Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-25
CHRISTMAS GREENS
PLENTY THIS YEAR
Trees Swamp the Sidewalks and
Holly Fills the Shop Windows
Many Good Things TO Eat
Also, With Turkeys at Top
Notch

Christmas greens in tho market have
been unusually plentiful. and beautiful.
Sidewalks in front Of some dealers have
been and are swamped with them. and
wreaths Of all kinds have added bright
ness to the holiday aspect Of things.
Almost any size tree was procurabie.
down to baby ones at - cents Wreaths
were usually priced at 20 cents. holly
I wroaths being ~ and p cents, according
| to whether ono had single or q double
one.
Holly this year has seemed to be more
plentifully supplied with berries than IN
some years past. II has sold on an aver
age for 40 cents pound Time was
when YOU could get it for 20 cents PEI
pound but those gladstone times are past
now. Alas
TURKEYS
| Dealers reported yesterday big de-
mand for Vermont turkeys. n bigger de-
mand than az Thanksgiving time. despite
the increase in price. Tho prices asked
have ranged from 20 to Is cents per
pound. according to the quality of the
bird. One dealer said yesterday he pur-
posely overlooked on the famous birds,
expecting a big sale and was not dis
appointed. Seventy-fve cents has been
five cents procurcs however, a good bird
One dealer has advertised a. fine lot Of
young. plump hen turkeys, extra quality.
none better" for SO cents.
| Roasting chickens were quoted yester-
day at 30 cents for the best, and duck
and geese also were quoted at the same
figure. II was said the demand for these
as substitute for the turkey was fair
but not big
No venison steak seems to he in the
market these days.
| One finds many additional burdens put
upon those who are trying to make the
once fat pockctbook tover all oxigence7
of the Christmas shopping a. well 80
provide the Christmas dinner
! Paper shell almonds are 50 cents a
pound; Filberts and Brazil nuts. 30
pecans. extra large, IS: California and
Florida oranges in all sizes at low prices,
dates in the package or bulk; table rsisins
these are some Of the good things one
finds attractively displayed.
| CANDY
| And candy. Well. there seems to be oons
and oons of il. and then more. From jus'
plain ribbon candy up to the expensive
boxes at S1.S5 and s1.25 box. they seem
to be selling right and left. Everybody IL
SELLING Cdnuy, ana everybody IS eating II,
Grapes in profusion, nice big juicy look.
| ing grapesfruits. pears. appes-big round
red ones-these all beguie the eve of the
shopper. Surely, they never looked 80
good Baldwins, Greetings Persian and
Arabian are the apples to he found.
! Maple sugar is selling good. One can
| find it in little two-ounce cakes. in one
pound boxes, and pound cakes ready for
mailing.
| The array Of cheeses in the markets in.
cludes cottage, cream, luncheon and
| Roquefort.
| Cranberrics are selling for from IL to
Is cents.
FISH AND EGGS
| One finds in the fish and eeafoods shops
| varied assortment to choose from.
There are Holsters, shrimps, scallops.
oysters, haddock halibut, pollock. cod.
| founders, Spanish and native mackerei.
| finan haddes, quahaugs and oysters IN
the shell.
| 1t will be Of interest to the housewife
| to know that fresh eggs were quoted
yesterday at 20 cents. This Is a FIVE cent
drop from the price quoted a week ago.
Butter, however, remains Just as it was.
| FOR the A-No l creamery article.
SHOPS CROWDED
| The streets and shops were crowded
yesterday with last-minute seekers Of
gifts and food. One moved in tho stores
with difficulty and jostled persons with
| arms bullying with packages of AL sizes
They were good spenders. too. and Judging
! from outward appearances much money
passed hands this year