Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-15
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

has been obtained on special lines for
cold storage, and last weeks outside
rate is well established. The high
prices paid at producing points have
convinced buyers that there Is not much
chance of getting any cheaper butter
this month, and the result is little
better trade.
But there is still good deal of dis
satisfaction at the current rates, which
dealers think are too high for storage,
and many who usually put lots away in
June are still holding back. Receivers
however. refuse to make any conces
sions. and all the fine lots not sold are
put into the freezers.
Receipts continue to run smaller than
last year, and this. with the drought in
certain parts of New England. has in
spired more confidence in the future.
But were 1t not for the strong specula-
tive tone in the west there would be
no good cause for paying any higher
prices than last year.
Several sales of assorted creamery
in assorted sizes were made at 1914 to
1872 cents and others at 10 cents. A
range of 10 to 1912 cents may therefore
be quoted.
The cheese market has maintained n
fairly steady tone on choice makes. with
sales at to Sk cents. A good portion
of last weeks receipts were badly in
jured by the heat and had to be forced off
at low prices. This weeks supplies are
expected to be in better condition. There
has been moderate demand.
There has not been much change in
the egg market from day to day. Sales
of best western have been at 14Ia to 10
cents, with loss off. 1t was not very
easy to make sales at over 14ia to Is
cents. Buyers for cold storage have
been operating very cautiously. Choice
fresh eastern command 1914 10 1G cents.
Receipts of western are ample for the
demand.
Henri Fourier, mounted on his gas
oline propelled bicycle, with c. A. Hen
shaw as steering partner. Clipped 80
seconds off the smile tandem record,
covering the distance in s:13R.
Owing to the dry weather the posi-
ton of beans is firmer. In some sec.
tons the farmers have been obliged to
repant whole fields, and this has made
them frmer on the few beans they own:
Carload lots, pea $1.3O91. 32ie medium,
$1,000 BPM; yellow eyes. 81. 45Ql5O. red
kidneys, NS0d1s5 California small
white, 81. sbG1.95; Lima, &c per Id; job
bing 1Oc more.
The season for old apples IS about over,
and the supply is reduced to few odd
lots of russets and spies which sell in a
retail way at s5@7 per Dbl New apples
seem to be rather late. since very few
have yet arrived from the south.
Flour has declined somewhat under
6anreSeif~, IN
orally quiet, but the closing was firmer.
Mill shipment prices on spring wheat
patents are quoted at s4Q4.35: winter
patents, sSsO@4.15. Trade committee
prices are at: Spring wheat, clears, 49, Is
@3.75; patents, s41Od475 winter wheat,
clears. s3.60a41O; straights, s375Q425;
patents, s4d46O.
Little change can be noted in the posi-
ton of cornmeal. and oatmeal and the
cereals are about steady.
Corn has continued quiet. with little
change in values, though a dull trade
has naturally made prices rather favor
the buyer. There has continued a good
export request. Quotations are but little
changed.
For oats the request has continued
steady, with the market fairly sustained.
steady.
Hay is very firm in tone by reason Of
the lack of rain all over New England
FARMERS are holding their own hay,
Knowing that the crop of new must be
very small. Straw is pretty firm, with
mill feed quiet and rather easy: Hay,
$11@1s; fancy and jobbing lots. SIS 5O@
20, rye straw, $10.5oQ12.
Pork and lard are steady with ham
and shoulders higher. Quotations are:
Barrel pork. Sl2d1250; light backs. s13:
lean ends. sl4; fresh ribs, 7l2c corncx.
and fresh shoulders. 61ac; smoked Shout
ders, 6Ac; lard, &C; in pals, 6A@7isc,
hams, lOA 41OAc; skinned B hams. lOAc,
bacon. SEQ9c; sausages, 7Gsc; Frank.
furt sausages, 7laGSc; pressed ham, lie:
raw leaf lard. &c; pure leaf lard, &c; ir
pals. 7s4@Sc; pork tongues, $50; loose
salt pork &c; 'riskets, &c; sausage meat
&c; boIognas, nc; city dressed hogs. &c:
country &c.
Boston packers have killed fewer hogs
for the week, the total killing HAVING
amounted to about $4,000; preceding
week, 10000; same week a year ago
G2.7O0. For export the demand con
tinues good for Boston-packed porl
provisions. The total value of thes,
exports for the week was about s273. 900
preceding week. $4,000; same week
year ago. s1l5, 800.
Pork packing in the west has been re
duced, according to the Cincinnati Pric
Current, the total killing havin,
amounted to $4,000 hogs for the week
preceding week, $40 600; same week
year ago, 100000. Since March tn
total western killing has been 5,G70, 600
same week year ago, 1866, 900; de
crease, 1885, 900.
A dull beef market has ruled nearl
all the week. largely due to hot wealth
er and decided oversupply. The re
suit has been decline in prices fror
&c to 1ac, with the quotations about a
follows a the close: Very choice steer:
sac; good steers. Sc; light and cows
T@@T34c; extra heavy kinds. lO0c; goo
kinds, 10c; light kinds. 91ad9Ac; heav
fores &c; good, sac: light, 5hm5lac
backs, So G7iac; rattles, 4444c; chuck,
tA06Ac; short ribs, 9M@12c; round. 81
Size; Pumps. 10i2 G12c; rumps and loin.
10hM12hc; loins, l0la413c
For the week the arrivals Of bee
amounted to 164 cars for Boston and II
cars for export, a total of 272 cars: pre-
ceding week. $50 cars for Boston an
los cars for export, total of 255 cars
same week year ago, 1877 cars for Bos
ton and 80 cars for export, a total
1856 cars.
Muttons are about steady. with lamt
doing rather better. Veals have cor
tinued rather easy. Spring lambs, 10t