Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-07
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

24hc; western, 23M23 Nc; dairy, 2Od22c.
Cheese Is firm and unchanged In the
local market, but Liverpool ID cabled I'd
higher. York state, 13MQ14c; Vermont
twins. ID LA 1870.
Eggs are quiet. but choice lots ure
firmly held without change. Choice
nearby eggs are scarce, but medium and
low grade western are plenty, with the
market IN buyers favor. Choice hen
merry and nearby. 4O@45c and up east
ern, 36a3Sc; western. 2S632c; refrigera-
tors, 2lM23c.
Dealings inapples have not increased,
ana though quotations are not much
changed they favor the buyer rather
more than they did. The season on
SHOWS Is over. and Harveys, Hubbards-
tons and plppins will probs bly, pass out
for this year during this week
Cranberries continue to sell slowly.
owing to the high prices at which they
are held. Foreign grapes now have the
market to themselves. the season on
California and York state fruit Is over
and but few Of either kind are to I've had.
Potatoes have continued to work low
or under quiet demand, and rather
large offerings. Receipts Of sweets are
altogether too great for the call and
dealers are forced to sell at low prices
The range on southern stock is wide.
because much Of it is very poor. Onions
are firm and cabbagos hold steady
Celery Is comparatively high for this
time OF the year. Cucumbers. lettuce
and squashes are unchanged. Turnips
are steady in spite Of large supplies aud
only moderate active inquiry Rad
ishes. peppers and parsley have had
rather sharp advances. String beans
are firm. owing to limited arrivals.
ApplesKings S3l4.5O barrel;
Baldwns. fancy No. I. 81 15d3 .25: No
| |, s2m250; No 2. Sl,5O0d2; greenmgs.
S2.5GM3.o5: IIarveys. 25OM3; Tai.
man sweets. seas: pound sweets. 50. 80
M350; common sweets. 81 250Q 30:
, Hubbardstons. 81. 5063: nodheads. 81 30
| M3.25; northern spies. 81 506l3.50: pip
pins, S2uo5o: middlings. 81 5Ot13 COM
mon sour varieties. sl,5OGl2; box stock,
5Oc4$1.25 bushel: fancy. Sl.5O.
Cranberries-Cape Cod choice large,
dark. sllM125O a barrel: common TO
good. S9m 10 a barrel; crates. 81 5Ol,
375.
Pears--Boscs. $3.75 bushel ANXIOUS.
$3H8.5O busbel.
Nuts-Peanuts. No. 1. ) 3-4c pound;
jumbos, &c pound; shelhark walnuts,
S2.25Q2.50 bushel: English walnIts,
| 14M lbc a pound; almonds. 12G15c a
pound: castanas. 9H1Ic pound: fl
bcrts. 10q12c pound: pecnns, 9d12c a
! pound: California walnuts. &c pound
hickory nuts. 81 II bushel
Potatoe>-Aroostook Green noun
tains, 8Su70c bushel: hebrons. 65d
Csc: Dakota reds. 63GiG5c: chenangoes,
6UM6oc: sweets. Jersey double heads.
81 barrel; Vinelands. So so: Virginia
cloth heads. 5OcNSl.5O barrel.
Heans-String beans. 81 80 II basket:
butter beans. $c63 Il basket
| Cabbages-Drumhsa $l.l2is611 81
barrel; savoy. 81 barrel; red cal
bages. 60c q box.
Celery-Native white. S1Gl1 % n doz-
en- punches; pascal. S1.35ll so 4 dozen
lunches: Boston market, S1.5O0l.75 IL
dozen punches.
Cucumbers-No. l. Sc box; No. ..
| SLAB.
| Lettuce. etc-I.ettuce. 25435c n doz-
! tn heads; rOmaine, 75c a dozen heads;
cscarole, Toe a dozen heads; parsley.
$l.5OQ2 a bushel: mint. 4Uc a dozen
punches; watercress. 35c dozen bunch
es.
Onions--Nat!ve. 75c a bushel; west
ern Massa chusetts. zoe bushel; Span
ish. SO a crate; leeks. 4Oa50c a dozen
punches.
Squashes-Native marrow. Toe a bar
rel; turban. 81 barrel: western Hub
bard, Sl5n20 a ton; pumpkins. 4Oc a
box.
Turnlps-Yellow. 90c barrel;
French white. Sl.25 barrel: white
eggs and purple tops, SOC n bushe
observation-disclosures. 5ON75c a
bushel; parSnps, 75c bushel; rad
ishes. $2M2.J0 box; spinach 40c a
bushel; beets. 81 bushel: peppers. 81
Q2.50 a box: elephants. southern. $3.50
03 a crate: okra. 50 a crate: brussels
sprouts. 12iaM Zoe quart: tomatoes.
dollhouse. 20c pound Cuban. 500 n
4-basket crate; mushrooms. $2M03 a
basket: artichokes. $3.50 bushel.
The provision mark ct is rather quiet,
and pork products Of all kinds are
steady.
There is a little tirmer market for
fresh beef. though prices have not yet
been advanced. 1t is reported to he
the purpose OF shippers TO get about nc
more for the best cattle. There are very
few really choice steers Offering. The
quotations are: Extra heavy sides. Ia
1'ac; good. diaM7c; light. 5ls6Gc; heavy
kinds. oM9hc; good. S1sM0c. light.
7NSlsc; heavy fores. 5@5hc; good,
4hM5c; light. 4Q41sc.
There is a moderate supply OF lambs
hut the demand is light and prices arc
steady; muttons and yearlngs are
quiet; veals are firm. Fall lambs. SisGl
DC: spring lambs, l01a411lac: muttons,
Sa9c: yearllngs. Sn0lac veals. lOlil2c.
There was heavy throw of turk eys
In for the Thanksgiving trade this year.
hut the receipts were better distributed
than they were in 1904. and prices were
steadily maintained on good lots to the
end. The market cleaned up we'll on
! Wednesday, though some lots went into
cold storage. Quotations are now on
normal basis again, and moderate sales
are being made on the following basis
| Western turkeys, 1902Oc: northern tur