Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-15

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IoJ puuuIep IBooI euL-'fI 'oeQ 'uolsoa
flour has been quiet on the whole for n
week or more past. Still there has been
something doing all the time, and some
of the millers' agents have succeeded in
booking a fair amout Of orders. The
business has been almost wholly with
the home trade. The export sales have
been light. 1t has been a pretty good
market to work on in the way of clos
ing sales one day on bids made previously,
as it has been declining one. Not much
business is expected in the closing
month of the year. when jobbers are
disposed to buy as sparingly as possible,
in view of the annual stock taking. That
trading has been as good as reported is,
therefore, encouraging.
The following quotations, covering the
inside millers and the outside jobbers
prices, are those made yesterday by the
Hour trade price committee. They show
little change from a week ago. except in
the outside prices for spring wheat
brands, which. for some unexplained
reason, are reduced IS cents Spring
wheat patents at 1915 to si.E0. spring
wheat clears at $3.50 to $3.50. winter
wheat patents at 1915 to 1925, winter
wheat straights ut $3.50 to ST. winter
wheat clears at 1925 to 1915 per barrel
as To quality and size of purchase.
Cornmeal holds steady, under the in
nuence of the corn position. Oatmeal
is fairly firm. with the cereals I'M
changed.
Corn is fairly steady. with the gem
eral situation looked upon as nrm. The
reserves of old corn have been reduced
to q minimum. while every corn-con-
Stunning industry is being driven to the
utmost. Last year saw the largest
export Of corn ever recorded. This year
viii more than equal 1t. Already since
July we have exported over 100000
bus more than for the same time last
year, and the demand seems to increase,
stimulated by partial failures Of the
Danubian corn crop, which leaves Eu-
rope almost entirely dependent on us
for its corn supply.
Oats are very steady, with pretty firm
market reported.
Hay is steady. with fair demand.
Straw is quiet and rather easy. Mill
feed is we'll sustained Hay, SSd14;
fancy old, in jobbing lots, sl5dl6; rye
straw, sS99; oat straw. s6Q7
The butter market has developed a
steader and more confident tone Buy
ers have been around in larger numbers
the past two days and both fresh and held
grades are moving more freely than last
week. The situation in New York and
the west has improved, and the outlook
for the remainder OF the year is quite en-
couraging There is no great activity,
nor any desire to respond to higher rates,
but receipts are cleaning up more closely
/ and the Accommodations of the past few
weeks are being taken by exporters To
some extent. This latter feature comes
iust in time to put the ma rkct In a healthy
| condition before the close of the year.
There is fair jobbing business at %
to "a cents, including fresh creamery in
tubs and boxes. and 81 to 90 cents for
June stock. Jobbers could see no reason
| to change these rates. except that they
might have to stiffen up on very fine
| fresh. as the quantity offered was very
small. Choice June stock is still in favor
with grocers who find it desirable for the
retail trade.
The cheese market maintains n strong
ing to great extent. holders are not urs-
ing business except at very full prices.
Sales to the trade have been mostly at
10i. to 102. cents. with occasional fancy
twins at IL cents. Some holders refuse
to sell their best late under IL cents, and
are awaiting results with confidence.
Favorable advices continue to be re-
ceived from England. where the stock is
smaller than usual at the close of the
year.
There is a fair demand for eggs, with
sales Of choice fresh Michigan and north
ern Indiana and Ohio at "a to 25 cents
and special marks at &c to 81 cents
Ordinary western, % to % cents. Eastern
fresh sells at IS to q cents, and fancy
new laid at a higher rate. Refrigerator
| stock in demand at 16 to is cents. The
stock In cold storage is reduced about
| 1900 cases, and stands at 2i,3S7 cases
against 2S021 cases the same time last
year.
Reports from the shippers of beans il
| the country are firm, with sugges ton.
| Of stronger prices, but trade is dull here
and will be until after the holidays. 4
shade easier prices are noted. Carloa'
lots, pea. slS0Q l.35: medium. s1.309l. 80
yellow eyes, $500 1,6o; red kidneys, 81 s.
@l.S5; California, small white, $3.50
California, Lima. 4@5c per Id; jobbins
10c more.
The pork and lard markets are steady
and unchanged. Boston packers hav,
made another large kill of hogs, the tota
for the week having been about As. 700
preceding week. 4s.500 same week q
year ago 40, 100. The movement into ex
port has been large. with total value O
pork exports from Boston of about s2l7,
600; preceding week. $50, 900; same week &
year ago S2050o0.
The beef market continues very firm
in the west. Trade is dull here. and II i.
found to be very hard to raise prices t
correspond with the west and the actua
cost of cattle, from the fact that thi
market is very fully supplied with fairl,
cheap prIltry and low-price mutton an,
lamb Still the lower grades of beef ar
: frmer, from the fact that the supply /
largely running to the better grades.
The mutton and lamb market has beer
fully supplied of late, and under only
) fair trade prices are not very firmly sus
t tanned. Neals are steady: Spring lambs
: 7Q9c Brighton fancy, SAQsiac; mutton.
5@7c; Brighton and fancy muttons, "a
: nc; veals, ga loc fancy and Brightons
: l06llc.
o Receipts OF poultry are steadily in
, creasng and prices are easier. West
, ern turkeys sell at IL to Is cents. North
arm turkeys quoted at 10 to IA cents, but
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