Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-07
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

| llght JoDbing prices are steady at.
Choice northern creamery, 3lM32c;
western creamery, 3OM3lc: Vermont
dairy, 26M2Sc.
Cheese is in fair demand, and prices
are steadily held at: York state, Ida
ID 3-4c; Vermont, 13dl4c.
Buyers have been taking hold Of
eggs rather sparingly, owing to the fear
! that supplies will largely increase as
( soon as the weather breaks. Prices
have been sustained, but no change is
noted. Choice hennery and nearby, 81
M33c; eastern extras, 30d31c; western,
2IW29c; refrigerator, 24N2Gt.
Conditions are n little better In the
local fruit and vegetable market.
Oranges have worked down, but every
thing else, especially southern garden
truck, holds up. String beans. spinach
and tomatoes from the south are scarce
and high. But few strawberries are
coming from Florida.
Apples had somewhat better move
ment. Cranberries have taken little
more freely, but supplies are large and
! prices do not respond to the increased
sales. The demand for pears does not
! improve, but local holdings have been
reduced, and slightly higher prices are
asked for the few that remain.
| Fonslgnments of white potatoes are
| closely sold up and the market is firm.
! Receipts of sweet potatoes are small,
| bnt there is more than enough on hand
to meet the demand, and prices remain
easy. Cabbages are only moderately
! plenty and firm under n good demand.
! kale and spinach are in light supply
and the offerings Of lettuce. celery and
! choice sound onions arc none too large
| for the demand. Squashes and turnips
! have IA 1rmcr tendency. dollhouse rhu-
/ barb and dandelions have come into
! the market
Apples-Kngs, 50 .5od35O a barrel;
Ben Davis. eastern, $115@2; western,
S2n2.50; northern spies, s2m3; Bald
wins, No. |, fresh arrivals s2d2,50;
cold storage lots, S21On3: mixed, 81 -
a.; No. .. S1256 1.75; greetings, fresh
arrivals. S2G2 80; cold storage lots.
S2.5od3: Talman sweets, S2N2.5O; nod.
heads. $2d2.50; box fruit 10c0tsl25,
Cranbcrries--Cape Cod, fancy, sSd
so barrel: good to choice, SG.5on7.jO;
crates. $2.5003.
wbcrres-Florlda, 40N50c
quart.
potatoeS-Arooston Green noun.
taius. GuMG3c a hushel; hchron>, 50fl
5cc; sweet potatoes, Nin"EnIs. $2.5o1
barrel; jerseys. S1T@2; basket
stock. 50cUSl
Eeans-String beans. southern green,
SS0o a basket.
Cabbas es-Drumhead. SIG1.25 n
barrel: savoy, $10,125 barrel; red,
75cU$l Il box.
Cclcry-Boston market Sl.1lGt2 % a
dozen punches; paschal $l.73M2 -;
white, $l.JU
Lettuce. etc-Lettuce, l0|0 75c n doz-
en- heads; romano. 75cMSl; escaroIc,
50d75c; chicory, $10l.25; mint, 75c a
dozen lunches; watercress, 60M I5c;
parsley. STA % hushcl.
Onions-Native, S5c0Sl buShel;
Connecticut river. 5Om7J bushel;
Texas white. Sl.TjtG2 a crate: Cuban.
$3.50 crate; Spanish, So 7513 crate;
!cekS' ave dozen huhches'
SquaSheS-MArroW W. Sl.'o barrel
turban. S1.25Ml.50 barrel; hubbard
S"'W ~ ton: pumpkins "oH 'oc box
Observation-Disclosures. 2"c a pound;
southern, S3.50d4 a crate
TurnipS-l elbow, $40 barrel
French Whl,e' Nlm 10" bag; WhIje
eggs ana mats ""'3c hushel
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., SiM13
box; carrots. "Hd"Uc bu>hcl; parsnip>
i'W9or bushel; radiSheS S2H2.0O Z
box; Spinach southern, S2H2,1o bar
rel; knle southern. 81 .2'm LOO barrel;
dandelionS, dollhouse S2M2-o bush
81; beetS, d'F0 ''c n bushel; peppers, So
"a crate, elephants N"S Il crate;
oyster plants, 81 dozen lunches;
okra, 81 "A crate; brussels sprouts. l2i2N
Joe quart; 'alllornla caulllioWers,
So,TOW'.Io crate; artichokeS, S1IlM2
bu>hcI; dollhouse rhuharh, SNloc a
pound
Barrel pork has advanced, hut other
pork provisions are unclaimed.
The effort made by the beef men to
get lac advance on whole cattle has
proved TO he practically failure, as
only very few Of the choicest cattle
have brought over 3-4c. The market