Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
IN HUB I:jARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

creamery. 31W3'W: western, 3'Ni31c;
dairy. 2'M2Sc: storage creamery. ~
M8ic.
Cheese is quiet. but firm and I'm.
changed. Round lots. York state. I'm
@13c; Vermont twin, IL 1-id12'sc.
Eggs are very firm, advanced 1c for
the week. Choice nearby. 34M3sw; east.
crn, 31132c; western, 3ONd31c; storage,
28T27c.
Beans are firm and unchanged. Car
load lots. pea. $1.1:N11 81: medium, ~
N?tO: yellow eyes. S2.2Od2.25: red
kidneys, &2.9OvI; California small and
white. $2.;hsd2.5j; foreign pea, S1.S50l
100; foreign medium. 81 GOA /. 95; job
bing prices, 1O@l 15c higher
The cool weather has been responsible
for still another very quiet week III
the local market for fruits and vegt-
tables. The demand during the past
week has been largely local. Out-of.
town dealers have not done much, ms
the warm car service on the railroads
has been far from perfect and they did
not want to take chances Of receiving
their goods frozen.
The market as q whole has been
Arm. although oranges and pota toes
have eased of owing ia excessive sup
plies. The market IL overstocked With
potatoes. the demand Is slack and re.
ceiyers are shading prices
Southern garden truck is not coming
in very freely and is very high. particu-
InrlV auinnuh ond sfr;rc hnapa u In
is scarce and good fresh stocks easily
command top quotations. Offerings Of
sweet potatoes are very small. and as
much as 81 a Dbl has been paid for Vine.
lands. Onions and cabbages are steady.
though plenty, aud in rather light TO-
quest. Squashes and turnips arc quiet
and unchanged.
Apples are plenty. and bring outside
prices only when choice and of good
size and color. The season for cram
berries is on the wane: they are in
light supply. but the call for them is
small. Vegetables are quoted a. fol
lows:
Potatoes AroostOok Green noun
tains. 4:T14Sc n hu: hnbrOns. 4Od42c {:
Dakota reds. Toe: sweets. Ninelands. 81
M4.5O bhl
Onions-Native. SlM1.2O a bu: Ber-
mdaus. $2l2.25 a crt; lccks. .Oc a doz
hch>
Turnips-Ycllow. 81 a Dbl; white. 20
M7ac a bu: French white 50 n bag.
spinach. ctc--Nativc spinach $50 a
hm: Norfolk. $oa Dbl: Norfolk kale. 81 10
a Dbl: dollhouse dandclionS. $50 a bu.
Cabbages- White. 81 Dbl; savoy. 81
Dbl: red 81 Il box.
Lettuce, ctc--lIothouse lettuce. S1M2
box Of 2 doz: chicory. $50 dOz
heads: romnine. 81 doz heads: mint 81
M1.2j dOz bchs: watercress. aN1 7Jc
doz bchs: parsley, 81 \ hi.
Celery-White. 81 Il doz bchs: pas.
cal. $1.2Id1.7j: Boston market S2M
oo5.
Beans-Southern string beans. seas
bskt: butter beans. IS a bSkt.
Squash-Turban. 75c Dbl: marrow
75c a Dbl: hubbard. $1GM20 ton.
MiscellaneOus--Beets 5,NitaJc Il bu .
carrots. I)c Il bu: parsnips. 7juS5c q
bu: cucumbers. S6Ti ~ Il box: eygplants.
$1Ml.:M Il dOz: radishes. 25c IL doz
bchs: brussels sprouts. 12d15c a Qt:
oyster plant. $1.15 doz: artichokes.
$1.oO box: Tomatoes. Florida. So u
crt Of six bsktS: dollhouse. 5Uc a pound
southern peppers. s. Il crit dollhouse
rhubarl, h II pOllid.
Fruit quotations follow:
Apples-Kings. fancy table stock. -
M4.0 a Dbl: common. Sl.2:M2: north
err spies. fancy. $4Isd5: ordinary
81 JOI2 %: baldwins, fancy. SoN!.M
common. 81 25M 80: No. =. x1.25: green.
ings. New York. good 10 fancy. x1.15;
mixed sour. $1.:M@2; Toman sweets,
fancy. $3dl3 %: common $1.2Hal.75:
russets. Roxbury fancy. $2.IK62.75;
common to fair. 1.5OI2.
Cranberries-Fancy late varieties. 81
as a Dbl: other late varieties. scar:
early varieties, S5@te: soft stock. $3.50
M430: crates. fancy. 2Jd2.e5; com
mon TO good, $1.T4:.
Pork provisions are arm. but I'M
changed. short cut and heavy backs,
$l5I5: long cut, S1675; medium. STATS;
lean ends, S1S01@: bean pork. Sl2.35@
1915: fresh ribs. 9i.d9 Sic: fresh
shoulders, S3-4c; smoked shoulders,
7-Sc: corned shoulders, 7-Sc: hams
10 1.4d91O 3-4c: skinned hams. 10 ,.S@
llisc: boiled hams, 10 l.4016 3.4c;
pressed hams. 1Odl3c: bacon. 1Oia@
II 3-4c: sausages. = 3-4G13c: Frank
furts, = l4MlU 1.4c: bolognas, 8 1-4c;
Sausage meat. q 3-4c: raw leaf lard
i-Sc: rendered leaf lard. 9,ic: pals.
10 l.+m1U'ac; lard, y l.4c: pals, 9@e lac:
tongues. $1,000: briskets, y Csc; coun-
try dressed hogs. Gl6 lie.
Fresh beef is quiet ut steady quota
tons. Choice heavy cattle, 7,s0lSlac;
light. 5,a@7c: heavy binds. 1O011tsc;
light. G,s@9c; heavy ferss. 5G5,ic;
light. 4Q4,sc.
Lambs are firm and snshsnged for
the week; veals are very steady. Spring
lambs. lUc1 lie: winter lanbs. 841Oc;
yearlinEs. Sas%: muttons. 1'dSc: vea!s.
! Mllc fancy, 12c.
Poultry is steady. with a quiet tic.
mand. Western turkeys. small. Ella
32c; mixed sizes. oOd2lc: northern.
nominal: northern chickens. large, "A
G15c; medium, 12Gfl3c; northern fowls.
i46i5c: western, 13@l<c; geese, llI
13c: ducks. 13@ll5c.
Hay is Gull: straw is quiet. but firm
millfeed IA hrmcr. but unchanged in
price. Hay. No. l. S18a1s; low grades,
$l1@15: rye straw, s2202S; eat straw.
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