Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-10
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading rrod-
ucts In Demand

there is halt In the market, as Suyers
do not respond readily to the advance,
and trade is dull, though some dealers
are getting top prices. The jobbing
prices are: Choice northern creamery,
321sd33isc; western creamery, 3lkM
32kc; Vermont dairy. 2Id2Sc
Cheese is firmly held at the recent
advance, the jobbing prices being:
York state, 15hdl6isc; Vermont,
141ad15hc.
There is firm market for eggs,
though quotations are not yet ad-
vanced. Choice hcnnery and nearby,
33Gi3Jc; eastern extras, 3oQ32c; west
ern. 221aM24iac.
'rhe local fruit and vegetable mar
ket continues fairly active, and, al
though frmer prices are not materially
higher, Il frmer feeling Is apparent all
along the line.
Grapes and fancy apples, both cook
ling and eating, have been very ac-
tive. Grapes have seldom been better
than they are this year. and as they
are fairly cheap the retail demand has
been good.
Blueberries have gone for the year
and cantaloupcs will not last much
longer. There Is a fairly good demand
for crnnberricS. Peaches and plums
go fairly we'll. Pears are scarce and
high.
Potatoes are fairly active and firm.
Sweet potatoes are coming in freely,
but wants are correspond.ngly large,
and quite large proportion Of the
sales are at the outside quotations.
String beans are tirmer and the i'm
proved variety Of lima bean is not To
be had now under $1.5O. Cabbages are
plenty. reasonable and in good de-
mand. Celery moves steadily at firm
prices. Cucumbrrs grown out Of doors
are almost exhausted and are being re-
placed by the dollhouse product
Anples-Alcxander %3U4 barrel:
Wolf river. S3NI4.50: sravenSteins. $50
$50; macintosh reds, $3M4; maiden
Porters, S20l2.J0 pound sweets. $25Nd
$50, common sweets. Sl.2Mi 80; Col.
verts and gcnctngs. SljNd2. %; veal
thies. seas: HarveyS. S25OHI3. %; crab
apples. S2Ni4.JO barrel.
CantalOupes--Colora standard
crts, $22592.5o.
Cranberries-Cape Cod. s. 5oMS bar
rel. and s2.5Gl12.75 crate.
Grspes-Alnlcrias So 50ui barrel;
California. foul-basket crates, mus
cats. S213; tokays. s1.5oG2.25; corni-
chons. sl.50o2; malagas, 81 .50d2; York
state pony baskets. Delawares, 13@14c;
NIasaras. l3G 14c Salems, 12G113c;
Concords. ll0il3c.
caches tabs. 1.T56i2 box; York
state baskets. S1d1. 30; two-basket car
riers. S2.50u2T5.
Pears-Bartlctts. $3,5Od4 30 bushel.
benrre bose. S4I5; seckes, S365:
beurre daniou. $3.50: Sheldons, $3.50
"A.
Plums-Idaho varieties, $1.5Otd2 80
4-basket crate; York state damsons.
soc s-b basket
Potatoes-Aroostooli Green noun
tains and cobblers. 6NU7Oc bushel:
sweet potatoes Norfolk and Eastern
shore 81 25d2.3O barrel
Reans-Suing beans. green. S1M1.50
bushel; wax, 75cd$1; shell beans. Sln
1.3O: lima beans, common, 50M15c;
improved. $50
Cabba Ges-Drumhcad s10i125 bar
rel; savoy. 75cNdS1 barrel; red, 75cdsl
box
Ceery-White, 75cMsl box: paschal,
81 .2jN1 80; Boston market, 81 2501.5O.
ucumbers-Native. SlM3 box;
picking cncumberS, Sl.25@S.
Lettuce. ctc-Lcttuce, 50T15c box;
roinaine. SOC dozen heads; e.carole. 75c
@S1; chicory, 5OM73c; watercress, doc
dozen punches: mint. 35d4oc parsley
25d4Oc bushel.
OnIons-Native, 15cMSl bushel
Spanish, large crates. $3.50: half
crates. S1,25Gil. 30; leeks, 4Oc dozen
lunches.
SQua shes-Native summer, 3d4c
apiece; marrow, Sl.25Ml.50 barrel; tur-
ban and hay state. Sl.5oa7l.75; pump
kins. 50cnsl box.
Tomatoes-Nativc red. 5Oc(dS1 80
bushcl; green, 4oN60c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Sl.5O barrel: white
75c0$l buShel
Observation-Disclosures, 7jcNds1 bush
Ell; carrots. ,5mo0c bushcl; brussels
sprouts 100 lSc at: green corn. I5c0fSl
bushel; eggplant, Sl.25d1.50 box;
parsnlps. SlU % bushel: peppers. STA
| 80 box; radishes, 200r3oc box: spin
ach, 25m3oc hushel; okra, SO crate:
mushrooms. $l,50@ go basket; caui-
flowers. STA 30 dozen.
Skinned hams We're reduced &c, but
other pork provisions are steady and I'M
changed.
The market for fresh beef is still
slow. but extra choice steers are scarce
and the outside price has been moved
up n peg, The quotations are; Extra
sides. 10 ia 10 3-4c; good, 01ad1oc;
light, 9n9lac; heavy kinds. 13Ml3lec;
good, 12dl2lac; light, llm12c heavy
fores, 7iaGSc; good, 7@Tisc; light, 1-2
mTc.
There is very steady market for
lambs and yearlngs, yeas holding firm
at: Spring lambs. ia l2c; fall lambs,
9Illc; yearlinGs, s09c; muttOns, SD
DC; veals, llhMl3c.
The poultry market is somewhat
nrmer, owing to lighter receipts. West
ern turkeys, 1Jul6c; native broiler
chickens, lSn20c; native roasting
chickens. 2O023c; western brollers. Is
lie; western iced fowls, l5c; native