Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotation on the LEADING
Pr~du ses In Demand

some lots bringing as high as 30c for
fancy northern. Western creamery is
In light supply and prices are nominal
Storage creamery is in fair demand.
Northern creamery. 290l3Oc western.
2sM23hc; dairy. 2IM27c; storage
creamery. 2sd2S,Ic.
Cheese holds Arm, with fair de-
fuand. Round lots, York state. 12is1
1Sc: Vermont twins. IL 1-4G12hc.
An effort has been made TO advance
the price of eggs on the effect 81 the
cold and stormy weather, but with in
different success. Inc demand Ia light,
the approaching spring making buy
ers cautious. Tho quotations are:
Choice nearby, 83@34c; eastern, 500
31c: western. 20dS0c: storage. 24n23c
Beans are firmer both here and in the
country and prices are generally
higher. Carload lots. pea. s1.75d SIS;
medium. $2M210: yellow eyes. 81. 2'di
225: red kidneys. s2oo13: California
small white. s2.5No2.5I,: foreign pea.
1.S5Ni 40: foreign medium yOG 81:
jobbing prices. ln015c higher.
The fruit and produce market has
been extremely dull. chiefly beca use OF
| the weather. Prices generally do not
show much change from those of
week ago.
Many consignments Of potatoes have
been delayed. but the market IS over
stocked and az the uennnd Is slow the
| feeling Is weak sweet potatoes arc
firm. with both the demand and offer
| Tn ttov lirI,. Aat in
good supply. but steady. Spanish
stock is scarce and high Turnips are
unchanged except French white. which
have advanced slightly.
Norfolk spinach is not plenty and Is
higher, Kale has a fair sale. IN; there
IS little doing in dnndolions. cahbag"s
are steady and lettuce and celery are
| frmcr. Souashes have IS bc fancy To
Lring top prices. String beans are
ir light supply aud selling in q small
way AZ the prices OF week ngo. Hot
house rllubarb is now in the market
and quoted at 3c = Mound Vegetables
arc quoted as follows:
Potatoes -ArooStook green noun
tains. 4ST51c bu: hebrons. 4314jc
Dakota reds. 4fs142c New York rurals.
40c: sweets. Jerseys. s" 1915 a hhl;
vinelands S3.75m4: Delawares. $50
M275
Onions--Native. sal 90 a hu: Sran.
sh onions. 81 n rrt: Rermudas. $of %
q crt: Iaeks soc a do2 hchs
Tnrnips Yellow. 81 Dbl: white. ~
M11c bu: French white. So a bag.
Spinach. etc Native spinach. 81 II
p hn: dollhouse. 81. cS: Norfolk. 81 hbI;
| Norfolk kale. Soc Il Dbl: dollhouse clandc
lions. 1.3Iisr bu.
bbages--Whitc. ST y Dbl: savoy. 81
n Dbl: red. 81 n box.
Lettuce. ctc--Hotho,ise lettuce. ~ =.
ais box Of g doz: chcory. So /;
doz heads; romainr. 81 a doz heads
mint. SlMl25 doz bchs: watcrcress
t bOc a doz bchs: parsley. Sc Il bu.
f Celery White. 81 n doz hchs: pascal
= Sl25Ql -: BOSTON market. S2noo3.
BEANS Southern string beans. S3oi
Il hskt: butter beans. 81 bskt
u Squash--Turban 13c Dbl marrow
u &c Il Dbl; hubbard. Sl6a2o A ton.
Mscellaneous---BeeT 5NuGOc IL In
carrots. 5Oc bu; parsi.ir>, 7!MS5c
Il In; cucumbrrs. Stdl7 box eggplant
II S1T 80 4 doZ: radishes. 800 2 uoZ bch
n brussels sprouts. 1O1 q a at: oyste
e plant ~l25 a doz. artichOkcs 81 80
= box: okra. 50 Il cri tomatoes Florida
=. So a cit of 6 b,kts: southern peppers, $
n crt: dollhouse rhubarb. 90 Id
The apple market is very dull an,
II easy. Supplies are much i'll excess o
the demand, particularly baldwins ar,
greetings. Almost the only kind
:, wanted are the common mixed varie
Il ties.
G Apples-[ings, fancy table stock s
= n45V a Dbl: common, Sl25do: nortl
d crn spies, fancy. SiM4.50: ordinar,
:, 81 50Qi2 %: baldwins. fancy. S2M2.,
S common. $l.37GMl.75: No. ., S1.2'
d greetings, New York good TO fancy
/ >175M2; mixed sour. sl.5on2.25: To
% man sweets, fancy Seas %: common
81 25H1.75: russets. roxbury fame!
y s2.,UM275: common to fair .To2,
" Cranberries-Fancy late varieties.
as a bhl: other late varieties So 5Ot
$ :. early varieties, $500; soft stocl
If So 5O1i50: crts. fancy 25M2 81
X common To good, 81 IuUc.
st Fresh ribs are lower and boiled han
l. and raw leaf lard are higher. but othe
10 wise pork provisions are steady an
: unchanged.
= Fresh beef is dull AID easy at d
- cline of zee for the week on the be
~ whole cattle. Choice heavy cattle. I
~ MSitc: light. 5,amTc: heavy binds.
m1ll.c light. 6ismac; heavy foreS =
ID 5lsc; light, 40i4'sc.
10 Lambs have declined from the tr
er notch quoted n week ago. largely on a
r. count of increased offerings and a iiel
1t demand: veals are in short supply al
l. are firm in price. Spring lambs, 10
~ lie: winter lambs, &Ql0r; yearling
IN std0c: muttons. 7Gsc: veals a@1l
w fancy. 12c.
v" Poultry is steady for good lots. with
~ good demand. The supply IL not lare
and there ~ no undue accumulate
in Choice western turkeys bring II
in prices, and the same is true of cho
t.. large chickens. Western turkeys sma
H. 2I022c: mixed sizes. 20dc1c: noriher
in nominal; northern chickens large. Is
ne 2Oc: western chickens, large l4@i1a
~ medium. 12dt3c; northern fowls. II
III l5c: western, l3G14c: geese. llWIa
&C. ducks. 1SMl5c
'' Hay IL Arm for the better grades, b
's tho demar.s is ouipt Low grades n