Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-28
In HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand

Boston, Dec. 27.--No increased activity
can be reported in the butter market,
owing to the desire OF dealers to keep
their stocks and obligations as small as
possible until after the turn of the year,
but a frmer tone has been deyeloped,
under the influence of the light supplies
and the very small proportion Of the
quality. This may result in slight ad-
vance before the week is out. II receipts
do not increase, though the prevailing
opinion is against any higher values ct
present.
Reports from all the dairy sections in
dictate very little increase in the outpu,
OF butter. In some instances a larger
make is indicated, but in others there is
sun falling off, and taken altogether
the production Is now a bout the smallest
of the season. The advance of cent in
Chicago is an indication that supplies
are small and that orders from without
are increasing. and the small offerings
at Elgin show that all the butter there
finds ready buyers.
lhere Is hardly enough butter selling
IN wholesale way to base prices upon.
FRESH creamery that would grade extra
is not offered under 81 cents, and fancy
lots are held at 2115 to % cents, but most
of the sales are based on q cents. A
large portion Of the offerings are off in
quality, as usual at this season. and Of
course take lower value. say from % TO
26l2 cents. 1t is we'll for country ship
perS to Keep this point in mind. and not
to expect top price for a second class
article.
June creamery has not been moving To
any great extent, but prices are steady
al "a to % cents for choice and % to %
cents for fair 10 good. Small lots of very
fihe have been sold AT 25ia cents. but this
price Is exceptional, though if fine fresh
creamery should be advanced holders OF
June goods would be likely to expect a
corresponding rise.
Ihere continues to be light trade in
cheese, with no change in prices. Hold
ers are firm at IL cents for best Septem
Der twins, with some fancy lots at n
higher range. Other fall makes are
steady at II to 121a cents. There is no
disposition to force sales. as n better
demand is expected after the turn Of
the year.
There is no Improvement to note in
the egg market. Trade is slow. and the
best fresh western quotable at 90 to "a
cents. Fair to good range from is TO
% cents. A large portion of the offer
ings are stale fall eggs Fresh tastern
are quiet at % to 30 cents. outside for
fancy Ordinary eastern not much bet
ter than western. Storage eggs slow Of
sale, with wide range. The best
April packing rule at Is cents, but most
sales are at IL to IA cents Carloads
coming in from out-of-town warehouses
are not wanted at any reasona bic price.
The -four market is very quiet, with
little quotable change. Somehow the
feeling is iirmer: Mill shipment. spring
wheat patents. 3.S5ai.20; trade commit
tee spring wheat clears, 81. 90Q3.25 pat
ents, $3.9o@4.40; winter wheat clears.
sS35@S75; straights, sS.5O@4; patents,
3.SOa425.
Cornmeal and oatmeal are uncha nged:
Barrel cornmeal, s1S5G 80; bag meal.
S4ms6c; graduated, $225@2.75; bolted.
S22542 100; rolled oatmeal s36O@4:
ground and cut, s404.so; rye flour, SO. 25m
3.15; graham flour, s2.75d4; rye, 65a7
per bu.
Corn is quiet, without change in quo
tations: Old No. 3yellow. to arrive. 43@
42i:c; No. yellow, 42G42lac: new No. .
yellow. 4la G42c: new yellow, cool and
sweet 411sc; track No. 2 yellow. 43d43iac;
No. 3 yellow, 42i2@43c; new steamer vel
low, 4lAa42c.
oats are steady and unchanged: Track
fancy, 340341ac; No. 2 clipped. 32s. a $50;
No. clipped. 32l2c. To arrive. sc to IS
ID, S2EQ3224c; 81 to 40 ID, 1924 a 3sc; 40 to
A. lb, 33@ 331ac; fancy, 94@341ac.
No changes are noted in either hav
straw or mill feed; Hay, $12Gl7; fancy
and jobbing, N7m1IJO; rye straw. sli@
IL; sack spring bran, l750d17.75: winter,
slS25alS,50; middings, s17.oO019.5O:
mixed feed, s1s.5O@ 10 so; red dog. SIS Is ::
cottonseed meal, s24 linseed meal $27. so
Pork and lard are unchanged: Heavy
backs, $780, medium, $1o 80: lean ends
$3.50 fresh ribs, SEC corned and fresh
shoulders, 7Ac; smoked shoulders. &c.
lard. Csc; in pals, 7as@7Ssc; hams. 100
1890; skinned Il hams, 1890; bacon.
SQl0c.
There was a better trade in beef. with
the market better sustained: Extra
prime. l0dl012c; choice sides. 969lsc:
good, SaSl2c: light. 7@7I2c: extra binds.
llql1l2c; good, 10al0iac; light. SGSibc;
heavy flores, 11ac; good &c; light. S@sisc.
The mutton market is firmer, with
lambs bringing better prices. Veals are
also in short supply and firmer: Lambs.
5@ic; Brightons and eastern. G@7Ibc:
yearlings, 419d6c; muttons, 4lbm6c:
fancy and Brightons, 6@7c; yearlings.
@loc; fancy Brightons, ad10lac.
Poultry is steady. under colder wealth
er. though prices started in on a lower
basis Northern turkeys, 14d16c; west
ern, llml3iac; northern chickens. l9@ l6c
fowls, llGl2c; western chickens. slsm
l2c;' fowls, 9Ql2c; green ducks, lOG 1oc.
green geese. logic; live fowls, 9dlOc.
chickens, sla@l0kc
Beans are rather slow of sale. Car
load lots, pea and medium. $2O502 10:
small pea. S2.2on2.2 Is; yellow eyes. 81. 30
@2.35; red kidneys. s2.4592.5O: California
small white, s2.30@2 So Lima, SC per
pound iobbing. lGc more.
Apples were very quiet, though quot
ably unchangeS. GraVensteins, 500
$50; Baldwins. s2.2502.75; greetings.
$2.25@2.75; kings, s2,50G3; spies, seas:
Tolman sweets. s2@2.5O; SHOWS. 81 5o@
$50; No. and mixed varieties. s1dl15O;
iobbing and fancy lots. 5OcM$l5 so per
barrel more.
Potatoes are rather easy, though not
changed quotably. Aroostook hebrons,