Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Buyers Still Refusing to
Pay an Advance.
Staple Takes Firmer Tone Under the In
nucnce of Reduced Reccipts-scarcity
of Fresh eggs Caused IA Slight Advance
That Was Paid Readily.


of Fresh EGGS Caused IL Slight Advance
That Was Paid Readily.
Boston, July 13.-The weakness in
butter which was noticeable week
ago has disappeared, and those who
were looking Tor decline in July have
about made up their minds that fine
creamery will not go any lower this
month. But as u larger proportion OF
the receipts snow hot weather Diet Gets,
u wider range must be quoted for that
unus.aIy 5lGueu Iuu tNua, ana GOr
that reason some lots can be purchased
at a lower price than a week or two
ago.
So far as the volume of sales here
is concerned, there is no Improvement,
and buyers continue to operate as eau
tiously us ever. They are decidedly
opposed to paying any higher prices,
and a good deal of the northern but
ter coming in continues to be put into
cold storage because it cannot be sold
at any profit on cost in the country.
Buyers were willing yesterday 30 pay
II cents for such lots of fine creamery
as were wanted, but when higher rate
was asked they refused to operate except
in small way. Several fancy makes
were held above II cents but in very
few cases could q round lot be moved at
over IL cents. Boxes were taken little
more freely at 17i2 cents when the quail
ity was all right, but some Of the sur
plus carried over was cleaned up at IL
cents Receivers are in hopes of being
n Z n la t.1t pf 10 inf
for boxes and prints before the week is
out If receipts do not increase. Western
extra in large lots sold fairly at Il cents,
but the quality had TO be free from hot
, weather defects.
The receipts of butter at Boston for
the week were 36.l1l tubs and 2292O
| boxes, a total weight of 1860, 2Oj pounds,
against 1859 22 pounds the previous
week and l,S1s,276 pounds for the CORE
spending week last year. This shows
a decrease of about 900 pounds as
compared with the week previous and
last year Xor Monday and Tuesday
of this week there is also a falling off
as compared with last year.
The statement of the Quincy Market
Cold Storage company for the week is
as follows: Put in, II 567 tubs; taken
ont, 1922 tubs; stock. 13l,417 tubs, against
1898 tubs same time last year. For
/ the corresponding week last year, q. 567
tubs were put in and 7l9 tubs taken
out. This shows a decrease I'm stock
/ of 1896 ~. The Eastern Cold Storage
/ company reports stock Of nearly 500
! QUO pounds. or $1,000 tubs averaging 40
| pounds each. which is about the aver
| age weight Of the tubs in the Quincy
company's warehouse, and this added
TO the previous statement. would make
the total stock about G000 tubs larger
than last year.
CHEESE, EGGS AND POTATOES.
sales OF choice northern cheese have
been at ~ to tx cents, outside for
| New York. small sizes. Occasional
fancy makes run up to S cents, with
! small sales but it would be hard TO
place round lot of any kind at over
! ~ cents.
There was a scarcity of fresh eggs
! Tuesday, and II cents was readily OBJ
tanned for the. best western. Some
fancy marks ran up to 14ia cents. Or
binary grades show - to IS cents. Fresh
eastern sold at 1872 to 144 cents, and
fancy new laid higher. The stock in
cold storage was reduced 100 cases last
week, and stands at 1915 cases.
against ll2s62 cases same time last
year.
Deans have ruled quiet. with no ma
terial change in prices. Sales of choice
marrow pea at sl.20 per bushel. Yellow
eyes and red kidneys arc dull and easy.
Potatoes have been in good demand,
with sales of choice at So per barrel, and
receipts are kept up.
THE CEREALS.
The chamber of commerce committee
quotes prices as follows: Spring whea.
patents at H.75@5,G5; spring wheat
clears at s46l4.50; spring wheat straiEhts
at $t.25M4.75; winter wheat patents AT
S4.50G5,25; winter wheat straights at
$4.2j@4.90; and winter wheat clears at
sia465 per Dbl. as to quality. These
prices cover the inside miller's and
the outside jobber's prices. New win
ter wheat -four is offered at II to 25C a
Dbl less than the above prices for old
-four.
The market for corn is dull and lower
Spot supplies have been reduced to 40C
asked for No > on the track, and 39lac
for steamer yellow, with few buyers al
these or any other prices.
Bran is quiet at sl2.75 for spring anc
St4.ml425 for winter Cottonseed mea
at S22 per ton, to arrive and linseed mea
at S26.
Choice good hay in fair demand al
s15W17 per ton. Common grades dul
and in large supply. Rye straw a
ss01O, and oat straw at s7D75O per ton.