Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-02
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demand. The market here is quiet blu
fairly sustained.
Options on oats were a fraction easier
while trade in this market was dull.
The supply on track here is small but
doubtless fully up to the demand.
Hay continues quiet, with a full sup
ply at hand, especially of the lower
grades. Straw rules dull. though offer
ings are only small. Mllfeed is a SHADE
easier. Hay, sSd14; fancy jubbing lots,
$15G16; rye straw. S9d16; oat straw, SEA
s.
The pork market is easier on barrel
pork, with leaf lard easier. Ordinary
lard is unchanged. Boston packers
have killed for the week total of about
35, 500 hogs preceding week, 33,S00; same
week year ago, 10000. There is good
movement of Boston packed pork pro
visions into export. when there are
steamers to be had The total value of
these exports for the week was about
500. 900, preceding week, Sl35, 900; same
week a year ago. $4,000.
The supply of beef coming to Boston
has continued rather small, and ii is
noted that best steers are positively
scarce, the arrivals running to only me-
dunn quality.
Quotations on beef are not much
changed, though the best is firm: Very
choice steers, s19hc; good steers, $40;
light and cows, 7hQS12c extra heavy
kinds. 11Rc; good binds. lie; light kinds
91aQ10Rc; heavy fores, 6lac; good. 81. c:
light, 5a4@6c; backs, 7QSc; rattles pa a
| SIC chucks, 6laQ7c; short ribs, 10d &c;
| rounds, S@9c; rumps, lll4d13c; rumps
| and loins, l2d l5c; loins, 12@17c.
The mutton market is fully supplied
! though about steady. Trade has been
| only fair, owing doubtless to the ex-
| Ceedingly bad condition of the roads es-
| pecially outside of the cities. A few early
| spring lambs have been in the mark,
| and sold from ST to so each. Veals al,
more plenty and rather easy.
Poultry has not changed much. Their
| Is fair demand for choice, young tur
| keys. The best fowls are in good re
| quest, with choice chickens doing gwel
| Turkeys. western, 11014c; northern,
| ! lSc; chickens, northern, 126t1Sc west
| IN, 10M lac; fowls, northern fresh, g
sc; western. l0a13c; ducks, Sd12r
,eee 10G13c; live fowls, 1lG12c.
The game supply is now mainly in tn
ands of the dealers and jobbers, wit
| ut little coming forward, A few sad
les of deer came in last week. illegal
tipped out of Maine. The conditio
| as unsatis factory.
There has continued to be a pretts
God request for apples, with a fai
lovement, considering that prices rul,
jgh, comp2red with other seasons
| luotat.u.. nItn arrivals only
| moderate.
| Potatoes have been in better supply
ma prices are easier. Sweet potatoes
Fere very high just after the storm and
cold weather, but they are ROW down
again. Aroostoek and eastern Nebrons
j0q63c; Green mountains, 10a iSc; north
ern white and Green mountains, Asa
| &c. Jersey sweets. s2W2.e6.
Onions ara pretty firm and selling a
l2.25Q2.j0 per Dbl for large lots, will
| iobbing lots at &25Oa2.75. Sweet pota
| oes are sold by the jobbers at 81. 25fp2 80
| yellow turnips are frmcr and sell at So
| IL in round lots and job a 81 per Dbl
| white turnips, SlI5, Beets jon al ~,
per bush; carrots, FAC; parsnips, sL25C
| l.50.
Celery is firm nj s2Gl2. 80 per doz; cau,i
flower, s2.5O per doz. Lettuce is hiFhr
| at 60Q86c per doz. Spinach has been OK
| ceedingly firm. owing to the cold wealth
| err and freeze in the south. 1t has bee
| jobbng at 81 per bhl, kale has beer
| jobbing at $l.50 per Dbl.
Dandelion greens are very firm at s
| per bush beet greens, $l,75 per busl
Cabbasss axe pretty firm and are job
bing at 81 25@1.5O per Dbl. with red cab
5age at 81. Squnshes are still rattle
cheap, and job a 75cG$ 81 per 100 lbs.
Cucumbcrs are little easier at SIS pc
100 for native dollhouse of first quality
southern tomatoes are selling at 81 pc
TT, String beans are scarce and yer
lrm at "a. New native bunch beets ar
quoted at $2,75 pr dog. Radishes ar
jobbing at I0c a coz, Watercress an