Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-12-28
Boston Produce Markets.
BOSTON. Dec. %.

BOsTON Dec. p.
BUTTER The demand for butter is quiet
with prices the same a. last quoted. Western
creamcries are quoted at 30, Bic; Western eX-
ira iilsts, ia Western fancy imitation. a
@2jc; Western seconds, 5000; Western fair to
good, lea Il; Vermont extra creamery. Wif
Bic: Vermont 1 extra 5gst; o 1c Nerm94 2t
2tc fair to good, lad20c; long diaries, 2nd ?lc;
Eastern creamery, good to choice, !tsG3Dc; Low
grades of butter as to quality.
ClIEESE-The market is firm in tone, with
follows: Xorth choice, lIl@G,l@c; lower GRADES
lic. .Iobhing prices l9c higher.
EGGS There is no change to note. We
quote: Eastern extras at pa Sc; fancy near
by stock higher; lirsts, 2i@ 2jc; extra Vermont
and New Hampshire, "t4 2sc; fresh West
beans Receipts of beans are smaller. The
demand good al steady prices. Pea extra small
Northern, hand picked, s. GuW2b5; pea. screen
ed, 81 ~" -; medium, choice hand-pichcd.
Il 10: medium. screened 81 ,U0l 81: medium,
seconds, s. N'm So, yellow cyes, improved eA-
ira, - 3J5t3 ~; red kidney, s. iUu2uu.
POTATOES The demand Tor potatoe, Is quiet
ilouton Hebrons, Soc T. bush; lloulton rose
i5c; Arooatook Hehrou7, jjC; Aroo,tOok rosie
SOC; Vermont rose, 4N%5c Vermont lichrons,
HAY AND STRAW The demand for hay is
steady. There j. is no change to note in straw
fancy, $40; fair to good, Sl1o Is; Eastern
| fine. sra lj; poor t" ordinary hay, SllUli;
East >walc, SlH1 II; rye straw. choice, Sl"w;
GRASS, SEEDS The. market is'qqict and
steady. We quote: Timothy, Norh, $50
az -; West, 81 oj@2 10; clover, North, Ia re;
| West lOla@ L. red top West, Z % d sacks
HOPS The. markets. quiet. We. quote ::
! Choice ISIS, New York. tx" %!c; choice ~,
| New YORK, lWa Re: common to good, sa9c ;
old lots, nominal At n So:
| GRAIN Corn, high mixed, "a iSc; steamer,
acc yellow, 41It 4ec No. miNed ia 40; no
/ M lat IN far eli 1pI
3sc; No. . white, 35d%c; No. white, J1c :;
and unchanged with slight demand. The
quotations are: No. / Canada. va %; No. :
| Canada, .SSGtH extra. No, Canada, SJ0 s. :;
six-rowed State, S5dS1; two-rowed state, 81.
The market for. rye is quiet at 7@d'jc L bush
! for No. New York in "A small way.
GROUND FEEDThe market for spot mill
quote spot spring bran, SlNtla.O T. ton, in
sacks, withsack winter. S2,m2l i ton. Mid
dlings, in sacks, at sla5o@s4m p ton Prime
z ton; prime, in sacks, to arrive,
$26.25 u ton; The market for corn meal is
saSler Tor nag meg b wn mTHF d@ tn
port, S2.S,d235 choice graduated, s. S013.O0 2
Dbl. bag meal, oic@ s";
APPLES The demand IS dull, with prices
steady and unchanged. We quote common
to good at Sla lbs; Hubbardsons at Sl.2Id ljo ;
Sweet a. fIm2 sn e a" ro M Bad
PORK Products The market is UNI
changed in tone and prices. We quote long cuts
Sle@lS 50; short, SlS,'lS 20 prime mess; Sls.on
q Is 10; extra, Sl5 na ID ~ mess, So o.: Lard,
choice, 9140l0c T. II in tierces, lOl4alo1gc in
pals neutral lard, lol9c hams, dee; choice
FRESH BEEF AND VEAL There is a slow
movement in beef, with no change to note in
| the market. Neals steady and unchanged.
Choice steers sell al 9G91ac. Z N; good steers,
| 71g0sl2c.; light, 80 &C; eastern veal choice,
9G9lec fancy, l0c.; fair to good, IA Sl6c.
TALLOW-There is fair demand at
steady prices. We quote: City rendered, at
619 cents country, cents; rough cents.
! FRESH MUTTONS AND NEAlS-rhe mar
! ket remains about the same as last quoted.
Spring lambs, 500; common, G@ic; Chicago
| mutton, choice &c; ycarlngS, tWsc; choice
heavy brighton, 1a1lbc: Eastern, DOC for
choice, with poor to good at Jddc.
| pOCLTRN-'Ihe market Is well supplied AT
! teady prices. The demand is good. There is
n scarcity of choice lots for which full prices
are obtained. Chickens are dull and large lots
are going into cold storage We quote: North
! crn and Eastern - Chickens, choice spring,
l5c. T. n fair to good, l&0 l4c, turkeys, choice
/ lGd lsc. common to good, lac; toW Is, choice,
l2laC; common To good, lGtllc.; ducks, young,
| l4GJl jc.; geese, Ia l4C.