Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-21
IN hub MARKETS.
EASIER TENDENCY AND INCREASED
RECEIPTS IN BUTTER.
No Change Noted In Choese--Eggs Re
cover Somewhat From the Depression.
beans and Potatoes Slow Of sale---Livc
Stock and Wool Markets.

Stock and Wool Markets.
Boston, May 2O.-In the butter market
this week there Is an easier tendency.
Receipts have further increased, buyers
are holding back and confidence In the
future is lacking. Elgin has lost fully
1 cent, and New York has dropped the
same, under the influence of large sup"
plies. Trade is very light with both
receivers and jobbers, and buyers have
the advantage, though holders are not
forcing sales at much concessions, espe-
cially those having full grass stock. A
few large purchases have already been
made for cold storage, and some of this
weeks receipts will go direct to the
freezers. How much this will steady
the market remains to be seen. No
real speculative spirit, however, has yet
been made manifest.
The cheese market holds about the
same as last week. Very little really
choice new stock has been received, and
sales run aloiN in q small way at Z to
s cents. Old stock Is cleaning up at 0
to 10 cents, and will soon be all disposed
of. Trade is light and low prices are
expected to rule when the new make
increases.
Inc hi I1dTktt mas TttONtItu SOllt-
what from its depression, and choice
fresh western, free from hot weather
defects, are selling more freely at 10hs
to l0A cents a dozen. But only a small
portion of the receipts come up to this
grade, and plenty of stock are still Of
fered at 10 cents and under. Fresh
eastern, II to 111a cents. Buyers are
slow to operate, except they can get
phnipa cplootianu on1 fhprp ie mt pol1nh
encouragement for shippers unless they
have very fine lots.
Beans continue slow OF sale, and
while small lots of choice marrow pea
and mediums on spot command S1.15
q bushel, it is hard to sell carloads to
arrive at over $1.1e to s1.12h. Yellow
eyes and red kidneys rule dull and easy.
There seems to be no prospects Of any
Improvement in the potato market this
season. Trade Is slow, and best eastern
are hard to sell at over rs cents a bushel,
in carloads. Receipts are not heavy,
because it is not safe to have much
stock here, but If more were wanted they
could soon be obtained.
THE PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
Hay-The hay market is firm. The
continued dry weather is causing ship
pers to hold back their hay. Rye straw
continues very firm: Hay, $1,000; very
choice cars, 500 5oG21 so; rye straw. s2i
025; oat straw, sloGpl1; sack spring
bran to arrive, $12Q12 25; winter ,sl2 70
feed, s13@l5; ground wheat. SIG; red
dog, S15GT15 rs; cottonsecd meal. s21 $50
22 to arrive; linseed meal, $f9Ql21.
Oats--Oats to arrive are quiet and
steady: No 1 clipped to arrive. 27h@
Csc; No 2 clipped. 2!@27Rc; No 2 white,
27Q27iac; No 3 white, 6 h427c; No 2
mixed. 25h@26c. The supply of oats
No l clipped track, 2S42S1sc; No 2. 270
271kc; No . white, 27@27lkc: No 3 white,
6 hg27c: No mixed, 25isQ26c.
Muttons and Lambs-Muttons and
lambs are quiet and steady. Veals are
rather easy: Springers. 2d5c, or 100
Ice per lb, as to quality: lambs. 6QS1ac;
fancy Brightons and eastern lambs. SY
&c; yearlings, 5@Ghc; muttons, 5Q71sc;
yeals. 4G9c. as to quality.
Potatoes-Savannah new potatoes
brought from SO to 81 per Dbl. as to
quality. Old potatoes are quiet and I'M
changed at: Iiebrons, 28Q30c per bu;
rose. 2Sq30c; Green mountain, 2oQ25c;
white, 2O@25c.
Corn-Corn is fairly sustained, with
No 3 yellow, to arrive. at 37k037%c.
with No 2 yellow at 39@39hc. The spot
market is steady at: Steamer yellow,
o6t2 n3Sc; steamer, 3Sc.
Apples-Apples are very dull: No
Baldwins. s3@3 %; Rome beauties. $50
4 russets. 50 75@3 rs; Tolman sweets,
S204. Very choice in single barrel lots
bring higher prices.
Beef-Beef is in o~versupply, with
trade rather quiet. Quotations are
nominally sustained. but the tendency
will be easy, If the arrivals keep up.
Pork and Lard-Pork and lard are
70 "a n nj ,~n1 ,u,tlx L-u-y ---t-
at 81 rs; light backs, $40 so; fresh ribs,
Sc; lard. sac; hams. 9hQ1oAc.
Observation-Disclosures are plenty
M sold at low prices. They brought
from SC to 121Rc, as to quality.
Meal-No change is noted in the meal
markets, with quotations the same as
noted yesterday.
THE BRIGHTON CATTLE MARKET.
Prices of market beef-A few choice,
sG46.50; extra. s5.25d5,50; first quality.
A.75Q5; second quality, S .75q4.25; third
quality. S3@3.50.
Prices of store cattle-Working oxen,
per pair, from $50 to $40; farrow cows,
Sl0@22; fancy cows. $5006s: mich cows
and calves, s2o0%S: yearlings, $S1l6;
2 year-olds. s12922; ~3-year-olds, s2o1S2;
western fat swine, live, sec. to 4c.;
northern dressed hogs, Axe. per lb.
Prices Of sheep and lambs-In lots. 80,
$2.25 and $3.50 each; extra, s2.75 to 4 .5O,
or from &c. to 4hc. per h.; lambs. &c. to
SIC; veal calves. 21sc. to 4Ac.
Prices of hides, tallow and skins =
Brighton hides, 4c. to 4Iac. per h.; tai
low, &c. to 3lsc. per h.; country hides,
&c. to 3hc. per h.; tallow, 1kc. per Id.
pelts, 35c. to Csc. each; calfskins, 55c. ia
SOC; dairy skins, csc. to Acc.
Cattle-Cattle arrive freely from the
west. Beef cattle not selling as firm as
last week. INC western cost a trihe less.
zone over 4iec. h.. |. w. Beef market not
very thrifty in the city.
Mich cows-A good supply and some
changed hands at s25@60 per head.
Fat hogs-Western hogs rule steady
AT 3s@4c., |. W., as laid down here.
Country lots were sold at 4Ac.. d. W., or
bc. lower than last week.
Sheep-Near one-half of arrivals were
for export. The home trade nothing to
boast of, and prices are not we'll sus-
tfined. Butchers were buying light,
and some did not invest in western this
week. Western lambs at 4%@5c. mostly,
and old sheep, 3hQ4Ac.
Veal calves-A fair run. but some OF
last weeks slaughter not sold out.
Trade nothing extra.
Live poultry-1R tons at 10dT11c. pei
lib. for mixed lots.
THE BOSTON WOOL MARKET.
A lack of general demand still char
acterizes the wool market, and the sales
made are small n confined to moderate
parcels picked up by buyers, who are
tempted to purchase by actual need or
low prices. With the new clip coming
and n big supply Of old domestic wool
held over, the outlook Is anything but
encouraging to dealers. Fleece woods
have peer more active this week, blu
this has been accomplished by a cutting
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