Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-26
IN U MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Ter a SIiSnt uuNunce. Fdncy lOtS uuu
prints Will easily bring 25c, but 24c
Is about the top for creamery tubs.
Firmness In other markets has had n
%stiffening effect here, but the demand
Ii still moderate. Northern creamery,
23d24c; western, 22hM23c; dairy, IS
M2lc.
Cheese Ia very steady, with little
change in prices. though late in the
week some fancy lots were held at
12kc. The demand is moderate. York
state, II 3-4Gl2 lac; Vermont twins,
11h012c.
Choice fresh laid eggs are firm and
higher. with the market only fairly well
supplied. There is also a firmer feel
ing In the best western marks. Choice
nearby. 35I36c; eastern, 2S@3Oc; west.
ern, 25N35c.
The local fruit and vegetable market
has, upon the whole. been satisfactory
during the past week. Vegetables are
quite sufficient for the demand. and
are, In most cases. cheap.
Fancy red eating apples continue to
move freely and the best grades of
cooking stock have Il good sale. Mack
intosh reds take a wide range ms TO
price, as u good many Of the offerings
are poor and scabby. A barrel OF
strictly fancy mackintoshes would
readily fetch 50. but most Of the mr.
rivals go for considerably less. Alex
anders are quoted at S3M3.JO "a barrel,
but nee in a while 81 IN secured. a
few lots of Vermont greetings have
been received and brought somewhat
higher prices than those from other
states.
Cranberries are having a better call
and as supplies are not large they have
moved up a little. The season on pluns
Is nearly over and they are scarce and
high, though not Of very good quality.
Peaches are no longer quoted. Pears
are plenty and not cleaning up very
rapidly. Grapes continue to move free
ly and there is a firmer feeling in most
kinds in response to smaller receipts.
Potatoes are in large supply, but they
hold steady under a good demand.
Some choice lots OF Green mountains
sell slightly above the market quota
tions. Sweet potatoes continue plenty
and easy owing to n slack inquiry.
Cabbages are in steady demand. Cauli-
flowers are abundant and very cheap.
Cucumbers continue scarce and high
and elephants are iirmer. Onions, pep
pers and squaShes are easy, but tur-
nips are steady and tomatoes have had
Il sharp rise.
Cranberries-Cape Cod, choice dark,
S1MS d barrel: common to good, 81. 500
Z: crates. S2.25M2.75.
Pears-Seckels. $2.5Od3.5 80 a bushel;
bosses, S2.73N3.25 a bushel: ANXIOUS. 81
bushel: bartletts. S3M3.5O a bushel;
cooking stock, $lM1.50 a bushel.
Grapes-Almerias. $3.5OM6 n key;
California tOkays. $l.75M2 a 4-basket
crate: cOrnishons. S1.75d2: muscats. 50
N225: York state pony baskets. Della
wares. 13Ml5c: Niagaras. 12M14c: Sa-
lens. iOM12c: cata wbas. ia l2c; Con-
cords, he: Pennsylvania Concords. 22c
III S-pound basket.
PotatOes-AroOstook Green noun
tains. 62Q63c Il bushel; hcbrOns. 5S4
SOC; York state rurals, 55d sc: sweets.
Jersey double heads, $ 1.5Oa2 a barrel;
Virginia cloth heads. $1.25@1.5O a bar
rel.
Beans-String beans. 50Q15c a has.
ket; butter beans. 15c Il basket: shell
beans. 81. 5OQ3 a bushel; lima beans. So
Q3.5O a bushel.
Cabbages-Drumhead. 81 a barrel
savoy. 75c a barrel; red. 60c a box.
Cucumbers-No. I, ST9S.50 Il box
: No. 2. $2.50M5.
Lettuce. etc-Lcttuce. 25c n box: 70
maine, 75c n dozen heads: escarole, 15(
n dozen heads; parsley, 12lac a bushel
mint, 25c a dozen punches: watercress
H.c a dozen punches.
l Onions-Native. Toe a bushel; west
ern Massachusetts. roc a bushel: Span
> ish. $30I3.JO Il crate; leeks. 100000
dozen punches.
Squashes-Native marrow. Toe a bar
rel; turban. Mc Il barrel; western hub
bard. $l5Ml6 a ton: pumpkins. 4Oc 4
, box.
Tomatoes-Nativc red. s.. 5064 1
G bushel: green. 73cu$1 n bushel.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. DOC u barrel; white
SOC a bushel.
I observation-disclosures corn, 81 a box
= carrots, o Il bushel: parsnips, Toe
bushel; radishes. 33c IL box: spinach
2Oc a bushel; beets, zoe a bushel; pep
, pers. 25Q50c n box; elephants, 81
dozen; southern, 81 .5ON2.50 a basket
native celery. white. 75MS5c a dozel
II punches; pascal. 81: Boston market
$1.25; caulifowers. 25c n small box, an,
4O@75c a large box; okra, S2.75 a crate
l. Pork provisions are firmer. and ham.
smoked shoulders and raw leaf lar
y are higher.
} There Is a steady market for fires
beef, without further change in prices
. though a few choice cattle have sold n
high rs sac. Extra heavy sides, g.
q, as lac: good, 7M7hc: light. 5lad6iaG
: heavy kinds. 100lOl2c; good, 9laMl0C
light. 7M9c; heavy fores, 5iaMGc: goot
I 3-4M5c: light. 4M4iac.
,c The market continues to he only moo
id erately supplied with choice lambs an
prices are firm: muttons and yearllng
is are very steady; veals are firm AT to
r. prices. Fall lambs, l0Mllc; sprln
lambs, 1lAM12c: %yearlings, 01lOt
muttOns, SQ9c: veals. 1lQ12hc.
p There IL a full supply of western ic'
packed fowls and chickens. and tn
l. market IL easy. Choice northern stoc
-. iu In v,o1orot 70 S,,npIv and hnIIu ctooIx