Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

western creamsr cry, 80d3lc; Vermont
dairy, 2lM2Sc.
There is steady demand for cheese
at unchanged prices. York state, 14t1
II Bic; Vermont, $50 lac.
Notwithstanding the cold weather,
eggs have declined, though there was
steady market. The quotations are:
Choice hennery and nearby, 3lG33c;
eastern extras, 3OM3lc; western, 40
zoe; refrgerators 2iG26c.
The local fruit and vegetable market
| has been even duller than IT. was the
week before The cold weather was
virtual embargo on the shipments or
goods and the retailers, as they wore
unable to make much display, sold less
SUR and consequently have been spar
| ing buyers. The service Of the railroads
| running out of Boston has been severe
ly criticised 1t is said that their heat
ed cars are by no means satisfactory
when the thermometer gets down about
| zero.
The cold weather not only has pre-
vented large outward movement, but
has also prevented very large arrivals,
! Consequently prices are firm. Apples
have been quiet, but shading Of quota
tons in order to create business has
been heard Of. For the general run of
greetings and No. ! Baldwin> the range
is $26i2.lO. but lots from cold storage
bring as high as So. Crsnberrie~ have
gone slowly and they hold steady only
because they are hot very plenty.
White potatoc, are higher and firm
but business is virtually at a standstiil.
! The weather has been too cold 70 move
stock safely and receipts here have
been exceedingly Hight The market for
sweet potatoes. to use the trade term.
has been stuck" There has been little
or no call for them and holders seem
willing to accep, any reasonable offer.
String beans continue scarce and very
high. Cabbages ARE fairly plenty and
steady. Green garden truck s firm and
celery, spinach and k".c are sonewha.
higher than they were wetl az.
There + q .snG market For ci.o'ce sound
cn.ou; and tu,u,p> and >1ua.hrs are
urm Tomatoes are triii. easier han
they wee. la; cucumbers nave al-
yaAcod a little.
App,eS-Kircs So 5OM35O a barrel;
Ben Davis. eastern, $t75G02: western.
81 15G22I: northern spies. $2M%: 40. !
RalGwins. $2@2.50; mixed RaldviES.
$l.75M2: 80. . Ba,dw,ns, S1256i -;
greetings. SOAP 30; Taiman sweets. s.
02.5O; nodhcads, S2G12.50 box fruit, 5Oc
0$1o5.
Cranbtrrlcs-Cope Cod, fancy, $50
$50 barrel good to choice, $G.5o6i
80; crates, $2.5oG3.
Pears-Eeurre Bose. S2.50Gt3 Il bush
ell: Beurre d'Aniou, $2@2.5Q seckels,
fancy, S3G450, good to choice, S1,oO0
90.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 4005cc
quart.
Potatoes-Aroostoo Green noun
tanS. GOc bushel hebrons. 5O1i52c:
sweet potatoes, VInelands, $2.5Uu3 a
harrel Jerseys, S1.7jM2; basket stock
50cU$1.
Bcans-String beans, southern green,
$40 a basket,
Cabbages-Drumhead, S1G1 % bar
rel; savoy, 81 barrel; red, TJcM$1
box
Crlery-Boston market. 50 a dozen
lunches; paschal, sl,75; white, $3.50
Lettuce, etc--Lettuce. 5Ull 75c dozen
heads: romaine, 75cGsl; -scarole. 5OGI
75c; chcory, SlW12 IS; mint 15c a doz-
en- lunches; watercress, GOd75c: par
s,ey, l2J bushel.
Onious-Natlye, S5cdS1 bushel
Connecticut river, 5OM7jc buShel;
Texas white, $175c1o crate: Spanish.
So 1913 & crate; leeks, 40c Il dozen
lunches.
quashes-Marrow S1,5o barrel
turban. 81 21G1 100 q barrel; Hubbard
S30d4O tom pumpkins, 4Oc a box.
Tomntoos-Hothousc, 25c a pound
southern S3.5oN1i a crate.
uirs--Ycllow. S1.25 barrel
French white, $1Nl25 bag; white
eggs and fists, 50N7Jc bushel
Miscellautous-Cu cumherS. S4N13 .
box; carrots 50M00c a bushcl: parsnlps
75030c a bashel: radlshes 81 25l;1 80
box; southern spinach. Sl.5OH{2 a bar
rel; southern l;ale, S15O barrel: beets
Go075c Il bnShel; southern peppers. s.
"a crate; southern eCcplants. S?Q4
Il crate: oyster plants. 81 n dozen bunch
es: okra, So crate; brussels sprouts
121aGl ljc q quart; cauliflower. I.5O0o
box.
There is no change to note IN pork
provisions. the market heinG very quiet
Fresh beef IS 4 little tirncr. but the
demand Is still very quiet \ few very
choice cattle would bring slight nd.
vance. Extra sides, SlS61S 3-4c; good. g
WSEc: light 7mSc; heavy kinds. 1921
011c; good, l0M10iAc; light. 9Ml0c
heavy fores. cattle: good. 51.GiGc lil.ht
5M5i4c
There hns been very steady market
Of late for lambs ana vcalS and prices
are unchanged at: Spring lambs. Ia
Re; fall lambs, oul0c; warnings. IN
SIC; muttonS, SU9c; vealS, lOdl2c.
The poultry market Is fairly well
cleaned mp and thc improved tone re
Gently noted is continued Prices are
steady to firm and some kinds nre nc.
tually higher, Western turkeys. 190,
zoe: native hroiler chickens. oh 3(,o
32c: northern roasting chickens. l6G,
zoe; fowls. l5Gi1Gc: wesrern broilers Is