Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-19

Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

ket Ior Dutter, with choice lots bringing
MS high as 23Mc in a jobbiny way. The
market is very well supplied with all
except the very best grades; great
f1rmness Is noted In some of the coun-
try markets. Northern creamery, 22h
Q23c; western, 22@22hc; dairy, 100
21c.
The cheese situation remains TN.
changed. the market being fully sup
piled with all grades. York state,
IL 3-4Nl2 lac; Vermont twins, llkM
12c.
Fresh gathered and nearby eggs are
very nrm. and not over plenty. but low
grades are coming forward very freely
and the market Is easy. Choice nearby,
32@33c; eastern, 26Q28c; western, 22Qt
23c.
Though business In the local fruit
and vegetable market has not been Of
unusually large volume during the past
week. 1t has been decidedly more sat
isfactory for tho dealers. Garden truck
suffered some from the recent frosts
and has not been coming in so freely.
Cranberries are firmer, but not very
active. The season m plums is rapid.
ly drawing to n close, and but few are
arriving. Peaches are having only a
limited sale and prices rather favor the
buyer. Pears are plenty and not sell.
Ing as we'll as receivers would like to
see them. They take n wide range as
to quality. All kinds Of grapes are
firmer under an active demand and
smaller arrivals. ounces are in rather
light supply and high.
Receipts Of potatoes have been
larger, but the demand has been very
good and prices have not dropped
much. Sweet potatoes are plenty, dull
and easy. String beans are steady in
spite OF large offerings. Lima beans
and shell beans have advanced. Gu
cumbers continue scarce and high.
Apples-Grsvensteins. $3@4.5O; Bald
wins. $l.25@2.50; greetings. $1.75al2. %:
Hubbardstons, 81. 1892. 20: SHOWS, $3.50
az; Alexanders. $3MS. so; Maine Har-
veys. $2.I5@8; wealthies. $2.oOdS. %;
pippins and porters, $202.25 Mcintosh
red. $3.5Od4; %2O-ounce. $2.75M3: pound
sweets, $1.5OQl2. so; box fruit, 5OcM
S1.25.
Cranberries-Cape Cod choice large
dark. $147.50 a barrel; common to
good. $607; crates, $2.25n2.5O.
Plums-California Italian prunes,
$3.50 a f%our-basket crate: York state
eating, 20a30c an eight.pound basket;
damsons. 35U45c.
Pears-Seckels. S2M3.5O n bushel;
bosses, S2.o0I3 a bushel; anjous. S2M
$50 a bushel: s%heldons. S1.5OM3 a
bushel; bartletts, 8 2.5Oa3.25 a bushel;
cooking stock. 15cm$l. 20 a bushel.
Peaches-York state. 6OcGS1 n bas-
ket. and s1.25G1.D two-basket car
rier; California. 81 a box.
Grapes-Almerias. S4@6 a barrel;
California Tokays. $1.5O02 a crate;
cornichons. 81 SOAP a crate: muscats.
$1.75M2.25 a crate: York state pony
baskets. Dclawares. 14Ql5c: Niagaras,
13M14c; Salems, 11@12c: Concords, lie:
Pennsylvania Concords, 1701Sc an
eight-pound basket.
Quinces-Native. $363.25 bushel;
California. $3.50 a t%hree-peck box.
PotatOes-Aroostook Green noun
tains. 6OM62c n bushel; hebrons, 5S6
6Oc; sweets, Jersey double heads. So a
barrel: Virginia cloth heads, $50 a
barrel.
Beans-String beans. s1M7. 80 q bush
ell: butter beans, S101.5O a bushel;
shell beans. $2@2.5O bushel; lima
beans. 81 .5Oa2.5O a bushel.
Cabbages-Drumhead, 81 a barrel:
savoy, 75c a barrel; red. 6Oc a box.
Cucum bers-No. !. $7M9 a box; No.
2. $2.5O95.
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce. 25d5Oc a box:
rOmaine. 75c a dozen heads; escarole,
75c a dozen heads: parsley, 12l.c a
bushel; mint. 25c n dozen punches; wa
%tercress. SIC a dozen punches.
Onions-Native. Toe a bushel; west
ern Massachusetts. zoe a bushel: Span
ish, $3@3.5O a crate: leeks, 4Od5Oc a
dozen lunches.
Squashes-Native marrow, 75c a
barrel; turban. DOC a barrel: western
hubbard. $l7M1S a ton: pumpkins. 4Oc a
box.
Tomatoes-Native red. S2d2.5O A
bushel: green. 50dGOc a bushel.
Turnips-Yellow. 9Oc a barrel: white.
5OM75c a bushel.
Observation-Disclosures corn, 6O0 15c
n box: carrots. G5c a bnshel: parsnips.
TIC a bushel: radishes. 25c "A box: spin
ach, O a bushel: beets. Toe a bushel:
peppers, 25Q5Oc a box: c2gplants. 81 a
dozen: native celery. $lGl.25a dozen
punches: caulilowers, pc n small box
and 6OM75c a large box; okra. 1913 a
crate.
Pork provisions are steady, with few
changes announced.
Fresh beef has been quiet. hut dur
Ing the past few days has shown more
strength. and some fancy steers have
actually brought higher prices. Extra
heavy sides, 73-4@s lac; good. GlsM
TIC: light, 5H@6c; heavy binds. lOa
10hc; good. 9hQlOc: light. 7M9c: heavy
fores. 5h06c: good. 43-4@5c; light, 1
@4lsc.
There In a firm market for lambs,
with only a small supply Offering;
yearlings and muttons are steady ut
the advance: veals are very firm. Fail
lambs, lOQ1lc: spring lambs, 1ldl2c;
yearlings. 0@10c: muttons. SQ9c; veals,
11M12hc.
The poultry market il quiet and un.
changed, with offerings fully up to the
demand. Western turk sys. zoe; north.
ern roasting chickens. lSQ2Oc: medium
chickens. l4Nl6e: western. l2@l5c.