Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-05-25
VERMONT BOARD OF TRADE
THE FIRST MARKET DAY HELD UN-
DER FAVORABLE AUSPICES.
A Large Number of Dealers and Producers
Reconsideration Sellers offer 20 4
600 Pounds of Dairy Products and
Maple Sugar-An Encouraging
Number of saIes--rhe Direc-
tors Or ganize.

Buyers from Boston, New York, Man
chester, Lowell and other places began to
arrive in our city at an early hour Fri
day morning to attend the opening of the
Vermont Board of Trade Prominent
among them were L. NJ. Slayton of Man
chester, Mr.. Fales of the firm of Fales Il
Llhy, Boston; Mr. Henry d. Seward of
New York; Mr.. j. G. f. Slayton of
Slayton 81 Boynton, Boston, Virgins ~
Upton, Boston; Mr.. Seward of Seward a.
Sons, New York; Mr.. X. Y. Bristol of r.
I, Bristol x Sons, Nergennes; Charles \.
Deming of II. Bradbury g. Co., Lowell
Our citizens turned out with their car
riages and took the visiting gentlemen for
drive about the city showing them our
places of interest, our scenery, etc. All
seemed to enjoy themselves very much
At II o'clocka a. m. the stockholders meet
ing was called to order by L. a. Woodbury.
and he was elected temporary chairman.
C. j. Ferguson was elected temporary
secretary A nominating committee was
then appointed TO make nominations of
five directors, the committee to report at
/ O'Clock. The meeting then adjourned to
meet at | O'Clock p, IN.
The afternoon meeting was called to or
der by Col. Woodbury. at o'clock aud the
nominating committee made the following
nominations for directors George Ham
mond of Middlehury, c. II. Nichols of
Essex, I. NJ. Deal of St. Adams, A. ID.
Evarts of NergennCs, Il. b. Galusha of
Jericho. The report OF the committee was
accepted and adopted.
A meeting OF the board OF directors at
once convened in ano her room for the
election of officers, which lies, according
to the constitution and bylaws, in the
province OF the board of directors. After
a short time they returned and announced
the list OF officers as follows;
President George Hammond Middle
bury vice-president, C.. H. Nichols, Essex
treasurer, T. VI. Deal, St Adams secre-
| tary, G. j. Ferguson, Burlington.
The president then announced that the
association was ready for business. The
secretary called for offerings and II sellers
came forward and made known to him
what they had to sell ami the same was
put upon the 'call board" Bidding com
menced at once and continued quite lively
until the time to close, 2;3O o'clock AT
| times quite a degree of strife prevailed
among The bidders. AT 2:25 O'Clock the
secretary announced last CALI and at
2:30 sharp the "call board was closed.
The sales were small comparatively
speaking, as many Of the factories and
creameries have only commenced running
and had only small quantities to offer. The
largest single offerings, respectively, were
those of +. j. Parker of East
Georgia 5000 pounds of butter, Miles x
McMahon Co, Stowe, 5000 pounds of sugar
and Union cheese factory, Westford $500
pounds of cheese The highest bid for butter
was n and the average 23%. The highest
and lowest bid for cheese was %. The
amount sold was Butter, 1855 pounds ;
cheese, 300 pounds. Among the sales
were the following, all the cheese offered
finding ready sale
CHEESE.
Browns River factory, 1909 y, m93ic.
mon factory, $3.50 ID Gl9i4c.
BUTTER.
Queen City creamery, 500 IL a 22lGc
h. y. Parker, 5ytu II an 233ic.
Whitney crate. ~ 22lnc.
Mount Mansfield ere tmery, 42j n a. 23l4C.
EVarts creamery, 5000 lb 81 23l2c.
Mount Mansfield creamery, 100 II a. PIC.
The exchange rooms at the Van Ness
House were well filled by members of the
Board and visiting gentlemen and on the
whole, although the quantities offered were
limited, the opening was declared by all
present to be Il decided success. The asso-
citation now has nearly 50 mem bers, and
the outlook for its future existence is fiat
tering indeed.