Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-02
IN U MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Out tnc net CuunSt III HIi'V nus DSS"
very small. Northern creamery, 23U
24c: western. 22iaM23c; dairy. l"M2lc.
There has bcen n striking advance In
the price Of cheese, largely in sympa-
thy with other markets and on account
of reports of a shortage in the market.
York state. 12isMl3c; Vermont Twins,
12laGl2 3.ic.
Business has been brisk in the frult
md vegetable market and ~ receipts
Of the various products have bcen run
ming lighter Il generally firmer feeling
Is evident. The movement OF fruits
has been especially lively and in this
section Of the market the greatest
changes in prices have occurred. Gar
den truck has not been so active,
chiefly because supplies have been
rather large.
Fancy apples still meet with a ready
sale and bring good prices. Ordinary
stock is in somewhat better request
and the Accommodations noted q week
ago have been 80 we'll reduced thnt
dealers say another week Will see the
market pretty bare. Receipts OF fall
varieties are lcsscning all the time and
before Il great while will give way 10
winter stock.
Cranberries have advanced rather
sharply under u better demand and
smaller arrivals. plums are no longer
quoted and the season for ounces is
drawing to Il close. But little of either
fruit is to he had. All the fancy pears
arriving are quickly placed in colo
storage for future wants. and most Of
the offerings in the open market are of
poor quality. Grapes nave continued in
good demand and have moved upward
In response to smaller receipts.
Apples-Kings. x3M4 n barrel;
macintosh reds. S3m4.5O: A~lexanders.
$3M3.5O: wealthies, S2.5Uu3.50: SHOWS.
81. jOu3.50: baldwins. fancy No. |. $3.50
az: NO. |. S1.15M2.25; No. =, $1.23M
1.75: greetings, $2M@; harveys. 81 15M
3: cOlverts and genetings. S2M2.21. toll
man sweets, S2U3: pound sweets. 500
M3: common sweets. S1M1. 80: 20-onnce.
81. 5OM3: hubhnrdStons. $"25n2.I 10;
nodhcads. S25Ou3: northern spies. $50
a.; pippins. S2u2.aO; common sour
! varieties. 81 .5OU2: box stock. oOc4l
81 %: fancy. Sl.IO; c%rabapples, Sl.'tWd
go a barrel.
CranbcrricS-Capc Cod choice large
dark. S1.50u3 n barrel: common to
good, $G.3On1: crates. S2.50o3.
Pears-Seckels. S3UI II hushel: box
es, $3M4; ANXIOUS. SOB; sheldons, $50
al; bartletts. $500; cooking stock. 81
az.
Grapes-Almorias. S3.5On1 IA barrel:
California Tokays. $2U2.25 a i bnsket
crate: cornichonS. Sl.1IU2: muscnts. 81
also: York state pony baskets. Niaga-
ras. 1GM1Sc: Salems. l3M l5c: Cataw-
has. 15Ml7c: Concords. 1GTl7c.
Quinces-Native. S2.5OGL3 Il bushel:
California. S3.25 a 3-peck box.
Observation-Disclosures Green noun
tains. 70d72c n bushel; hehrons. dSNl
zoe; York state rurals. G5c: sweets.
Jersey double heads. $I.5oQ2 Il barrel;
Virginia cloth heads. S%1.2li137l. IL
barrel.
Benns-String beans. SlMl21 Il bns-
ket: butter beans. S2u22J Il basket:
lima beans. S2.50n3 "A bushcl.
Cabbages-Drumhead. 81 ii barrel:
savoy. 75c Il barrel; red cnbbageS. zoe
a box.
Celery-Native white. 7JMS5c IA doz-
on punches: pascal. 81 il dozen punches;
Boston market. Sl.25 il dozen lunches.
Cucumbers-No. l. $1MS Il box; No.
.. $2.5O45.
Lettuce. ctc-Lettuce. 2Jc II box: ro-
maine. 75c Il dozen heads: escarule. Zoe
Il dozen heads; parsley. ooll1Jc a bush
Ell; mint. 25c Il dozen lunches; water
cress. 35c q dozen lunches.
Onions-Native. TJc a bushel: west
ern Massachusetts. zoe Il bushel; Span
dozen punches.
Squashes-Native narrow. ) a bar
rel: turban. o a barrel: western hub
bard. S15Ml6 a ton: pumpkins. 40c a
box.
neutrality-suspicious.. 9Oc a barrel:
white. zoe a bushel.
observation-disclosures. soc huShol:
parsnips. 100 Il bushel: radishes. 25c IA
box; spinach. poe Il bushel: hcets. 7jc
Il bnshel: peppers. 0 a box; elephants,
native. 81 Il dozen: southern. Sl.50nt2.5 80
a basket: Okra. $50 IA crate: brussels
sprouts. l2l4Mloc Il quart: tomatoes,
81 .5Oi3 II bushcl; c~aulitiowcrs. l5c a
small box. and 30m50c a large box;
citron melons. S1.2o Il box.
There is no change in the price of
pork provisions. the market being
steady. with Il fair demand.
Fresh beef is steady. but only a very
few choice steers will bring full Size.
The quotations are: Extra heavy
sides. SMSlac: good. 7i2MT Sic; light.
5ia67c; heavy kinds. lOiaMllc: good,
loM10la; light. 7M9lec; heavy fores. O
G6iac; good, 5M6c: light, 4M4iac.
The market for lambs is very steady,
with only n moderate supply. Muttons
and yearlings are steady; vcals are very
firm. Fall lambs, l0Ullc; spring
lambs. 1liaMl2c: yearlings. 9dlOc:
muttons, Sn9c; veals, llMl2lac.
Some northern turkeys are arriving,
and some are quoted at 2Su3Oc. but the
most of the receipts are western and
are still of somewhat Indifferent quail
ity. There is a fair demand for fowls
and chickens. The quotations are;
Northern turkeys, 2SM3Oc. western
turkeys, 22M23c; northern roasting
chickens, lSQ20c: medium. chickens.
l4G16c: western chickens. l2MlIc:
northern fowls, l5c; western fowls. IL
Ml4c.