Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-02-03


BUTTER-The butter market is unchanged.
Trade is quiet and prices held firm. Western
extra fresh made creamery. 3l1G32c: do eX-
ira firsts 2Glt29c; do tirsts 226l25c do fancy
imitation creamery, 2}QI24c; do second 2lGI2lc;
40 factory, choice, fresh. 22lI24 do fair to good
l102l; New York FIRE 81 male creamery, extra
&c; do extra trsts, s}Gpjc; Vermont extra
do dairy, good to choice, 20@23c; selections,
25@2ic; tair to good, 1Sgslc; long dair-
les, Is a 2oc; oo Eastern creamery, good
ter as to quality. The above quotations
are receivers prices for strictly wholesale
lots Jobong prices one or two cts. higher
CHEESE Was uiet We quote Northern
lower grades, l0Gll14c; Northern sage, lac !;
jobbing prices 1bc. higher.
EGGS-Tho market remains steady. We
quote: Eastern fresh. 25c; do iirsts. PC
extra Vermont and New Hampshire, 24c
choice Canada, 2l022c; good to choice west
BEANS-There is a good demand at higher
prices. There is a good mOvempnt for foreign
beans ut 81 3C@S2 40 for good pea and 5 300
81 10 for mediums. Choice small New York
hand picked pea are selling at 81 70gS2 50 e.
bush /; choice New York larse hand picked
pea, 81 50ll@2 80; small Vermont hand picked
pea, q 500 20; choice screened pea. 225@t 2,30;
hand picked medium, 5GG2 30; choice
screened medium. 49,; choice yellow eyes,
2 $40 60.
othy is nominal, but Western timothy sells at
81 5C@2 70; clover, North, 9G919c per Id
clover, West, S6tS16c; red top, West, per 50
ID sack, 906I2 10; Jersey, . $50 %.
HAYS quoted in fair demand at steady
prices. Rye Straw is steady for choice lots
We quote Choice prime hay at Sl7Gls
fair to good sl50t6; Eastern fine. Sla6l5 ; loor
to ordinary hay ,sl20l4: East swale SlUtll. Rye
straw, choice, Sli5y1lSG0; some fancy old,
higher rye straw, choice, 81 5C(IlS 81; oat
straw, 50 50DlO.
DICTATORSHIP marbnt Is quiet. but very
firm. Thh bad weather has caused light sup
plies at he roads. Chenangoes are tirm at -
Houlton Hebrons, 90c ; Aroostook rose, 90c.;
AroOstook Hebrons, Wc Vermont rose, ut
see; New York rose, SOC; New York and Yer
mont Burbanks. soc Northern hcbrons, zoe;
GRAIN-Corn is quiet and firm in fair de-
mand with prices as follows: steamer yellow
G65c per Gushel, Oats ,,have been firm
and steady and sell on the basis of i364t14 per
bushel "a to location. Bran continues quiet
and steady: sales at S2l922 90 for spring. and
cotton seed meal at SO 1906 W on spot and
$24 1925 ~ to arrive.
MEATS-The pork market Is quoted IN fair
Gem and: Sales of mess at Sl4 ,59l5 20 extra
prime l3 151tli %; clear and backssl' $50 30
II Dbl. The number of hogs packed at the
West during the week was 29j,0t0. Beef has
mess and extra; : 5000 90 u Dbl. for plate
and family. Lard is firm at s14GSl9 U D..
smoked hams are in fair demand at lOh4l2c
LAMBS AND MUTTONS-Veals are scarce
and hrm. We quote fancy lambs at zoe
mutton, 1dgC Eastern mutton, 60Nc for
choice, with poor 10 good al 500; VCals are in
light supply. Eastern good 20 choice iOGllc ;
some fancy llQLl2c poor TO good, tG9c
POULTRY - We quote Northern fresh
Killed turkeys, choice, 10 q Ice North
ern fair TO good, la1l4c; Western young
Western fair TO GOOD, 9lll2c Northern fresh
killed chlckens. choice, l6Dl,ci far 20 good