Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-19
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Is Easier--Cheese and
Eggs Firm. Is
Flour Quiet, but Steady-Pork aud Boei
Steady -Tirmer Feeling In Poultry
Quotations on Fruit and Vegetables.

lower prices in other places have had
their influence here, and decline of
~ to 1 cent from last week must be
quoted. This is no more than might
have been expected under existing con-
ditions, and If buyers will take hold at
the decline all may be well. Receipts
are not likely to be very large for several
weeks to come. and, if the supplies were
properly distributed among dealers, they
would soon be absorbed
But confidence in values must be re-
stored before there will be much of a
trade, and this cannot be done while
there is an unsettled feeling in the west.
Therefore the future cannot be outlined
until bottom prices have been touched
at sources of production. II the lower
prices shall induce a larger shipping
movement it would be a great relief,
and exporters should be encouraged as
much as possible.
Selling prices arc somewhat irregular.
Some of the receivers are able to get
20ia To q cents for small lots of Vermont
and New Hampshire, showing new milk
| flavor, while others consider Pip cents
an extreme price for wholesale lot, and
called the top rate for the best fresh
northern creamery in assorted size tubs
! 90 to 2112 cents. Very few receivers Of
western can report sales at over 20
cents and the quality has to be fine to
bring that. After passing the best
| qualities buyers had the market their
all their own way, and only n nominal
rate of 10 to is cents can be given for
large portion of the fresh butter that
has accumulated.
With light receipts and a fair demand,
the egg market has gained some
strength and sales of choice fresh In
diana, Illinois and Ohio have been made
at u to 21la cents, with some special
marks at 20 cents. Prospective re-
ceipts are small, and the indications are
that all the fresh western arriving for
a few days will command full prices.
Sales of southern fresh at 10 to 81 cents.
Refrigerator stock in fair demand at II
to IS cents. Eastern fresh command
p to 90 cents. The stock in cold storage
is reduced to 6232 cases. against 10,027
cases same time last year.
Beans are reported firmer, both here
and in New Yorl, with better demand
and a more limited supply. Carload
lots, pea and medium, 81 1901 3212 yellow
eyes. s1.55d1.60: red kidneys, s1.s501.9 30;
California small white, sl9O92; Lima,
4Q5c per Id; jobbing, 10c more.
The -four market has ruled quite in
tone, with an easier feei.nG on the off
look in wheat Still the firmness of the
millers has been a feature all the time,
not one of them ordering their agents
| here to sell at any lower prices and
! generally declining bids at any lower
prices. The movement has been rather
small. both as to new business and as
to shipping out directions on flour sold
some time ago. Still there is a feeling
of confidence that is very general. with
quotations fully sustained. Mil ship
ment prices on spring wheat patents are
at S4M430, with one or two special
brands a little more. Trade committee
prices are about steady.
Cornmeal is steady. with oatmeal and
the cereals unchanged.
Corn is quiet with prices steady. The
movement has been better. under the re-
cent cold weather and the receipts are
| improved in quality.
Oats are reported very steady with a
| moderate demand and the supply here
small. Shippers notify receivers here
! that a big volume of the crop has al
ready been sent forward.
Hay is quiet, with prices fairly sus-
| tanned. Straw is firm, with the rye
straw people firm. Millfeed is frmer,
/ with rather stronger quotations. Hay.
sSal4; fancy, jobbng lots, $l5@16; rye
straw, sSQ1o; oet straw. $C47.
| The pork market is steady, with prices
! unchanged: Barrel pork, $13.25@13.75;
light backs, $l2 25: lean ends, Sl4 so; fresh
ribs, nc; corned and fresh shoulders,
| Clac: smoked shoulders, 61ac: lard. SIC:
| in pals 6az q7Ssc; hams, SlsG9c; skinned
b hams, SIC; bacon. Sa99c; sausages,
! 7M8c; Frankfurt sausages. 740Sc;
pressed ham. lie; pure leaf lard, TIC;
in pals. 74QShc pork tongues, 49, loose
salt pork, &c; briskets. &c; sausage meat,
&c; bolognas, TIC; city dressed hogs,
&c; country, 505Ac.
The killing of hogs by Boston packers
was considerably interrupted by the rail-
way accident on the Ftchburg road late
in the week, in which a hog train was
! involved. Though no hogs We're de-
stroyed, they were delayed to the extent
that some packers run short of raw
material for one or two days. The total
Kill for the week was Al 500; preceding
week 10000; same week a year ago,
1900. For export the request is good
for Boston-p packed pork provisions. The
movement is being considerably him
iered by steamers overdue. The total
value of these exports for the week was
about s14o, 900; preceding week. $24o. 900;
same week year ago, $2l0, 900.
Beef is still coming into this market
rather slowly. The market is very firm
in quotations, with choice steers really
very short and selling at sac for the
best Very choice steers, 9Ac: good
steers, S%c; light and cows, 7RdS1ac;
extra heavy kinds, 1l15c; good kinds,
lie; light kinds, 9hQ1Ohc; heavy fores,
SIC; good, SAC; light, 5%d6c; backs. "a
Sc rattles 4Nq5hc; chucks. 61ad7c;
short ribs. 10a1lhc: rounds, s49c,
rumps, 11ls@l3c; rumps and loins, 800
14c; loins, Pals
Muttons and lambs are firmly held
with fair movement: Lambs, 7b69c;
Brighton fancy, SQsAc; muttons, 5hG7c;
Brighton and fancy muttons, 79sc;
veals, 7Q1Oc; fancy Brightons, 1001Olsc.
There is a firmer feeling in the poultry
market within a few days even, and
turkeys and chickens are bringing bet
ter prices Turkeys, western, 1lG14c;
northern, 12n16c; chickens, northern 70
@l5c; western, 1O@l2c; fowls, northern
fresh. 9@lSc western, 1oql1c; live fowls,
S@9iac; chickens, S@9c; ducks, 9@l2c
geese, 1Oa13c.
The supply Of game is up to require
ments, with the market quiet.
Apples have continued in rather quiet
movement all the week, though with
prices fairly sustained Still 1t is ex-