Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-17
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the L. aiding rrod-
ucts In Demand

| lTeSh maze, northern creamery butter
are in light supply, and are firmly held
but buyers are still holding OF, and are
taking only enough to supply their i'm
mediate needs. The jobblng prices are :
Choice northern creamery. 32k633itc;
western creamery, 31hd32hc; Yer.
mont dairy, 27@28c.
Cheese continues very firm, in sym
| patty with primary markets though
prices here are not quotably higher
York state, 15Hd16Mc; Vermont, 15d
| Ice.
Eggs were advanced late in the
week and are very hrm Choice hen
merry and nearby, 340l36c; eastern ex
tras, 3ln33c: western 24d28c.
Business in the local fruit and vege
! table market holds pretty well up to
I the average Of the past few weeks and
! Ia as large as ii ever is at this time OF
the year. Prices are irregular, but the
tone OF the market generally Ia Arm.
The demand for garden truck Is well
distributed, but only few fruits are
active
Apples still have good sale, and n
supplies are not large prices are firm
| Cantaoupes are practically out Of the
market FOR the year. The few here nro
| high and sell rather slowly. Cranher
| ries are coming along somewhat more
| freely, bat are still somewhat scarce
and higher. Basket grapes Of oil kinds
are scarce. and some now bring ar
much NJ wholesale AS they retailcd foi
short time ago Peaches are quiet
and pears are TOO high to he popular.
! Potatoes nre coming along freely, but
! the demand is fairly active and they
hold steady. All kinds OF beans are
rather scarce and higher, and celery.
cucumbers and tomatoes have gone up
| since week AGO. Cabba yes are plenty
and easy and onions. beets. carrots
! parsnips and caulnowcrs arr more roa-
sonable than they have been. Turnips
are steady and sduasheS hold up wei.
apples Aiexandtrs. s30f4 barrel.
gravenstelns S25Od4.5 0 Wolf river.
/ E36t4.50: SHOWS S2lOG73. 80; wtaltA o.
&2.30d3.25 Harveys, S2,7r1dl3.2:.; mai
den blush. - 1o03; fall pipplns, s. 80
as; colvert md genetnc. S2d2T5: ior
! tiers. S2M2.a0; pound sweets, 81 J00I ;
common sweets. sl25dl 30; Mackn-
tosh reds, S3A450
aloupes-Colorado standard
crates. So.
Cranberries-Cape Cod, barrels, sS0
o; crates, S3d3.25
Grapes-Almerias S35O6l5 80 bar
rel; California four basket crates, Mus
cats. seas; Tokays, s1lUq2 %; Corn
ichonS, Sl5o'd2; York state pony bas-
kets. pelawnres. lie: Niagaras. 14M
l5c; Salems, l2T'3c; Concords. 13c.
Peaches-Utahs. S1,15GI2 box: York
state, baskets, SOL 80; two basket
crates s2.5cNlc75.
Pears-Bartletts. s3.5O6n4.5 so bushel:
beurre bose. S46i5: seckels, S36l5:
| beurre d'aniou. $3.50; Shcldops. $3.50
| az.
rlums-Idaho varieties, s1.5oQ2 90
four- basket crates; damsons 10c Sill
basket
Potatoes Aroostook Green noun
tains and cobbiers, f5MI0c hushel:
sweet potatoes, Norfolk and Eastern
shore, 81 25N12.5o barrel.
Beans-Strine beans, green. s2U3
| bushei' wax 81; shell beans. S20c. 20:
lima beans, S2n1,5N.
Cahba ces-Drumhead, 81 hnrrel;
savoy. 75c barrel: rcd. soc box
Celery white, 81 box paschal. 81 %
al 30; Boston market, $l.50,
Lettuce, etc-i.e;tuct. 50,ti75c box:
romaine. SOC dozen heads; escarole.
( SOC; chicory, SOC; watercress, 4Oc doz-
en- punches; mint 90; parsley, 25c
bushel
Onlons-Native, 73c hushcl; Spa.i-
lsh large crates, S2.25; half crates, ST.
leeks, i0c dozen punches
1uashcs-Marrow 81 30 30 bar
rel: turhan and bay state, 81 .d0Ml Is;
hubbard, S3OS135 ton; pumpkins, 10cT
81 box.
Tomatoes Native rcd So buehcl
green, 25n40r.
Turn'ps Yellow, $40 barrel: white
! Tdc huShcl.
Niscellanenus-RE brussels sprouts,
;ct.ul5c quart: beets, 75c hushel: car
rots. G5di 75c bushel; green corn, 15cQ3
! 81 box; eggpants, 81 25lQl50 box;
parsn!ps. 81 bushel; peppers, Sl5Otd2
| box; radishes. &c box; spinach, 40c
/ bushel: okra, 81 crate; mushrooms. 81
az basket; caulifiowers, 15cC1Sl dozen.
No change is noted In the prices OF
pork provisions, the market being
steady. with a fair demand
Fresh beef holds pretty steady,
though trade is slow and only the
choicest steers bring full prices Extra
sides, 10 l-4Mlo 3-4c; good. 9iadi 10c;
! light, 9dohc; heavy binds l3dl3nc:
good, l2Ml2kc; light. lI1aGl2c: heavy
fores. Tia@Sc; good. 7@7tsc; light, Gu
arc.
There is fair supply Of lambs on
the market, and with good demand
stocks are cleaning up well at steady
prices for lambs and for yearl!ngs,
and veals as well Spring lambs, 1la
12Iac; fall lambs, oMllc; yearlings. s6l
Nc; muttons, s@10c; vcals, 1lla@l3c.
Western ice-packed fowls are in
| light receipt, and are quoted slightly
higher, hut other kinds Of poultry are
steady, Western turkeys. lNfl6c.
native broller chickens. lsa2Oc; ma
tive roasting chickens, 20dI23c; west
ern brolers. l5617c; fresh Killed
northern fowls, lGGl7c; western iced
fowls, 15G1oAc; native ducks, l46l5c.
Hay and straw are steady; mlllfeed
| is worry firm and tendIno hi ohar uo,