Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-29
In HUB MARKETS.
Sellers of Butter Find Buyers
Backward.
Cold Storage Stock Preferred to the
Fresh Article Mt High Figurc-Egg
Prices About Stationary-Situatiop as
to Other Offerings.

Prices About Stationury-SituatioD as
to Other Offerings
Boston. Sept. 2S.-Sellers of butter had
laore complaint to make Tuesday about
trade than about prices. They were Of
fering at last weeks quotations, that
Is, at 20la to q cents for finest western,
outside for assorted size packages. but
had few sales to report The general
story was that buyers had failed to show
up, and that when they did they did not
want to pay tho full rate. Many of the
out of town buyers had filed up on cold
storage stock, which they can use to
better advantage than fresh wcste IN at
the extreme prices asked. Perhaps a
fair quotation for western extra would
be 20 to 81 cents, including large ash tubs
at 20 to 201s cents and assorted size
spruce at 20Ia to II cents.
Receivers OF northern butter did not
see any necessity of changing last weeks
rates, as the supply of strictly fine fresh
was no more than enough to meet the de-
mand. but they were not cleaning up as
rapidly. and had nothing to say about
holding for higher prices. New Hamp-
shire and Vermont creamery was Of
feaed freely at p to Ply cents, and sew
eral receivers said they found it hard
to get bid of over q cents, though some
sales were made at 211s cents. This
means FOR straight lots OF 80 or 100 tubs.
Fancy makes, which are distributed
around to special customers in a similar
way, go higher. Therefore we quote the
range for northern extra at 81 to Gil,
cents, with but few sales at over 81 cents.
Best boxes ruled at % to 22ia cents, but
not easy to sell at over % cents.
The demand for June creamery has
elackcncd off little, and buyers seem
disposed to wait for further develop
ments. Most OF the sales have been at
10 10 1871 cents Occasional lots last
week were taken at 20 cents but these
were exceptional, and 10 to 1917 cents
was top rate yesterday. Upward of
5000 tubs were taken out Of cold storage
last week, and the sales for the past two
weeks must have been 20 900 tubs. If
this could be kept up 1t would soon bring
the holdings down to small figures. pro-
vided, of course, that fresh goods were
not put in to replace the old.
The statement Of the Quincy Cold Stor-
age company is rs follows: Put in, 419S
tubs; taken out, 1880 tubs: stock. 15S $50
tubs, against III Clio tubs same time last
year For the corresponding week last
year 107 tubs we're put In and II, 554 tubs
taken out. The Eastern Cold Storage
company reports a stock of 1874 tubs,
which, added to the Quincy stock,
makes the total stock 16S, 0s0 tubs, about
$500 tubs less than year ago.
CHEESE AND EGGS.
Still higher prices were paid in the
country for cheese this week, and buyers
are looking around for clean lots which
are not easy to find. Sales of Septem
Der make have not been at 969Ac, and
most rece ivers are asking 10c for best
lots to arrive this week.
Strictly fresh Michigan and northern
Ohio eggs sold yesterday at 17017iRc,
but only a few special marks brought
more than lie. Other fresh western
sold at 15laG16lAc; eastern fresh. 1S@
zoe. and fancy new-laid at a higher
rate. The cold storage stock was re-
duced about 500 cases last week, and
stands at 64,2l0, against SO, 500 cases same
time last year.
BEANS AND POTATOES.
The market for potatoes is steady, and
choice rose and hebrons sell at 40Q soc
per bu. Sweet potatoes in liberal sup
ply, and prices range from s1.2502 per
Dbl.
Prices of beans are steady, with a
light demand. We quote marrow pea
at s1.2O@l.25 extra yellow eyes, s1.4O9
LIS, and red kidneys, $l.7OQ2 per bu.
All for large lots.
New York. Sept. 2S.-Talow rs steady.
City, 3asc; country, 3BG3%c.
FLOUR AND GRAIN TRADE.
Flour is unchanged, with not much
demand beyond the small lots wanted
for immediate use of jobbers and others.
New spring wheat patents steadily held
at s3.9oQ4.1o per bbl with winter patents
unchanged at $3,75q395, and straights at
s3.25Gt3.15 per Dbl.
Meal markets are unchanged. Corn
meal 74@76c per bag. Rye -four is quite
firm.
The local market for corn and oats is
quiet and steady. Shippers Of corn quite
INC over the December option at Chi
cago, which makes the price Of No 2
yellow to arrive at 37%c. Corn on the
spot here sells slowly at 37A Q3sc for No.
2 yellow on the track.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Beef has been very steadily held on
the best steers, while light or grass beef
has not been reported to have been in
excess relatively. For the week a total
of 1876 cars has been received for Bos-
ton, with 119 cars for export a total of
275 cars; preceding week, III cars for
Boston and 113 cars for export, total
of 2Si cars. Prices are reported to be
very steady; Choice steers. $4,000;
good steers, SAQShc; light and cows,
7NQSc; extra heavy kinds, 11h012c;
good kinds 101a@llc; light binds, 1880
10%c; heavy fores, 6@8Ac; good, sac;
light, SEC; backs, 7@7hc; rattles, 4k@
4Mc; chunks, AGGc short ribs, 1lk@
12lac; rounds, 7hQSc; Pumps, 19@l3c
Pumps and loins. 14@15c; loins, 15@lIc.
The mutton market is rather easy,
with lambs especially not very firm.
The arrivals have continued pretty free,
and a good many go over to this week.
Veals have been ruling firmer, with the
supply smaller: Spring lambs, Sd9hc
Brighton and fancy, 9k@10c; muttons, 6
07Ac; Brighton and fancy muttons "a
&c; vcals, S@10c: fancy and Brighton,
9ia@l0hc.
A very steady poultry market Is noted,
except that live poultry Is rather easy.
A few young iced turkeys are being re-
ceived, and these are held at l701Sc,
while old will not bring above l2c: Tur-
keys. iced, 11Q1Sc; chickens, fresh, 150
lie; iced. 1lq14c: fowls, fresh, 12015c;
iced, 11Q12lac; l,Ve fowls, 9Q9hc; live
chickens, l0Q1Ohc; green ducks, 10h0
lie