Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-15
In HUB MARKE
Quota tions on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston, rep. 14.-1nc milk supply
throughout New England is very light
and in most places there is not enough
for the demand Butter makers do not
see any chance for much of an increase
for some time to come and If there was
anything like an active demand for but
ter in this market a real shortage would
b. experienced. But it seems as if CON
sumers are getting along with smaller
allowances every week, and while this
continues there is no use of talking of
q scarcity.
Receivers are not disposed to talk of
over @6 cents for the finest lots of Ver-
mont and New Hampshire fresh cream
cry The best western creamery is hard
to place at over 20 cents for assorted
size tubs, and % cents for large ash.
cold storage butter, June and fall
creamery, has ruled steady for week
past. with only a moderate demand.
Holders who have fancy stocks are not
Offering except in a jobbing way, and
the bulk Of the market is common to
good, which moves slowly at % to %
cents. The best quality ranges from
q to % cents. OF course the dropping
effect on old stock.
Jobbers have a light trade at q to 2S
cents. and with the small supply of
fancy lots it looks as If this rate might
be maintained, but this will depend upon
the future developments in wholesale
values.
The cheese situation is steadily i'm
proving from a statistical standpoint.
Stocks are being reduced and common
and medium grades have almost wholly
disappeared. The Liverpool quotation
was advanced Cd white being cabled at
SIS. Cd. and colored SOS. Cd, and English
advices indicate an increasing demand.
Prices here are firm and unchanged,
with sales Of fine September twins at IL
cents and other good fall makes at ~ to
1924 cents. Some sellers are getting a
fraction or two more for fine September.
and there is a confident feeling that they
will soon command a general advance.
There is a very unsettled egg market.
Fresh eastern at 16 to Il cents. and fancy
new laid at 70 cents. The nearby supply
is steadily increasing. Storage egss
quiet at 10 to II cents.
Cornmea is frmer, on the strong posi-
are quiet and unchanged
Corn has remained steady and pretty
| firm for some time. with the receipts at
primary points rather small and good
/ demand for export. Here trade has
/ been ruling quiet. but with the market
| flrmer.
oats are pretty firm in the west. with
the supply limited here. and the market
frmer in consequence.
Hay is we'll sustained. with choice hay
scarce. Straw is steady with mod
! crate demand. Mill feed is in fair de-
mand. with prices little easier. Hay,
! s1ial75O fancy and jobbing, s17d IS;
rye straw. s14.5O115.
Great frmness in pork and lard is
the feature of the market. Hogs are
scarce and higher. Prices have been
advanced, with the higher rates fully
sustained.
The beef market is firmer. with better
prices being obtained. While the re-
reccipts for the week have been some
what larger. it is explained in the trade
that the market is better sold up than
for some time trade having been much
| better. Quotations are firm.
muttons steady. Veals are well sus-
tanned. Lambs, 7laMsi2c; Brightons
and eastern. SMi9c; yearlings. 5i4T7isc,
muttons, 51ad7iac; fancy and Brightons
edSc; veals, sdlo1ac; fancy Brightons
1OraG11c
OF poultry the supply is ample, al
though tie demand is fairly good
Prices ar fairly steady. Northern tur-
keys. 12Gl5c; western, 1O6l3c: north
ern chickens. 14M161ac; fowls. 1O012c
western dickens, l0l2412'ac; fowls. 10d
1lI3c: capons. 13Q14c; green ducks 10n
12c; green geese, 9G10c; live fowls, 10 q
lie: chickens, s@1Oc.
Only a very small supply Of game is
at hand, with Venison so scarce as t
be almost out of the market. except
what there is in cold storage In tbs
hands of the trade. Partrdges are also
in very small supply.
Beans are firm in the country. md
steady here A few are arriving from
abroad but they are all sold before they
get here. Still the fact that the mar
kct is up to the importing point will b,
against any further rise.
Apples are selling well at firmel
wins and greetings are being put out a
rather better than quotations.
Potatoes are frmer with iirmer out
look. Maine potatoes are evidently find
ing a new field From the west side
New York, 30 cars, or Is, 600 bus. of Main,
notatoes were exported last week sole
10 the British government to feed tn,
soldiers in South Africa. The ship
ment is largely experimental, and il
they reach the other side in good shap,
other orders are expected to follow a.
England's potato crop. last year, wa
largely failure
Here the market is Arm; Aroostool
Green mountains, 6SQ70c; hebrons. Csc
Dakota reds 5SM60c; northern and Yer
mont Green mountains, SIC: New York
SIC; whites, 56q5sc.
Onions are rather easy for native ant
quoted at $3.50 per Dbl. Cubans ar
quoted at $2.15Q2.25 per crt.
Cucumbers continue scarce and firm a
s15M1S per 100 for native dollhouse will
81 50n2.25 per crt for southern, wit
native dollhouse at 25c per Id,
Souashes are in full supply and cas-,
at 75c@sl25 per bbl. as to quality.
p Beets, turnips, carrots and parsnip
| are steady, with prices little changed
Turnip, slQl.25 per Dbl for yellow, wit
white at Sl.25; bxs. 40M50c; beets, SOC
carrots, soc; parsnps, 75c@S.
Mint is still sold at sl25 per doz; cress