Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-26


feeling that fulr prices will rule during
the remainder of the season.
The egg market has ruled quiet and
steady, with sales of good fresh western
Mt ~ to 20 cents. and selected lots Of
choice at 20R to Il cents. Eastern fresh
at % to % cents, and fancy new laid at
% cents. Sales of storage stock at 10 to
II cents.
The excitement in the bean market has
suosided. and the full advance Is barely
maintained. Sales of choice marrow
pea and medium at $3.50 to slS5, and
yellow eyes at 81 to 10 per bushel.
The flour market is weak and inactive.
Buyers have been standing aloof for
several days, though urging the flour
forward hat they bought some time ago.
But the great scarcity of cars is causing
a good deal of veXatious delay in the
getting of this -four forward. In some
cases buyers are inclined to pay pre-
miuma for -four that can be shipped i'm
mediately, they having already waited
long time for -four bought early. QUO
tations are practically unchanged NOM
inally.
The position OF cornmeal is unchanged,
request at unchanged prices. Generally.
the cereals are steady.
The corn situation is pretty firm in
this country, although reports indicate
a slightly easier market in Europe. Pri-
waite cables say holders of corn At Liver
pool are resellng, and that the weakness
is on anticipated large receipts
Oats are a little firmcr at Chicago and
this market is pretty firm.
The market on hay is steady, with a
fair movement. Straw continues firm,
Millfeed is very steady to flmer on some
grades: Hay, $l2@l7; fancy and job
bling, $l750QlS; rye straw. Sl2Qli.
The pork and lard market are nrmer,
with fresh ribs stronger and lean ends
advanced. Smoked shoulders are also
higher.
Boston packers have increased their
kill of hogs somewhat. A good demand
for export in Boston packed pork pro-
visions is noted. The total value IF
these exports for the week was about
$3.50 600
A dull trade in beef has continued,
! though late in the week there was a
rather better improvement. The best
beef is still scarce. and brings FULL
! quotations. while there is great album
dance Of light and inferior beef, much
| of which has to be sold at low prices.
The arrivals are very heavy, causing a
weak market Dealers say that the best
steers will bring 10 cents per pound, but
they do not say how low they are
obliged to sell the poorer grades.
Mutton and lamb has continued in
| oversupply, and the market is easy
Veals are about steady Lambs, 5M
| SIac; Brighton and eastern, Ta@Slac,
yearlings, 4G$l2c; muttons, 4@6lac;
veals. 5@9c; fancy Brightons. 9d9lac.
| There has been an oversupply of poul-
try at hand for several days. Prices are
| easy. Northern chickens. fresh. la
| lie; fresh fowls. 12@l3c fresh turkeys
| 16mlSc; western iced chickens, S4l0ci
| fowls, SG10c: iced turkeys, l2al3c:
green ducks, 13a l5c green geese. lac
l5c; live fowls, Sq9c, chickens, S49c.
Apples have continued to come in
freely--more so than anticipated early
| and the market has continued dull, eX-
cept possibly on good lots for storage
or export. Quotations are LITTLE
changed nominally, however. Pippins
Sl501225 20-ounce, S2@2.50; pound
sweets, $2.25a2.5O; gravensteins, $3Gt
375; No. 2, SCOTS; Baldwins, $2Gf2.50
greer ings, $175@2.25 per barrel; mixec
varieties sld2.25; jobbing and fancy lots
50c@$1 per barrel more
Native grapes are abundant. and yet
not in the excessive supply of "A couple oil
weeks ago Pony bskts sell a l5GDl6c f1i
| Delawares; Concords, SQ10c; Catawbas
Sc; Saems, 12@lSc Niagaras, l2W13c
The receipts of native grapes for Tho
week were 354,797 pkgs, against 4S5, G5
pkgs for the same week last year
| Cranberries are in full supply, with
the market easy at siQ5 for bbls and a
s1.50q2 for crts. The receipts Of cram
berries for the week were 1892 bbls: las
| year, 1888 bbs.
Ounces are less abundant and sell a
s3M4 per Dbl; per blu, Sl.50a2; small pkgs
35M 75c, as to size.
Potatoes are steady. though on thu
approach Of colder weather there /.
disposition noted to clean up, Swee
potatoes are a little firmer: Extrs
Aroostook hebrons and Green noun
tains, 4SQ50c northern white and Greer
mountains, 45c; Virginia sweet, $la112i
per bbl Jersey, 81. 25m150.
The market on vegetables and trucl
is badly demoralized by an oversnppl,
The farmers have brought in grea
quantities. and have had hard work 4
sell out The jobbers and dealers haV