Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-04

Boston, June 3.-Quiet and steady rs
The prevailing condition of the butter
market this week. There is not as much |
life to business, and prices are hardly as |
strong as last week, though no decline
can be reported. Those who cannot
clean up at previous current rates put
their butter into cold storage rather than
make concessions.
In this way prices are kept on fairly |
steady basis, and as purchasers III TIE |
country are paying somewhat above the |
parity rates here, it is probable that
present prices will be maintained for |
few weeks, or until the demand for stor-
ing drops off.
Many large buyers. however, are still
Of the opinion that prices are full high !
for a safe investment, and as they see
that the conditions all over the coun- !
try are favorable for a heavy make, |
they think that there will be a chance
of securing supplies late in June or July
at lower prices than at present. For
this reason they are disposed to hold
Off.
In the meantime It is evident that
nothing should be done to check con-
sumption. The more butter that can
be put into channels of distribution,
the better It will be for all concerned. |
The bulls may think la good thing %
force the prices up cent or 2, but if that
tends 20 curtail consumption. and the
surplus is held In storage, 1t will react
upon them later
The country markets indicate de-
cline in cheese, and as soon as supplies
come to hand here prices will probably
be lower. At present there is very little
- 1l,a l,,ar nd oil q agp La
at to 8 cents. The old stock is nearly
all cleaned out.
At Little Falls. n. Y, 3400 boxes cheese
were sold, including 500 boxes for export,
at to Ga cents and balance for home
trade at Gia to 6'4 cents. Market duh.
At Utica. n. y. 5000 boxes were sold.
The ruling price on large colored was 6A
cents, on large white SIS cents, and small
sizes 6ia cents.
Eggs are firmer, and fresh western
sold readily at lie to IL cents and few
special marks at 1919 cents. The ruling
price for best western was IL cents.
Fresh eastern sold at 1914 to 13 cents,
but few arriving. Cold storage stock
1919 cases, against 54,769 cases same
time last year. Receipts are falling off.
Beans continue slow Of sale on basis
of s1.10 to sl12ia a bushel for choice mar
row pea and mediums.
Old potatoes are selling al q to 20 cents
a bushel for best. and % cents for ordi-
nary. New potatoes rule at $3.50 to
$3.50 a barrel.
Choice old hay continues scarce and
brings high prices. Ordinary grades
plentiful.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Northern and eastern beef cattle-The
offerings We're light, and the demand
was not active, both home and country
slaughterers not anxious to purchase. as
western beef cattle were selling at low
values, and of excellent quality 1t was
with difficulty that clearance was ef-
fectcd.
Mich cows and sprlngers-The sup
ply was fair, and the demand more ac-
tive than last week. with a good in
Quiry for choice stock by spectators
and jobbers from country and seaside
resorts.
Veal calves-Trade moved slow. and
buyers were determined that they would
not pay any advance over last week,
and the selling interests weighed up
stock at last weeks values.
sheep and lamhs-Offerng in the
market We're not enough to make a
fair estimate of values, and among them
were spring lambs represented to have
been sold for Zoe per ID, live weight
Western beef cattle-The receipts We're
consigned to home slaughterers. values
being low at west
Swine-No change in values noted
from last week.
Working oxen--A few pair on sale:
prices high and fair inquiry.
Prices for hides. tallow and skins
brighton hides, 4Q4hc per lb; tallow,
BQ3l2c per lb; country hides, 3WSiac
per lb; talow, llsc per ID; pelts. 3jGf65c
each; calf skins, 5j@9Oc; dairy skins. rs
Q40c.
THE PRODUCE QUOTATIONS..
Beef-There Is a quiet market for fresh
beef. with quotations steady: Choice
steers, &c; good steers. GAc; light, eGD
6iac: extra heavy kinds, 9%c; light
kinds, 949iac; heavy fores,4c good,3%c;
light fores, 3lsc; backs 5Q6c; rattles.
.k43Ac; chucks, $44c short ribs, go
10lac; rounds, 7hQScs Pumps, 1lGl2c;
Pumps and loins. l0a l2c: loins, 10@ l3c,
Hay--For choice hay there Is steady
demand at s2oM2l and down to sl3, as to
quality: Rye straw, s23@25 oat straw.
f9dlO; sack bran to arrive. sll 50; win
mixed feed, Sl3 90 ground wheat s14 80;
red dog, $15 j0Gf16; cottonseed meal,
81 so to arrive; linseed meal, $40,
Corn-Corn on the spot was steady. but
the shipping market was slightly castor.
Corn 10 arrive Is quoted at 371a3sc for
No. Q yellow, and 36ia G37c for No. yell
low. on the spot there Is quiet mar
ket. Steam'r yellow is quoted at $40
| Sb12c; steamer, 3iW3ilac.
Meal-Coinmeal was lower, with other
products steady Kiln-dred cornmcal
for export, s. 70N1 II; bag meal 7SQ75c;
yellow granuated 81 95dp2 20; rolled oat-
meal, 81 75N3 10 per Dbl; cut, SO 10G3 GO;
graham meal. So 50Q3 80; rye flour, 80 &c
QS; rye, 60M65c per bu,
Oats-Oats We're dull at somewhat
lower prices: Clipped TO arrive, 26k@
y7l2c No. 2 white 2GN 264c; No. white,
25ia @2Gc; No. 2 mixed. pc. on the spot
oats are steady at: Clipped .26l2 d27c No.
9 white, 26A M26i3c; No. white, 25%60
16c: No. mixed, 25c.
Butter-Buttcr Is quiet and easier, but
not quotahly lower; Best fresh creamery,
small lots, 17Ql71ac; western creamery,
extra in round lots, l5ie@1fc; tirsts, l36l
lac; factory. l06tllc; northern creamery.
18Q16iac; eastern creamery. extra, ljhM
Ice: dairies, 1oQ1tc,
Cheese-Cheese Ia quiet and unchanged:
Northern, ga loc; western, S1a09c; twins,
l0M10lsc sage, 1l@l2c. Add ,AG1c for
the jobbing prices Liverpool quotes
lower at AIS Cd for white and 3Ss for col
ored
Lambs and Muttons--Lambs and NUT
tons are firm, with a good demand:
6pringers, 1OWl2c, as to quality; lambs.
9110hc fancy Rrightons and eastern
lambs, 9Q1lc; yearnss, case; muttons,
Garlic: veals GGc0c ma TO quality.
Potatoes-New potatoes are firm at $40
1. Old potatoes are steady at 30@33c for
best Aroostook county hebrons, 2S(13Oc