Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-28
IN HUB MARNEIS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

freight or other charges. This is not a
satisfactory condition of affairs for
dealers, and there must soon be a change
one way or the other. Either prices
here must advance or cost in the country
must come down.
The same rates as last week are gen
orally quoted. For the bulk of the YER
mont. New Hampshire and northern
New York supplies 23is cents is top sell
ing rate, with an occasional fancy lot at
"a cents. Where the quality is not
strictly fine, but as good as the average,
buyers are not willing to pay over %
cents. and some of the Accommodations
may have to be forced off on that basis
Boxes and prints rule at 24ia to % cents,
but it is not easy to get over 241a cents FOR
most of the offerings.
June creamery has attracted more at
tention than the fresh supplies, and sales
of several carloads have been made at
20 cents for western and 23ia cents for
northern.
There has been fair jobbing trade,
but not as large as 1t ought to be at this
time of year with general business in
such a prosperous condition. Sellers
adhere to their 25-cent rate FOR fine
creamery in tubs, and 26 cents in boxes
and prints, because they cannot offer 1T
for less with any show of profit. Fair
to choice grades, of course, can be bought
at a lower rate.
AS was generally expected the cheese
market has toned up again, and prices
are on the rise in the country and in
Liverpool. Buyers here are slow to re.
spond, but the indications are that they
will have to pay u cent to / cent more
than week ago. Receivers cannot offer
their best twins al less than IL cents, and
12h cents would be no more than a fair
rate, based on cost in the country. Fac
tory men refuse to receive IL cents on
contract for their September and Oc-
tober makes. This looks s if fall cheese
will be high during the winter.
EGGS have been further advanced. TIL
best marks of western sell at 10 to 20
cents, and more OF that kind are wanted.
But for the bulk of the receipts, II to IS
cents is full rate. as the quality is not
satisfactory Fresh gathered eastern
have been selling at 19 to 20 cents, and
fancy new laid at % to 25 cents. For the
best Of the held stock Il cents can be OBJ
tanned but buyers prefer the best fresh
arrivals at current rates.
The market on beans is firm. and prices
have advanced somewhat. Carload lots,
pea. $1.40Q1 421a; medium, 81 421a al As :
small pea, $780, yellow eyes, 81 so; red
kidneys. sl.S0G1.s5; California small
white, 1851 90.
Flour has made pretty decided adj
vance, with much improvement in the
demand. Prominent spring wheat mill
inc no bean
deal of -four the past four or five days
and look for good demand this week.
Millers have advanced the price sc and
10c. with occasionally 15c more asked
Mill shipment. spring wheat patents
$4.10G475; winter wheat. clears, 81. 35@
1885, straights, SS.50d4.10: patents, $685.
G4.5o.
Cornmeal is very firm, on the greater
strength in the market on corn. Oat-
meal and the cereals are reported firm
and unchanged.
Much more interest is noted in corn
in the markets in the west especially
An abnormally large demand for ex-
port has attracted the attention of the
entire grain trade of this country. while
foreign buyers have been much in ear
nest. Production is not at all likely tc
come up to the first estimates, though the
crop will doubtless be a large one. Prices
have advanced somewhat, with the out
look firm. There is absolutely a scar
city OF corn here. while corn to arrive is
in a very firm position by the added
reason of a great scarcity of cars
Transportations on grain are exceeding.
| ly slow
No great change has taken place ir
| oats in the primary markets, although
| the farmers are reported to be willing
| to hold their oats for better prices. The
! great scarcity of cars is making oats
very scarce. with very little promise
from receipts oats to arrive are steady
! with track very firm.
The demand for hay is rather better
with receipts being well taken care of
Rye straw Is very steady, with a fail
demand. Millfeed Is in good demand
with prices higher: Hay, S5Od l6
fancy and jobbins. s16.50@17; rye straw
| $11M11.50.
The pork provision market has rulet
| steady, with fresh ribs little lower
Prices are little changed. Boston pack
ers have still further decreased thei
| killing Of hogs, the total for the weel
having been about 80, 300. The demand
Is fair for Boston packed pork pro
| visions for export. For the week tn,
total value of these exports was abou
Sl56, 500. Pork packing in the west con
tinues to be light, though showing
| slight increase.
The feature OF the beef market con
tinues to be the still higher prices PAL
for choice cattle by the packers. A
Chicago $500 has been paid for choic
bunch of steers; the packers biddin
sharply for them. They continue to not
| a decrease in the number of cattle of
fering. Dealers here note great scar
city Of the best beef, with trade re
stricted by the higher prices, Still, cat
must be charged for, or they will pa.
the shippers a positive loss. Beef quo
tations here are very firm.
The demand for lambs and muttons
quiet and steady, with the supply suf
ficient for all requirements. Feals ar
also in fair supply for the season. Ol
such market prices are little changed
Lambs, case; Brightons and eastern, ga
9hc; yearlings. SAFE; muttons, aD71ac
veals, 6@9c; fancy Brighton Sd9Rc.
The market on poultry begins to b.
better supplied, with the tone rathe
easy. Live poultry is in full suppl
| about as often as wanted: Northern
chickens, fresh, 12@1Sc; fresh fowls, 12Q
lac: western iced chickens 1O@12c fowls
9h@12c; fresh ducks. 11@l6c; live fowl.
1OQ1lc; chickens, l0@l2c.
The arrivals Of apples are free. an