Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-19
In HUB MARKETS
Quotations or Leading Products
In Demand

= 'h't well Oiu up "'pp''s
prices are: Choice northern creamery,
2oa3Oc; western, 27d29c; Vermont
dairy, 24W26c.
Cheese IS dull but fairly steady. York
state, l5M i6c; Vermont, 141z015kc.
The best nearby eggs are II CHER, and
choice easterns are also frmer; but re.
frigerators are in full supply and easy.
Choice hcnnery and nearby, iiMi5c;
eastern extras, 3o04oc; western, 26G
Doc; choice cold storage. 1au22c.
Trading in fruits and vegetables has
been Irregular in the local market. 1t
is almost always dull nj this time Of the
year. Prices average about as usual,
and in some cases are cheaper.
Apples have dragged, but the arrivals
have been light and prices have held
up well. Fancy cranberrles are In de
mand II firm, but there Is practically
no market for the ordinary berries.
Inc season on pears and domestic
grapes Is pretty nearly at an end. Cali
foTnia grapes are no longer quoted and
the receipts OF basket fruit are small
and scattering.
White potatoes continue firm; the ar
rivals are not heavy. the quality Of thu
stock, particularly that from Maine, is
good, and there Is a fairly active de
nand Sweet potatoes hold up well, be
cause they are not very plenty. String
beans are high and dull. Cahbag es are
slightly hrmer, but celery and cucum
berS are easier; the west is raising It's
w cucumbers this year, and il Is not
easy to maintain prices in the local mar
ket. Lettuce, onions. squashes and
turn!ps are steady. Southern spinach,
brussels sprouts and dollhouse toma-
high.
Apples-Kings. $3d4 barrel; Wolf
river, 81 50d3; SHOWS. S2n3: nodhoads.
S2u2.50; Harveys, S2M3; Baldw,ns.
fancy, $2.15N3; No. /, S225M2.5O;
mixed, $~l.TJE225: No. .. S1.25d1.5O
greetings, No. /. S-N3; No. .. S1.234
10; pippins, S1.5002; %colvcrts and
genetings, Sl.5002; blue pearmnins.
$l.71d225; Talman sweets. S1.25n2:
pound sweets, S2f33; Macintosh reds.
So 5od3; hublardstone. $2m2.5O; box
fruit, 50c0Sl.@l.
Cranberr.es-Cape Cod. S5MS barre,
and $2Q2.5O crate.
Grapes-Almerias. S30G barrel: York
state, pony baskets, Salems. Ice; Cataw-
bas, l5c; Concords, Ice.
Pears-Seckels, $3d5 bushel: beurre
bose, S4G5: heurre d'anjou, $3.50; She!.
dons. 50 5O04.
PotatoeS-Aroostooli Green noun
tains, 700 re bushel; York state Green
mountains. G5c; sweet potatoes. Vine
lands, $3.50 barrel and s202.25 basket.
Beans-String beans, southern green,
$3.50 basket; way. $3.50.
Cabbages-Druinhead,9 0c barrel; sa-
yoy, 75cdsl barrel; red, 81 box.
Celery-White. 5ocQ$l box; paschal.
$lMl.25. Boston market, Sl.50.
COMMUNICATIONS extras, sc Il
box; No. /, So; No. =, $l.5O02.
Lettuce. etc-Lettuce, 25G5Oc box:
romalne, 75c dozen heads: escarole, 75c
NS1; chicory, 75caS1; watercress, 100
dozen punches; mint, soc; parsley, 75c
M$l bushel.
Onions-Native. 75cdSl bushel:
spanish, large crates 500; small
crates AI'-o, !eehS' sue do1en ouhches
SpInach-NatVe' o'm''c pushel;
SoutheFn sI'oVd2 barre!.
Niuashes-Marro"' SZaZ''o barrel;
urban, S2.3O03 barrel; hubbard, SEC
'oh' puIupA.uS eI.'o poN.
loina'oeS-'io'Iouse' IVWI-c pound
"fh'ps- crow el'-' a hnrreI;
rrehcH Nu'te' H-"t-''o nag Whlte egg
anu Hdus' 81 "'SHtI'
sprouts, SO
loc quart pee'S' 'VcdSl huShel' car
rols' oVa Dushel' esspIahtS' Slot
DON oyster p'ants' 81 do2eh punches:
parSn- pS' .,' huShe!' peppers Sl.3o box
rau!snes' 9l''"a- poA' oKra' ~ crate;
mushrooms, N'h- basket; cauihowers,
"ocQiSl''" dozen
io'N p'oN'S'oAS are STEADY ana un-
chahseu'
fresh n'er IS lower again, and still
turther u'cI mes are expected Trade Is
uuiA' rA'r" s'ues' ft' l-4c' good ~
a"c' isnl' ''e"ec, AeaVv hInds' 10
II &C. good l"oiic' llsht' s'e@o lac;
ne"Ny i"Ies' 'H' 'fc' soou' o54Q'c
''su'' ''2eto ~,
Mu''o"S S"u ''.""S are quiet ana
eaSy' Nea's no'u urn spring lambs
I"alic' 9e"'Iinss' 'H'c' Hhu''ohS' "a
go 'e"'s' i'@i+c'
luIhe'S are O'eahIhs up petter ahc
prices nave advanced on the best lots.