Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09
in HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston, Nov. S.-.The butter situation
all round is stronger than last Week, and
higher prices are quoted in New York
and in the west. The Boston market
responds slowly, but the prevailing
opinion is that fresh arrivals will bring
half to / cent advance. For most of the
fresh western offered 23ia to "a cents is
a full selling rate, in assorted sizes, but
with Chicago at "A cents and ElGin at
2i1R cents, it is natural to expect that
higher figures will be asked for new ar
rivals. Some of last weeks receipts in
ash tubs were carried over, and it was
hard to find buyers for these al % to 231a
cents, and but few sales We're made.
Firsts rule quiet at q to % cents. Choice
limitations in moderate demand at IS to
10 cents, with light supplies No ladies
of any consequence offered. Eastern
creamery is beginning to arrive more
freely, but only a nominal quotation of
20 to 20 cents can be given.
The advance in prices Of fresh butter
has turned more attention to held stock,
and June creamery for several days past
has been selling at 2212 to % cents.
There has been quiet trade in cheese
for several days past and, while holders
show no disposition to force sales a any
concession buyers have been slow to
pay the top rates asked. Sales of best
Vermont twins have been a 121a cents
and New York at 12& cents, with oc-
casional small lots at 10 cents There
continues to be considerable confidence
in the situation, and a better trade is
expected after the cold weather sets in.
A little better feeling was developed
n he a. bp of
the cooler weather, but no advance in
prices could be obtained. There con-
tinued to be accumulations from last
week, which We're slow of sale at is to
1872 cents, but strictly fresh gathered
western Were in fair demand az 20 cents,
with some selected lots at q cents. Fresh
eastern sold at % to % cents. and fancy
new laid al % cents and upward. The
latter are scarce and wanted. and SELL
ers have their own way about prices
Storage eggs have been slow of sale ana
consisnme from other places have
been hard to sell al over 16 cents. Sales
from Boston storage at 16 to II cents.
Supply exceeds the demand
Beans are frmer, with firmer reports
from the country where they are grown.
Prices are stronger: Carload lots, pea,
s1.S212 @1S5; medium, s1S212; small pea,
S1.9212 a 1856; yellow eyes, S2.15; red kid
neys, $3.50; California small white. S.. Is
@2.20; Lima SC per Id; jobbing 10c more
Locally the flour market has ruled
rather quiet. under the decline in wheat,
hut with the feeling now that things are
better. Nothing seems to be Offering in
spring patents below s., and up to $4.20
mill shipment, though the trade COM
mittee still mentions $3.50. Trade COM
mittee prices are steady at: Spring
wheat, clears, $3.104 $780, patents. $4,000
AIS; winter wheat clears. $3.25d3.75;
straights, $3.40Q3.90: patents, $3.75@4.4O.
Cornmeal and oatmeal are reported
steady, with the cereals little changed
More steadiness is noted in corn, with
! track firm. Oats are fairly steady
though local trade is running dull
A steady hay market is noted, with
choice hay firm. Rye straw continues
firm, with offerings small. The firm
ness in millfeed continues to be a fea-
ture Of the market. 1t is a strong point
with the mllers Of the country, and aids
greatly in sustaining their position on
-four Hay, s12@17; fancy and jobbing
$l7.50@1S; rye straw, s13Q15.
| The feature in the pork and lard mar
ket is the decline. which is general
! started by lower priced hogs. Boston
packers have shortened their killing of
hogs somewhat, the total for the week
having been about IS, 500. Returns and
estimates Of packing in the west for the
eight months ending Oct 81 indicate a
| total of 49, 635, 900 hogs; same time year
ago. 13,93O.O 900.
| Beef has shown little better mar
| ket of late. The arrivals have been
/ somewhat increased, and trade will have
to be good to keep up the Improvement
Still it is claimed that the market is
better sold up than a week ago. For
the week the arrivals of beef were ICE
cars for Boston, and 81 cars for export.
Lambs have been in rather better
demand of late, with mutton steady.
Veal is steady in prices. Lambs, IA
| SEC; Brightons and eastern, 71a@9c
yearlngs. 5@7c; muttons. 41a@7c; fancy
and Brighton, 6d71Ac: veas 5q9c;
fancy Brightons, 9Q1012c.
| The supply of poultry is full, but a
pretty good demand seems to fairly sus-
tain the market. Northern chickens,
fresh 12Ql7c; fresh fowls. 12414c fresh
turkeys, 17@20c; western iced chickens,
| 1o612c; fowls, 10d1114c; iced turkeys.
12Q14c; green ducks. 12@l5c; green
geese, 14Q16c; live fowls SQ SC; chickens.
S@9c.
The game market is pretty well sup
piled with venison. deer coming from
Maine largely, with a few from New
Hampshire and Vermont. though it is
| illegal to ship them out of those states.
! Whole deer are quoted at 134 15c. There
is a scarcity of cartridges or ruffed
grouse, and it is too early for western
grouse to be coming forward.
Apples have continued easy, under the
very full supply Of fall and perishable
fruit. The best winter varieties are
more steady, but on this class the range
is wide, following the quality Pippns,
$l5O@2; pound sweets, $2Q250; Craven
stems s3@3.5O; No. 2, $2Q2.5O; Baldwins,
s1.75@2.5 so; greetings, 81 ,5042; kings, SEA
per Dbl; No. 2 and mixed varieties, $l@
2; jobbing and fancy lots, 50cQs1 per
Dbl more.
There is a full supply of pears at
hand, though they are now pretty gen
orally coming from cold storage The
range of prices is wide all the way from
75c to So per blu, the latter price for
choice in jobbing way.
Native grapes are in much smaller
supply ard better prices are being
realized. Pony Concords sell at from
Sc to 12c; Catawbas, 9Ml1c; Niagaras, IL
Q13c. The receipts of native grapes for