Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-27
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leadin5
Products In Demand


easier feeling in butter, and the better
grades show a decline. Choice northern
creamery, 26A427hc; western, 25hG
26hc; Vermont dairy, 22M25c.
Cheese also shows a slight decline
from the top notch. after weeks OF
quiet. largely Influenced by other mar
kets. Receivers are generally firm, and
the actual decline in prices is small.
York state, 12h@13 lac; Vermont, liz
Q12 8-4c.
Choice lots Of eggs are firmer. Choice
hennery and nearby, 3lM33c; eastern
extras, 2SQ3Oc; western, 21M24c.
The weather continued to play havoc
with the local fruit and vegetable mar
ket during the past week. 1t was so
warm that buyers took hold in n very
sparlng manner, and In the absence of
anything like u~nfavorable tempera-
lures production went on to such an
extent that the market Is rather over
stocked. Especially Is this true Of farm
and garden truck, supplies Of which
are greatly In excess of current needs.
The season Is pretty well over or blue
NtklC II idlV Il 6p'i
many poor ones. Choice dry lots read
lily fetch 15G20c, but the poor ones have
to go for considerably less. Canta-
loupes are not so plenty as they were,
but prices do not improve much. Gran
berries are coming forward freely. and
as the call for them is not very sharp.
they have worked down L little.
n ra Nae hn,.1 49,, AvnalI,,t n1a ~ n ft.fr
contrast with practically everything
else. Peaches are only moderately ac-
tive. Pears are plenty and rather easy.
Potatoes were plenty. dull and easy,
but a shortage of cars at shipping points
has restricted the arrivals lately and
| the market is in somewhat better shape.
Sweets are in abundant supply and the
top quotations are not easy to secure.
Tomatoes are still coming in freely.
Offerings of green corn and cabbages
are large.
Apples-AleXanders. $2.50M3 n bar
rel; G~ravensteins, S3m4; Wolf river,
81. 50d3.25: Macintosh reds, S2.50Nt
1926; 20-ounce. S1.5OM2; Kent beauties.
$1.75m2.25: wealthy, S1.75M2.50; Ouch
ess. S1.5od2.25: Harvey, $2.2J02.7 10;
Porters and pippins, Sl.3002.25 pound
sweets. S202,50; golden sweets, Sl.500
2; genetlngs. Sl.50M2; Rolf, S2n2,50
ommon green varieties. Slnl.30; box
fruit, 25cdS1; ~crabapplcs, Sl02 a bar
rel.
northumberland rocky ford>,
S2n225 a standard crate and %1m1.50
Il pony crate.
Cranberries-Cape Cod, SGGG50 a
barrel and $1,7502.25 a crate.
Peaches-Colorado, S1.25M1.50 a
box; Connecticut, S1.5Od1.75 a basket,
Hudson river. $1.7hN2 a t%wo-basket
carrier; western New York. $2M2.5O II
two-basket carrier.
Grapes-Western New York. poh,
baskets. Della wares, l5M17c: Niagacas.
l26l4c; Wordens. 11@12c; Concords.
11G13c; California muscats. $50 a 4
basket rate: malagas, $l.5OM1. 10, to
kays, S1.25G1.73.
Pears-Callfornia BartlettS. S2N3 n
box; native Bartletts, S1.5OI3 q bush
ell; common sort, 5ocG1Sl Il bushel.
Plums-California varieties. Si.25M
2 a four basket crate; York state dam
sons, 5oc IN eight pound basket.
Potatoes-Aroostook Green noun.
tains. 50q5oc a bushel; cobblers. 5ON
SIC; sweet potatoes. Jersey. $3.50 A bar
n1.TJ a barrel; eastern shore, Sl.5Nn
l.73 a barrel.
Beans-Native string beans. 50MTJc
a bushel; butter beans, lGd75c: she,i
beans, $lMl.25; Lima beans. 5oc0S1.
Cabhaees-Natlve drlmhead. S2l3 q
hundred and 75c a barrel; Savoy, 75c a
barrel; red. 50c a bushcl box.
Celery-Native, $l@1,25 a dozen
punches.
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce. 15G25c n bush
Ell box; romaine, SOC n dozen heads:
tscavole, SOC a dozen heads; chicory. 25c
a dozen heads; parsley. l5c a bushel;
mint, Csc a dozen lunches; watercress,
35c a dozen punches.
O~nions-Native, T5c a bushel; Con.
nectlcut river, 5OG65c q bushel; Span.
ish. $3G3.5O a crate: leeks, soc a dozen
punches.
ashes-Marrow, 81 a barrel; tur-
ban, Sl.25 a barrel; summer, ic each;
pumpkins, zoe Il bushel box.
Tomatoes-Native green and red. SOC
Z bushel,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Sl.25 a barrel;
French white, $3.50 a bag; white eggs
and fats. 5O@75c a bushel,
Observation-Disclosures S2M4 q
box; carrots, 60c a bushel; parsnips.
81. % a bushel; green corn, 25G4Oc n
bushel; radishes, 25050c a bushel box,
spinach. 12iad2oc a hushel; beets, 4Od1
SOC a bushel; peppers, 750S5c a bushel,
elephants, 81 a box: okra, 81 .5002 a
crate; caulifower. 50cMS1.25 a box;
citron melons, soc a bushel box.
Raw leaf lard is highers hut long cut
barrel pork, smoked shoulders and
boiled hams are lower.
Fresh beef Is easier and dealers find
it difficult to get the lower prices, as
the demand is light. Extra sides, ga
D1ac; good. s l-4@S 3-4c; light, 70Sc;
heavy kinds, II 3-40 l2hc; good. la
INC; light, 90l0c; heavy fores, 8 l-4m
8,ac; good, 5hd6c; light. 5d6hc.
Lambs have held very steady, the cur,
rent quotations being: Spring lambs,
12613c; fall lambs, l0Q1lc; yearlings.
DC: muttons, 99l0c: veals, 9d1lc.
A few Kentucky turkeys are In the
market. and sell at 25c, bnt both offer.