Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-30
IN HUB MARKETS.
BUTTER HAS RECOVERED FROM ITS
DEPRESSION.
changed Good Demand For Seed
Wool and Live stock Markets.

Wool and Live stock Markets.
Boston, April 29.-The butter market
has recovered from its depression of last
week and appears to be on the way to
Strength and activity. In the west an
advance of " to 1 cent Is reported, and
New York, which led in the break has
gained / cent with good trade,
Our trade shows a moderate increase
and receipts are moving off more freely,
Though there is still surplus of under
grades. Strictly fine lots of creamery
are we'll sold up and as both western
and northern supplies will reveal more
grass flavor from this time forward 1t
lis safe to conclude that the lowest point
has been touched for the present.
The very low prices of last week, al
though rather severe on country ship
pers and dealers who had stocks on
hand, induced large demand and en-
abled receivers to clean up better than
for several weeks previously. This has
cleared the way for the new make, and
has put the market in a good condition
for the opening of the new trade year.
CHEESE AND EGGS.
can be reported in the cheese market.
Buyers operate only in small way, and
sales of choice fall run along at from
to 10 cents Early make is slow of sale
at Z to cents. The stock is small, but
holders are anxious to clean up before
factories begin on new stocks.
1t is generally understood that the
factories here and in Canada will oper-
ate very lightly on fodder cheese, and
this will help dealers to get rid of their
old stock before much grass make Is
ready for market. The Canadians have
shipped most of their old stock to Eng
land and they are now calling for low
Yprices on the new make
The egg market has not changed much
during the week. The highest price
paid for strictly choice western in cases
for storage has been 11ia cents Other
lots sold at II to 11i4 cents. and although
some western shippers refused to sell
under II cents the full range was IL to
111a cents. Small lots of eastern sold at
IL cents.
Receivers of maple sugar are cleaning
up as we'll as they can, but they find it
hard to sell best small cakes in whole
Gale lots at over cents. Tins and pals
are slow at to cents pound. Sirup
has been moving off at 40 to 60 cents a
gallon.
For grass seed there is a steady de-
mand. Dealers quote prices as follows:
Clover, ~ to 8 cents a pound, including
good to choice; timothy, 10 cents to 81
bushel, and red top. So to 81 a sack, and
16 to II cents a pound for fancy; Hun
garian, so cents to 81 a bushel.
THE PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
Hay-Hay is fairly sustained, with
straw firm. Bran and other milfeed is
rather easy: Hay, sl2 5oq19 50; very
choice cars, $50 50M21 so; rye straw,
SIS 50020; oat straw, $10M11; sack
spring bran to arrive, sl3 25G13 50;
winter, $l4a14 80; middlings, $13 500
10 so; mixed feed, s14 15Ml 6; ground
wheat sl5 70; red dog. SIG; cottonseed
meal, $19 rs to arrive; lnseed meal, Sl9Q
%.
Oats-Oats are slightly easier on oats
TO arrive. No / clipped, lake and rail,
26A @27Ac; No clipped 26@261ac; No Z
white, z712iAc; No white, 251sG26c;
No mixed 25@25iac. The spot market
Is quiet and rather easy; No l clipped,
white. 27A@27Ac; No 3 white, 26h0
26s4c; No 2 mixed 25hq2 Gc.
Mutton and Lambs-A firnler mutton
market is noted with lambs particu-
larly firm and higher. Veals are steady:
| SPrlhSers, "u'c, as 10 qualltE' lanlnS'
| 7@10c; fancy Brightons and eastern
| lambs. S41O1ac; yearings, G@7c; NUT
| tons, 4@7c; veals, ga 10c, as to quality.
Corn-Corn is little easier. Lake
md rail shipment is quoted at 39laQ39ac
! for No 3 yellow, with No 2 yellow at406p
IoAc. All rail shipment and corn in
transit would be worth about nc more.
| The spot market is quiet at: Steamer
| yellow, track. 40Rc steamer, 39i5c.
Cornmeal-The cornmeal market Is
quiet and steady. Kiln-dried cornmeal
for export, 81 S5Q1 30; bag meal, 7S@ soc:
yellow granulated, 81 95@2 20 rolled
oatmeal, ~ 1jIl2 20 per Dbl; cut, 50 15B
60; graham meal so 5000; rye flour,
81 G0@3; rye. G0M65c per bu.
Observation-Disclosures were very duh.
and the market is easy: Hebrons, 28V
soc per bu; rose. 35@40c; Green noun
tain, 25@S0c; white, 25@SOc Sweet
potatoes are quoted at: Jersey double
heads, 1893 %.
Beef-Beef sold better, with firmer
market noted, though quotations are
nominally the same.
Apples-Appies continue dull.
THE WOOL MARKET.
There Is not much change in the wool
market. The daily demand Is quiet and
small lots only are recorded. Buyers in
general are holding back, and the market
IS heavily stocked. Fleece woods are
ally weakening The movement in ter
ritory wool is quiet, with sales ruling at
low figures Some little business Is be-
ing done in Australian wool on the basis
OF former prices
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Prices of market beef-A few choice,
S6@6.50; extra, $525@5.50; first quality,
$4.7595; second quality, $3.75@425; third
quality, $3Q3.50.
Prices of store cattle-Working oxen,
per pair, from $60@140; farrow cows, $40
G92; fancy cows, $50@6S; milch cows and
calves, s2O@4s; yearlings, $s@16; 2-years-
old, $12@22; 3-years-old, $20@32 west
ern fat swine, live, 3&@4Ac; northern
dressed hogs. 4lac per Id.
Prices of sheep and lambs-In lots,
$2@2.25Q2,5O each; extra. S275G4.5O or
from 2Q4hc per ID; lambs, 3G5Ac; veal
calves, 3@5c.
Prices of hides, tallow and skins
Brighton hides 4@41ac per ID tallow, so
SIC; country hides, 3G03lac; tallow, 1hc;
pelts, 35@65c each; calf skins, 55@90c;
dairy skins. 25G40c.
Cattle-Separate from the western, the
arrivals this week of live cattle and
sheep were light. Exporters We're hand
ding large number of cattle. About 200
western cattle for the home trade and
cost a trife less than last week, $415p per
cwt said to be the top for western cattle.
unless very fancy.
Mich cows-Not a large supply and
slow trade.
Mt Ac decline, cost 3AD4Ac. Country
cots at 41ac, dressed weight.
Sheep-Butchers cannot now depend
upon New England for a supply al
though there are some fine odd lots
marketed from the north. Prices rule