Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-19
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on the Leadi & Prod
ucts In Bernard


slow, aud buyers do not respond read
lily to the upward turn in price. Choice
northern creamery, 20hM30lac; west
ern creamery. 2S1zm2oMc; Vermont
dairy, 26u27c.
The cheese market continues to de-
velop strength another advance hav-
Ing been noted. York state, 14M l5c;
Vermont. l3izm1ilsc.
Eggs coNtinue firm at the advance,
with all fresh gathered stock selling
freely ut full prices. Choice hennery
and nearby. 326i3ic: eastern extras, 80
T32c; western. 21u23c.
BUSINESS continues Mt Il very low ebb
in the local fruit and vegetable market
| There has been little mprovem ent In
the movement Of garden truck. but not
enough to warrant the use of the word
active in describing the demand. TAX
ings Of fruit are light and. until prices
become more reasonable, il is likely
that they Will continue so.
Apples have been dull and as the ar
| rivals have been heavy dealers have
| found it no easy matter to maintain
|
signmentS have arrived here in rather
poor shape. C8ntaloupes are cheap
| and are taken freely.
CranherreS are hot really active, hu;
many sales Of small lots are reported.
Ihey are much cheaper than they
were. Grapes are still too high to he
popular, and the demand for peaches
| 1Inl ,,lx h. l., toI,,
tatlons which they command The sea
son for California plums has about run
its course; theirs are but few in the
market and they are high.
Potatoes are coming along freely
but the demand is good and they hold
up well. Sweet potatoes are plenty
and inclined to work downward in the
lack of brisk demand All kinds of
beans are cheaper than they have been
and cabbaGes have sold down n little.
Cucumbers hold fairly steady, bu;
Appes--Astrach ans 81 75Cd215 Il
barrel; grnvenstens. 50 50Ul4.5o: vii
iams, $2'd4; duchess, 81 5UNI3 %:
maiden blush, S2.30t3; fall p:ppins. 81
Q2.75 porters S202.50: sweets Sl.5n
Qi3; box fruit, SlGt2.
es-BlueberricS. l2Gt1Sc quart.
aloupes--.Jersey, Sl6ll25 craze:
Colorado standard crates. S1.15: pony
crates, S125; Oklahoma. standard
crates, Sl.50m II; pony crates S1M
20; Montreal melons, S12M15 BASKET.
Cranberries-Capc Cod. $1ms barrel
and S2.5pd3 crate
Grapes-Caifornia four basket crts.
Malagas, Sl.T50I2.25 tokRys, S2750r
325: Thompsou's spcfiless. 81. 5O11 rs:
York state. carriers, Delawares. 81 30
61.75; NiAgaras. Sld1.5o: Moore's
early. $lM l.25: Wordens. $lQ1 ~: pony
baskets. Moores early l50iGc; cham
plons, 12c.
Peaches-Colorado. s2.5OCl275 box:
California. Si.75m225 box Delaware
$2M2.50 basket; York state $l.,O62
basket
Pears-California $4045O box; ma
tive, Clapp's favorite. Sl.5NQ2o5 bush
ell: RartlettS. S2(Q3.5O bushel
Pota,oes-Jersey. 75WS5c bushel;
Aroostook, 70'oSOc; sweet potatoes.
Norfolk and Eastern shores. S2.25G,
2.IJ barrel.
Eeans-String beans, green. 81 pa
10 bushel; wax, Sl2501.75, shell
beans, 5QM75c; Lima beans. common.
75c; improved. $1Q.5O.
Csbbs ges-Drumhead. Sl.50 barrel:
savoy, $l,23 barrel; red 81 box
Celery-Nativc 75cGSl box.
Observation-Disclosures OcMSl 30 box.
Lettuce. etc-Lettuce 2IGi5Oc box:
romaine. J0c dozen heads: escarole. Zoe
Q$1; chicory, 5Oa75c; watercress. 4Nc
dozen punches; mint, 50c; parsley. 40c
bushel
Onions-Native, 81 bushcl. Spanish.
large crates. $3.50; small crates. 1917
S5c; leeks 40c dozen punches.
Squa Shes-Natve summer, sale
apiece; marrow. sign. 25 barrel. pump
kns, 81 box.
Tomatoes--Native red 1OcMS1 ~
bushel; green, G5c
Turnips-Yellow. $50 ba lrel: white,
73cdt$ bushel
Neutrality-suspicious., 75cdSl bush
Ell; carrots, 81 bushel green corn. T5cU
81 box; elephants. 81 2561.1G boz
parsnips. Sl.2I hushel; peppers, I5cGiSi
box; ralisheS. zoe box; rnuharb, SOC
box; spinach. 400 huShcl: ohra So crate
mushrooms. Sl.5,N2.l0 bH Sket; cuui.
flowers. SlGil75 dozen.
The market for pork provisions IS
firmer, though no advance Is announced
n quotations.
Fresh beer has been moved m an
other 10. Receipts are being kept
down and every effort is being made ia
maintain values. Extra sides. IOisM
lie good. lNalOiac; light 0ij 100: heavy
kinds l3'a6li3 3-tc: good. l2Ml2lsc,
light. nan L.c; heavy fores, 7hMSc;
good, 7]smSc; light, 7@7i9c.
. With good supply and quiet de
mand, prices Of lambs aud yearlingS
dropped off. but yeas are firm ana high
er. Spring lambs, 12@12'2c; faN limbs.
aalOc; yenfl.ncs, NGi9c; mut,0Gs. SGi9r:
veals. l2M l3c
The market is better supplied with
poultry and prices are generally cas-
Ter. Turkeys are Still very scarce,
Enough few are offering from the
west At l4U lac AZ wholesale Native
brolicr chickens, lS@2Oc; native roast
ing chickens. 21M23c; western hroilers.
l5GIlGc; fresh Killed northern fowls,
, 16ldl0I2c; western iced fowls. l4i5M IdC
native ducks, la
tJ,y T.. firm with a COol demand this