Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.


nand enough to prevent any trouble
are more in favor Of the selling interest
than for several weeks past
There is a slight difference in the views
of receivers in regard TO the top selling |
price for Wholesale lots. After going |
over the market pretty carefully 1t may |
he said that IS to 1872 cents covers the /
bulk Of the sales of northern creamery. !
with 10 cents for occasional fancy makes |
all in assorted size tubs. Boxes and
prints are not going off as freely as
tubs and most receivers found it hard
to get more for them, but some quoted
about Il a cent higher.
The cheese market has ruled fairly
steady, with a moderate demand for cur
rent consumption. Sales of choice old
at l1Ia to IL cents. and some special
brands a fraction or two more. A few
round lots of low grade have been taken
for export. New fodder lots continue 10
arrive. with sales at 10 to lie cents, as to
quality. but they are not yet much called
for by the trade.
There is a little frmer tendency in the
egg market under the influence of the
high cost in the west, but buyers are slow
to respond to any advance. Sales have
been principally at 1912 TO IL cents for
best western. but choice lots packed for
cold storage We're held at 1914 to 1917
cents. as they cannot be laid down here
for less. Southern and southwestern lots
have been selling at - to 12ia cents. and
~ the weather grows warmer prices will
take wider range.
The -four market has continued very
dull, with buyers we'll aware that good
deal of shading ia being done At the
same time. the principal Minneapolis
millers are holding prices better than
might be expected.
Cornmeal is easy. under the easier
position of corn. Oatmeal and the
cereals are steady. Corn rather easy.
though with little change in quotations.
Oats continue easy with pretty full Of
ferings of oats on track For shipment
there is also a full supply of grain Of
fering.
Hay ia reported steady, with very little
change. Straw is quiet Millfeed is
easy. especially to arrive by lake and
rail. Bran is offered for shipment. lake
and rail at s16.75 for sack spring: mid
dlirgs a s162 red dog. SIS For all rail
steady; Hay. EiN1S; fancy and Job
bling, 1850; rye straw, sl5Ml6. oat
straw. SSM9.
The pork provision market is little
easier, with lard easier, but barrel pork
unchanged. Fresh ribs are lower. with
pressed ham and boiled hams higher.
Boston packers have somewha. re-
duced their killing of hoes. by reason Of
the greatly increased cost They saw
that IL is hardly possible to turn them
over and not be in danger OF making
losses
Beef has been selling better and the
tone of the market is reported firn,er.
The arrivals Of beef for the week were
Il trife smaller for Boston.
The supply of mutton and lamb is full
with the market barely steady. Veal
is plenty with the market easy. Spring
ers. S4d750; fan lambs 9011c: Rrightons
and eastern. 9dl01ac, veals. ease fancy
Brightons, SMl0c.
4 The unusually warm wea Their has made
an easy poultry market, with some
getting to be in bad order. The arrivals
of iced have been free and it has sold
| at lower prices. Frozen turkeys 106D
l1lec; frozen chickens and fowls, 9lam
loiec; fresh chickens 10ulSc; fresh fowls.
lo612c capons, 12T13lsc; iced fowls.
ga Ice, green ducks, 9d12c: green geese
ql0c: live fowls, 10d 1OI2c; chickens. 1Olh
! ole.
Beans are in very steady request with
the west firm. California small white
are especially firm, owing to the drought
in California. Carload lots pea 81 25G
2.27's medium, 81 25@2,3O; yellow eyes.
s2,35@2.40. red kidneys $2.3042 35 Cali
fornia small white. s2.45025O. 1obbing,
1oc more; Lima, 6n6'ac per pound
The hot weather has been unfavora BILE
to the apple market, everything shown
being inclined to go down" too rapidly
But prices are still reported firm. Bald
wins, No. 1. s9.75G45o; Ben Davis. ss.5C
450; spies s405; russets. s364: No. g
all kinds. s2.75m3.25; fancy and jobbine
lots, 50c@sl more.
Strawberries from the south con-
tinue TO come along freely. The re-
ceipts for the week We're 329 refrigerators
and 7s6 crates; last year same week
1S4l crates They sold last at 250
35c in refrigerator or crate lots At re-
tail they We're selling at 3oG5O per BIO,
for full sized boxes. "Snide' or small
sized, boxes are. on the market this yea,
} the same as last Honest dealers thinl
that the public should decline to bu,
, such boxes.
: The supply of potatoes is full and tn,
. market is easy, although it is expected
. that receipts will be less for at least E
' couple Of weeks, since the roads in III,
!, Aroostook county Me. the great pc, at,
n district. are almost impassa BILE. Aroos
0 took Green mountains SEA sac hebrons
; soc: rose, 50155C; Dakota reds, 43645c
. northern and Vermont Green mountains
v 45d4Sc; New York, whites, 45c; Jerse,
: sweets, &c.
q Onions are less firm than last noted
o Doubtless the free offerings of Cuba n
q and Bermudas, with lower prices, hav
q affected the market on natives The,
= are quoted at 81 50d2 per Dbl; Cuban an,
: Bermuda, sl15 per crit.
J., Southern celery is quoted at 81 ,25615
8 per bunch. Asparagus from the soutl
v is more plenty and jobs a s446 per do
% for the best, with some inferior at sac
" $50 per doz. 1t was retailing at 30@5O
v per bunch.
II Spinach is at wide range, on accoun
d, of quality, with good selling at abou
q 81 per Dbl Kale has been on the marke
s of late, but it has sold at low prices be
Il cause being in bad condition.
It Beet green's are jobbing a 50c per b,
Dandelions are higher at 81 per blu.