Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-24
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Products In Demand
Boston, Jan. 23.-Thcre has been q
decline in the butter market, due to the
dull trade and good supply. Prices are
now steady on the lower level. Choice
northern creamery, 3063lc; western
creamery, 2od30c; Vermont dairy, 25d
2Sc
Cheese is quiet. but steady, the de-
mand being of seasonable nature.
York state, 14G14 3-4c; Vermont 13a
14c.
Eggs are firm, but the cold weather
did not last long enough to force prices
to a high level again. Choce hennery
and nearby, 32d34c; eastern extras, 30
@32c; western, 20d31c; refrlgerators,
23d25c.
The local fruit and vegetable market
does not change much. Business has
been quiet, but no more so than 1t usu-
ally Is at this season Of the year,
Changes In prices have been few and
small, but the tone Of the market in
general Is firm. Only few products
ore scarce and almost nothing is too
plenty.
Apples continue dull but hold up re
markedly well in spite Of the large sup
ply. Cranberries usually sell well in
cold weather. but the recent spell does
not seem TO have hoped the demand
very much; they are not very plenty.
but dealers find II hard TO secure asked
prices. Pears are still draggy and there
Is little or no call for pineapples.
Strawberries are scarce and most Of tn.
arrivals went at SOC quart,
Arrivals Of potatoes have been very
light and they are firm nj an advance
of 3M5c a bushel The demand for
sweet potatoes has been very small,
and sales are possible only at very low
prices. Cabbage. are only moderately
plenty and are firm Receipts Of string
beans do not Increase and they are
| still very high. Cucumbers have
dropped little, but are by no means
cheap Green garden truck, such as
celery and lettuce, is not very plenty,
| and prices are firm Squashes hold up
we'll, and onions and turnips, though
In good supply. are steady. Spinach
and kale are fairly plenty and reason
able Tomatoes are scarce and high
Apples-Kings. S2.jNd3.5O n barrel:
Zen Davis. eastern, S175d2: western,
S1.75M225; northern spies, S2d3; No. /
Baldwins. S2d250; mixed Baldwin..
Sl.75N2; No. Baldwins, Sl.25M1 rs;
greetings, S2d2,50; Talman sweets, 81
Cl2.5O; nodheads, s2d2 30; midings, 81
M2.50; box fruit. 5ocdSl25.
Cranberries--Cape Cod, fancy, $50
$50 a barrel: good to choice, S6.5O0
80; crates, $2.50d3.
Pears-Reurre Bose. S2.50d3
bushel; Beurre d'Anjou, S2Q2 50;
seckels, fancy. S3M4 80: good to choice,
S1.5Od2. so.
Potatoes-Aroostook Green noun
tains, 53m55c Il bushel; hebrons, 4S1
50c; new Bermudas, sc barrel; sweet
potatoes. Ninelands, 50 50d3 a barrel;
Jerseys, S1.T5M2; basket stock. 5OcdSl.
Beans-String beans. southern.
green, Slod1l basket; wax. seas.
Cabbag es-Drumhead S1G1 25 a bar
rel: savoy, 81 a barrel; red, 75c6Sl
lsv
t.ory--Boston market s175T2 4
dozen lunches; paschal, S12571 10:
white. S1d1,50.
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce. 5oI075c a doz-
en- heads; roma!ne, 75cGs1; escarole. 50
075c; chicory. SlM1 25: mini. 75c
dozen punches; watercre,s. 6otd15c;
parsley, S101.25 hushel.
Onlons-Native, S5cdSl bushel;
Connecticut river. 5Od75c a bushel:
Texas white S175d2 n crate: Spanish.
50 7563 4 crate; leeks 4oc a dozen
lunches.
SQuash Marrow. 81 80 a barrel:
urban, 81 25G1.50 a barrel; hubbard,
$9Od40 ton; pumpkins, 40c a box.
Tomatoes-Hothouse 30d25c
pound southern. Ss.5N75 crate.
Turnips--Yollow, 81 barrel; French
white, Sld7 % bag; white eggs and
fats. 50M75c n bushel.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. S3M125O
box: carrots, 5OM9Oc hushel; par
snlps. $4,000 a bushel: radishos. ST.
a 80 n box; southern spinach. 81 2saf
80 n barrel southern kale. 1925 a
barrel: beets, G0T75c bushel: south,
ern peppers. S36f4 a crate: southern
elephants, S3m4 a crate; oyster plants.
81 dozen lunches; okra, So a crate:
brussels sprouts, 1o1s@l5c quart:
caulAowers. Sl,50d2 & box
There is a firmer market for pork
provisions, and higher prices are ex.
pected
The fresh beef market Is quiet but
steady, without change in prices. Ex-
ira sides. S14@s Sac; good, S1s1sc:
light, 7MSc; heavy kinds. 1O3-4d1lc:
good. 1od101a light. od1oc: heavy
fores, Gd61ac; good, 5laMoc; light. 56
BIC. The arrivals Of fresh beef were
somewhat smaller for local consump-
ton, but exports were largely in
creased.
Lambs and veals are very steady.
with fair demand In the market
Spring lambs. 1l@l2c; fall lambs, oG
zoe: yearlings. 7dSiac; muttons. Sdoc.
veals. l0@12c.
Receipts of poultry have been light.
er, and the market has stiffened up on
some kinds, but trade is still quiet. The
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