Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-22
TURKEY At FIFTY CENTS
High Price Asked by Farmers
Cuts the Demand.
Rutland Gets the BIRD for Less Money
-Butter Quotations Explained for
the Benent Of Certain Cor
respondents.

Wednesday. Nov. Il. 1917.
Local dealers said yesterday that IL
farmers had not held out for a digger
price for their turkeys the demand IN the
retail market would have been larger than
1t now appears to be. One local dealer
said that he was obliged to pay 40 cents
for turkeys, dressed, and 30 per pound
alive, which made II necessary for MIN
to ask 30 cents per pound Rutland VIII
pay but As cents per pound for Its Thanks-
giving bird, as against 30 to IS in 1916
Cranberries. local grocers said yester-
day. are taboo for the Thanksgiving day
repast, there being no demand for them,
In accordance with the request of Hoover.
SALT DOES NOT RISE.
A rumor yesterday that the only thing
left in the world which had not risen,
namely salt, had also taken the upward
jump. was traced to earth and found
lacking much basis In fact. There was a
short time when there was threatened q
scarcity of the commodity, but that Is
over, and the price did not go up.
POTATOES NOT HIGH.
Potatoes are not as high as last year.
and this seems to be the only exception
throughout all the market list. Potatoes
are retailing at ~ cents a peck while the
wholesale price ranges from $1.35 to $40
per bushel, Notwithstanding the big crop.
THE BUTTER SITUATION.
Butter quotations given In tho Free
Press have ELECTED some letters with a
charge that the paper was taking" but
for what Interior purpose was not made
plain. Yesterday, n round of dealers was
made. apd some interesting facts brought
out. In some instances apprehension was
shown for fear the Free Press would re-
veal the name of the Arm supplying US
prices, etc It should be definitely under
stood, to start, that the Boston butter
prices, quoted in our Geographic despatch
daily. do not prevail here, the Boston
prices being lower Furthermore, as has
been pointed out more than once, but
seemingly not taken note of by our letter.
writing friends. the Free Press does not
guarantee that the butter price, wholesale
or retail. which 1t quotes every week, re-
ceived on Wednesday, Is going to pre-
vail for "a week, or even for more than a.
day or two. We simply publish the fact
/ that. for instance yesterday; meaning
Wednesday, November q, 1917. the whole
sale butter prices in the city of Burling-
ton ranged from 46ls cents to 4s cents. The
names of the firms supplying US with that
information will be furnished any inquirer
who sends US stamped addressed envelope,
and the reply will be given him. or her,
by return mail. We do not promise, how
ever, Ito emphasize the fact AGAIN., that
that price Is going to be in force to-day. or
tomorrow. or Saturday. 1t is offered as
being true on Wednesday.
One wholesale dealer said he was sell.
ing any butter, at Al cents, wholesale,
South Hero butter or Donahue's. Another
wholesaler quoted the latter at 46k cents.
Swift e Co. quoted South Hero butter at
As cents.
SUGAR NOT PLENTY.
The sugar situation has not improved
very much. Most of the grocers are selling
In four pound or five pound lots: some are
| filling any orders given by their regular
customers, and others are holding all to
| the allotment.
FLOUR A TRIFLE EASIER.
! Flour is a trifle easier nowadays Yes
terday quotations were given as follows:
Bread flour. 1873 to $14; pastry flour. 81. 50
! to $12.75.
FRESH EGGS SCARCE.
The fresh egg is scarce article these
days They are bringing as high as 70 cents,
and hardly procurable at that. Fancy
storage eggs are priced at 4S cents.
| The following prices FOR the market of
this week were quoted for the Free
Press by p. ID. Kelley. grocer. r. E. How.
! ard, meat dealer. the Burlington Fish
! company. the Burlington Fruit company
and the A. d. Pease Feed company.