Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-27
In HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

mas Deen IN buyers favor ana prices
have settled down to cents with a
slow trade. This is no great surprise to
the trade, as a declining market is al
ways expected at this time Of the year,
but the drop is d little more than was
anticipated this week. At the low prices
last week there was "A fair cleaning up of
the finest grades, and steader tone
was counted on but the decline in the
west and New York has necessitated
further concessions here, in order to pre-
vent aCCumu lationS. Nobody wants to
put away any of the butter now coming
in, and if there Is more than enough to
supply regular customers the SUI plus
has to be forced off at one price or an
other.
1t is difliault to find out what the actual
selling prices are. Receivers who had
cleaned up their last weeks consign-
ments are pretty stiff in their views, and
ask X to | cent more for new arrivals
than most buyers were willing to pay
while others, who carried over part of
tho supplies and find prices declining
at Cher places, are willing to accept bids
rather than wait for further Develop
ments. Under these conditions an ir-
regular market is the necessary result
One Of the principal receivers of Ver-
mont and New Hampshire creamery
said his price for assorted tubs was 171s
cents, and for boxes is cents, and that
he would not sell for less. Another said
that he asked 17la cents but buyers went
off and did not come back. so he sup
posed they got what they wanted at Il
cents. Several said they were satisfied
that the wholesale price for most OF the
offerings should not be quoted at over Il
cents, as that was all they could get for
a fair sized lot of the best. Perhaps n
quotation of II to 171a cents maybe given
as covering the sales Of fine northern for
the day. with the understanding that
11ia cents was more of an asking than a
selling price.
The stock of old cheese is cleaning up
at steady prices, and it will proba bly,
soon be all gone. Sales run along at
12ia to 13 cents, in small lots as wanted
with few fancy twins at a higher rate
There is very little demand for new
fodder cheese. 1t is arriving in small
lots and selling slowly at 10 to II cents.
Choice new full cream make is not en-
peCted for several weeks
At Montreal old cheese is in small
stock, and selling at II cents. Several
factories in Canada have secured con-
/ tracts for new fodder cheese up to May
10 at 10 cents. The fodder make in Can
ada is estimated at 10000 to Il, 900 boxes
There is n moderate demand for eggs.
with n little easier tendency in prices.
For the general run of choice western
II cents is the ruling rate. with some
sales Of Michigan and Indiana at Az
and select lots for cold storage at 14tI
cents, but it is hard to get over al,
cents for the best marks of northwest
ern. Southern, 1884 to II cents East
ern, choice. 14l4 to Az cents. Supplies
| have increased little and buyers are
rather slow to pay the full prices asked.
The stock in cold storage is 14.726 cases.
against 1868 cases the same time las.
year Last week there were 2512 cases
put in, and @23 cases taken out.
Receipts of sugar have been light the
past few days. and it looks as if but
little more will come forward this sea-
son. The receipts for the season so far
have not been one-quarter as much as
last year, and the crop must be con-
sidered failure. Saes of best small
cakes at - to IL cents, and in tins and in
large cakes at 9 to II cents per pound
Sirup in moderate supply and selling at
20 to IS cents per gallon, as TO quality.
In beans trade is quiet with very
little change in prices: Carload lots,
pea, S1.37laQ1.40; medium, s1.37lAG1. 40;
yellow eyes, Sl.50Q l55 red kidneys,
Sl.SOa 100; California small white, 81 90
@la5; Lima, &c per Id; jobbing. l0c more.
Apples are in small supply and very
firm. Very high prices are being paid
for choice lots In small way. Bald
wins have been sold at retail as high as
$500 and even more, with spies up to Sc
and over at retail. The whole quota
tons are iirmer at: Baldwins, s4@5;
russets, s3.5o@45O; spies, $4G6; No. 2. all
kinds, s303.50; jobbing and choice lots,
SlM1.50 more.
Strawberries are more plenty and are
selling at lower prices. For the week
the receipts of strawberries were 1874
crts; same week a year ago, PASS crts. A
few berries are being received from as
far north as lower North Carolina, bu'
they are yet rather green. Some berries
from farther south are ripper and in bet
ter shape. They sell in case lots al 206
35c, as to quality. At retail they are
selling at 3oQ4oc, as to quality.
Potatoes are firm, with the receipt!
rather small. The roads are exceeding.
~ bad in the potato countries, especiall,
in northern Maine. Sweet potatoes ar.
a little easier, with more of the white
variety arriving: Aroostook and east.
ern rose, 90cM$l per bu: hebrons S5c0
81; Green mountains, S5Q90c; northern
and western, 75ps0c; Dakota red, 75c
Jersey sweet, S3GS.50 per Dbl; crates
S25O@2'5; Bermudas, s1@750 per Dbl
Onions are more steady, though Der
. muda crates are much lower Natives
are quoted at S2.5OG3 per bbl accordin.
to size of barrel and quality of the stock
Egyptian onions An bags are quoted a.
$2,25@275 per bag of 112 lbs. Bermud;
crates sold at auction as low as 81. 80, bu
they are quoted in jobbing lots q. 81. so
Native onions job at 81 per bu.
Celery is at very wide range, as T.
quality. The season is drawing to
close. 1t is quoted at SO per dozen 70
good with new southern at So. As
paragus is more plenty, and sells a
wide range. from s.. % to So per dozer
Cabbagcs are still more firm, and til
jobbers quote them at 81 per barre
= There is no red cabbage in the market.
, Spinach sold from first hands at $40
ESQ The jobbers are quoting SO 50Q
! pc. barrel. Kale is in small supply a
$l50@2. Lettuce Is jobbing a Is cent
a per dozen heads Radishes continu
plenty at 40 cents per dozen for round
with long at 60 cents. only few roun
5 white are seen on the market.
, Beet greens are quoted at 81 per bushe
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