Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-23
IN HUB MARKETS
Quotations on Leading Products
In Demand

Boston Jan. 22.-1here is a very firm
tone to the market for the best grades
Of creamery butter, but ordinary grades
are quiet and easy. Choice northern
creamery, 3OQ32c; western creamery,
29n31c.
There is moderate demand for
cheese at fairly steady prices. York
state, 15h@lG12c; Vermont, l4Gtl5c.
Eggs are still easy, but it only needs
"A sharp cold spell to boom prices again,
though the market is still wen supplied
with choice fresh gathered stock.
Choice hennery and nearby, 32033c;
eastern extras, 2Sd"Uc; western, 2IW
,2Sc; refrigerator, l!n22c.
1t has been quiet and rather unin-
tcrestng week IN the local fruit and
vegetable market There is good de-
mand for pota toes and, as there have
been none too many on hand, prices
have gone up about 10 cents bushel,
Spinach and kale sell well, but other
X nds Of garden truck are duh Cu-
cumbers are particularly quiet IN SPITE
Of the very low prices at which they are
offered. Fancy No. / stock IS quoted
at s7GfS a box; at this time last year it
was bringing about double that price.
The apple market is not really ac-
tive, but the buying has been better
than it was few weeks ago, as the
foreign ma rke cts have turned str, niger,
dealers expecting further improve
ment. II the firmer tendency abroad
continues, it is believed that much Of
the surplus Of ordinary fruit IN this city
and in New York can be disposed Of
Prices generally are steady in this
city. but in sonc cases it has been nee
essary to cut them in order to make
sales.
Ncgeta bles do not change much.
There are only moderate offerings of
sweet potatoes. but the demand also Is
small and prices are steady. String
beans arc scarce and higher. Cabbagcs
hold steady. Celery is frmer and let
tuce has gone up little. The receipts
OF squas shes DO not increase enough to
bring about lower prices. Cauliilowers
are firm. Onions are dull and barely
steady. Very few tomatoes are wanted.
Turnips are unchanged.
Apples-K ngs s314 barrel russets,
$l.50d2; Baldwin ms, fancy, S215d3; No.
/. s.. 256T2.50: mixed. $1.5Od2: No. ..
81 25G .50 greetings, No. I, S202. %
No. ., 81 .o:c1 30: rcar7nains. S150T12;
northern spies, S2G2 30; Talman sweets,
s.. o!d1.5o; black oxfords, s15o12:
hubbard.tons. sl.5Csd2; box fruit, SOC
GS1.
There is nrmer market for the
choicest lots of cranberrieS, but there
is still plenty Of off stock Offering The
jobhinp quotations are Ssd9 barrel for
choice and 50 oO'G2.75 crate.
The supply Of pears from cold stor-
age is slackening up little, but the re
mainders are meeting with a steady de
mand at full prices. sheqdons, S3d4
box; Bose, S4d5 box; Anjou $3.50 box
Florida wberriee continue to de-
cline slowly. as the shipments increase
Ordinary fruit is now quoted at 25@40c
and Klondikes at 4o150c.
Potatoe~-Aroosto Green noun
tains s5dooc bushel; sweet potatoes,
vinelands, s5G755o barrel; Jersey, S47
4 30; baskets, s17502.c5.
THANKSGIVING beans.sout ern green,
S3G13 30 basket; WAX, 5000
Cabha Ccs-Drumhead aOudS1 bar
rel savoy s1nl25 barrel; red, 81 box
Ceery-Whitc S1M1.5o dozen bunch
es paschal. $l.5nd1.75; Boston market.
s173d2.
Cucumbcrs--Hothou fancy No. /.
$7Gs box: choice, Sc; medium S3M4
so. .. s1.5od2
Lettuce. etc-Lcttuce. 40dC0c box:
rolnaine. 75c dozen heads; escarolc. 4oGl
soc: chico7y. 75cmSl watercress. aoc
dozen punches; mint. 40r5cc: parsley.
Slm1.25 bushel.
Onions-Natlve. $4,000 bushel;
spanish large crates, $3.50: small
crates, S157i2; Cuban. So crate; leeks.
400 dozen punches.
Spina ch-Southcrn, sl.75G2 barrel:
southern kale. 81 barrel.
Squashcs Marrow $3.50 barrel tur-
ban, $3.50 barrel: hubbard. S6trT70 ton.
Tomatoes othousc, 15d25c pound;
Florida s2.5tMi3 carrier.
rurnirs-yellow. 81 barrel. French
white, sc5o.d3 bag; white eggs and
fats, 81 bushcl.
Mscell aneous-Brussel sprouts. 1O,f7
l2lac quart; beets, ooc0Sl bushel; car
rots. 5od65c bushel; elephants. $3.50
box: oysterplants, sld121 dozen
lunches porsnps. Toe bushcl; peppers,
s. crate; rad.shes, Sl.50Nr2 box; okra.
$50 crate; mushrooms. STAG hask ct:
artichokce, Sl.15 bushci; caul flow ers. 50
as dozen rhubarb, dollhouse, 12l2@
lJc pound.
There is an easier market for pork
provisions and ribs; sausage and lean
ends are all quoted lower.
Fresh beef is easy for the top grade.
Extra, sla6s SIC; good, SdSiac; light
7ia1Sc; heavy kinds, lOn61O 3-tc
good, lon lo'sc; light, o010 3-4c; heavy
rores, 6ie6fC SIC; good, 61-406tc;
light, O1G lac.
Lambs continue easy, though no fur
Their decline IS noted in prices. Veal Is
are still firm. Choice lambs. l26l2hc;
yearlngs, sdl0c; muttons, S19c; veals,
l2n13c.
Turkeys are easy at the recent de
cline and native broilers are higher.
Other kinds OF poultry are steady
Western turkeys. l7M1oc; native broiler
chickens, 20d25c; native roasting