Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20

Situation as to other Offerings.
Boston, oct. 19.-Higher prices for but
ter are quoted in the west and in New
York, but sellers here find it difficult to
get much If any advance. Perhaps the
| principal cause is that we have more cold
storage butter and of better quality than
| at other leading points, and that hold
ers are more willing to sell at a low price.
| This butter is being largely used in the
retail trade, and as long as it gives salts
! faction grocers will take it at a slight
difference in price. Along with this are
the receipts of fresh made, which are full
as large as last year at this time, IL rot
larger. or course, If dealers here can
not return within one cent as much a.
dealers do in other places, shipments viii
be decreased, and the matter will rcgu
late itself in time.
There was n wide difference of opinion
In regard to the value of butter yesterday
! IN this market, and it may he well to let
! dealers speak for themselves. One re-
ceiver said: I'VE ought to get 90 cents
for assorted tubs and 22iR to 20 cents for
hoxes, but we have not yet made any
sales to the trade at those figures" stu
| another: Il have just sold IL lot of 40
| tubs of northern creamery in large tubs
at 20lh cents but1 suppose should have
/ got 81 cents for it," Taking these prices
as a basis. 81 TO 2lih cents would be a fair
selling quotation for most of the north
ern butter offered. with % cents as the
asking rate for fancy lots. Boxes, % to
22lA cents.
A quotation, of 29is to 21iS cents may he
given for western creamery, with the
expectation of higher range later in
the week. But very few dealers were in
| hopeful mood, owing to the lack of
! buyers. There were some sales Of ladies
al 13N to II cents, and medium creamery
at Is to 16 cents, for export.
| For cold storage stock there was some
inquiry, but not many salss. One of the
| leading brokers said There are more
sellers than buyers at 1ota cents, though
some holders of fine Junes want 20 cents.
l consider 10 to 1915 cents full selling
rate today" Other parties who had
June stock to sell said they could not get
over 1919 cents, and not many buyers at
that,
| Most of the jobbers were serving their
customers at the old prices. They sup
posed they would soon have to advance
rates If the outside markets kept rising.
but for the present 22ia to 90 cents COW
cred most of their sales in tubs. Boxes
ruled at 20 to "A cents. Trade moderate
The receipts of butter for the week
foot up 1910 tubs and 27,s0g boxes, u
total weight of 929 Ss2 pounds. against
o6t,S95 pounds the previous week and
139,S6l pounds the corresponding week
last year.
tnt &c h. NJ,
Cold Storage company for the weekis as
follows; Put in. 2,562 tubs; taken out.
9053 tubs; stock. 139,I3i tubs, against
1884 tubs same time last year. For
the corresponding week last year 5,4l5
tubs were put in and 1911 tubs taken
out. The Eastern company holds H..
$40 tubs, and the amount added to the
Quincys stock makes a total OF 15l,213
tubs. IA decrease of 609l tubs as com
pared with last year.
| CHEESE AND EGGS.
There is not much change to note in
cheese. Demand has been moderate,
with sales of northern late made at 8
to 9ia cents. including large and small
sizes. Some fancy twins run up to 90.
cents, but as a rule no more than 81.
cents can be depended upon for round
lots. Early makes take lower range.
There was n moderate demand yester-
day for fresh eggs, but extreme prices
We're not easily obtained for the bulk
OF the offerings. Northern Ohio, Indi-
ana and Michigan choice sold at 1874 to
~ cents, with an occasional fancy mark
at 1872 cents; other fresh western at Il
to is cents. Fresh eastern ranged from
10 to y cents. Refrigerator stock
steady at to Is cents. The stock in
cold storage was reduced 2.56s cases dur
ing the week, and stands at S0,07S cases,
against 63sl2 cases same time last year,
FLOUR AND THE CEREALS,
The flour market holds firm. with a
rather quiet trade. Prices are unchanged
at s3.s0@ i.3o for spring patents mill
shipment, and at the following -four
trade committee prices. Spring wheat,
clears s3435o, straishts s3.25@3.,j;
patents. s4,25g4,'5; new. sS.s5G4,5o; win
ter wheat. clears. s3354375; straights,
s3.5OQ4; patents, $3.75Q4.25.
No changes are quoted IN the meal mar
kets: Barrel cornmeai, Sl,10M1,75; bag
meal 16MISc; yellow graduated, 2.l0Q
2.25. rolled oatmeal, S340d3.90; ground
and cut, sS,so@425.
Corn is still little more firm: Track
steamer yellow, 3sk q 3Sl9c; No. yellow,
1914 M39Ac: No. yellow, to arrive, 39lac;
No. yellow S9hc.
Oats are unchanged: Fancy heavy,
32ih @33c; No. 2 clipped, 3l1ac; No. g. Sic;
rejected, 300 30hc; no grade, soc. To ar
rive, "a to sc Id, BON QSohc; Sc to IS H.,
BON @3lc: IS to 40 ID, 31ha3ltac; fancy
heavy, 3ll2g32hc.
Hay is doing rather better under
smaller receipts Straw is firmer. Mill
/ feed is steady: Hay, $6tll4; fancy old,
In jobbng lots. sl5QlC, rye straw, $S 90
Gs; sack spring bran, S14254l4.50; sack
winter, sl4,75@l5.
PORK. BEEF AND POULTRY.
| Pork ard lard are firm. with fresh
ribs zee higher: Barrel pork, $lSal 10. 30;
light backs, Sl2; lean ends, sl4.50; fresh
,, ribs, 9lAc; corned and fresh shoulders
6lsc; smoked shoulders, AQ7Ac; lard
sac; in pals, G9sG7c; hams, 9Gsl4c.
: Beef Is very quiet, with prices irregu-
| lar Some of the sellers still charge at
: the rate of 9Q9Ac for the best steers
steers, 7lsc; forequarters, 5GGiac: hind
quarters, 9la@l2c; Pumps and lolns, 49,.
Ml5c; loirs, l4Ml7c.
Lambs are pretty firm. with muttons
well sustained: Spring lambs. 7@9c:
Brighton and fancy. S@9l.c muttons ga
Sc; Brighton and fancy muttons, 7@Siac;
veals, 7@9c; fancy anu Brighton, 10c.
The poultry market is rather more
firm except that alive was little
easier: Turkeys, iced. 12ml5c; chickens,
fresh, l2@ iced, lO@l2c; fowls, fresh,
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