Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-11-24
I'm HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leadine
Products In Demand


cry in assorted sizes. Some choice
lots III small sized pkgs have sold as
high as 26c but that is an extreme
25,sc being about the top. Northern
creamery, 25Gi 25lac; western. 24'a@
Csc; dairy, 2l0t2;;c.
Cheese continues to advance, Win
really choice lots rather scarce. HoId-
ers are strong, and the market is quiet.
Round lots, York state, 11isu l21ac;
Vermont twins. la 1 SAC.
Eggs are very firm for fresh gath
cred. with fancy prices being paid for
choice hennery. Western eggs are firm
er for the best. Choice nearby, A0oi
42c; eastern, 3Vn35c; western, 2Id32c
Beans are rather quiet, with yellow
eyes and red kidneys lower, and other
kinds steady. The quotations are:
Carload lots, pea, 81 seal 50; medium,
ST A5n2; yellow eyes, $2.6td2.65; red
kidneys, S.9m3; California small
W hte. 81 5Cu2 30; foreign pea, 81 So
also. foreign medium. Sl.9Ud l93;
jobbing prices 1Olti5c higher.
Thank giNing week finds numerous
changes in prices OF fruits ana vcgc.
tables The lower grade Of apples are
sclliuc mt slightly lower prices, while
superior stock is tirnrr. Fruit quota
tons follow;
Apples Macintosh reds, S3.5Wl Il
Dbl: no ] Bnldwins. s 500 10: green
ingS. York state ST. 5W $50. fancy Yer
mont. S2U2 -; northern spies. common,
ST 80. fancy colorpd, $2.1WdJ; kings,
common. S15Mi1.11; choice, S3at3.25;
SHOWS. common small, S1.25Gil.75;
choice large. s}U3JD; huhhards
81 .5oml75. Tolman sweets, $l15H2:
pound sweets. Sl.750i2.25; baldwins
and grocuings in bulk. open head hbls,
auc1lS1.l5; common varieties, .25Gl
] 90
Cranhprries Cape Cod choice carly
varieties. S41CMn5 hbl; choice late va
rieties. S5.50@l6 a bhl: crts. .61M2.25.
Pears Native anious 50 ,lWo3 a bu;
beurro bose. 81 156i3.5O sheldonS. $3d
500. scckels. S35Wd5: Jersey keifers,
81 25Gl3 a doublc-head hh.
GRAPES Western New York varic-
ties. pony baskets, 1WulSc each; west
ern New York concords ltMlSc S-lb
bskt: almera>, $3.50liS a keg.
Potatoes have advanced few cents
hu. and SO have onions and spinach
Southern string beans are quoted al
lower prices. There has been n de
cided slump in squash, and the price
has gone from $50 n ton for hubbard'
TO Sl2M14. Vegetable quotations fol
low.
potatoeS-Aroostoo green noun
talns, zoe hu: hebrons 57Nt5sc; Ia
kota reds, 5OM5;ir; sweets, Norfolk
cloth-hcads. s. J'Ni2 ~ hbl; eastern
shore cloth-heads. 81 7512 o7i2c a Dbl
Jersey double heads. $3M3.23 Il Dbl.
Onions Native, 81 bu; Spanish
SO. 80 a crit eeks, 4oc j doz bchs.
Turnips- Yellow. IO415c Dbl
white. 5o47 bu; French white 81 81
n bag.
Spinach. etc-Spina ch, SOC n bu; cab
bages, Soc Dbl; savoy cabbages, Toe a
hbl; red cabbagcs, roc box
Lettuce, etc-Hothou9e lettuce STA
175 box of three doz; chcory, SOC d
box: mint. 5Oc "A doz bchs; watercress
soc a doz bchs: parsley. soc q hu.
Beans String beans, southern green
50 a bskt. wax, S2GQ3 n bskt
Miscellaneous-Rre SOC a blu; car
rots. soc hu; parsnips, 1oM SIC hu
cucumbers. S2Gi6 box; egg plants
$3.50 20 doz; marrow squash, 6on75c
Dbl: turban squash. 75c Dbl; westcri
hubbard squash, S12al4 & ton; celery
bOcuSl a doz hchs; Boston marke
celery. 81 250l 80 a doz bchs radishes
$15O box; caulitlower. 81 25M / 80
box If to 10 heads; pumpkins, SOC
box; brussels sprouts, lO4l2c az
oyster plants, 15c II doz; artichoke,
81 80 box. okra. S25O crt.
Pork products Of all kinds are stead
with fair demand. Short cut am
heavy backs $1G75; long cuts, SIS; me
dunn, sig lean ends, $ls15d1 IL
bean pork, $l3.25u1311; fresh ribs, /
nlOl2c: fresh shoulders. Bic; smok e.
shoulders Size; corned shoulders, 7-SC
hams. 10 l-4Qil3c; skinned hams, 10 g.
ali lac.
Fresh beef has been steady, only tn
best cattle bringing top prices. an
that only in small way. There Is SIT
considerable light beef offering. Choic
heavy cattle, Nds12c; light, 5l9M7iac
heavy kinds, llMl2c; light, 61s@9e
heavy forcs 5t2m7c; light, 4M5c.
Lambs are steady. 10 change havin
been made, vcals hold firm, with mur
tons and yearlings quiet Western fa
limbs, 7i2mS'2c; spring lambs, SEE
p4c; yearlngs, sac; muttons GMGisc
veals, san
Poultry is in rather better suppl,
but the receipts are still much smalle
than a year ago. Choice young tul
keys are especially scarce, previous r,
ports Of shortage being confirmed
Prices rule high At retail, though 7,
ceiycrs prices are not material
changed Western turkeys 23M21,
northern turkeys, 25M2sc; fancy 29C
SOC; chickens. northern, l4GilSc; Yves
ern chickens, 13M 15c: northern fowl
l4M llc; western fowls l2Nt l3c
Hay is in moderate demand, wit
prices not materially changed: straw
firm; millfced is dull ana unchanget
No. /, STA ~; low grades. $1lMl6 nv
straw, S22M -. so: oat straw SlO5tN1
Wheat has declined sharply, as IL
result of successful bear raid. r.
gun by leading traders ut Chicago. II
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