Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-20
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

butter has advanced still further, but
trade is quiet, as consumers are not
eager to pay the high prices now ruling.
The current quotations are: Choice
northern creamery, 81G82c; western
creamery, S0G3lc; Vermont dairy, rs
@Gss.
Cheese Is still very firm, though only
occasionally q very choice lot will bring
top prices. York state, 14615c; Yer
mont 18G14c.
Choice fresh nearby eggs are in light
supply, and very firmly held, but Or
binary western stock Is coming forward
more freely, and is easier at: Choice
hennery and nearby, 42G45o; eastern
extras, 3bG4oc; western, 26dS2c.
The local fruit and vegetable market
has done little better. The steadiness
Of prices in spite Of the rather large
supplies and q none too active demand
has been the fenture. Changes have
been very few, and In no instance have
they Indicated much.
The demand for apples, particularly
for fancy fruit, Is broadening. Receipts
are not heavy and, though prices have
not advanced, they are decidedly firmer
than they were few weeks ago.
Cranberries are selling little better
tnan they have sold, and fancy lots are
tirmer, Domestic grapes are pretty
we'll exhausted Pears are still dull.
though some demand has recently
sprung up from outside markets.
White potatoes are plenty, in slow
demand and weak Receipts Of sweet
potatoes are larger, but they hold up
under good buying. Cabbages are not
very plenty and further advance Is
noted. Fancy large onions are scarce
and firm. Squashes are steady and
celery does not change much. string
beans are more plenty and easier
Spinach is in fairly good supply, but
the demand Is brisk and prices are nrm.
Turnips have slightly better sale
than they have had. Cucumbers range
as high as Sl2 a box, but also as low
as $50.
Apples-Kings, S2.5Od35O a barrel;
SHOWS, s2d3; western Rem Davis, S1.75
@o25: nodhead.. s2d2.50; fancy No.
Baldwlns, s2T2.50 mixed Baldwlns,
$1.5olf2; greetings, s1.60d225: pound
sweets. $25O13; Talman sweets, SEQ
225; middlings. s2d2 so; common sour
varieties, sld1.50 box fruit, 25c6S1.
Bananas-No. yellow, s1.75Qc 25;
eight hands. S14oGi1 .G5; No. 2, S1.156i
1.25; No. red, So; No red. 50.
Cranberrles-Cape Col fancy. SSd0
a barrel; crates, s2.7hd3.
Grapes-Western New York pony
| baskets, Catawbas, lG@ &c; California
per four basket crate, Cornichons, Sl.75
Q223; emperors, sl.75@2.
Pears-Beurre Bose. 50 5od3 a bush
Ell: Beurre d'An1ou, 500 %; seckels,
fancy. S3G74 30; good TO choice. S1.5O1
$50; sheldons, fancy, S3G350; good TO
choice, S2G250 common sorts. S10
| l.5O
Potatoes-Aroostook Green noun
talns, 45G4sc bushel; hebrons, 43N
45c; sweet potatoes, Ninelands, SIG
1928 barrel; Jerseys, 81 25d2 10; Della
wares. S2Q2.5o.
Beans-Strng beans. southern, SEA
8 basket; butter benns. southern, So
a. basket.
CabbaGes--Drumhead, S1M125 a
barrel; savoy, 81 barrel; red, 5OG 75c
| q box.
Lettuce, etc--Lettuce. 25Q5Oc a doz-
| Ell heads; romaine, &c; escarole, soc:
| chcory. soc, mint. SOC Il dozen bunch
es: watercress, SOC 4 dozen punches;
parsley. Sld1.23 bushel.
Onions-Native, 75G7S5c bushel;
Connecticut river, 50dG5c bushel;
Spanish, So a crate; leeks. soc n dozen
| lunches
SQuashes-Marrow s101.25 a bar
rel; turban. S1.25 barrel: hubbard, $50
a ton; pumpkins. soc box.
Turnips-Yellov, 9ocNsl a barrel:
French white, S10l.25 bag: white
eggs and fats. 5O475c bushel.
Miscellaneous-Cuc bers, S1.5OI7l2
box: carrots, 100000 n bushel: par.
| snips. 75cnSl bushel: radishes. 81 80
! 41.75 a box: spinach, native 6Od7oc a
bushel; southern. S1.75@225 a barrel;
heets, 75Ms5c hushel; southern pep
pers. $500 crate; elephants, S3M35O
| crate; okra. 50 n crate; brussels
sprouts, 1Gd12hc n quart; dollhouse to-
matoes, 1562Oc a pound; caulihower.
| 81 5Ot12 a box: arrichokcs, S1.50M2 a
| bushel.
There Is no change to note in the
prices OF pork provisions, the mark ct
being fairly active.
There is a slightly flrmer feeling in
the beef market and prices are likely TO
| GO higher II present intentions Of the
shippers are carried out. The demand
Is still rather quiet, The quotations
are: Extra sides. 9 34G9c; good. S1-4
GS,hc: light. 7Msc; heavy kinds. II ID
m111sc; good. Hall lac; light. 9N
IoIac; heavy fores. G 14M6,sc: good, 5la
as SIC: light. 5M5hc
Lambs and veals are in steady de-
mand at unchanged prices. Spring
lambs, 1lM12c; fall lambs. 1Oa11c;
warnings. S09c; muttons, 961Oc; veals,
| 1l612Hc.
Poultry continues easy for western
stock Of all kinds which Is in annie
supply. Choice northern chickens and
turkeys are in moderate supply and
prices are sustained. The quota.
lions are: Northern turkeys, 23d25c;
western turkeys. 17M19c; native broiler
chickens, 2oG22c; northern roasting
chickens, 10000; fowls, 156l16c; west.
ern bro!lers, 16c: western chickens, II