Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-17

Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand


at: Choice northern creamery, 3lQ32c;
western creamery, 3003lc; Vermont
dairy, 25M2Sc.
Cheese is steady in price, with mod
crate demand for consumption. York
state, lla # 3-4c; Vermont, 13W dc.
Eggs arc frmer under the influence
of The colder weather. and the demand
has improved. There are still good
many eggs coming out Of cold storage
but they sell readily at a fair price.
Choice hennery and nearby, 34U35c:
eastern extras, 3U@l33c; western, 2IM
Csc; refrircrators. 24m25c
The local fruit and vegetable market
continues rather inactive, but trading
Is no lighter than it usually is at this
time of the year. January is almost al
ways the dullcst month Of the II. The
SUI lies have not exceeded the de-
mand and for that reason prices are
firm
The movement of apples has con.
tinued rather slow; takings would be
larger If dealers asked 2Idi5Oc barrel
less. White potatoes have moved III
about &c Il bushc under smaller arrivals
ana a lively demand. Receipts Of
sweet potatoes have increased and they
are plenty, dull and easy. String beans
are scarce and very high, Cabbages arc
in good supply, but fairly steady
Celery, lettuce and other green truck
are firm, and onions and squaShes are
inclined upward. TurnipS are firm, and
tomatoes ana cucumbcrS remain high.
spinach ANA kalr are only moderately
plenty ana bring good prices
Apples-lIiugs $2.5Mi3.5o barrel;
Ben Davis. eastern. $175012; western,
| Sl.15n2.2J; northern spies, $2H3; NO
Badwins. S202.5O; mixed Baldwin'
! S1.TJU2; greetings. S2021"; T@.man
sweo's, S203 nodheads, S-[j2.50; mild
mg> $262 30; common green varieties.
( $lGi1 30; box fruit 5Oc4Sl.25.
Cranberles-Cape Cod, fancy, SSd
/ so barrel: good to choice. $500
80; crates. S2.5om3.
Pears-}eurre Bose. $2.5GN3 bush
ell: beurre d'ariou. $-D25o; scckel',
! fancy, S3m4oo; good to choice, $l.5C
/ N210.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Green noun
tains. A. t-pc uuhcl: hebrous, 45m
( I7c: new HrruuCa> So barrel; sweet
/ poatocs. NU.lud> S3U325 Il barrel:
Jerseys, sos; basl,, stock, 15cm
/ SD.
! Rlans-Stc.ng beans, southern green.
SHOP basket; wax, SGpN.
CGbbageS-Drumhea Sl1t - a bar
rel savoy. 81 a barrel; red, 7JcGI$1
box.
Celery--R0ston market, $l.T5M2
dozen punches; paschal, $l.2j01.75;
white. SlM1.5O
Lettuce, etc-Lettuce. 500T5c a doz-
Tn heads; romAine, I5clpSl, e>carole, 30
/ arse: ch.cory. SlMl %; mint, 75c a
dozen buuche+ watercresS, G0m75c;
/ parsley, #l4li - q bu'h-l.
onions Native. NGcUSl uusheit
ConncCtcat river. :rGsijc "a hushe!;
Texas white. SI.T-a2 q crate; Spanish,
- ia" a crate; lceiS, ace dozen
lunches.
SQuashes-Nlnrrow $1.co a barrel:
turhan, $l.25ltI. 30 a barrel: hubbard
senate a ton; pumpkins. SOC a box.
Tomatoes-Ho,house 3a@4oc a
pound; southern, $4,000 crate.
lnips-YrloW, 81 barrel French
white. Sl0ii.21 ~ bag; white EGGS and
nat>. 5OW75c bu>hel
Miscellaneous CncumberS. $40l4 Il
boy; carrots. 5OMaOc a busheI; parsnip,
151i9Uc q bushel; radlshes 25'd 90
q box; southern spinach, SlT5N2 a bar
rel; southern kale, 81 25n1.5O a barrel:
bepts. GOM7Ic a buShel; southern pep
pers. S3di a crate; southern elephants.
S36t4 a crate. oyster plants, ST dozen
punches; okra. S3'a crate: brusSe Is
sprouts. 12MMl5c a quart: caullfowelS.
81 50d2 q box.
No special change is noted in the
price of pork provisions The demand
+, steady. especially for lard which
has recovered from the decline.
The fresh beef market is dull and
easy at the recent decline. The sup
rly IS ample for the demand. The quo.
,atlons are: Extra sides. Slr6S 3.4c:
GOOD. SGS lie: light, 7mSc: heavy
binds. 10 3-im11c; good, ltNilOlgc:
rob,. 91l0c: heavy fores. GMGioc: good.
- l,Gc: medium. 11aGl5 Sic: light. "a
5i.c.
SIlwhtly easier prices have been
quoted for fail lambs. hut rs whole