Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-12
Receipts. Shirments.


Boston, Oct. TO- 1855.
BUTTER-The butter market for choice
creameres Is very firm and prices are tend
ing higher. The supply is small. The hrmer
ter movement in the lower grades.
Western creameries are quoted at 2iI25c.
western extra fresh tirsts, at 2lL22c (;
do fancy imitation creamery, EDloc do
seconds l6 a lb1gc DO factory, choice,
fresh, l30l416c; do fair to good .l6c; ver
mont extra creamery, "a q 2jc; do extra
hrsts, no &c; do dairy, good 10 choice, , 3t23c
fair to good, ls4i9c; Eastern cream.
cry, good t. choe". = PC: Low grades
| are receivers ices for strictly wholesale
lots. Jghmu4 prices ,G@c higher.
are very firm Nndhuve higher tendency. We
quote as follow North choice. lie; lower
grades as to .q4ulity: Yves, 2y1s@ lOA4c; sage
ltGlle. Jobbing prices 14c higher.
EGGS Trade is quiet AT very firm prices
The market is not heavily supplied. East
Grn e% .drS are quoted at 22c; Eastern
western, lag2 Oc ; choice MICHIGAN pc.
BEANS-l me m9rke. IS quoted steady
York hand-pcked pea at s. 2OG2 80 i bush :
choice do large pea, S2lo6L22J; choice
screened pea sl.759l9j; hand picked mt dun.
l.75 yellow eyes, improved extra, $500 /;
nand.picked northern pea, S25O0,2.6O.
GRASS SEEDS-The market Is steady
tlnotny is quoted at 3 15a s3 10; Western
timothy AT 81 55GI265; cover, North, llG2c
per 10 clover, West, l01SG1lc; red top West,
per 5U Id sack, 81 d (J3 %; Jersey, IS UQs3 %.
| POTATOES-TEem market Is steady. The re-
| celpts of Aroostook potatoes are quite il. hit,
and are laole to con niue so for the rest of
the We K. This is caused mostly 10y the heavy
rains that have occurred IN the north
ern part OF Name lately. We quote
Houo8 Tose GSSfSH Der SO 6usbe
Vermont Hebrons, 4SlJl50c per huehel; do.
rose, t5GiSc per bushel do, Burbank, Asa ioc
New YorE Burbank. 451J4Sc per husaei do
rose and Hebrons, 4SQD5Oc per bushe
poulty At previous prices we quote as fol
lows: Northern fresh killed chickens,
Northern fresh killed fowls, 15d l6c: com
mon 10 good, l2C9lic; ducks, young, l2Gl4c
l2zac; CHI, kens, choice. H@l5: fair ~ good
l2Qt3c
HAY AND STRAw-The receipts are larger
with far demand at Old prices. Rye straw
is firm and unchanged. We quote choice
prime nay, SlS h0Ol9 5O fancy, S20 fair TO
good, sltGls; Eastern fine. Sl4Gl5; poor q
ordinary hay, Sl361l6 20: East swale Sl0Dll
Rye straw, choice, $3.50; oat straw, 5000.
GRAlN.-Corn remains steady and the de-
mand ialr. steamer yelloW Is quoted lHGb0-
19c, and steamer mixed at 5sGJ5Ol4c bush
ats ruled easier ana trade on the suott dull
with prices quoted on the basis 81 35140 3619C
per bushels for No. white. In futures there
sales OF 54lO bushels October No. white OF
3t1stt364c, ECO bushels do do at tGlsc. l0.sOt
do do NJ 3GlJ36lsc, 5iOO bushei do do at 8t
OiUO DusuCl DECEMBER 40 ri olisNlo,i1c, STU
bushes do do AT 371Sc, l0.S0O0 bushes May do al
4O4c, 200 bushel February do III 3st4c pei
bushel. For cash the closing prices were
3S.sc bid ana $500 3Sc asked, making the
settling price 614c per bushel.
| IbRk-A very steady market is noted tOi
all kinds OF pork produce at firm prices. We
quote prime mess, l900Dl9 so; extra prime
el5 UGLl6 90; mess, $1,000. Lard, choice al
l12Ql2; choice city dressed hogs, $3.50: West
ern. 719G17a4c; country, 719c.
FRESH BEEF-The demand is quiet, al
fairly steady prices. Choice steers sell nj ~,
sl0c per 10; good steers, Sd &c; light, al
a &c; extra heavy binds, l3G l@ec
Eastern veal, fancy, l0c; fair 10 good
SlL9c poor to fair, 596c
APPLES The market is fairly steady tat olt
prices We quote: Common to good, lGl ~
Hubhardstons, 81 80: Cold sweet l6g2 90
Gravensteins, So 5043 90; Pippins, 81 2jGll 80
Porter, 81 0OGGl 50; BaIdwins, 81 SO; Harveys
So per bbl
; HOPS-The market is firm. Sales hav,
been made at 2bc and higher prices are pre-
dicted; there is prospect of fair eNpor
trade. We quote Choice 1855, New York
, s@30c; choice 1857, New York, ia lSc com
; mon to good, l2Gl5c old lots nomina at %
l0c.
WOOI-Tbe wool market can safely b
called firm and active. the Ccchne whiC
WAS tc4t two weeks ago has been met 10y
I sharp and decided advance. Extreme hgutt
are now demanded, and dealers are in IA
haste to sell. The advance in foreign market
$ give strength 10 home trade aud many sma
{ manufacturers are yet 10 be supplied. ON
5 XXX sells readily ut 80. do NA 81 TO 81, do
r 3: to 81. Michigan y q do 2s, Maine super, Z
{ to 81, Eastern A super " 10 30.
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