Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-25
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

creamery, 2S1tQ29hc; western cream
cry, 23h@271ac; Vermont dairy, 22M2oc.
Cheese is steady In demand at firm
prices. York state, 13kM14iac; Yer
mont, 13Ml4c.
There has been further advance In
choice hennery eggs, and the best west
ern stock is also higher. Choice hen
merry and nearby, 35@3Gc; eastern ex-
tras, 3Ol32c, western, 24d2Tc.
The local fruit and vegetable market
has been quiet at times, but the trad
ing has been quite up to the average
Of former years at this season. The
growth Of farm and garden truck has
gone on unframed by frost, aud local
supplies are considerably larger than
they usually are at this time Of the
year.
Apples, grapefruit and pears are
plenty, but the offerings OF other fruits
are none too large for the demand
Dealers have had difficulty in filling
the orders for cranberries. Grapes,
with the exception Of Concords, have
been rather scarce.
The apple market Is in pretty far
shape OH fancy eating stock. but the
demand for hard winter varieties and
ordinary lots Is slack and the feeling
Is rather weak. Cranberries continue
In excellent demand, and MS supplies
are small prices have advanced fur-
Their. Grapes also are active.
Potatoes are III good request and
steady. Cabbages, onions. turnlps and
squashes are abundant. Native string
beans have disappeared for this season;
southern string beans are plenty. Let
tuce, cucumbers and celery are firm.
Receipts of tomatoes are steadily de
creasng
Apples-Gravenstein $3G4 a bar
rel; Kings, $200M3; SHOWS, $2M8; Ben
Davis, western. 81 250i3; wealthy. S2e1
275; Harvey, $225M25O: Badwins.
No. 1, $2@2 %: greetings, Sl.75M2.25
porters and plppins. Sl.50M2.25; pound
sweets, S2Q20O; common green varie-
ties. $101.50; crabapples. $lM2 bar
rel.
Cranberries-Cape Cod, fancy, $50
$50 barrel; fair to good, $G.5o!1;
crates, 81 2oM2.50
Grapes-Western New York pony
baskets, Delawares, 1Sc: Salems, 136t
| &c; Niagnras, l50 lie; Concords, 15c;
CALIFORNIA; per four-basket crate, NAL
agas, S1.50Ml.15; tokays, $l.75M2; al
merlas, So .50d6 barrel
Peaches-Colorado $1.75M2 Il box:
western New York, 2.25M2.75 a two
basket carrier.
Pears-Bartletts. $203 bushel:
beurre bose, 80 10d3.5O; seckels. fancy,
E344; common to good, $1.50u2 so;
| Sheldons. S262 so; common sorts. S1M
$50.
rlums--California varieties. $lG1.5O
fourbasket crate.
Quinces-Iork state, $3.50 barrel.
| Potatoes-Aroostook Green noun
ta!ns, 52G55c n bushel; sweet potatoes.
Jersey, $1.T502 a barre: Norfolk. 81. %
also; eastern shore, S1.25N 80.
Beans-Strng beans. Baltimore, 1lc
QS1 a basket; Norfolk. 81 .5O02; Lima
beans, Sl.75 bushel.
Cabbage $on3 a hun
dred and 15c Il barrel; savoy, Toe a bar
| rel; req, 5Oc buSheI box.
Celery-Native. 75cMSl 80 dozen
punches.
Lettuce, etc.--Lettuce. 50Ni6Oc a doZ-
Ell heads: romaine. SOC a dozen heads
escarolle, zoe dozen heads; chcory.
25c a dozen heads: parsley poo bush
ell: mint, soc Il dozen punches: water
crcss, 40c q dozen punches
/ Onions-Natve. 15c bushel: Cor
nectcut river, 50N76Oc a bushel Span.
ish, So crate; leekS, soc a dozen
lunches.
SQuashes-Marrow. ST a barrel tur-
ban, sl.25 barrel Hubbard, SO IA ton;
pumpkins, SOC bushel box.
Tomatoes-Natlve. 75cMS1. 80 hush.
ei, green tomatoes. 50n80c bushel.
Turnps--Yellow, 9ocMSl a barrel;
French white, Sl.50 a bag; white eggs
and fats, 50u15c bushel.
Observation-Disclosures, S2M5.5C
a box; carrots, 600l75c bushel; pars
nips, Sl@l.25 Il bushel; green corn, 100
MSl bushel; radshes. 25Q50c a bush
el box; spinach, zoe Il bushel; beets, &C
@75c bushel: peppers. 75GS5c a bush
el; elephants, S2.5043 a crate: okra
Sl5OQ2 crate; brussels sprouts, 1Oa
l2ltc a quart; caul!hower, 81 .250i1 so Il
box; c!tron melons, 5Oc a bushel box
Jerusalem artchokes. S2Q2,5O bushe ell
Fresh ribs are 1c lower, but outsid.
Of that there is no change reported IL
pork provisions.
Fresh beef has stiffened up little or
choice fores and the outside on whole
cattle The new quotations are: EXtrs
sides, $50 34c; good, LAS 3-4c; light
TQSc; heavy kinds, / 3-40s12hc; good
1lNllhc light, 0Q1Olac: heavy fores
l-447c; good, 5i2M6c: light 5Gl5tsc.
The arrivals of fresh beef have beer
somewhat larger than for severa
weeks, but in spite of this, higher priced
cattle are predicted.
Spring lambs are easier, but veals ar,
still scarce and high, though the sup
; ply is Increasing. Spring lambs, lI0
l2c fall lambs, 10d1lc; yearlngs, &c
muttons, 0@l0c; veals, ll@12Ac.
The poultry market is easy. with
larger supply coming forward. Tur
keys and chickens are more plentiful
and prices are taking a wide range as tC
quality. Western turkeys, 10Glsc; ma
tive broiler chickens. 1S020c; northern
roasting chickens, 1SG20c; fowls, 15G
10c: ducks, l5c; western brollers. Ice