Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28

Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Products In Demand
Boston. Sept. 27.--Receipts Of but
ter continue liberal, but choice lots are
not plenty, and the market Ii we'll sus-
tained. Northern creamery, 22M01
23hc; western. 22@23c; dairy, 20at2Ic.
Cheese Ia still firm, and though the
demand IL light, prices arc firmly held.
York state. 12@12hc; Vermont twins,
11M@l2c.
Choice lots Of fresh gathered eggs
are frmer, and have sold at higher
prices Of late, but western eggs nre
more plenty. and with those being
taken out Of cold storage have broken
prices a triHe. Choice nearby, 3Oq32c;
eastern. 25g27c; western. 21M23c.
The local fruit and vegetable mar.
ket Is still glutted with peaches and
In order to sell them dealers have to
accept very low prices.
Apples are having a steady move
ment, particularly red fruit, which
often have fetched more than market
quotations. There IL some accumua-
ton, however. Of green apples. Grapes
also are selling we'll. The season on
blueberrles Ii practically over; a few
lots are coming forward and going
slowly at 12Q14c quart. York state
Potatoes took drop and though re-
ceipts have been light they have not
advanced. Sweet potatoes are plenty
and prices favor the buyer in the alb
sence Of a lively demand. Onions are
scarce and hrmer Choice cucumbers
are in light supply and high. Turnips
are plenty. dull and easy. Tomatoes
are arriving freely and selling at low
prices. CabbaRes and green corn are
In good supply.
Apples--0utchess $2.25d2.75: pip
pins. $212.75; Gravensteins. S3d4;
Alexanders. &8<tS. so; Maine Porters. 81
Q2.T5: wealthies, 81 2518: Maine Har-
veys, $3@3 %; box fruit. 75c@Si23.
Cranberries-Cape Cod, choice large
dark. $7Q7.5O a barrel; common to
good. $e5OG7; crates. $2.5Od2.75.
Plums-California Italian prunes,
$1.15@1.5 so n four basket crate; KEEL
seys. $2.15@2.4o; York state. eating. 20
@3Oc an cight-pound basket; dnmsons,
3OGl35c
Pears--Nntive Rartlctts. S4.5OM6 n
barrel and $2di35O n bushel; cooking
stock. SlM1.5O a bushel: seckels, $3.50
barrel and S2a3.5O bushel.
Peaches--Native. 25d7ac basket;
Connecticut. 5OG1 75c a basket: Hudson
river. 506I75c a basket 75c61S1 two
basket carrier. and $l.5O Georgia
carrier: western New York. 5OM65c a
basket and S1.25 a two basket carrier:
Michigan, $1.5O01.7o a bushel basket;
Colorado. $101l.25 box.
| Grapes-Cnliforni tokays. $1.75dI
$50 a crate: malagas. $1.5oQ1 IS a
crate: muscats. $l75M225 crate;
Hudson river carriers. Delawares, 0Oc
M$1.15: Niagaras. S5cM$l; Concords,
75c0Ie1; wordens. 75cNd$l; pony has
! kets Concords 116I13c: wordens. liza
13c: western New York pony baskets,
Della wares. 130Llac; Niagaras. I2M14c;
Concortls. 13Tl4c; wordens. 13Ml4c.
Cantaloupes-Colorado rocky fords,
1.5O6I1.75 a standard crate and $1M
LIS pony crate.
Potatoes--Aroosto cobblers. ASA
SOC a bushel; Green mountains. Asa
SOC: hebrons. 450147c: sweets. Virginia
cloth head. S1.75 BARREL Jersey
dOuble-heads. $3.50.
BeanS-String beans. $16f.5Oa bush
ell: butter beans. $lM1.5O n bushcl
shell beans. Sld1.5O a bushel; lima
beans. 81 .5OG2 a bushel.
Cabbag es-Drumhcad S3M4 a hun
dred: savoy. 7cd$l n barrel, red. GOA
75c box.
Cucumbers-No. I, $1.5Od3 box
No. 2. $l.23QI.5O a box: picking Gu
cumbers. $l.5Otn4 bushel.
Lettuce, etc-Hothouse lettuce, 35M
Coo dozen heads; escarole, 5Oc a dozer
heads; mint. CSC dozen punches
watercress. 3jc a dozen punches; pars
ley. l5625c a bushel; romaine, SOC q
dozen heads.
! Onions--Native. 75c hushel; west
ern NASSAU husetts. 65c a bushel; Span
lab. 262h a crate; pickling onions. s.
as bushel: leeks. 400i5Oc dozer
punches.
uashcs-Native summer. white
and yellow. 2hc n dozen; native mar
row. 75cQ$1 a barrel.
T0matoes-Native red. 75c0$l 9
bushei: green. 4Ofl6Oc bnshel.
Turnips-YellOw. Doe IA barrel; white
75cdS1 a bushel.
MiscellaneOus-Gree corn. SOC 6
box: carrots. 75c@$l n bushel par
ships. $1.25 bushel: radiShes. 25c {
box; spinach. 2OGl25c bushel: beets. ~
@60c bushel peppers, 5Od75c box
eggplants. 5Od75c a dozen: native
celery. 65G75c a dozen punches: cauli
lowers. 75cd$1 small box and $l@
$50 a large box: pumpkins, 5O06Oc 4
box.
The market for pork provisions II
steady. with no changes noted.
The effort to hold up the price OF
choice heavy cattle has failed. the hes
heavy beef not being quotable at ovel
6kc, though occasionally s3-4c is OBJ
tanned In q jobbing way. The receipt.
are heavy and the market is Over-sup
piled with light and grass.fed beef.
Lambs are coming more freely. ant
prices are easier: muttons and year
lings are also lower; veals are scare,
and higher. Fall lambs. sage: sprini
lambs. 8Qllc; yearlinGs. 7Q9sc; NUT
tons. 6QSc; veals. 1l@12c, with fancy
as high as lac.
Poultry In still In quiet demand
| though WeNtorn fowls are we'll sold I'm