Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-14
IN HUB MARKETS.
BUTTER QUIET AND STEADY WITH
LARGE RECEIPTS.


Boston, May 13.-"Quiet and steady"
Is the way that most of the dealers give
the butter market this week. Receipts
are large and there Is more than enough
fresh stock to supply current wants
The quality has improved and all the
Invoices show more or less grass flavor,
hut buyers for cold storage are in no
hurry to operate.
1t would be better for all concerned
II the present make could be put into
channels of distribution as 1t has not
the proper keeping qualities and for
this reason prices should be kept on a
low basis. If an advance is bound to
come, let 1t wait a week or two longer.
Eut even then buyers should not get
excited. There is every indication OF
an abundant make and a long season,
pnd there will be butter enough for
everybody.
There Is not much animation in the
cheese market. Receipts of new con-
fined to small lots of special makes,
which are selling at to 81 cents. The
old stock IL steady at 9 to 10 cents, and
the Indications are that it will clean
UP without much change In price.
The country markets are fairly steady.
The egg market is depressed, and 1t Is
hard to clean up at any satisfactory
price. The best marks of western were
not salable at over l01a cents, loss off.
and several lots ordinary quality were
forced off at to 10 cents. few fancy
selected lots, packed for cold storage.
sold at II cents, but this was more an
asking than n selling price.
The demand for beans shows no i'm
provement. and 1t is as difficult as ever
to place large lots. The quotation for
marrow pea and mediums is $1.12R to
si.15 per bushel. Choice yellow eyes re-
main quiet at s1.20 to 1925
The supply of potatoes is kept up to
full proportions, and prices rule low.
For the best eastern hebrons 25 to q
cents per bushel Is the rate for car
loads.
The maple sugar season Is over. Ma
pie strip cleans up slowly at so to 60
cents per gallon.
The receipts of -four here the past week
have been 1864 sacks and Fl, 495 barrels,
against 1880 sacks and 2S 800 barrels for
the corresponding week last year.
From New York 1t is reported the feat
ure of the trade there during the past
week has been the cutting of the combi-
nation price on spring patents by one
large house, which buys its flour from;
the mill, and has sold at $3.50 per barrel,
against $3.50, the lowest combination
price for least known brands
THE PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
Oats-Oats are flrmer, and a fraction
higher on oats to arrive. No. clipped.
lake and rail, are quoted at 6iRM27c,
with all rail at 27H a2Sc; No. clipped,
lake and rail, 26@26lsc; all rail, 26la @27c:
No. white, all rail. 21027i2c: No. q
white 260p26lac; No. 2 mixed. 25iA d26c.
The spot market is quiet at: No. l clipped
track, 27d2sc; No. 2, 26@27c; No. white.
270271@c; No. white. 26Q26lsc; No. 2
mixed, 2j@25hc.
Flour--There Is a little more business
in -four, with -four outside of the combi-
nation and winter wheat fiours selling
rather better. Some spring wheat pat
ents are being sold at SO So. Quotations
are at: Round lots, sight drafts, extras
and seconds, so 9OI3 30: spring wheat.
clear and straight SO 15@3 S.; winter
wheat clear and straight. SO 60@3 90;
winter pat, SO 1904 20; spring pat, SO S5@
40.
Beef-The beef market is holding firm
with quotations at: Choice steers, 7lac;
good steers, 7Nc; light, 7c; extra heavy
kinds, Toe; good kinds, 9Hc; light binds
&c; heavy fores, SC; good. 4%c; backs, 81,
6Isc; rattles 34@4c; chucks, 41aG5ci
short ribs, 10dl1c; rounds, 7Q7iac'
acc; loins, 12G15c.
Potatoes-The quiet and easy potato
market is continued: Hebrons, 2Sd30t
per bu; rose $50 ACC; Green mountain, q
Q30c; white, 25Q 30c. Sweet potatoes ar,
quoted at: Jersey double heads, $3G3 %.
Corn-Corn is a little irmer No 8 yell
low, TO arrive, lake and rail, is quoted a
SSAQ3Si4c; No. yellow. 39Q39lac. TIL,
spot market is q little frmer at: Steamer
yellow, 3Sla q SOC; steamer, CSC.
Muttons and Lambs - Muttons and
lambs are quiet, with the market rather
easy, though not changed in quoted
values. Veals are in full supply anC
rather easy.
Pork-The pork market is steady anC
unchanged with fresh ribs at Sc; barre
pork at 81 rs; light backs. $40 so.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.
Holders of wool who have been main
tanning stecly values for the past 81,
months are growing disguised with tn
outlook. and a lumber of them are nov
willing TO accept the present marke
prices, which are many cents beloy
what their former views fixed. The fea
ture of the market this week appears 1
be the picking up of unwashed 4 bloo'
woods at what is undoubtedly the low
est price on record. one large manu-
facture has bought 100000 pounds
blood unwashed in this and other mar
liets at 14ia to Is cents. These wool
have until lately been quoted ut II to |
cents. Fleece woods continue slow, wit
prices weakening. Territory woods ar
slow, and few buyers are disposed
pay more that on the basis Of 80 cents
secured for fine. Australian woods ar
slow, but prices are being held
BRIGHTON CATTLE MARKET.
Prices of market beef-A few choice
$606.50; extra, $5.50@575; first quality
&5@525; second quality, &q475; thir
quality $34350.
per pair. from s60Gl40; farrow COW.
fl0g22: fancy COWS, s50GGS mich COW
and calves, from $20n4S; yearlings, $50
&c; 2years- old. s12@22; 3-years- old, 81
Gt32. Western fat swine, live, 3aQp4c
northern dressed hogs, 4ssc per lb.
Prices of sheep and lambs-In lots, :
M2.25q250 each; extra, 81, 756D4 so, o.
from 2GQ41sc per Id; lambs, 3Q5Ac; yea
calves. 2l904kc.
Prices of hides, tallow and skins
Brighton hides, 4@4Mc per lb; tallov
SI3hc per lb; country hides, 363hc De
lb; tallow. 1hc per Id; pelts, 35m65
each; calf skins, 5jQ90c; dairy skins, 2
Q40c.
Cattle-strong. and NC higher for sue
as came from the west, and a firme
tone on country cattle.
Mich cows-Arrivals not heavy, all
all qualities on sale ranging from $40 I
$50 per head
Fat hogs-Market prices on countr
lots at 1sc decline. Sales at 4%c, dresse
weight. Western hogs at 3h@4c, liv
weight.
Sheep--Market on sheep shows n
visible change. Butchers can buy goo
grades at as easy rates as last week.