Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-16

BosToN. oct "A.
Although dairy products are on the rise the
butter III irket here j. quiet and shows no
great advance, but it has been stcIIily gain
ing strength during the week on fine grades.
and is up ub ut | cent. Butter that sold Il
week ago at - to . cents is now moving Off
at % tn u cents pc, pound, and the finest
Northern creamery that was held at - cents
cannot now hc bought under - cents. In
iubbing way, prices are firm at % to - cntS.
\ further rise iseNpectcd, a. the stOcN of real
~ desirable butter l. small and the prOduc.
ton is steadily falling or. Last year ut this
time fine September creamery was selling at
20 to 81 cents. These figures will hardly hc
obtained this wear, hut - to Is cent marlc
Is not far distant, Wrll-kept ice house stock
can now be bought - to y cents per pound
and some that is of in t ste can Toe boug
lower. The finest tail dairy lots this W elk
VIII probably command - to - &c Is. and Sc
lc tons may run up to "A and - cents nut
long diaries, including Ju &c Il Il Jolly make,
are not likely to realize more than Is cents.
The demand for dairy butter that is hed
back in the country grows smaller and small
or. Fresh made oleunargarinc aud but crime
ut - to 10 cents per pound being takcl in
preference.
The cheese market may he quot d 4 to =
cent higher here, but the market is unsettled
and is hard to quote at present. The finest
september stock was firmly held at ~ cents,
aud some receivers were talking higher fig
urcs. Sales ranged from 9 to IL cents per
pound Tor choice toeNtra, ~ dmcdIum grades
at lower rate. With IN active market in he
country ut 10 10 'Oii cents, it is no more than
reasonable to expect corr spending pr cc
here. and buyers who want finest September
make must b prepared to follow the market.
This time last year fine Scpteu bee stock was
quoted al ia to l2ii cents.
EE@S nave moved M another = cent per
dozen. and Eastern extras sofa readily YeSt"r-
,iay AT ~ cents per dozen, while some
drought - cents. For New York aNd Yer
lnoni - To- 22la cents was the ruling rate, and
Canadian and other Provincial sold at from !
/ to ,? cents per dozen. rs to quality For Il
month past there has been Il gradual advance.
but the top will probably soon b. achcd. as
the demand Will drop of when price, get mp
TO "A or - cen -.
Beans arc meeting with fair sale at steady
prices. small pea command cl.1U 10 Sl.1j, and
ltrg" Sl.6D to Sl.Gj per buShcl IN round lots
Choice mediums are quoted Sl.GO to 81 80 Il
bushcl. bur il Is NOT cas-, to sci; in Il wholesale
way AT ov'r 81 80. I'm It jubbing way prices 20
10 to ID cents higher.
Potatoes are arriving quite freely. but there
is Il good trade and prices RUE prett> hrm tor
desirable stock. HOultun rose comm mi 81
10 % cents, and hchronS run up to - cents.
Other Eastern rose sell mostly at A. to IS cents
and Northern at 20 to - cents Ter bu he'll
Most of the receipt from New York ran un-
even and poor IN quality.
Rcccips of apples continue quite liberal and
prices are without much change. For most
varieties of fan fruit, Sl5O to :! per uarrcl is
all that can be qlOurd in a wholesale way
Some choice Name HarVCvS command $50,
but 81 is all that can bc depended on. GRAY
cnsr ems are scarce and command 3 to $500
per barrel.
Boston Wool Market.
The demand Tor wool continues good ANA
prices are urm. Sale. of OHIO NN and above
nave been made at 3Nc, hat the PRINCIPAL sales
have been NJ 33c for y, - 3jc for NN and 81
an SIC for Xxx and above: Michigan y tectcS
are firmly held ut 81 n BE 4 n No | tiecccs
nave been active AMI safes OF ONO have been
nj b a Sic and Michigan at $50 Bic p D.; com
bing aud decline ticcces have been q let but
prices are firm. We quote fin" ONO dcajnc
and cOmhinE at 3, ~ 3'c ana NIchi an fine de-
aue at 81 a. 3ic T. ID. Inwa~hcd ilceccs have
been in good demand and prices range from
o l'lI IA, ,1tI at la 1
Woods in layr dcuand Foreign carpet Woods
active and firm.