Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-16
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

reading distributing points indicate a
strong butter situation and higher prices
than last week are quoted. Boston con-
tinues to lag a little behind the other
places, but she is gradually working up,
ana buyers have to pay about lR cent
more than the ruling rate week ago
for fine fresh arrivals and the best June
ttock The advance Is not freely re-
sponded to, and most receivers report a
slow trade, but the indications are that
buyers will soon come to terms where
they find that the butter cannot be
bought for less.
Sales of what come under the head OF
extra creamery are made at 241a to 25
cents. Receivers are not Offering their
finest lots of assorted size tubs under -
cents, and enough sales are made at that
figure TO make rs cents the full quota
ton for new arrivals Of northern cream
cry.
For June creamery there has been a
good demand, with sales at 20 cents.
The finest lines are not offered under %
cents, and the indications are that this
Will soon be established as a top selling
rate.
There is nothing particularly new to
say about cheese The demand has been
moderate. with sales in lots as wanted
by the trade at 1919 to 10 cents, including
the best Vermont and New York twins,
but very few lots bring over 1919
cents. The country markets are firm,
and holders have full confidence in the
situation, but buyers do not seem to be
in hurry to stock up. When cold
weather sets in, and the factories are
closed, some advance may be obtained
Strictly choice fresh western eggs are
in better demand with sales at % to %
cents, but for the bulk of the arrivals
10 to 20 cents is a full selling rate, and
slow at that. Fresh eastern in demand
at % TO "a cents, and fancy hennery at
2S to 30 cents. The later are scarce and
wanted. Storage eggs rule quiet at
is to II cents, but hard to sell many at
over Is to 1872 cents.
Beans continue very firm with yellow
eyes particularly scarce and firm: Car
load lots, pea, sl.90; medium, Si.90; small
pea, S1.9212 al. 95; yellow eyes, S2.25; red
kidneys, $3.50; California small white.
$2.15@2.20; Lima &c per Id; jobbing. 10c
more.
The flour market is actually pretty
firm. in spite of the easier speculative
wheat situation, and the dull trade for
the week past. The principal milling
concerns are not lowering prices Quo
tations are very steady: Mill shipments
spring wheat patents, s3.90Q4.20; trade
committee, spring wheat. clears. $50
$50: patents. S3.9OG475; winter wheat,
clears, S3.25@3.75: straights, s3.35Q3.9O;
patents. s3.75d4.25.
Cornmeal is pretty firm, owing to
scarcity of track and nearby corn. Oat-
meal and the cereals are steady and UNI
changed. The market on corn is very
steady. The government crop report,
from November returns to the depart
ment of agriculture, does not change the
corn situation essentially. Oats are well
sustained, though trade is rather quiet.
The offerings here are limited, by reason
OF the lack of transportation.
A steady demand for hay is noted
with little change in prices. Rye straw
is quiet and unchanged: Hay, sl2@17;
fancy and jobbng, s17.50@1S; rye straw,
Sl3q15.
on pork products a quiet market Is
noted Trade is only fair. with quota
tons unchanged Boston packers have
lessened their killing of hogs somewhat,
the total for the week having been about
S.. 500
A firmer beef market is noted with the
idea general that the season Of light
beef is about over This is helping the
demand for better beef. which is in
short supply, Dealers are generally de-
termined to get better prices this week
Quotations are firm. The arrivals Of
beef for the week have been heavier
than expected since the report got out
early that the market was to be short
ened.
Lambs and muttons have continued
easy, under an over supply. Lambs
IA SIC; Brightons and eastern. ~ &c;
yearlings, 5@Ghc; muttons, 4@@6lsc;
fancy and Brightons, sac; veals, 5Q SC;
fancy and Brightons, 9Q101ac.
The supply of poultry is large, with
dry packed coming in freely. Prices are
easy Northern turkeys, 13Gl5c west
ern, 12@l3c; northern chickens. 12@16c;
fowls, 1Oq12c; iced chickens, l0Gl1c;
fowls. 9@l1c; iced turkeys. Haze; green
ducks, 12G15 green geese. 14Q15c; live
fowls, SI9c: chickens. S@9c. y
The supply of game is rather small.
with quail quoted at $2@2.s0 per dozen
cartridges scarce, S1.50Q1.75 per pair
for eastern: western. $l.2541.5O: wood
cock, S1M1.25 per pair. Nenison is fairly
plenty, with whole deer quoted at l3G15c
per pound.
The apple market Is believed to be
looking better. since the over supply of
fall and perishable fruit is nearly out
of sight. Good lots of Baldwins. green
ings and other storage and winter fruit
are likely to do better Quotations are
a shade firmer. Gravensteins, s3@3 $50,
Baldwns. s2R2.50; greetings, s.. 50q22 % ;
kings. s2.E003 per barrel; pound sweets,
SoG2.50; No. and mixed varieties, 81 a.
$50: jobbing and fancy lots. 50cMsl per
barrel more.
Pears are in fair supply, but generally
out Of cold storage. Prices are at wide
range, all the way from 81 to IS per bu +;
the latter for fancy in jobbing way.
Native grapes are in greatly lessene d
supply, with only Catawbas and a few
Niagaras Offering. Concords are about
done. Catawbas are quoted all the way
from DC to 15c; Niagaias. SQl2c, as TO
condition.
California grapes are in smaller"sup-
ply, and higher prices are noted for good,
while some lots are in bad order, owing
to rains at the shipping point. Prices
are at wide range; Tokays. sl62.25 per
four bskt bX: cornishons, slQ225 en-
perors, $lQ2.
| Cranperres continue in full supply,
with the market dull and easy a $50
| 4. 80 for bbls and at slQi1.50 for crts,
Potatoes are pretty steady, with prices