Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

firmly held, but only extra choice lots
will bring top quotations. Choice
northern creamery, 3lM32c; western
creamery, 30M31c; Vermont dairy, 20
N2Sc.
The cheese market is steady in tone
and prices. though the demand is light
York state l4G l5c: Vermont, 13d14c.
The egg market has been easier,
especially for western stock, and lower
prices are quoted. Choice hennery and
nearby. 36@3Sc; eastern extras, 34M
SEC; western. 2S03Oc.
The week has been busy one in the
local fruit and produce market. The
Christmas demand was large and all
but few products shared in 1t. APP
pies have not moved so fast as dealers
could wish but the taklngs of other
fruits have been large.
Sales of apples have dropped of
somewhat, but prices are firm and
there have been some good-sized taxi
ings Of fancy fruit at prices higher
than those quoted. The Inquiry Tor
cheap stock has been lively, but sales
have been restricted by small supplies,
Shows and pound sweets are practically
exhausted and are hardly worth quot
Ing longer Cranberries have been
coming forward freely. but the demand
has been so good that dealers have had
little difficulty in maintaining prices.
White potatoes are still very plenty
and as the demand is light, prices
lean very much in favor of the buyer.
Fancy Vineland sweet potatoes have e
fairly good sale. but other kinds are
dull Celery. lettuce, onions and
souashes have been active and all but
lettuce are higher. Cahbases are firm
and fancy string beans are in demand
Mt high prices. Turnips are slightly
more active and higher than they were.
Spinach and Eale are IN good request
and easier. Radishes are active and
frmer. Peppers have ensed off under
il, creased receipts. Toulouse toma toes
are scarce and high. and cucumbers
range up to Sl4 for the best.
Apples-Kings. $3.50 barrel; west
prn Ben Davis. $1.T5d2 25: northern
spies. S2d25O; No. Baldwins, S20
$50: mixed Baldwins. $1.5Gd2: green
lngs, S15OM2 %: Tolman sweets, $2q
3: rodheads. s2d25O; mildings, S2a
$50; common green varieties, $lM1 30;
box fruit. 25caSl.
C1anhcrr,es-Cape Cod. fancy. SSCQ9
A barrel: good to choice, S70p7 90: crates,
So. 1903.
Pcars-Beurre Bose, 2.JUtd3 bush
ell: Beu-re d'Anjou, %2G2.50; seckels,
fancy. S3ff4 90; good to choice. Sl.oWQ
z. 30: sheldons. fancy. $30L3.I0; good TO
choice. sea- 30; common sorts $40 l.5o.
Potatoes-Aroostoo Green noun
tairs. 45T4Sc a bushel: hebrons. 43d
.i5c: sweet potatoes, Ninelands. SO
barrel and 81 basket; Jersey. $2d2.2o
a barrel and 75cdSl basket.
Btans-String beans. southern. 81 30
a basket: butter beans, southern, 81
basket.
Cabba ces-Drumhoad. $101 % a
barrel: Savoy. 81 a barrel, red. 75cOSl
box.
Lettuce etc--Lettuce, 15035c a doz-
en- heads; roma!ne. soc; escarole, 50c:
cNicory. soc mint, 7Jc 4 dozen punches:
watercress, 50c; parsley. Sl@1.25 a
bushel.
Onions-Natlve, 75ne1c n bushel;
Connecticut river. 515G5c a bushel;
Spanish. So a crate; lceks, 40c dozen
punches.
Squashes-Marrow S1.6O barrel
turban. $50 a barre; hubbard, $50
,,,,,, MI NJ 400 hpy
Turn ips-Yellow, 81 barrel; French
white, Sldl25 a bag; white eggs and
fats. 50Q75c a bushel.
Miscel!aneous-CucU S3m4 a
box: carrots. o01i90c bushel; parsnips,
.5clSl a bushel; radshes. $1.15 a box;
spinach. Norfolk, So a barrel; Baltb
more. S1.5o; kale, southern, Sl.25 a bar
rel; beets, 6G6T3c bushel; peppers, So
crate: oyster plants. 81 a dozen
punches brussels sprouts, l0M12Hc a
quart; dollhouse tomatoes, 31c pound .
caulifowers. S1.5Otd2 box; artichokes,
Sl5OM2 a bushel.
There is a very steady market for
pork provisions, no change in prices
being noted.
Fresh beef is in quiet demand. as
usual during the holidays, and prices
are steady and unchanged at: Extra
sides. s 3-4M9c; good, S ia Size; light
7GSc; heavy kinds, II liza &c; good
Hail l-4c; light 9tdl012c: heavy
fores. 1-4dGb2c; good, 5l.m5 3-4c;
light 5M5l2c
There is only a quiet demand for
lambs, but prices are well maintained
Muttons and yearllngs are rather easy.
Spring lambs, 1lMl2c: fall lambs, 10d
lie: yearlings, 1@Slac; muttcns, ed9c;
veals. 10Ql2c
The receipts of poultry have been
very heavy, especially of western tur-
keys, which sagsed off little in price
/ Northern turkeys are very scarce and
hardly Quotable. Chickens and fowl
are steady The quotations are :
Northern turkeys. 25M3oc; western tur
keys. 17M20c; native broiler chickens.
3Ul22c; northern roasting chickens, 10
020c fowls. l50l western broilers.
l6Qll1c: western chickens. 12dl4c:
fowls, l261+c; geese, lSN15c; ducks,
l3CIlGc.
Choice hay is firm, but lower grades
are dull and easy; straw is weak: mill
feed Is quiet and easy Hay, choice.
So: No. l, S2lM22; lower grades. Sl2GI