Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-28
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Dec. 27-I,utter IL quiet,
but fairly steady, prices being fully
maintained. Northern creamery, 23is
G24hc; western, 23Q2sMc; dairy, 20
R22c.
Cheese is In light demand. but the
supply Is moderate. and prices are very
firmly held. York state, 13,aQ114c; Yer
mont twins, 10 1-4Qfl3hc.
Another &c has been whitfield or the
price Of fancy eggs. the mild weather
having stimulated receipts to an TN.
usual degree for the season. Choice
hennery and nearby. 3SQl40c; eastern,
3O131c; western. 2703Oc; refrigerator
2OQt22c.
Quotations on fruit show only small
changes from those Of week ago.
Cranberries are scarce, and are held
so high that the purchases are restrict.
ed to actual needs. Grapes nuts. dates
and figs hold at about last week level.
Potatoes are firmer. Receipts from
Maine have been light and stocks at
the yards are pretty small. The de.
mand has not been very lively but
Hebrons and Green mountains are fully
DC bushel higher than they were
week ago. Prince Edward Island lots
are in heavy supply and little changed.
Fancy string beans are in steady de-
mand at high prices. Cucumbers are
not very plenty. Cabbages are firm and
squashes sell a little higher. Celery
has been in good request Mt well sus-
tanned prices. Offerings Of southern
kale and spinach are generally poor
and hard to place. Turnips and onions
hold steady.
Apples-Kings, S3M4.5O barrel:
Baldwins. fancy. No I. S325M3 80;
good No. !, S2.75d3; No. 9. S2.2om2. so:
greetings, S3G3.50; Tolman sweets, 81
@3; Ben Davis. $2.5OM3; Hubbards.
tons. $2.750l3.25; nOdheads. S3M35O:
northern spies, s3M4; middlings. ~. 30
@3: common sour varieties. 81. 76Nd2. -.
Cranberriee--Cape Cod choice large.
dark. $40 a barrel; common to good.
$14@15; crates. $3.50.
Pears-Bescs, $3.50 a bushel.
| Grapes--Almerias. extra fancy, Sc. so
90 q barrel: fancy. $5Nie: choice. S4N1
$50.
| Nuts-Peanuts. No. |. 3 3.4c a pound:
jumbos. &c pound: new crop, No. I,
q 3-4c pound: jumbos, 6iac pound:
shellbark wnlnuts. S303.25 Il bushel:
English walnuts, l4G15c a pound:
almonds. 12Gil5c a pound; castanas.
W11 IL pound; tilberts. 100 20 a pound:
! pecans. 11Ml3c u pound: California
walnuts. 1ic Il pound; hickory nuts. So
! Il bushel.
PotatOes-Aroostook Green noun.
tains. 10cd72c bushel hebrons. $50
10c: Dakota reds. Csc; Prince Edward
Island chenangoes. 57M5Sc: sweets.
Jersey double heads. S2M2.25 barrel:
| Vinelands. 81 n barrel
Reans-Southern string beans. S2d4
basket: butter beans. $3N14 a basket.
Cabbagss-Drumhead Sl25d1 40 a
barrel: savoy. lbs barrel; red. S5cnSl
box.
Celery-pascal. $16f15O a dozen
lunches; Boston market. $l.5Oa1. 10 a
dozen punches.
Cucumbers-No. l, SSd9 box: No.
( c~Nf u IOA.
| Lettuce, ctc--Lcttuce. 40N1 75c n doz.
en- heads: rOmainc. 75c a dozen heads:
eScarOlc. zoe dozen heads: parsley.
$1.5OM LIS II bushel; mint. SOC dozen
lunches; watercress, 6Oc dozen
punches.
Onions-Native. 7lc a bu.hel: Span.
ish, $2.115 crate; Cuban. 81 u, IL crate:
leeks, S4Odi5Oc Il dozen lunches.
quashes-Nativc marrow. 75r6iS1 a
barrel; turban. Sla1.25 barrel: west.
ern hubbard. S2O@25 a ton; pumpkins
81 box.
Spinach. etc-Sonthern, $lG1l,25 a
barrel: kalc. 81 barrel beet greens.
7Jc bushel
Turnips-Yellow Doc barrel
French white. $1.75M2 bag: white
egg and purple tops. soc bushel.
MiscellG neouS-Carrots. 5Ua75c
bushel; parsnips, Toe bushel radishes.
81 box: beets. 75cMSl a bushcl: pep
pers. $2u250 box eggpants. south
ern. S2Q250 n crate: okra 81. 80 a crate:
brussels sprouts. S@12hc Quart;
mushrooms, $1.500l25O a basket: arti-
chokes, $3.50 bushel; tomatoes. ma
tive dollhouse, 2Od25c n pound: Gu.
ban, $3.50 a four-basket crate; oyster
plants. I5cuS1 dozen punches.
Pork provisions are steady, with no
change in prices.
Fresh beef is dull and easy at: FIX
ira heavy sides. 71-4M7 3-4c; good.
63-4M7 1-4c; light. 6m6iac: heavy
binds. 9laM Toe; good, SlsM9c: light. u.
Msc: heavy flores. . 1-iM5lsc; good. 50i
3 l-4c; light. 4i.M5c.
The market for all fresh meats has
been very dull as all the attention of
the trade has been given to the Christ
mas poultry. Lambs are dull: muttons
and yearlings are quiet and veals are
steady. Spring lambs, 114M12c: fall
lambs. oM10c; muttons. 7lamSc: year
lings. Sdlac: veals, 1O61l2c.
Western turkeys are cleaning up fair
~ we'll. though the late receipts have
been sold at slightly lower prices as a
rule. Considerable weight went into
cold storage, as the arrivals were in
good condition, and there was no need
OF sacrificing the stock. Northern tur.
keys have been very scarce. and main.
tanned their firm position to the end
Choice northern turkeys sold at 23125c:
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