Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
TURKEYS NOT LIKELY
TO Be PLENTIFUL
This Fact and the Tendency of
the Times Will Put Prices
Even Beyond the High Mark
of Last Year--Eggs at Top
Notch
Wednesday. Nov. ;. 1912.

Wednesday, NOV D. i3F'
With Thanksgiving about three weeks
off, the question Of the famous vermont
bird is uppermost undoubtedly in the
minds of a good many housewives. Little,
however is known now regarding the size
of the supply to be in the market, though
there seems to be an impression from
all one can gather from the market men
to-day tina the demand for the turkey
will be big and tho supply somewhat
small
Fresh-killed young turkeys are selling
at ~ 10 81 cents a pound. Local poultry
men expect this price will be even higher
when Thanksgiving gets nearer Last
year the price averaged 80 cents.
Other kinds Of poultry are selling .; 81
cents for native roasting chickens. 80
cents for native brothers, 30 cents for
fowls. Is cents for ducks ~ cents fer
geese.
Butter has not been further advanced.
though the tendency is still upwaai for
the best hennery stock The very fancy
price OF ~ cents per dozen for strictly
fresh eggs is asked. being a jump from
- cents of the past few weeks.
Stocks Of butter and eggs in cod stor-
age warehouses continue TO show rs pid
decline. IT was said to-day
WIN the exception OF apples and chan
ho'r!o'. lac supply of fruits is shortening
rapidly cranberries are stili being
neg ccted. owing TO the shortage Of sugar
sound, good cooking apples. or eating
Northern Spies are selling for IS cents per
peck Nice souno greenings, are also IS
cents peck Fameuse are A TO 50 cents.
and Tolman sweets. for baking, are Is
cents peck.
California Bartlett pears are 90 cents;
seckle pears. % cents Beauty Boss pears
are 10 cents each. 81 a dozen; native pears
are 80 cents. Grapefruits range in price
from eight to ~ cents. California oranges
are 30 cents to 81. Honey Dew melons are
30 and 10 cents each Lemons are priced
at 30 to So cents; pineapples 10 TO 90 cents
each; bananas, 40 and 70 cents dozen;
Casaba melons At 81 and $1.2S each
Almonds are 81 cents. mixed nuts rs and
60 cents wanuts 80 cents. Figs are 30 and
go cents
widespread complaint rs heard at the
| way potatoes are rottng this fall Just
at present they can be bought at As cents.
owing to the generally poor quality
buyers are turning to sweet potatoes.
Native onions are selling at about eight
cents pound. Spanish onions are 10
carrots are eight cabbage Ave, celery Is
to 10. caulihower IL and up, beets three
turnips five. watercress IS dollhouse
tomatoes are 40 cents a pound. dollhouse
cucumbers 81 and 40 cents each. Green
peppers are five cents each. Radishes are
10 cents bunch. Fresh mint is 15 Bread
four advances to 81 sack to-day
The fish and seafoods lists TODAY are
about as last week Cod and haddock
rare favorites the former selling for e
the latter for Is to 20 cents Eastern
white haiibut is set at 80 cents HOLSTERS
are 80 cents pound. Soft shell CLAIMS
are Is cents quart, ScaIops> are 81 a
quart Pollock ie 20 cents Rock cod ia
listed at 20 cents, Gaspe salmon is selling
for 81 cents. Founders are set at Is cents
PIKE is 20; hake. 20; mackerel, 49,
Fresh meats are generally high and un.
! changed
The retail grain lists show two 10 can,
increases, one 30 cent decrease. Oats are
% cents. an increase of one cent over last
weeks price.
The following prices for the market n,
TINS week were quoted for the Free Press
by ?. d. Kelley. grocer; r. F.. Howard
meat dealer; the Burlington Fruit COM
pany and the A. d. Pease Feed com.