Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-06
Boston Produce Market.

Boston, Jan. 5, 1897.
The butter market remains quiet, wi
prices about the same as last quoted. The
market is firm and Il little better feeling pre-
bai!s. Receipts OF choice Western crrHu erIes
small Northern do dull. We quote Western
extra fresh made creamery. 200 &c; 40 eX-
ira 1rsts 25Q121c; do tirsts 2}Q.24c do fancy
imitation creamery ,22Q122219c; do second lgQJ2lc;
do factory. choice, fresh. 22cts do fair to good
800 10 New York fresh made creamery, extra
aNs!1c; do extra firsts 23G25c Vermont extra
creamery. 2S0129c do ra trsis, 25dg27c;
do dairy, good to choice, 2tD22c; selections,
% c.; tair to good, 1902 C; long ddr
les, Is % zoe: Eastern creamery, good
to choice, 25lI26c. Low grades of but
ter as to quality. The above quotations
are receivers prices for strictly wholesale
lots. Jobbing prices one or two cts higher.
CHEESE There is no c, aHge to note. Trade
Is quiet at quotations. The Liverpool mar
choice, at l2@l219c; Ohio, choice. ll19@l2c;
lower grades, 9Gllc Northern sage. l2Gl3c
job66ing prices 1se. higher. o.
G25c; Vermont and New Hampshire, &c
choice Canada, 2l123c ; good to choice west
POULTRY AND GAME-we quote North
ern young fresh killed turkeys, choice, l29l3c !;
Northern fair 10 good. lUOllc: Western
young fresh killed turkeys. choice. llQl2c ;
killed chickens, choice, l3Q1l4c, fair to good
lGGli; Northern fresh SllIel fowls. l0c ;
Western fowls and chickens, S0llc; West
BEANS Choice small New York hand pick
ed pea, 81 70 GtS2 so q bush choice New York
ar.e hand picked pea 81 sag. 30 sinai Yer
screened pea 2 $50 80; hand PICKED medium
2 4vlt2 30 choice scre ened medium, 2oC@2 ~
choice yellow eyes 40 40,
SEEDS-Timothy, North, market is nom
nal timothy, West, 81 jCGB2 70; clorer, North,
9(19I4c per ID clover, West, SGs1ec; red top
West, per % ID sack, s092 10; Jersey, 100
HAY--we quote Cho ce prime hay, sl79lS
fair o good, sljGl6 Eastern fine; Sl!1l5; poor
{ Ordinary nay slLNIli: East swale Siu0Ill. Rye
h nhcr Oat straw. S9.5oDl0
POTATOES-Houlton rose. per hushel, 500
S3c: Houlton Hcbtons, Soc; AroostooE. rose,
Soc; Aroostook licbrOns, S3C. Vermont rose.
&c; York rose, 75c: New York and Yer
mont Burbanks S0@s5c Northern heurons,
.5c; Northern peerless. q @,S5c pr ohtc., SOC ;
I-land barrel stock, S22,G2 q for choice,
with hu4k at Slc for lit Drons, SOC tor rose,
and 15l1sl G for white; Ghendngo :, -0c; Mac
Intrcs, ,UD,3c \. :. and y. Is. bar e. stock,
SWEET POTATOES Norfoll, yellow nom
iuaI; extra Jerseys, $ia4 70 y bo'. tuI
FONtIGN POTATOES Scotch, mag um
50; Z bush. % lbs; regent, 1jDNOci champion,
TALLow- City rendered, 49so: country,
HOPS-Cnuloc is.6 Eastern and New York,
SC per 10; common 70 medium. 8lGtc =,
cbOice 10 fancy 1851 lots boise.
MEA Is Pork is in firm pusitlon and meets
u TAR trade. Sales Of ueSs ut Sli11Ult - { -
prime ID 75GGii %. clear aud nHcks.Sl7 2jll 81
h btu, Che number Of hogs packed At the
West during the week wa, $1,000 Beet has
been quiet ana sales are made at js,d,S 10 tor
mess and extra 50GI9 " " ho tor pate
| and fanny. Lard is steady ut Sl4DSte u -.
Smoked hams are ut l0Dllc 3 Id
GRAIN-C0rn Is moderate demand, hut
prices have ruled firm and steamer yc low Is
held AT Gjl@6g66I3c, aud steamer m Ned at G19
W65btc per Uushel Oats are III steady demand
on The aud firm on the basis OF 4.GIi3 per
| Uushel for No. 2 white. Bran continues quiet
an steady; sales ut So 25 for spring and S24 p
tor winter middhngs al 81 00G925 so; cotton
| seed meal al S25G25 % spot and S24 TO arrive.
THE WOOL MARKET.
There has been IA fair demand for wool and
values show but very little change. The
safes have been 2,553,6O0 NJ, stocks show
some increase over last year. Ia ONO ami
Pennsy lvania heeces there have been sales of
x al 8013lc. Xxx and above at 3llelIS3c and
No. l at 3 GS36c per N. For Michigan wool
| there is very lit lie call and sales cannot be
readily made at over 2sc for Y, and 34c for
No. |. Combings and delane teeces are very
Arm. with No, and Michigan delaine at 3Slp
343 D h. Territory and other unwashed
WOODS moving freely at low prices, Some
California fall wool sold on Il secured basis of
3SQp39c. Pulled woods are quiet and steady.
Foreign woods have been quiet.