aroostook green noun
tains. j615Sc bnshel, hebrons, 500 Soc.
Dakota reds. 4S(Q soc. New York rurals,
53d55c. sweets. Jerseys. So barrel,
| Ninelands, $3.50.
Onions Native. s1Q1.2Oc. a bushel
Spanish So. 50 a crate. leeks, 40c a doZ-
Ell lunches
Turnps- yellow. 81 n barrel. white
| 5On15c a bushel. French white. S1.5t
bag.
Spinach, etc Spinach. native 35d40t
bushe, Baltimore. 81 barrel. Nor
folk. $1.5nul 10 barrel. cahbages, 81
barrel, savoy cabbages, 81 a barrel
red cabbages I5c a box.
BeanS-Southern string beans 81 50Ni
basket butter beans 81 4 basket.
Miscellaneous Reets 50Gi6Oc bas
ket, carrots. 30" bushel, parsnips, 15N'
SOC. a bushel. cucumbers 81 soar a box
egg plants. 81 = dozen, marrow squash
6Oc. a barrel, turhan squash, 15c. a bar
rel. hubbard squash. SD a ton, pasca
celery 1JcNI$l a dozen lunches BostcI
market celery, 81 dozen lunches. rad
ishes 1Jc box, caulitower. S2.5N03.Jt
barrel, pumpkins, SOC box, hru>sol,
sprouts. IMSc a quart, oyster plants
75c. a dozen, artichokes. S1.25 a box
okra, 50 crate.
a slightly better feeling is noted il
the apple market. Dealers have beef
able to reduce their stocks. and thougI
actual advances are few, the feeling
is hrmer. Cranberries are quiet
Fruit quota lions follow:
Apples-kings. S2a2 30 barrel
SHOWS, Sl,50u2; nodheads, $l.5Ou :
northern spies, $l,5lu2 %: baldwinS
choice large. S1.1542; small $1d LOO
Ben Davis, 81 .25Ql so; huhhardStons
Sl25M1.75 niddlngs. Sl.5lNy 10
; Maine Harvey, $50: greetings, 81 .
M1.50; pippins, $l.25M 80; common
sour, slMl.25; pound sweets, 81 25u =
tolman sweets, 81 25a2; baldwins am
' greetings in bulk 65Q9Oc barrel.
Cranberres-Capc Cod, choice lat
, varieties. So 50Q65O barrel; choic
early black, S,n5.21 fair to good, S
G4.5O; crates, Sl.25(a lis
Pears Native snious, So 30 busl
: el: beurre bose, $3.5Od4; seckelS. 81 >
, d2,5o.
December wheat has shown consider
able weakness during the week, ma kin
Il net decline OF e, other options dc
clined in lesser degree, May shown
a net loss of Csc. ard July l-4c. OPEN
lions by Armour interests at Chicag
: have occupied chief attention in graf
circles, being presumably on both side
OF tue market, but believed by tn
trade 10 forecast bull campa gu som,
where il the near future. Fearful thu
wheat may be on the eve of bu
campaign, the bear contingent has r,
:, Trained from operations inv diving Ar
notable commitments on the short sid
=, Going contrary TO the Armour pre-
:, gram has generally been costly prop,
ston for the average small operate
and his policy now is 10 make prett
. sure OF his ground before taking d.
- termined action on either side I'll
government report was expected TO /
bulli>h in its tenor.
There is 10 change in pork proVi
ions, the market being steady at: Shol
cut and heavy backs. Sl6,2J; long ca
" 1850; medium, $l5,5O lean ends, SIS
" 10: bean pork, $l3 25Ml3,75; fresh rib
9a9 lac: fresh shoulders. Sac; smoke
shoulders, 5 l-Sc; corned shoulders. Sl9
u hams. lNQl2kc; skinned hams, 10 as
II 3-4c
Fresh beef is steady for choice hcay
cattle. with few stiil bringing 9]ac f,
the top. The market however, is ST
II well supplied with light beef, and
sasv for ali medium and low grade