Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-22
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
Boston. Feb. Fl.

FLoUR-Mili shipment, spring patents,
seas.so; spring clears .sass5; special
@ 's winter ssrasSts .n
ter clears ss.359S.S5: Kansas patents in
CoRNMEAL AND oATMEA1-Cornmeal.
graduated se.16; bolted $40; bag meal
ss.27 2.2s;. cracked corn .s2.as9:.sl; oat:
meal. rolled, s7.15: cut and ground oatmeal
YES; re flour s7.759s.so; graham nour
coRN-spot. nominal. No. yellow.
sL22: No. 5 yellow $1.2l sample yellow
1.20; No. yellow. :1.1Sh @1.19; sample
oATs-spct nominal, No: clipped white:
IN q Use; fancy IS lbs. 71e7IHc: regular
IS H s: H ;G 51f 1syular So S 81 Ss
1850; No. grade si4@ls; rye straw
MILL G rnE sfsay min shipment.
spring bran, sss.5o@4o; winter bran. none
Offering; middinss s5e@41; mixed feed
F'S uss sss ss ST. sss.n s::a
oat hulls se5; alfalfa meal s55.
short cuts SITS: medium backs $3.50
1915; long cuts $3.50; raw leaf lard lsNc:
rendered leaf 1Shc; pure lard 1shc; coun-
FRESH MEATs-Beef' extra sides 1870
15hc: heavy kinds 1914 D17hc heavy fores
12h V15nc; cows 15a lac: spring lambs
mutton mute 1914 @17hc; yoariinss ls@17c: veais
PoULrRY-rurkeys, fancy, western. SO
large, :4T csc; common to good 2l@2Sc:
western fowl. large. 24E q csc: medium go
csc: small 2o@2lc; native broilers ESQ soc:
western esq Csc: northern roasting chickens.
large o6N50kc; medium 22m25c; western
roastcrs. large. 2592 medium 22@ Csc:
nj
s?g2.25 dog.
LIVE POULTRY-Fowl s.@:5c: chickens
II q Csc: old ROSTERS 14@15c.
EGGs-Choice hennery and nearby $50
4sc: eastern extras 4794sc; western extras
4794sc: western prime frsts 47c; western
hrsts 46c: storage hrsts 41@42c
BEANs-Car lots. choice pea beans.
s7.55G7.45, California small white 1850
.;4s; red kidney 1926 a7.4o: yellow eye
Canada peas ss.s5 "a lima beans 1oA SioAc
pound: johbing prices 1O@15c above car lots.
APP sdEs. @I fancy: ,.:4.5ogs No.
:S@4; Northern Spy $2.75@s: Ben Davis
s:.2sT:.75; Russets s2@5: bushel boxes
Soc@ fl;5o; western box apples si.5o@1:75.
box. Florida $50 $50; grapefruit s2Q4.e5:
pincapples, smooth Cayenne. s515 CRIT;
GranbsrFies sl.:s@:.:s ert.. s2.5oas bbl;
REFINED SUGARs-The American quotes
graduated and fine as a basis at 7.c5 cents
for less than 20 barrels.
BRIGHTON MARKET.
Heavy receipts and slack demand.
an easier tone to the market for livestock
at the Brighton stock yards Tuesday
Receipts of livestock at Brighton Tues
day morning included IS cars from the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad and 10 cars from
the Boston and Albany. During the past
week arrivals included 1: cars Of cattle
nf hnO ha
six cars of livestock from New York State
and seven cars from the Boston and Maine
,a ARRIVALS for Tuesday at Water.
compared with IS cars for the preceding
week and 81 cars two weeks ago.
Beef cattle was little easier. though one
choice pair of show cattle sold up to IL
cents These weighed 500 to $500 pounds
occasionally more, with good cattle at s to
0 cents and light cattle at 6Is to IN cents.
Seven cents was about the top for fancy
beef cows and heifers tops selling at 6h to
7 cents with good cows at 5is to cents.
ordinary COWS at to 81 cents and can.
ncrs at Az TO cents.
to the quality mark of the previous week.
Best animals sold at 6 y to cents. with
average at 81. to cents and bologna bulls
There was no change to note in calves
fancy small lots selling at 12h to Is cents.
bunch lots at II to ~ cents. fair lots at 10
I to cents.
Dressed hogs were unchanged but prices
for livestock were a little easier than a
week ago. largely due to the poor run OF
Best lots offered brought l2s,
cents.
sheep and lambs are in light supply and
prices were well sustained. hest lambs being
quoted at 10 to ~ cents. with best sheep at
to 10 cents. with poor lots Of old sheep
at to cents.
Mich cows are very dull. and prices
easier Ordinary mixers are quoted at $40
TO $b0. with good mixers at SOS to $50.
and fancy mixers at 500 and upwards.
Another decrease is noted in the local kill
OF hogs. the total reported for the week
by Boston packers being IS. 500 hogs. against
$4,000 for the preceding week and $500
for the same week last year. Since jan
uary !. 1917. the total kill by Boston packers
has been 27S500 hogs, against 25l.600 for
the same period in 1916.
Boston packers have had another big
week in exports. the total value reported
for the week being sees. 900, against si75.0o0
for the preceding week and $50 900 for the
same week last year. Since January l. total
exports are valued at $1,00%.000. against
$66s.000 for the same period In 1915.
Dressed hogs are quoted at the figures Of
last week. tho highest level for many years
at l6 to l6A cents.
st, Paul, Mimi. Feb H.-Minnesotat
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