Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-05

pared with I'M cents on Friday and &C.
cents at the previous weeks closing. The
advance has perhaps gone far enough
to suggest caution, but broad bull cam
paign is evidently under way and every
body interested seems possessed with the
idea that still further material advance
is to take place.
The -four market is very firm on
higher wheat. but there has been a mod
crate business on the whole, though
rather more demand is reported. With
the mills production keeHs up remark
ably we'll and for the closing week of
| the year millers state that business has
been good. Spring wheat patents are
| quoted on this market at "a to 1920
| spring bakers at SO to SO. 80, winter wheat
! patents at 50. 95 to 1920, and winter clears
and straights at $3.50 to $3.50 per barrel
| as to quality.
The market for corn has been less
| strong than that for Cc.ier cereals. Satur-
| day prices declined and oats ruled steady.
| At Chicago the closing quotation for
May was 1914 cents bid, compared with
$685. cents bid at the close on Friday.
Larger country offerings and increasing
receipts are the causes for the weak
ness. On the local market corn has been
selling at n to AN cents for old and As to
451a cents for new. Shippers Saturday
offered corn to arrive at AZ cents for old
: Chicago No. 2 yellow, and new at 45a
cents for No. yellow and As cents for
country yellow.
There is a steady and fairly active
market for oats, with little change in
the general situation. At Chicago
May closed at 2sh to 2sA cnts, COM
pared with 2sA cents on Friday. The
local market for oats is steady, with
small supplies Offering. and good clipped
selling at 3s1a 10 3 cents, and fancy
at 371a to 3S cents, while shippers offer
to sell to arrive at 2: to 361a cents for SO
to 3S pounds,
Millfeed is firm and quiet. Bran at
S14.75 for spring and sl5.75 for winter
Middlings range from $14.50 to $16.75, and
mixed feed from $15.75 to s17. Red dog
-four at $1775, and cottonseed meal at
S217s per ton.
The business situation is satisfac-
tory. Reports from all sections of the
country are favorable, with financial
conditions good and the general ten
dency Of buyers to enlarge their pur-
chases they looking more to the future
and anticipating their wants than has
been customary during the year that has
just closed. Prices of most staple ar
ticles of merchandise are firm, and ir
several instances, where they have beer
for some time on an Improbable basis
there is an improving tendency. Bust
ness sentiment Is generally in favor OF
. future Of prosperous times.
The holiday trade with retailers held
| 10 and
there has been good cleaning up in
nearly all lines. The months bushes!
has been large and satisfactory in mosI
kinds Of dry goods, and several Of the
leading stores had the largest Deem.
ber's trade they ever had.
With jobbers and agents the closing
week of the year is always inactive II
the way of receiving orders, but all have
been actively engaged in taking stool
and in other ways preparing for the com
Ing year, which promises to be the be-
ginning Of new era of prosperity. Cot
tons have already taken a strong turn
and several makes have established al
advance. This is particularly noticeable
In print cloths and heavy brown anc
bleached goods WOOlens are in a mor'
satisfactory position, and orders are
| otcouiiS
In boots and shoes q firm and conf
dent tone is maintained, and manufac
turers are looking for steady increase
of business after the turn of the year
The shipments from Boston show fai
increase over last year, but not as mucl
as was indicated a few months ago l
has been a very close year for profits
and the results are not altogether salts
factory.
Leather holds steady position, will
prospects Of more activity in the yea
to come. Hides have held a full degre
of strength during the week, with ligh
offerings at all points in the interior.
Stocks of wool here and at all the lead
Ing markets Of the country, as well as II
manufacturers and grocers' hands, ar
large, but the demand for the staple
stagnant during the greater portion 9
the past year, has been more active dur
ing the past few weeks than for som
time previous, and there is hopeiu
feeling in the trade that better and NOR
profitable times are ahead. Prices ar
low, but are steader just now than the
have been for several weeks.