Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-20
IN HUB MARKETS..
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston, April 19.-There is a declining
tendency in the butter market. This
was foreshadowed last week by the light
trade and gradually increasing receipts
The warmer weather in the west has had
It's influence, and "A drop there of over |
cent is reported this week. An increased
make is now expected in all sections, and
the market is likely to rise more or less
in buyers favor until the product has
some keeping qualities
How low prices will go before bottom
is touched it is hard to tell. There are
no large accumulations so far, and if the
lower rates should increase the con-
sumption receipts might readily be dis
frlbutc1 Tor week or two more. But
the outlook is very uncertain, and coun-
try Shippers must be prepared for irregu
lar values until grass is struck
There Is some difference of opinion in
regard To the opening of the new season
in the west. Most of the creamery men
in Illinois think that the grass season
will he at least 10 days or two weeks be-
hind last year, while others say it will be
later But all agree that the output will
subject of prices the prevailing opinion
in the west is that grass butter viii be
held at about the same prices as last
year.
The drop in prices al other places un-
settled The market here, and sellers have
been forced to make concessions from
the lowest rates of last week. For the
finest lots of northern 1872 cents is asked
and may be obtained in special cases
but the general top selling rate is 10
cents, and receivers say there is not
much demand at that. Some sales are
reported at 1871 cents, and the range may
be given at 49, to 10 cents
The stock of old cheese is reduced To
very small proportions. and GALES are
mostly in jobbing way. Prices are
firm at 12ia to IL cents for choice. with
some fancy twins a little higher. In fact.
holders of what little cheese there is
here can make about their own figures
small lots of new make are arriving, and
the best are sold at II to l1ls cents.
Really choice full cream, properly ma
tured cannot be expected for several
weeks.
The Montreal market continues firm al
II to 1l1s cents for old. with steadily
diminishing stock. New fodder cheese
has been selling al ITO 10 cents.
There is a good trade in eggs at 141a to
14& cents for choice fresh western.
Some special marks of northwestern
selected for storage are held at IL cents.
but very few sales are made at that
price. Most sales for current consump-
ton are at l412 cents. Eastern fresh at
to
Receipts continue comparatively light.
The stock in cold storage is 1879 cases
against 1868 cases same time last year.
Receipts at all leading points are smaller
than last year and it is estimated that
the production so far is % to 30 percent
less than Year ago. owing to the cold
wea ther. it is supposed
There is a moderate supply of sugar
and sirup here but not near as much as
last year. Sugar has been selling at II
to Is cents for small cakes and to 10
cents for cans and large cakes. Only
Strictly fancy brings over l. cents.
Sirup is easier, with sales at 10 to IS
cents per gallon.
There are places in Vermont where
there has been good deal of talk OF late
about new" method of raising cream
1t is sometimes called the dilution
method. The process is an old one which
has fallen into disuse but which has re-
Gently taken on new lease of life large
ly through the efforts Of several concerns
which are selling cans specially devised
for the purpose These cans vary more
or less in minor details, which, however.
do not appear to affect the character of
their work. The process isAthe same in
each case. The milk is diluted with an
equal or with a greater bulk of water;
the mixture is allowed to stand two
hours or more and is then SKINNED by
drawing off the skim milk. The advan-
tages GAINED for the method are re-
duced cost lessened labor, durability and
the DEVIATION of ice storage and use. In
cidentaliy 1t is stated that the cream is
got cleaner than with the creamery, and
that if the separator is rightly managed
all the cream viii be obtained.
Some interesting tests of this method
have been reported recently by the Yer
mont experiment station. This new"
dilution method requires more tank room
and depreciates the value of the skim
milk. Besides this the experiment sta
ton tests show that the Dreaming is not
SO satisfactory.
Beans are reported to be in quiet de-
mand here, with the country firm Quo
tations are very little changed: Car
load lots, pea. sl.37laQ14O medium,
81 II @1.40: yellow eyes. sl.50d1 90: red
kidneys, s1.s0M 80; California small
white, sl.90@l95: Lima, SC per lb; job
bling. l0c more.
Apples are frmer. with the supply
short and in few hands Raldwins, s4GD
4,5O; russets, s3d4; spies, SO 5O@4.jO, No
Q, all kinds. s2.5OQ3; jobbing and choice
lots. slnl.50 more
For the Week the receipts of apples
were 1912 bbs; preceding week, 3340 bbls;
total exports of apples for the week
were 40 bbls, all to Liverpool; same
week a year ago. 293 bbls; total since
the season opened, 232, POS bhs; same
time a year ago. lie. S39 bbls; same time
in 1897, 1,0l2, 1876 bbls.
Flour is ruling irmer, with an ir-
regular trade. some sellers moving a
good deal of four while others found
only a dull trade. Prices are generally
very firm, however. Mill shipment
prices are steady at: Spring patents,
s4.25G4.i5; winter wheat patents, So 40
m420. Trade committee prices are:
Spring wheat. clears. SSQ3.IO; patents,
Si.l04A.15: winter wheat, clears, $4,000
3 30; straights. $3.7OM4lO. patents, $685.
also
The flour and grain trades are good
deal interested in the opening of lake and
rail navigation. which brings lower
freights. This opening is unusually
late this year Late reports from Du-
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