Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-11-03
WHEAT AND FLOUR,

w II EAT AND FLOUR.
Mondays advance in wheat was rot
carried through Tuesday. The bull con-
tingent received check and quotations
were set back, the net decline for the
day being sc. Cash wheat closed at &c,
December at G6ssc, and May at GIL, a
673sc. Corn was also off Sac, but oats
gained &c
Bradstreet's visible supply statement
follows: Wheat stocks east of the
Rockies increased 1883, 900 bush. Euro
pean stocks increased 100000, worlds
stocks increased 6,2s3, 600 United States
corn stocks decreased 1923 coo, oats in
creased 50 900.
The price of $3.50 which is made on
some brands is the lowest at which
spring wheat patents are openly offered,
and there are not many sellers at that
price. Good -four can be bought at
around 81 per barrel, range Of five
cents either way covering most of the
well-known fours, with some fancy
brands quoted at s4.39. Spring wheat
bakers are for sale n. around 50 per
barrel. For winter wheat patents $3.50
is the lowest price made by the mills f,r
good flour and from that prices range
up to 81. The range ,or straights is 9rlm
$500 to 1915 per barrel Cor popular goods
While there is not very much pressure
to sell on the part Of the mills in view
of the large sales previously made. anl
the somewhat uncertain future OF tho
wheat market, the feeling for several
days has been such that bid of five
cents under asking prices would prob
ably find acceptance.
1 F,I1 10
| yesterday by the flour trade price COM
mttee, covering the millers' and the
| jobbers' prices: Spring wheat patents
! from $3.50 to $3.50; spring wheat clears
| from SO to '375 winter wheat patents
from So. so to t4.35; winter wheat straights
| fro SO, 60 to s410, and winter wheat clears
/ from $3.50 to 1896 per barrel as to quail
! ity of the flour and size of purchase.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
There was fair supply of good cattle
on the market but buyers and sellers
were so far apart concerning prices that
trading was slow. Well-finished west
ern cattle are now bought at very low
figure, local markets are oversuppled
with beef, and the British markets are
demoraized. Some of the choicest cattle
on the market were held for 5hc ID, but
drovers could get no bids above sc, and
no business was reported above that
figure,
There was not much trading in mixers
/ but drovers reported very good inquiry
There Is no change in the condition of
the calf market The supply remains
about the game and under a steady de-
mand prices are unchanged at about &c.
Butchers did not show any great anxiety
to do business but were picking up lots
here and there in an Indifferent manner.
|, The supply of sheep and lambs was
,ather large. But for the free buying
of local Strengthening company droyers
would have been forced to sell at prices
considerably below what they did OBJ
tain. Considering the supply the mar
ket held remarkably steady.
! The Chicago market during the past
week WAS an exceedingly bad one for
sellers and owners. There was a steady
! decline In prices all the week. The bulk
!. of the trading was at $i.5005.20 cWt
compared with s4.S5@5.50 during the
} previous week. Local slaughterers were
, free buyers, but exporters bought very
slowly.
. The receipts of swine were small and
=. the trading was OF little Importance
Sales included: Four hogs, average 27C
5 Tallow dun; city, 3%c; country, $3.50
as to quality.