Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-06
IN HUB. MARKETS.
Butter Prices Easy; Cheese
Firm; Eggs Fairly Steady.
Improvement In Fiour-Littie Change
In Pork beef Duli-Mutton n Little
Firmer-Pouitry Quist--Trnde In Fish
Quieter.

In Iork-Beef DuIi-MuttOn Ltttle
Firmer-Pouitry Quist-Trade In Fish
Quieter.
Boston, April 5.-There has been a
light trade in butter, and while the NOM
inal asking prices are the same as last
week concessions would have to be made
to effect sales to any extent. Some of
last weeks receipts were carried over,
and this weeks arrivals, although un-
usually large, are not cleaning up.
There are very few buyers in the market,
and If they do not increase lower rates
must be the result. as receivers are anx-
ious to sell at one price or another rather
than to allow accumulations to go on
from day to day.
Dealers find it difficult to account for
the light demand, and are in hopes that
more butter will be wanted soon New
York and other places are cleaning up
pretty well, and Boston seems to be the
only point where trade seems to drag.
1t may be that out-of-town customers
are getting fresh supplies from nearby
sources. and are not depending upon
this market: or it may be that they are
looking for lower prices, and holding
back as long as possible. Whatever the
cause is. they certainly have not put in
an appe <lnce and sellers are anxiously
waiting for them.
In the meantime receipts are gradually
increasing from all northern points.
while those from the west continue com
paratively light. At Chicago and Elgip
the supply seems to be barely enough
for the demand, and full prices are OBJ
tanned. In fact, some advance was
talked of out there last week. and it was
intimated that 20-cent price could be
maintained at Elgin through most of
April.
The stock cf Old cheese is reduced to
small proportions and holdings are very
firm. Sales of best northern twins at
12lH to 13 cents, and large skies at IL to
~ cents. Very little on the market can
be bought under IL cents. Holders are
not anxious to sell in large lott. as they
have barely enough to meet wants OF
small trade during the month. Some new
cheese is expected in few days, but it
will be of poor quality compared with
old, and may not bring over II cents.
The Liverpool quotations have ruled
steady all the week at 52s. Cd
There is a fair demand for eggs, but
buyers are not willing to pay over 10
cents for choice fresh western, at which
considerable sales are made. Special
marks of Indiana, Michigan and other
desirable lots bring 1879 cents, but 13
cents is the ruling price. About 2600
cases were put into cold storage last
week. Western shippers are very strong
in their views and predict higher prices.
Some consignments held under limits.
No sugar of any consequence has come
| forward this season, and prices are to a
great extent nominal. A few small lots
sold at Ia to IL cents per pound, but If
there was much here 1t would be lower
Sirup is nominally so to 80 cents per
gallon.
Beans are in more quiet demand. with
the market fairly steady. Carload lots.
pea, $1.27a91.40: medium, sl.371. a Lao;
yellow eyes, S1.b0n1.55 red kidneys $3.50
| also; California small white, 81. goa l.95;
Lima, DC per pound; jobbng l0c more.
The flour market has improved good
deal. Prominent Minneapolis milling
concerns have sold a good deal OF -four
especially for export Quotations are
steady. Mill shipment prices are very
steady. Spring patents, H15@45O; win
ter wheat patents. So. 5Od4;. Trade com
inittee prices are firm at Spring wheat
clears, s3d3.50; patents, s4.1od475; win
ter wheat clears, s3.30Q3.90; straights,
s3.50Gi. patents, sS.sod4.35
Cornmeal is steady and unchanged.
| Oatmeal and the cereals are quiet
The markets on corn are rather quiet.
1t has been firmer on corn to arrive
than for corn on track here nearly all
the week. Even small! arrivals have
seemed too much for the dull trade here.
Oats are in quiet request, with prices
In buyer favor, though but little
changed. The spot market has been
dull and unsatisfactory of late.
Hay is in fair demand, especially for
the best, with poor and ordinary dull.
Rye straw is we'll sustained. Millfeed is
easy. Hay, Ssd14; fancy jobbing lots,
$15q11; rye straw, S9p950.
The market On pork and lard is quiet,
with little change. Hogs have been
coming forward steadily with little
changes in prices. Boston packers have
made about an even output OF hogs for
the week, the total kill having amounted
to about 36,5O0; preceding week, 36S00;
same week year ago. 80 800. For export
there is a very fair movement in pork
provisions, the total value Of these eX-
ports from <oston for the week having
been about 1920, 900: preceding week,
SIPS, 900; same week a year ago, $40. 900.
The receipts of beef, to stop in Bos-
ton, have been small, the total for the
week having been but 1874 cars, with 121
cars for export, a total of 255 cars; pre-
ceding week, 149 cars for Boston and
104 cars for export. a total of 253 cars;
same week year ago, $50 cars for Bos-
ton and IS cars for export, a total of 155
cars The beef market has been dull,
but a better trade is looked for Prices
have been ruling in the buyers favor
except for choice steers, which are really
scarce
The mutton market is a little firmer,
with lambs in rather better demand.
Veals are ruling easy. and are likely to
continue so, though the roads in the
rountry are yet very bad: Springers
s5@lo; fall lambs, SGI9c; Brighton fancy,
SIG q91ac; muttons, 7GShac; Brighton and
, fancy muttons, 7ls@S&c; veals, 609ihc;
fancy Brightons. 10c.
Poultry Is ruling quiet, with only fair
!. demand. Neither is the supply exces
s!ve, especially of fresh. Live poultry
has been ruling very firm, but is likely
to be easier, as the Jewish religious
feasis are over.
The game supply is generally in the
refrigerators and In the jobhors and re-
; tail dealers hands, but occasionally a
small lot or two is received by the com
mission dealers.
, Apples are in quiet demand. with
prices even tirmer than a week anO Per