Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-11-10
IN HUB MARKETS.
Flour Rules Weak In Sympa-
thy With Wheat.

| Onions, Cabbages and Squashes In Full
| suppIy-Other Produce,
| Boston Nov. 9.-The demand for flour
is not very urgent and the sales of the
week have been small here, most of the
millers' agents reporting very little do
ing. Some business was put through
for export toward the close of the week.
but even this branch of the market was
considerably lcss active than in imme-
diate preceding weeks.
1t is quite generally acknowledged
that the home buyer is Indifferent. Sell
ers who have returned from trips
through New England report that 1t has
been difficult process to interest buy
ers. Occasionally car or two are placed,
but 1t is exceptional to find a buyer
courageous enough to take on larger
line. All seem to be waiting for some
thing or other. either 4 decided break in
prices or a movement in the other d.
rection.
The mills are generally well off as to
business on hand and are making siren
uous efforts to get out all the product
possible before navigation closes. The
big mills in the northwest are sold well
into December. and are said not to be
very anxious for more business just now
| at current prices. In the winter wheat
section. also. the mills are sold ahead.
The market has ruled weak in sym
pathy with wheat. but changes in prices
from those quoted week ago are not
as great as might have been expected
under the circumstances. In fact, some
OF the mills have not changed their
prices at all. The product of one of the
big Minneapolis mills was quoted last
evening at $3.50 per barrel for patent,
the same as one week ago. There are
others that are holding at $40 and A.l5.
while stlll others ask from $500 to 81.
Patent with n good reputation can un-
doubtedly be bought for $3.50. and bid
OF five or 10 cents under this price, IL
forthcoming. might find seller.
The following quotations. covering the
inside millers and the outside jobbers
prices are those made yesterday by the
flour trade price committee: Spring
wheat patents from $3.50 to $40; spring
wheat straights from 81 to 1915; winter
wheat patents from s3.S5 to Si.35; winter
wheat straights from 1886 to s4.l0, and
winter wheat clears from $40 to 1928
per barrel as to quality and size OF pur-
chase.
Meal-No changes are noted in the
meal markets: Barrel cornmeal, Sl.s5g
190; bag meal, S0aS2c; yellow granu-
lated. s.. 10G225; rolled oatmeal, $4,000
$50: ground and cut, s3,S0G425.
Corr-Corn is about steady. New corn
for prompt shipment is quoted at S9S4c.
! November, SS%c.
| Oats-Oats ara steady and unchanged:
Fancy heavy, SSi. IS3i.c; No. 2 clippeu,
32I,c; No 3. Slis@3la4c; rejected, AKA
Size; no grade. SoIS0iac.
Hay-Hay lis not quite as firm, under
heavier arrivals: straw steady; mill
feed steady: Hay. s6Q14: fancy old. n
jobbing lots. sl4.50@l5 rye straw. sea-
10; sack spring bran,slIQ li.25; sack win
ter. sl4.75Il5.
Butter has continued to he well held
but the demand also continues light. 1t
is still understood that the retail deal
ers and jobhers are using up what they
} have in store before purchasing further
Rest creamery, small lots and packages
22ie I2Sc; northern creamery, round lots
2lH2ac; western, 2ld22c; eastern. Ella
22c: frsts, lSElsiSc: limitations, lac Ice
/, johbers. i.c to lc more.
Cheese is selling slowly. with the mar
ket steady. Liverpool is firmer on col
ored. Round lots. 9@lOc; sage. 1oG
lO,tc; jobbing. nc higher; Liverpool, 42s
for white and t4s for colored.
, Eggs are firm. with prices firmer. Re.
: frigerator. 15G16c; western fresh, lSI
lsc; Michigan and Indiana, 20Q22c;
eastern, 2lG22isc; nearby and fancy, 2;
q2ic; jobbing lc to &c more.
5 A firm apple market is continued
. though the European markets were OF
ha rlC n ha
showed IA decline of over 81 per Dbl OF
many varieties. Pears have ceased
coming in freely, and the market /:
A pretty firm. Grapes are firmer, anc
. have been selling at higher prices o
/ late. California oranges are almos
out OF the market. and prices are nom
t. inal. Lemons have taken quite Z
tumble. anc they are still weak. OWN.
to the liberal supply Of foreign in sight
Cranberries and ounces are still plenty
, Potatoes are steady to firmer on Irish
stock, with the receipts pretty wei
taken care OF. Sweet potatoes are firm
er; eastern hebrons and whites, $50
5Sc: Green mountains, 5Sm60c; northern
hebrons and whites, 45d4Sc; Virgins
sweet, 81. e5; double head. sl.50.
Onions are In full supply, with tn,
|
natives. and at asa SOC per bush. Spanish
onions are quoted at $3.50 per crate 70
good.
Cabbages are selling for rather easie
prices, by reason of n full supply
Sauashes are yet in very full supply
with the market easy, Pumpkins ar,
quoted at SOQ5O per box. or 75a SOC pc
Dbl.
Turnips are in oversupply. with whit
quoted at 15GS0c per bush; yellow, 75Q
GOO per Dbl; beets. 40@ soc per bush; car
rots, 40c per bush; parsnips, 100000 pc
bush.
4 Celery Is in very full supply, and sell
at 70@90c per doz; lettuce, 2oQS0c pc
= box; native spinach, l5d20c per box
d caulinower, sl@l.25 per box.
\, Pork-The pork and lard markets ar
"a steady and unchanged: Barrel pork, 81
D. Gl351: light backs. SIP; lean ends, Sl4 50
c fresh ribs, Sc; corned and fresh shout
l. ders, 6i.c: smoked shoulders, 6ssa1l4c
II lard, 55sc; in pals, 6es &c; hams, s@SA,
IS Beef The beef market is quiet. wit
Is only a fair trade, Prices are rather easy
le Steers. 6a,asc: headquarters, SlRdllhc
forequarters, 5AQ6Ac; rumps and loin
= l2Ql5c
IS Muttons and Lambs-Muttons an
:. lambs GSe steady, with fair trade
40 Spring lambs, IQ9c; Brighton and fame!
"a StsG9i.c; muttons,6g Brighton an
80 fancy muttons, 7GfSc; veals. 7@9c; fame
% ana Brghtons, l0c.
az Poultry-rhe poultry market is rattle
~ easy; Fresh turkeys, western, l01l5c