Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

and such sales as are being made have
been at full prices. Northern cream
cry, 28M27c; western creamery, 2549
261sc; dairy, 2O024c.
The cheese market is very firm, with
Il better demand for consumption
York state, l44l4hc; Vermont twins
1870 lic.
Eggs have continued TO decline I'M.
der the influence Of liberal receipts and
a quiet demand. Choice hennery and
nearby, 2JG2Gc; eastern, 22123c; west.
ern. 22c; refrigerator, 2O,121c.
Local fruit and vegetable dealers
have had only fair business. This
market 10 not heavily stocked ano
prices generally are firm.
Apples are fairly active and trading
has been the best Of the new year. A
good many lots that were originally
Intended for export were put on sale
here because of a decline in the Eng
llsh markets. Prices have held up well
IN spite Of this increase In the offer
ings. Some lots of fancy high colored
Baldwins have brought as high as 81
a barrel, but most offerings are cheaper.
Really good kings bring 50 barrel,
but many lots go for less money. But
| few Hubbardstons are left here and ar
| rivals are small and scattering.
| Potatoes are lower and rather weak
as result of increased receipts and
no corresponding Improvement in the
demand. Sweets are easy; the demand
| is chiefly for small lots of choice fresh
stock, and the surplus over these re-
| Quirements moves slowly at low
prices. Cabbages have Il good sale
and show hardening tendency in the
absence of large supplies. There are
large offerings of domestic onions,
most Of which are poor and small; quo
tations are irregular. Receipts of
string beans are light and prices are
easily maintained. Squashes are in
steady request and firm. Celery has
stiffened. Cucumbcrs are Still high.
Apples-Kings, S350@5 barrel ;
Baldwins, fancy No. /, $3,2513.75;
good No. ]. S2.75M3.25: No. ., $225M
Pts; greetings. S3d13.5O; Talman
sweets, S2@3; Ben Davis. x2.5Od3
Richardson's, 81. 7503.25; northern
| spies, S3G4; common sour varieties. 81
@25O.
Observation-Disclosures S1SQ20; crates,
$6Q7
Potatoes-Aroostook Green noun
tains, 6ST7Oc busbel; hebrons, 63M
65c; rose 5S060c: Island reds. e4c:
Prince Edward Island chenangOes, 6Oc:
sweets, Jersey double heads. S1.7JI
2.25 a barrel: Ninelands S2025O bar
rel: baskets. 1Jcu$1.
Beans-Southern string beans. $3.50
a. crate: butter beans. x4M4.5U a
crate.
Cabhlges--Drumhead. $1250f1 90 a
barrel savoy, SIPS barrel: red, SEGA
81 Il box.
Celery-Pascal $l.25Q1.75 dozen
lunches; Boston market. $175d2.5O a
dozen punches.
Cucumbers-No. /. $lOM11 box;
No. 2. $2.5005 a box.
Lettuce etc-Lettuce, 5Otq75c a doz-
en- heads: romaine, 75c IA dozen heads:
escarole. 81 dozen heads; parsley,
Sl.75 bushel; mint, 75c a dozen bunch
es; watercress, 75c dozen punches.
Onions--Native. 75M90c n bushel:
Spanish SIS crate; Cuban. $3.50 n
crate: leeks, soc dozen punches.
Squashes--Native marrow. SIPS
barrel; turban. S125 a barrel; western
hubbard, 500 ton.
Spinach. etc-Southern 81 25GD1.15 a
barrel; kale. 75c@$l barrel; beet
greens, 75c bushel; dandelions. 81 a
bushel
Turnips-Yellow. 90c barrel:
French white, $l75G2 bag: white
egg and purple tops, SOC bushol.
observation-disclosures. 5OlGJc
bushel; parsnips, Zoe bushsl; rad
ishes. $101.25 box; beets. 75c0S1 a
bushel: peppers, S3G3.5O a crate; egg
plant, southern, 81 .5Otd8 a crate; okra.
$3.50 crate; brussels sprouts, 1Oa
l21sc quart; mushrooms, SI92 bas.
ket; artichokes. $1.5O bushel; toma
toes. native dollhouse, 2bQ35c a pound;
southern, So crate; oyster plants. 75c
dozen punches: caulifowers, Cali
fornia. S404.50 crate; dollhouse rhu-
barb, lOa l2c pound.
Pork provisions are very firm, with
prices generally higher.
Fresh beef is slow in demand. with
dealers having hard work 10 get top
prices. Extra heavy sides. 7laQSc;
good, 63-4@1Hc; light 6a61ac heavy
kinds. 10M10lac; good. SlaQ9lsc; light,
7dSc; heavy fOres, 3 1-4Q5Iac; good. 5lb
5 l-4c: light, 41s05c.
Lambs are easy. with good supply:
yearlings are quiet; veals are steady.
Spring lambs, 1OM11c: fall lambs, DC:
yearlings, SMSAc; muttons, 7MSc:
veals. l0Ql2c.
There is Il firm market for choice,
young turkeys, but chickens and fowls
are steady. Western turkeys. 2Od22c;
large northern chickens, $4,000; me-
dunn, 14@l6c; large western chickens,
1o@l6c: medium, 12Il4c: northern
fowls, 15c: western fowls, 14@l5c
Hay and straw are dull and easy at
quotations; millfeed is in better demand
at very Arm prices. Hay, No. 1, $l5Q
II; low grades. SI2QI4: rye straw,
prime, slSQl3.50; oat straw, s9d9.5O.
Beans are steady: Carload lots, pea.
S.70a1 so; medium, s2,lOa2 Is; vel.
low eyes. 81 9O81 as; red kidneys, $2.95
@3.05; California small white, S2.350
2.40; jobbing prices, 1oQ15c higher.
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