Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-06
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

| Tor fine creamery is 10 cents, the same
as during the whole Of last week. Re-
ceipts cleaned up. because all not sold
readily on that basis were put into cold
storage. The outlook is favorable for a
steady market The western markets
maintain steady tone with a good de-
! mand on the basis of is cents for fine
creamery.
The cheese situation Is unchanged.
The demand here has been light for sew
eral days. and buyers have refused to
respond to the extreme prices. Sales
of best northern twins have been at
ma cents. and more are offered at the
saue price. The country markets have
been quiet. with very little change from
last week, except that the tone is not
FULLY as strong. Canadian markets
rule quite strong al $50 to cents.
Eggs cleaned up pretty well last week,
and there is little steadier tone. Sales
of choice fresh western at 14is to Is cents.
outside for very fine marks. Choice
eastern in demand at Is to 1s cents, and
fancy, new-laid 2 to 3 cents higher.
Beans are firmer. with prices higher
on some grades. The country markets
are well cleaned up. The quotations
are; Carload lots, pea. s135 @1.37Na me-
pum, $3bG131ia; yellow eyes, sI421s@
1.45; red kidneys, sl.s5; California small
white, S.S5M1.95; Lima, &c per lb job
bling. 1oc more
Flour has been quiet and continues I'M
changed. The advance in wheat Sat
urday stiffened up dealers and agents
somewhat but no serious changes were
noted in prices. Mill shipment prices
are steady at s390is435. Trade com
mittee prices are practically unchanged,
the only exception being on the lower
range on spring patents.
Cornmeal is steady. with oatmeal and
the cereals quiet and unchanged. Corn
easier to arrive, though the Chicago
market showed some strength preceding
the long holiday. Oats were also
slightly easier, to arrive, with the mar
ket quiet.
There ia a firm market for choice hay,
With straw steady; millfeed is firmer.
Hay sl1@ls; fancy and jobbing. $1,000;
rye straw, l050@12.
There Is a very good demand for pork
provisions, with hams and shoulders
higher Barrel pork sl2@12. so; light
backs, sll; lean ends. s14; fresh ribs, Sc;
corned and fresh shoulders, &c; smoked
| shoulders, 71ac lard &c; in pals. 6L0
7Bc; hams, 10s4 @1llac; skinned hams.
1lAc bacon, Sl2m9c; sausages. 7@Sc:
Frankfurt sausages. 1iad8c: pressed
ham. lie; raw lard. &c; pure leaf lard,
&c; in pals. 734GSc; pork tongues, $50. so;
loose salt pork, SC; briskets, &c; sausage
meat, &c; bolognas. TIC; city dressed
hogs. SC; country, &c.
Boston packers have not killed quite
as many hogs as for the previous week
but still the hill is large one. the total
being about $1,000; preceding week, 40
900; same week a year ago. 30,S00 The
movement into export has beer smaller
in pork provisions, the total value of
these exports by Boston packers having
been about $3.50. 900 worth: preceding
week, $267 900: same week year ago,
$3.50, 900.
There Is not much decrease yet in the
marketing of hogs in the west. West
ern packing for the week has absorbed
100000. compared with 525.O 900 the pre-
ceding week and 525, 900 two weeks ago
For the corresponding time last year the
number was 100000. From March the
total is 1920, 900, against 1905. 900 year
aGo-carrying the record $1,000 beyond
the position last year. Prices at the
close were slightly lower than a week
ago for the general average.
Beef is firm and quotations are steadi-
ly held: Very choice steers, SIC; good
steers, sac; light SGSAc; extra heavy
kinds. lie; good kinds. .0t910a.c; light
hinds. loGl0A.c; heavy fores, sac; good,
&C; light, 5Ad6c; backs, 7AdSc; rat
ties, SC; chucks. Ga @6s4c; short ribs, lOIa
@12c; rounds, Sd9c; rumps. 126121sc;
Pumps and loins, 1212@14c; loins, 1910
Ice.
For the week the receipts of beef in
changed: Eastern spring lambs, l2( l5c;
for export, a total of 265 cars; preceding
week. $50 cars for Boston and 1856 cars
for export a total OF 1886 cars; same
week year ago, 1879 cars for Boston and
125 cars for export a total of 1852 cars.
There is an easier market for muttons
and lambs. Veals are steady and UNI
| changed: Eastern spring lambs 126-5c;
western. 109l3c: fall lambs, 9@11c;
Brighton and fancy, 1od12c; muttons,
1850; fancy, s1a@skc; veals, 6@1Oc;
fancy and Brtghtons, 9611c.
Poultry ic steady. with live quiet and
easy: Northern chickens. 1S@25c; broil-
ers. 250 Soc western iced chickens, l56
zoe; fowls, 1od11lsc: live fowls, $40
10hc; chickens, 1441Sc.
Fruit, berries and truck have been In
full supply. New apples are in ample
supply. and sell at s1@l.5 so for half Dbl
bskts.
Oranges continue firm, with the supply
smaller. For oranges of good quality
and selection from s4a5 for choice. and
$313 for fair to good.
Lemons are easy, with good to choice
quoted at s3@3.50, and firm at $46450
The supply of California fruit is large.
and moderate prices are being realized.
Peaches sell at sl61,6o per ert; plums,
N.5od2,5o per carrier, as to quality, with
some fancy plums selling as nigh as
s3Q3.50 Apricots are quite plenty, and
sell at STA so per carrier.
California cherries have been in full
supply and sell at about S1T150. Native
cherries are quite plenty and sell at low
prices. according to quality and style OF
pkg
BLACKBERRY, have been coming in quite
freely. and have sold at 6Q10c. South
| ern bueberries are in full supply, and
| sell at 6@10c. with natives at 1461bc.
Strawberries are not in heavy supply
and the bull Of the season is over The
quotation has been Sq12c, with choice
fancy higher.
The receipts OF Strawberries for the
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