Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-18
FARMERS ASK HIGH
PRICE FOR TURKEYS
Local Meat Men Refusing to Buy
Wholesale Price Demanded
Said to Range from IS to 80
Cents-Dealers Willing 10 Pay
55-Settle Price by Saturday
Wednesday, November II. 1890.

'NhVsudy, ANcNeiuoN' '' "N'
Az far as one could discover this after
noon. the holding out for a high price by
the farmers for their Thanksgiving birds
makes its impossible to the
price for the piece de resistance OF the
holiday feast. There Ia a likely prospect
tina, the festive board IL II does bear the
burden of a bird will groan beneath that
burden.
Here is what was discovered to-day:
"A farmer came in here Yesterday and
offered to sell us turkeys for n cents a
pound. We said we guessed he could keep
them. Well. he said. hats my price and
I'm going to get il. Not here, we said.
We hope YOU get II. though" That's what
one meat dealer said.
This dealer is willing to pay IS cents.
what was paid last year, but ne is not
willing to pay any more.
Another dealer said the price situation
was still undetermined. The supply. he
said. seemed to be about as usual. he
thought. He believed Saturday or Mon
day would settle the price question.
A demand for wholesale prices ranging
from e. to 50 cents was reported by a
third dealer. He indicated that farmers
were afflicted with THE Big Idea" and
seemed not to realize that many people
being out Of work high prices could not
and would not be paid. This man is going
to Boston Thursday to see what he can
do about getting southern and western
birds with which to supply his customers.
He indicated sharply that he would not
pay any fancy price and hat he thought
last years price big enough.
II was the same story everywhere.
Perhaps you will know by Friday or
Saturday what you are going 10 pay for
| your turkey.
Fowls are 90 cents and chickens a. cents
n pound. Ducks are So cents.
EGGS AT
Eggs of the strictly hennery variety are
to-day quoted at the very nice price OF
81 per dozen. Western. or cold storage
eggs. Of the best grade. are 70 cents. The
wholesale price of fresh eggs is listed At
~ cents.
VEGETABLES
Root and winter vegetables are priced
as follows: Hard squash is FIVE cents a
pound: cabbage, five cents; turnips. five
cents: carrots, we cents; parsnips, seven
cents.
The meat market quotations are about
tho same.
The best roasting pork is 20 cents a
pound. Pork chops are 10 and 50 cents per
pound. whole hams are 80 cents to 80, and
ham slices are 70 cents per pound. Bacon
is Is cents a pound. The price OF a leg
of lamb is AZ cents. Forward quarters are
81 cents. Lamb chops are 81 cents pei
pound.
Salmon is listed at ~ cents to-day In
the fish prices. Cod is ~ cents. rock cod
30, pollock 30. eastern white halibut ii
cents. paddock Is to %. cusk %.
Is. HOLSTERS are 70 cents each. Soft shell
CLANS are IL cents.
FRUITS
California oranges are VI cents to ~,
! Lemons are 10 to 20 cents a dozen
| Alligator pears run from IL to 50 cents
Casaba melons are 80 and 81 each, Honey
dew melons. "a cents and I. each. Mixed
nuts are 40 cents: almonds so cents; Eng
Iish walnuts 81 and 40 cents. Bananas are
40 and 60 cents a dozen. Grapefruits are l.
| cents and 20 cents each, or two for a
quarter. Pears are 20 and 30 cents pei
peck. italian chestnuts are 20 cents a
| pound.