Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-14
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

! Ht'le more strength Oh tuc Det'ei
grades. but the demand Ia still slow
and quotations are unchanged. North.
ern creamery, 23iaM24hc; western, 230l
23Mc: dairy, 2Od22c.
/ Cheese is still coming forward in I'M
usual quantities. but the market Is
very firmly held for the best makes. Mt
the top prices recently quoted: York
state. 13,z0liic; Vermont twins, IL Id
Ql3hc.
There is no material change to note
in the egg market. The scarcity OF
really choice fresh gathered stock con
tinues. and prices are firmly held on
the best grades. Refrigerators are
steady. Choice henncry and nearby.
410l45c and up; eastern. 36G3Sc: west
crn. Esq 32c; rsfrgerators, 21Q23c.
Apples have again had very slow
movement. but prices are not ma
terially changed There has been some
inquiry for fancy lots, but dealers have
not been very plcntifully stocked with
such grades. Receipts Of cranberries
have been extremely small, and Tho
highest prices Of the season have been
reached on the better grades. There
are but few pears left.
Potatoes are plenty. dull ard easy.
The market is quite generously sup
piled with string beans. and as the de-
mnnd for them is slack. the outside
quotation Is rarely obtained All kinds
OF cabbages are higher. but celery Is
cheaper, and cucumbers have declined.
Lettuce is very cheap. though the
quality OF the offerings is said to be the
best of the year The best onions move
readily at full quotations. but there Is
a good deal Of ordinary small stock
that is cleaning up slowly at low prices.
S1uashes are steady. and tnrrips arc
firm. with French whites held at some
what higher figures than prevailed O
week aso. Native spinach has sd-
vanced.
Apples-Kings. $2W4.5O barrel;
Raldwns. fancy. No. /. SiHi3.J0; good,
No. I. S2.2oG2.7i: No. >. 81 5Od2; green
ingS. $2.1tpT3.25: Tolman sweets. S2dl
3: pound sweets. So,5Od35O: common
sweets. Sl.25G173: Hubbardstons.
S2.5Gk13: nodhcaGs. 81 .5tNi325: north
crn spies. S2.5nN3.5O; middlngs. $4,000
3: common sour varieties. $1.5Od2: box
stock. lOcnSl % a bushel: fancy. 81. 30
Cranberres---tapc cod choice large
dark. S12u "a Il barrel: common 10 good.
SS01O a barrel. crates. Sl0I4.5O.
Pcars-Hoscs. $50 bushel: NOUS.
81 a hushcl
Nuts-reanuts. No. /. : 34c pound ;
iumbOs. o. q pound new crop. No | .
3-4c pound: iumbos. 6lsc "A pound ;
shellbark wainuts. S3u3o5 a bushel;
English .walnuts. 1IdilJc pound {:
almonds. 12til.ic pound: castanas. nj
: lie pound: fili.er'S. lO012c a pound ::
: pecans, "a re pound; California wal
nuts, Ice pound: hickory nuts So a
bushel
PotatopS-Aroostook Green noun
tains. G'Td61c a bllshel; hebrons. GAG
Coo: Dakota reds. zoe; chenangOes. Soc ;
sweets. Jersey double heads. SO bar.
rel Vinelands. SO 5Jn3; Virginia cloth
heads. S10ll -, a barrel.
Beans-String beans. S2N2.3O a has.
l ket; butter beans, S3Q3 basket
abbages--Drumhead $12571.5O a
barrel; savoy. $lMl.25 barrel; red
ca bba yes, G0a75c box.
Celery-Nativp white. T5c0S1 doz-
en- punches; pascal Sl0l % dozen
lunches; Boston market. 81. 5O01l rs 4
dozen punches
Cucunbcrs No. |. S4GI6 box: No.
=. Slm3.
: Lettuce. etc-Lettuce. 2O0l25c doz-
en- heads; romaine. Zoe a dozen heads;
escarole. 15c a dozen heads parsley, 81
a bushel; mint. Ace q dozen lunches
watercress. Soc Il dozen lunches.
OniOns-Native. 7lc a bushel: Span
ish. S2.75 crate leeks 4On:,O dozen
{ punches.
: Squashes-Natve marrow. 75c n
barrel; turban, 81 barrel: western
Hubbard, S15M3O a ton: pumpk ms. 30
WiOc a box.
MANIFESTATIONS. 90c a barrel.
French white. $1.75G2 barrel white
eggs and purple tops. soc bushel
Miscellanoo,is--.carr 5(yl 75c a
bushel; p2r>nipS. zoe Il bushel. rad
! ishes. SlM2.J0 box; spinach. 5Otd zoe
a hushcl, southern. S2m2.50 barrel:
beets. I',FdSl bnshel: peppers. S26,
go box elephants. southern. So .Ot1
3 crate: okra, - crate brussels
sprouts. Snil2isc II quart: tomatoes,
dollhouse. zoe n pound: Cuban. $3.50 a
4-basket crate; mushrooms. 81 .JOCd2. 80
| basket; artichokes. $l.5O n bushel:
caulifowers, $1.5OM1.75 crate. nd So
! "a a barrel.
There Is steady market for pork
provisions. with but little change in
quotations.
There is n slightly hrmer mark ct for
!, fresh beef, especially for the low
grade. but trade is very slow, as buyers
are not willing to pay the advance.
Extra heavy sides, 7iaWsc: good, sid
| lac: light. Gd6iac; heavy kinds, ga
10c; good S]aM0c: light, 7iaMSc: heavy
fores, 5ha@Gc good, 5M5iac: light, ~
, @5c.
Choice lambs are in small supply.
and prices have advanced to the hlghes t
point seen for several months; muttons
and yearlings are also tirmer; veals are
steady. Spring lambs, 12la@ i3c; fall
lambs 11Ml2c; muttons and yearlings.
/ lOM11c: veals, logic
Poultry is still rather quiet, but
prices are fairly steady. Choice north
Srn turkeys are scarce and Arm West.
ern turkeys. lStd20c: northern turkeys,
p2Q25c; northern chickens. large, l6d
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