Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-05
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations o. IN. Leadir & Prod
ucts In Demand

creamery, 2sl929c: dairy. 25M27c.
Cheese has also shown stronger
tendency, with higher prices quoted for
the best makes. York state. 13Ml4c;
Vermont, 12iaMl3hc.
Eggs nre Grlnly held for choice lots,
| with western actually higher Choice
hennery and nearby. 2sd30c; eastern
extras, 2Gd2Sr: western. 10a22c.
Business IN fruits and vegetables does
| not improve much. Local retailers find
| that the high prices which they have
had to ask for goods during the past
! three or four weeks are restricting
consumption; consequently, their pur-
chases are light. Labor day is the real
end of the season az mountain and sea
shore resorts and the demand from
these sources FOR fruits and vegetables
has lately begun to diminish This fall
ing off and Increased receipts have
caused somewhat lower prices in few
J cases. but the general average is con
! sideraby above that Of other years
at this season
California grapes cost retailers al.
most ms much as the grapes usually sell
for, and pears md peaches are very
high. There is n good, firm market FOL
fancy apples. but ordinary stock is dull
| Potatoes are firm and fairly active.
| There have been one or two small con
signments from Maine. but New .Icr-
sey is still the chief source Of supply
| Sweet potatoes are in active demand,
and the price holds up in spite Of rather
large receipts. String beans are not
as plenty as they have been. and. IN.
der fair good demand. have Gon-
higher, Shell beans have had n sharp
fall from the prices Of week ago
There is a good demand for tho IN
| proved variety of lima beans hut the
old-fashioncd ones are neglected. Cab
bages are firm. turUmherS have
grown plenty and cheap, Lettuce.
celery, onions and squashcS hold steady.
but tomatoes are II large supply and
lower. TurnipS are firm. and the few
green peas mat remain are held at
rather stiff prices.
Apples--Astrachnns So JCM3.I0 4
barrel graveustoins. S2.-tn,I: COLLINS,
S3.5 0t0+; Williams, S36i4.1O: duchess
S3M4; sweets. S26i3 10: box fruit. $l6t
$50
Berries -Rlueherries 12Gi15c quar,.
tantaloupcs Jersey. S1M1.@5 crate;
Baltimore. $lM1,5O; Maryland. Sl.INu
$50; Norfolk. S2M3: Colorado standard
crates, 81: pony crates. So: oklahoma,
standard crates 500; pony crates,
Sl.15. Montreal melons. $l2n15 has-
ket.
Grapes California malaGas. S202.50
a 4-baskct crate; tokayS. 81: Thomp-
sons seedess. Sl.155m2; York state,
Moore's early. S1.T5 carrier; Wordeus.
$l.I5; champions. Sl.2-,.
Peaches--I alifornia. S20f2.15 box;
Delaware. S2M25n basket: York state,
sl.50m2 basket
Pears-Caifornla. s414.ln box; ma
tive Clapp'> favorlte. s2d2 20 bushe!.
Plums-CaliforniA varieties, sling
2.15 4basket crate
Potatoes-.Tersey. s. 2IM2.50 bar
rel and SOdS5c a bushcl: sweet pota.
toes. Norfolk. 81 5G1.l a barrel: eastern
shore. $45o45; North Carolina. S4M1.
| =
a bushe wax. Slml 30 bushel: shell
beans. 1Om7Ic bushel; lima beans,
common. 75c6iS1 hushel: improved.
S2dI22I.
Cabbages--Native, 81 2567 10 a bar
rel.
Cucumhers-Nativc. 5Oc0Sl 80 Il box.
Celery-Native, S14l25 n box.
Lettuce. etc--Lettuce. 35n10c box.
romaine, J0c Il dozen heads. ascarole,
75cMSl; ch!cory, :iO175c. watercre>s,
400 dozen punches; mint 50c pars1y.
25c bushel
Onions-Native. S1Mllo hushel:
southern. SlH1l.25 crate; Spanish.
large crates S2M2,50; small crates, -
090c: leeks 50c a dozen lunches.
Spun shes-Natlve summer. 102c
apiece; southern marrow. S., - crate
pumpkins. slMl a box
Tomatoes-Native, 5OcMSl % bushei.
Turnlps-Yellow. S2.25 barrel.
white. 75c a bushel
MiScellanPOuS-Bc 5OT6Ic a
bushel; carrots, 75oHdSl q buShel: green
corn, 75cGSl a box; elephants. 81 250l
LOO a box; parsnips, So bushel: peas,
So a busheI: peppers, 5No 75c box;
radshes, soc a box; rhubarb, 6O075c a
box: spinach. 3-Md SOC a bushel; okra. 81
crate: mushrooms. 81 .50f2 30 has.
ket caulifowers. S16l1.I5 a dozen.
There Is a very steady market for
pork provisions, no change being noted
except o decline of lac in skinned
| hams.
Fiesn beef is selling little better.
though trade is still! quiet Prices are
| steadily maintained on the recent Ii gh
basis. Extra sides. 1NdiOl2c: good,
| 2 Lao 3-Ac; light, Si4M9c: heavy kinds.
13M l3iac: good. | LA l2c; light. 10 4
G1lc; heavy fores, 7M7lac good, IA
7iac; light, 6laMG 3.4c
Lambs and yearlings have been
steady; veals hold firm at unchanged
prices. Spring lambs l0Ml2c: fall
lambs, 9M1lc; yearllngs SmlOc: NUT.
tons. SM0c; veals, 10d 12c
There is very steady market for
poultry of all kinds, with the demand
enough to take care of the arrivals.
Native broiler chickens. oOc, native
roasting chickens. 23M25c: western
broilers, l6d1sc; fresh killed northern
fowls, 10d1Shc; western iced fowls.
150116c; native ducks 15m1GHc.
Hay and straw are very firm. with
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