Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-16
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter and Cheese Firm--Eggs
In Good Demand.
Hour Rules Dull and Easy - Cereals
Quiet-Pork and Lard Steady - Beet
Very QuIet--Mutton Prices In Buyers
Favor Quotations on Vegetables.

Very Ouiet--Mutton Prices In Buyers
Favor--Quotations on Vegetables.
Boston, March 15.-With light receipts
and a steady demand the butter market
has developed a more satisfactory tone,
and all desirable grades are cleaned up
better than last week. A slight advance
has been obtained in some instances, but
in a general way the improvement IL
mainly owing to the fact that fresh ar
rivals have not increased as fast as was
expected. Buyers are in no mood to re-
spond to any higher prices, as they
naturally look for increased supplies Of
new make from this time forward. and
know that If they advance rates now the
drop will be all the greater in a short
time
Still, it must he admitted that the
situation is favorable for the mainte-
nance Of prices for a while longer, because
desirable lots of held butter are pretty
well sold out and because the demand
for fresh make Is steadily increasing
There is consdera BILE looking around
for desirable lots Of both fresh and held
creamery. In several instances 21l
cents is paid for fine lots of Vermont nd
New Hampshire in small packages, and
the right kind can not be bought for less.
But only limited portion of the offerings
come up to this standard, and the bulk
of the receipts range from q cents down.
Although the quality of the make is i'm
proving and larger proportion shows
new milk flavor. there are still many de-
fective lots, and receivers have to meet
the views of buyers. The standard of
excellence, too, has been raised, and
what would pass for first-class butter a
Few weeks ago is now no more than Sec
ond rate. Boxes sold at 81 to 90 cents
The cheese market maintains a strong
tone with a fair demand from the trade.
Sales of best New York twins have been
at 12la to 12A cents. and large sizes a II
to 12A cents. Holders are Indifferent
about selling, except at a further adj
vance. as stocks are small and in few
hands, and no supplies of any conse-
quence are held in the country. But
few summer lots can be bought under
II cents. The Liverpool qGotation has
been advanced to 81 shillings, and this
is still considerably under the parity of
cost there.
Receipts of eggs have further in
creased. but all offered so far have been
quickly cleared up, and the market
closed bare on supplies. Sales yester-
day early in the day were at IL cents,
but the price soon advanced to 15ie
cents, which was the closing rate for the
best western. Eastern choice sold at
IS cents. A year ago the price was
down to II cents, and carload was put
into cold storage
A small lot of new maple syrup was re-
ceived from Vermont yesterday, and was
sold at 81 per gallon. New sugar is ex-
pected every day. and the first lots vii!
probably bring IA to IS cents per pound.
AS the receipts increase the price will
be lower.
Beans are firmer, with still stronger
prices quoted. The demand is also bet
ter. Carload lots, pea, 81. 35dl .371a; yell
low eyes, s1.b5G l60 red kidneys, sl.s56
80; California, small white. $1,000
Lima. SC per III; jobbing. 10c more
Flour has ruled dull and easy for sew
eral days. and the decline in wheat Gull
minated in lower prices from a number
of millers. The general feeling in the
flour trade is that the turn is largely a
speculative one. and that sharp re-
action is to be expected. 1t has been a
feature Of the market that shipping di-
rections have been coming in freely, es-
pecally on the best known spring pat
cnts, plainly showing that the jobbers
and grocers are in want of -four.
Meal and the cereals are generally
quiet, with little change in prices.
Corn Is considera BILE easier, under the
influence of the government report. The
report says that the corn in farmers
hands, as estimated, aggregates 100000
coo bus. or 4l.6 percent OF last years crop
The proportion OF the total crop me1-
charitable is estimated at s2.2 percent.
Here the quotations on corn are some
what easier.
The market on oats is rather easy,
| though for harHy the same reason as
prevails in regard to wheat The offer
ings here are not large and large stocks
are not claimed in the country.
Hay has continued quiet, with only
the best hay reasonably firm. Straw Is
pretty firm for the best rye straw. Mill
feed is about steady: Hay, ssdl4: fancy
| jobbing lots, sl5Q17; rye straw. seas.
| The pork and lard markets are steady
with a very fair trade. Boston packers
| have made a fair output Of hogs for the
| week, the total kill amounting to about
| "a. 900. preceding week, 80, 500: same week
| last year, 81 800. There has been a good
| movement OF Boston packed pork pro-
visions into export for the week the tota
value having been about $685., 900; pre-
ceding week, s2l6000; same week year
| ago. S2S5 900. Pork packing in the west
has been somewhat reduced, the tota
| kill for the first week in the summer
packing season. beginning March |. be-
ing 400. 900 hogs preceding week, 425 900
same week year ago. 49,. 900.
There is a very quiet market on beef
with prices rather easy, with the single
exception of the very best heavy cattle
which are scarce and firm.
The supply OF beef coming forward for
this market Is small the total for the
week having been but 124 cars for Bos
ton, with "a cars for export. total OF
rs cars; preceding week l44 cars for
Boston and SIS cars for export, total OF
229 cars: same week a year ago, 1872 cars
| for Boston and 50 cars for export, totaI
OF 1871 cars.
The mutton market is only fairly
steady, with prices rather in the favor
Of the buyer. Veals are quiet. with
prices easy: Lambs, 6l2dSc; Brighton
fancy, 7@Sisc: muttons. 5Ia@7c; Brighton
and fancy muttons, 6q'1ac; veals. 7@9c