Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-24
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.


most recent high prices The advices
from primary markets have been en-
couragins. with values firm at all points
and foreign markets have also boon
strong and tending upward. There are
not many new features to the situation.
All the strong ones noticed last week
have been retained. Receipts have con-
tinued small, and the demand for home
consumption sufficiently large to keep
them pretty well cleaned up. The 10
cal market has not been as highly active
as was the case in the previous week,
but there has been q steady demand
from the domestic trade. and this has
kept good amount of butter moving all
the time. The warm weather has
doubtless served to check the demand
some, as have the comparatively high
prices asked by all sellers. There has
been some inquiry from exporters but
actual sales on this account have been
light. 1t remains to he seen whether
or no the foreign buyers will follow the
advance. The general opinion. how
ever, seems to be that prices have been
forced so high that there is a very small
margin. if any. for the shipper Still,
the situation abroad, both in the United
strong, according to the latest advices,
and the liberal receipts there from this
side have been quickly gobbled up. The
drought throughout Great Britain and
the continent has been so severe that
large importations from other countries
are necessary.
There has not been much further ad-
vance in prices from those quoted
mand has temporarily checked the up
ward movement, but should exporters
renew their active operations a 1urth o.
advance would doubtless occur. There
is nothing in really good northern
creamery to be had at less than 21la
cents, and that price may now be con-
sidered as the inside quotation on such
stock. For western creamery the mar
ket is also firm, with extra in assorted
sizes generally quoted al 19ia@20 cents.
and possibly 20l2 cents might be OBJ
tanned.
The price Of June creamery remains
at 90 cents, and there has been some
thing done on that basis.
The receipts of ladies and limitations
have been light, and prices remain the
same, ranging from IA to 10 cents.
The market for cheese has continued
firm. High country markets and ad-
vices indicating drought in the producing
sections are the principal causes of the
firm tone to all markets. At under 1912
cents it is not possible to buy IT, finest
northern twins, and the range is from
that price down to 10 cents for some
thing not strictly choice. The demrnd
continues moderate and wholly for the
immediate wants of the home trade.
buyers, as usual hesitating to operate
at the prices asked. The export de-
mand also halts.
The market has ruled steady on eggs
and trade has been very good. The
principal business is in western stock
that sells at Is to 15ia cents though
something choice will bring 16 cents.
Ordinary receipts have been disposed
OF at 13 to IA cents. Choice fresh east
ern have been in very good demand and
selling at Il to IS cents, with fancy
nearby lots bringing 20 cents.
A purchase of number of thousand
bags of beans by the government to go
to Porto Rico has caused considera bic
| strong talk in the market, coming as it
does in connection with reports Of dry
weather and small crops Here the
market is firm. Carload lots, pea, SIS
Gp1.37h; medium, s1.35d1.371a; small pea,
SLIGO; yellow eyes. $1.45; red kidneys,
s1.S5; California, small white, s1.S7l2;
Lima. SC per pound joDbing, lOc more.
The flour situation is positively frmer,
with the millers all asking higher prices.
The claim is that they are not getting
the full cost of wheat and milling out
of their flour, even at the advanced
prices. The cash wheat markets of the
northwest are mentioned in proof Of
this position. There is no doubt but
what the millers have been eager buy
ers of wheat. and that they continue to
make a full output of -four.
No changes in cornmeal are noted
while oatmeal and the cereals are dull
and unchanged. On corn the market
shows little stronger front though
there is nothing in the demand here to
encourage such feature The feeling
is that the coming crop is to be very
large one, while there is a good deal of
old corn Offering. Here the quotations
are shade tirmer, with very little track
corn Offering. oats are quiet and rather
easy. New oats are coming forward
freely, and it is mentioned that the con-
dtion Is so good that the trade can
scarcely tell them from the old.
The demand for hay is quiet, with the
supply full. Straw Is quiet, with new
rye straw at hand Milfeed a little
firmer; Hay. $94l6.50: fancy and job
bling, s17@1S; rye straw, s10d11.
Pork is firm, with hogs higher. The
market here is not changed. The frmer
prices on hogs prevent the packers from
killing as freely as they would other
wise. The total kill by Boston packers
for the week was about 81, 500. There is
a pretty good movement of Boston
packed pork products into export, the
total value Of these exports for the week
having been about 5000; preceding
week, sl50O00; same week a year ago,
$l75 900
The beef market is very firm and
prices have been further advanced. The
shippers of beef here say that cattle are
paying them a loss, and that they must
get more. Cattle are last reported very
firm, The arrivals of beef have been
small, with the report that the packers
will still further reduce the quantity
shipped here The total arrivals for the
week included 100 cars for Boston and
129 cars for export.
Lambs have been pretty steady of
late, because little short, but muttons
have been in full supply, and the mar
ket is easy. Neals have been in full
supply, with a rather easy market:
| lambs gG,1l1hC. Prighton and fancy