Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-09
MEAT PRICES ARE
DROPPING Down
Returning to Pre.War Basis
Beef Drops 1S Per Cent Since
September 1, Hogs 20 Per
Cent-Record Size Apples Ex-
hibited at Kelley's
Wednesday, Dec. A. 1921


| The drop In the price OF meats IL the
real news Of the markets to-day.
or course by the time you read this 4,
is probably not news to you exactly. But
then II Is no less pleasant to read IL ito
/ Back to a basis Of about 1914 was what
one wholesaler said this afternoon Beet
was wholesaling to-day for 10 to % cents
per pound for the best steers and IL IN II
cents per pound for the cows all accord
ing to quality Hogs are selling for prices
ranging from Is to Is cents said a whole
saler. though the latter is rare. IL being
tho prevailing. Lamb is whoiesaling for
70 10 30 cents per pound.
| Fresh pork is little strong to-day
wholesalers being cleaned up In that item.
Since September I. the downward price
of beef has totaled about IL per cent and
tho drop In hogs is even higher about a
20 per cent drop. This is said to bring YOU
back to 1914.
The retail prices show a drop OF 10 and
IL cents in nearly every important item.
Porterhouse steak. FOR instance il to-day
D and 81 cents, sirloin steak, 81 cents +,
round steak, 45 cents: pork chops. 80 and
40: roast pork. - and A. az against y and
% of the preceding weeks.
bacon is 90 cents a pound, and sliced
iram is g. cents.
FLOUR A BIT HIGHER
-Four Is said to-day to be a bit higher.
At grocery store it is selling for n65
n sack with a barrel price of s12 60 $3.50.
At a feed, flour and grain establishment
II IL quoted at N.6O a sack, two for 81
COFFEE PRICES
During the past six months raw colees
o: some grades. the very cheap grades
lerl AZ lint
best grade has declined only about 10 to
10 per cent, said a wholesaler to-day. An
A-No. / coffee was quoted at retail to-
da vas as cents a pound
RETAIL GROCERIES
In the retail groceries lists one finds
to-day some fine offerings, and some
reductions to gladden. the housewives
eyes. Hothouse radishes are y cents for
two punches; oyster plants. Ii cents a
bunch: BRUSSELS sprouts, IS cents "a
basket. Green peppers are eight and 10
cents each. Turnips are five cents "A bunch;
garlic is 40 cents pound. Rice IS Is cents.
WHOLESALERS
The price of hogs is 10 cents Among
those in town selling lately WAS r. D.
Fuller of Cambridge, who sold four hogs.
weighing nearly 80 pounds. for Il cents
per pound.
Albert Jones of North avenue who is
one OF the largest growers of winter cab
bage. not only selling locally but shipping
many tons to New York and Boston. has
been getting three cents n pound In Bur
iington
James Cassidy of Hinesburg has been in
lately, selling some very nice pears and
apples for s. and S. per barrel
e. II. Foote of Middlebury has disposed
OF some fancy Northern Spies. originally
intended for the New York market which
declined because of a financial stringency
and the warm October weather. and he
sold them locally instead for 81 per barrel.
Harvey Merrihew of South Burlington
has been selling in the local market some
very fine dollhouse lettuce and celery. The
lettuce brought 30 to 70 cents per box,
and the celery SO cents a dozen.
RECoRD-sIZE APPLES
Some record-size Northern Spies are
sale at Paul Keleys store. some of them
measuring l. inches around. They are
selling for three for quarter. or 10 cents
to s1.25 per peck. Not all of them. naturally.
are OF the record size, but most of them
are nearly that
FRUITS
Alligator pears are Is cents "A piece to-
day. CaIarab figs are selling for - cents
a pound. Some very fine raisins from
Spain are displayed a, co 10 7" cents a
pound. Paper she'll pecans are u cents
pound: plain pecans. " cents. California
pears show reduction. being priced to-
day for 40 20 80 cents Il dozen, a. against
II to 81 quoted ono week ago. california
oranges are ~ cents to 81 per dozen. Mixed
nuts are 81 and 40 cents. English valnuts
a 70 also rs end ~ cents.
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