Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-11-29
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

has developed more strength, ana Bos'
ton Is now about on par with other
places, owing to the falling off In re-
ceipts and the scarcity of strictly fine
creamery. There is a moderate supply
Of fresh make. just little under the
finest, but most receivers admit That
they cannot get enough Of strictly extra
to meet the wants Of their customers,
and for this quality extreme prices must
be paid. Buyers hsve not yet come to
full realization Of this fact. and re-
spond to the advance reluctantly. but
If they want fancy fresh butter they will
have to pay the top price for 1t. or go
without. Many Of them have fallen
back on choice June creamery, which
has been selling freely, but this butter
has also been advanced. and it is now
running close up to the fresh.
Some of the finest creamery now comes
from the west, and several sales were
made at 26 cents. But only small por-
ton of the receipts come up TO this
standard. For most offered rs to 25R
cents is full quotation. and the de-
mand Is not quick at that. After pass
ing the fancy grade trade Is slow, and
dealers who cannot get the fancies are
tame in their views.
Jobbers had to advance their prices on
fresh creamery to 81 and % cents, and on
held to % to 251a cents.
There has been a steady market In
cheese, with no change since last week.
Sales of New York twins have run along
at 1cR to Is cents. and holders con-
tinue strong in their views on this basis.
Holders of fine September twins are not
Offering under Is cents. which they feel
pretty sure of getting before long. Some
Of the late made October lots are not
as desirable as the September makes.
For strictly fresh western sage there
Is good demand. with sales at 70 to "a
cents, but the bulk of the receipts are
not good enough to bring over 20 to 70
cents. Fresh eastern sell at rs to rs
cents, and fancy hennery at 30 cents
and upwards. The supply of real fresh
eggs Is very small. Storage eggs are
plentiful and slow at 16 to II cents.
Beans are very firm, indeed, with
prices advanced. and still higher figures
predicted. Shippers notify receivers and
dealers here that the shortage in the
crop is even greater than at first sup
posed. Some sections of the bean grow
ing country will not show more than
half crop. Quotations here are firmer.
Flour continues very dull in demand.
Mill agents say that there Is almost no
demand at all, and that the wonder is
how buyers can hold off so long; that
they are certainly drawing seriously on
their stocks in hand and that this sort
of a market can only mean better bust
ness as soon as the jobbers and retailers
begin to buy again. So far prices have
suffered little. under the very dull trade,
with the milers claiming that there is
no profit in flour, and that they prefer
not to run their mills to selling below
quotations, which are down as low as
it is possible to get them without such
losses as they are not willing to stand.
For this market the quotations are little
changed, with trade SO dull as to make
prices largely nominal
Cornmeal is easy, under the easier po-
sition of corn, though quotations are
nominally unchanged. OATMEAL and
the cereals are dull and easy. Corn is
easy, with quotations generally lower
by about u cent. Oats are quiet and
barely sustained. with little change in
prices.
The quiet market on hay is continued
with good hay at steady prices. In tho
market on straw there Is little that Is
new, with a very moderate demand.
The position of millfeed looks firmer.
The pork market Is easier on fresh
ribs. Beef has continued dull and, de-
spite the determination Of shippers to get
nearer to the actual cost, the market
here is really considerably lower than
week ago. Abundance of low priced
poultry, and decidedly cheap mutton and
lamb may be considered to be the cause
Of lower beef.
Muttons and lambs are very dull, and
prices are decidedly low, the result Of
too great arrivals in the face of dull
Veals are very steady, because scarce.
Lambs, 5@7c; Brightons and eastern,
5h@71ac; yearlings, 4@6c; muttons, 40
&c; fancy and Brightons, 5h Q6hc; veals,
6@10c; fancy Brightons, 9@10l3c.
The supply Of turkeys is large. with
the quality good SO far. OF chickens
and fowls, there is an abundance, and
prices are low. Quotations are fairly
sustained, but are lower than a year ago.
Northern turkeys, 12@16c; western, Ito
13c; northern chickens, 12016; fowls, 13c;
iced chickens and fowls. S@91sc; iced
turkeys, 10Q12c; green ducks, 12@14c;
green geese. 13@15c; live fowls, SQ9c;
chickens, Sn1Oc.
The game market Is rather slimly
supplied thus far, and prices are pretty
high. Receivers are selling to the job
bers at: Grouse $3.50 per pair; part
ridges, $1.75 Mallard ducks. $1.25; black
ducks, $1.25; canvasback ducks, 81; quail,
1925 per doz; pigeons, $3.50; squads, IS;
wild turkeys, zoe per ID. Whole deer
are not very plenty and sell at 15Q17c
per Id.
Not much change is noted in the mar
ket on apples. The supply is yet large.
and of a quality that has to be sold at
once. Good storage lots are perhaps q
little firmer, but there will not be much
change in the market toward better
prices till the very full supply of perish
able fruit is out of sight. Quotations
are not changed: Gravensteins, $50
$50; Baldwins. $2@2.50; greetings, $1tO
@2.25; kings, $2.5003; pound sweets, $50
ESQ; No. and mixed varieties, $1@1.5O
jobbing and fancy lots, 50cQ$1 per Dbl
more.
Potatoes are shade easier, though
prices are very fairly maintained. Sweet
potatoes are firm: Aroostook hebrons,
55@5Sc; Green mountains, 6O@63c; north
ern white and Green mountains. 63@55c;
Virginia sweets, $2@2.50; double heads,
s. per Dbl.