Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-02-06
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Products
In Demand

"uttci uic III uioutIdle bupp'!' "h"
prices are frmer and little higher.
Lower grades are plentiful and slow
Of sale at easy prices. The jobbins
prices are: Choice northern crea merry
8l@33c; western creamery, 30d32c.
Cheese Is firm and unchanged for the
best makes Of September twins. York
state, 15hm161ac; Vermont II ia
Is 1-2c.
Eggs are a little firmer. but trade is
slow, as buyers are not ready TO pay
the higher prices. The stocks of nearby
eggs are being slowly cleaned up, but
are still too large for the demand. The
outlook is not very bright. Choice hen
merry and nearby, 2sd2oc; eastern eX-
tras, 26027c; western. 24m25c refrig-
orators, 1oM21c
Business has been fairly good in the
local fruit and vegetable market. The
local demand for apples has been n lit
tie better. Some shipments have been
made to the south, and as the foreign
markets have gone up little, it is prob
able that good many barrels will 60
across the water in the next week or
ten days Apples were fairly high
when the season opened, but they are
reasonable now, and very good fruit is
much lower than it was at this time
last year. No. / Maine Raldwins, for
instance, are S2M2.25 a barrel.
Anera grapes have rarely been as
cheap as they are this year. and retail
ers are taking them freely. There
was big crop. the poor ones were sold
first and those that remain arc good.
Potatoes still have a good, steady
sale and the market keeps very well
cleaned up. They are n shade lower
but receivers expect the market to 60
up. Sweet potatoes are steady the
offerings are mostly in baskets which
bring S2M2 20. Fancy string beans
are scarce and high and cucumbers and
celery have lately grown stronger.
The demand for cncumbers, particular,
from the west. has been good and. as
the vines Of good many local green.
houses are exhausted. higher prices
seem likely. Drumhead cabhares are
plenty and cheap. Greens are plenty
and reasonable.
AprleS-Kings. S3G74 barrel: rus
sets, 81 5Hd2 Raldwins. fancy Masea.
chusetts, 50 1908; No. / Maine. S20
2.25; mixed Maine. 81 5OM2: No. SIPS
also greetings. No. /. S1.75d2 o.
No. ,. 25@1.50; blue pearmalns. 81. 90
az; black oxfords. $l5Wdo: northern
spies S2fd2 20; Talnan sweets. 81 25n
100; hubbardstons, Sl.5O02: box fruit
50c6Sl.
Pears-Beurre hose. s4M5 bushel
beurre d'aniou, $3.50; sheldons. S4M5.
Stra Florida. 40m5Oc n
quart
PotatoeS-AroostoOk Green noun;
tains. S5MS7c bushel; sweet potatoes
Vinciands, S5ni550 barrel and S2M2 ..
ba sket.
Beans-String beans. southern green
81 basket; wax. SiGl4 30.
Cabba ges--prumhea oOcHSl bar
rel; savoy, Sl0l,25 barrel; red, s10l .:
box,
Nt'cis - nue. HIWl'p OOZe!
punches paschal, S2@25O Boston mar
ket. 50 50d1275
Cucumbers-TIothouse, English seed
S11 box: fancy, No. |. S967l0: choice, IS
mediums. $506; No .. S2.5Od3 80.
Greens-Srinach, southern, Sl.o50
| 30 barrel: kale. southern. S5cGSl bar
rel; dandelions, dollhouse. S1.50 hu.hcl
beet greens. dollhouse. T5cMSi bushol.
Lettuce. etc-Lettuce 2Od5Oc box
romaine. 81 dozen heads; escarole. 75c
chicory. 81; watcrcresS, soc dozcr
punches. mint, 4O05Oc; parsley. STA
/ - bushel.
Onions-Native, 75M00c bushel
Spanish large crates, S2.G5l4; small
crates, sl5713: Cuban. $50 crate
leeks, 4O050c dozen lunches.
quashes-Marrow $2.50ll3 barrel
turban, S3035O barrel; hubbard. sGoM
70 ton
Tomatoes-Hothouse 25c pound
Florida, 50 5(rd3 carrier.
ps-Yclow. 81 barrel: French
white, SO bag; white eggs and flats, 81
vi |. ~ nus PI.
Miscellaneous-Br BRUSSELS sprouts. I.
Ml1c quart; beets. G5G775c bushel; car
rots. 40MG0c hushel; cggplants. $.
crate; oyster plants. S1@125 dozer
lunches parsnips &C bushcl peppers
Sl75 carrier: radishes. S17ld2 box
okra, 81 so crate; mushrooms, S1Gno has
ket artichokes. $l75 bushel; cauli
lowers $3.50 basket; rhubarb, hot
house, lOc pound
There is steady market for porl
provisions. no change being noted II
quotations.
Fresh beef is still slow of sale, price,
being easy and in buyers favor. FIX
ira sides, SGSiac; good, 712MSc: light
rat be; heavy kinds, lO0l0 | &C
good o l-2Ml0c; light 9d9 &c heav,
: 1-4GI5 l-oc.
There is somewhat firmer feelinc
in the market for lambs. Veals are firm
and unchanged. Choice lambs. no
l2isc warnings Sn9hc; muttons, GA
Toe; veals. l2ml3 PC.
ne poultry ihaTkcl is SUN very Slow
with the supply more than ample 10,
the demand, Prices are easy and II
buyers favor. Western turkeys. l6@
lSc: native broiler chickens, 2O@o5c
native roasting chickens, lS12Oc; west
ern brolers, lG0 1sc; northern fowls
l4GIl5c; western chickens, iod14c
western fowls. l2Ml4c; ducks, 1l1 l3c
geese. 10nl2c.
Hay is dull and weak; straw is dull