Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-27
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

around at premium.
Some of the finest butter arriving Is
still sent direct to the freezers, because
1t cannot be solo at a proft at present,
and this helps to make the very fine
quality scarce. But aside from this fea-
ture, there Is large quantity of cream
cry arriving every week that Is caHed
extra, but which is just enough off in
flavor to make it slow of sale except al
some concessions. And here is where
the irregularty comes in. Receivers
who control the fancy lots are firm in
their views. while those who have The
other kind are forced to give way in or
der 20 make sales.
Sellers differ considerably in their
views. A few claim that they can get
1871 to 10 cents for the right kind of
Vermont crea mery in assorted size tubs,
but this Is above the general market.
Most of the receivers call 1877 cents n top
, selling rate for wholesale lots Of extra
northern creamery This covers YER
mont, New Hampshire and northern
New York lots in tubs. Boxes are in fair
demand at 10 to 1872 cents and prints al
49, to 20 cents.
The advancing tendency of the coun-
here in cheese, and sellers are asking Q
to 9la cents for finest northern twins.
But buyers are slow to respond. and no
sales of consequence are reported at over
cents. On the basis OF cost in the coun-
try the best lots cost "a cents laid down
here, and If they cannot he sold at that
or more, they will be put into storage.
The egg market has been in an unsat-
lac i. L.
owing to the poor condition of most Of
the arrivals, and sales for the bulk of the
western stock are slow at IA to 14R
cents. Choice fresh western are taken
at 10 cents, and certain fancy marks
range higher. Choice eastern sell at 16
to Il cents and fancy new laid 60 UP to
20 cents for small lots.
Beans are only fairly sustained, with
the market rather quiet. Carload lots.
pea, s140 medium, sl.40; yellow eyes,
81 80; red kidneys, s1s5; California small
white, s19Od195; Lima, &c per Id; job
bling, 10c more.
The -four market has continued dull.
Some of the leading milling concerns
have sold considerable -four on a decline
of sc to 10c, but generally the market has
continued dull.
Cornmeal has been further reduced
in prices, while oatmeal and the cereals
show little change, though the markets
are very quiet.
The market on corn to arrive IL easy.
Crop reports are excellent, representing
a big corn crop as rapidly growing.
Still some uneven conditions OF the
growth seem likely to initiate against
a very large yield. In the west the
market seems to be very easy. while the
position is we'll sustained here, for the
reason that the supply at hand is small.
oats are ra4her steady in the market
here, but to arrive they are easy. A
good crop Is rapidly maturing and being
gathered, under favorable weather con-
ditions. and offerings of new oats to ar
rive have hurt the market on old.
The situation on hay is little changed,
with a full supply at hand. though there
is a feeling that the supply for the whole
season Is really small. Rye straw is
only steady, and new straw very near
at hand. Mllfeed is fairly sustained:
Hay, sSd17; fancy and jobbing, sl7@
1850; rye straw, s10.50d11.50
The pork market Is very firm, at the
advances in prices that have taken place
during the week. Boston packers have
Increased their killing of hogs some
what, though it takes more courage to
make full kill on the present high
prices Of hogs. The total kill for the
week has been about 80, 400; preceding
week. $4,000; same week a year ago
%, 300. There has been very large
movement of Boston packed provisions
into export-one of the largest weeks.
The total for the week reached the value
of about s255,5OO preceding week, $685..
900; same week year ago. $lS5,O00.
The beef situation is very firm. Ship.
pers have considerably decreased the
| amount of beef sent here. the total re-
ceipts for the week having been IA
cars for Boston and 125 cars for export
total Of 266 cars: preceding week. 15C
cars for Boston and 16S cars for ex
port, a total of 31S cars same week 6
year ago, 1873 cars for Boston and 81 cars
for export, a total of 224 cars. Quota
! tions are very firm.
The mutton market is steady. with TIT
best lambs fairly firm. Veals have beer
rather easy; Spring. l0@12ihc; Brigh'
ton and fancy. 1lh @l3c; yearlings, 6@sc
muttons, 1880; fancy, sd91ac; veals
66ac; fancy Brghtons. S69hc.
There Is a fair demand for poultry
with the exception that live was in ovel
supply late in the week. and some wen
over unsold: Northern chickens, $50
23c; broilers, 20Q25c; western iced chick
ems. 15dl7c; fowls, 1Ola Gl2c; fresh ducks
15@16c; live fowls, l0allc; chickens
12Q14c.
Apples have been coming in NOR,
freely, and the range of prices Is wider
though fancy lots are still bringing gooC
prices. Fancy Nyack pippins have beef
sold as high as $3.50 per Dbl, while som
of ordinary and poor lots have been sol,
as low as $202,50. Jersey crts Of rec
astrachans have sold at 65475c, witt
some smaller pkgs for less. For IN,
week the receipts of apples We're 1861
bbls; same time year ago. 1904 bbls.
Strawberries are nearly done, though
a few from down east are still com
ing. They bring 6Ql3c per box. accord
Ing to size and quality. Blackberrie.
are doing rather better, though the sup
ply Is still abundant. They are quoted
at 11M14c. The best Hudson rivers
bring full prices. Raspberrics have beef
quite abundant OF late with the marke
at 6410c for pints. according to qualit,
and condition. Blueberries are in yer,
full supply and rather easier at l0dl2t
for the best, with inferior lots lower
Currants are still very abundant, ant
are selling at case per box in era l.