Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-02

Downward beef and Pork Not Much
Changed-Mutton Steady-Fair Demand
For Poultry-Easier Prices on Potatoes
Boston. March $50 far this week the
butter trade has been light, and the ten
dency of prices is in, favor of buyers
especially on all grades under the finest
The proportion Of really desirable quality
continues small, and receivers of this
kind can insist on getting pretty full
rates, but they have to make concessions
on the bulk of the offerings in order to
effect sales. In fact, any lots put on the
market for sale after regular customers
are supplied have to be shaded, and if
receipts increase much accumulations
will be the result.
There Is a moderate demand for strict
ly fine fresh creamery, with sales of lots
In assorted size tubs at 2l12 cents Some
receivers ask 22 cents for the finest Yer
mont and New Hampshire, with new
milk flavor, and refused to sell for less,
but sales are mostly in a small way, and
no more than Pig cents can be quoted as
a regular wholesale price, which is u
cent lower than last week.
After passing these high grades, which
form be small portion of the whole
supply, y cents IS a full selling price
The best held creamery sells as high as
- cents, but for the bulk of the cold
storage stock IS cents is a full selling
price, and some ranges down to 16 and Il
cents. In fact, the lower grades of helC
butter are without any established value
and DIlHers have the adj vantage
The cheese market has taken a strong
cr turn. and an advance of 4 to y cent
is established. This has been brought
about under the influence of the small
stocks and the rise in other places, with
out any particular increase in the de.
mand. 1t is more than was expected
however, and the general opinion is that
It will be maintained Sales are prin'
cipally at ia to 1lM cents for the fine
northern, and 9ia to 1Oi2 cents for the fail
to good. Buyers do not want to pay
the top price freely, and take as much
of the lover grade as they can to ger
along with, but holders are not anxious
TO make large sales at present, as thej
feel that fine cheese will soon go up tc
IL cents.
The egg market mas taken a decide
and uncertain Sales were made at 3.
to 80 cents, Out when the New York anC
western dispatches were received there
was "a drop to 2s cents, and later to 9
cents. Since the high prices were es
tablished the demand has been Yer.
light, and dealers took only a case or TIVE
at a time. A large trade is expecte,
when prices touch a steady basis
The Chicago quotation was l,A to !
cents, a drop of cents. St. Louis wa
quoted at 13A ceuts, decline of nearl.
10 cents from the day before.
Beans are firmcr, with still stronge
reports from New York state and west
ern shippers. Here the market is als
firmer, with sales al better prices. Car
load lots, pea and medium, $1,000 l.35
yellow eyes, $3.50 60; Esd kidrfysslS
also; California small white, $l,90Q2
Lima, DC per ID; iObbing, Zoe more.
Flour has been ruling rather quiet 70
several days WIN prices rather in tn
buyers favor, Cash wheat dropped ol
a fraction In some OF the principal ca 81
wheat markets. said to be caus d b
lessened buying by the mll.crs, ana TIL
may depress the four market. NJ
shipment prices on spring wheat pat
ents are at 81 lO9450. Trade committt
prices are Spring wheat, clears, 1910,
3.65: patents, S410Qi75; winter whea
clears, sS.45q3 90; straights, 81, 6044; pat
ents. s3,90Q4,40.
The meal and cereal markets ar
steady and little changed.
Corn was stronger on the rally
wheat, and the fact of better eXpol