News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-11-03
IN BOSTON MARKETS.
Business in Agricultural Prod
ucts is Increasing.

ucts is increasing.
Prospective Prices of Grain and Feeding
stuTs Live stock and Produce Quota
tions Up to Date.
BOsTON, Oct 31.-A general survey Of
| the markets of Boston shows an increase
of business over that of the past week,
which is no more than natural as the
| products of agriculture are now being
sent to the city for sale.
The feature of the butter market is the
| growing demand for sweet cream butter
in New England. At the food show now
in progress in New York several cream
cries and diaries have attempted to boom
the sweet cream product and have made
large displays. Orrin Douglass Of the
| firm of Orrin Douglass e. Co., well known
butter dealers in Boston, was one of the
| Judges on butter at the New York food
show. During the progress of the fair
discussion arose between Mr.. Douglass and
Vice President Mortons dairyman as TO
the public demand for this kind of butter.
To decide the question, samples of sweet
and sour cream butter were placed on eX-
hibition and the general public were asked
to decide which they liked the better. The
butter. But this is the feeling in the New
York market and not at Boston. 1t can
be said that those who are catering for the
sweet cream butter trade are the dealers
who make a speciality of the select family
trade. The Brigham Dairy company are
firm of this class They are now dispos-
ing of about 200 pounds day of the sweet
cream product. At the present time their
manufacture of the sour cream product IL
large about two tons being turned out
every day.
The last two seasons butter has been put
into cold storage to be frozen solid, the
rooms afterwards being kept at n tenn
perature of forty degrees. The result has
been very much in favor of the freezing
process, as it prevents rapid deterioration,
as is the case with the ordinary cold stor-
age.
The system of creameries is increasing
very rapidly in New England, and is now
acting as a governor on the Boston mar
ket by preventing the sharp fluctuations
known to the trade in years back.
Today, the Boston market is below west
ern prices few points, but enough to pay
for shipments from that locality here.
Grain.
Upon the prospective prices of grain
and feeding stuffs the coming winter, c.
NJ Cox, a large grain dealer, says that APP
pearances indicate that there will be no
general rise in values for some time to
come. He is led to this belief from the fact
that the new crop of corn is coming upon
the market at time when there is a large
amount of the old crop in sight. Again,
the open fall has been such that the fields
are affording abundant feeding to the
stock, thus decreasing the demand for
feeding stuffs
1t has been a fact in years pasts that the
closing of the Erie canal has stimulated
railroads to increase their rates, but at
present time the rivalry among different
trunk lines is such that transportation
rates are severely cut, interstate commits
sion Notwithstanding The cut is made
quietly in the form of a rebate but at the
present time the rates between seaboard
and Chicago are IL cents, while the differ
ence in price between the two points is
about IL cents, showing emphatically that
the rates are cut and that no advance in
corn can be expected while such a state Of
affairs exists.
Vegetables.
The market on vegetables is easy.
Prices are somewhat in the buyers favor
The white and ruta baga turnips are be-
coming one of the principal winter vege-
tables in demand and the supply from
Cape Cod of the white variety and from
the provinces in the case of the ruta bagas
seems to be adequate for all demands and
prices continue firm.
Celery is in large supply with increasing
demand. The quantity being pitted this
fall is large and appearances indicate that
prices this winter will not be abnormally
high.
The late freezing has somewhat short
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being satisfied by greenhouse stock. In
the last few days New York has com
menced to take Boston lettuce to limited
extent.
Apples.
Apples are in larger supply, but prices
are not particularly firm in the Boston
market. The export trade has not de-
veloped from last week, prices remaininglI
low on the other side The west con II
tinues to be an extensive buyer of New
England apples. One firm has contracted
to ship POO cars in the next two weeks
from New England points.
Potatoes.
The potato market remains unchanged.
Large amounts of Nova Scotia stock now
in transit have somewhat weakened the
price. 1t is not thought that the prov
inces, however, will be formidable COM
petitor in our potato market, as Upper
Canada is short of potatoes, and it is ex-
pected that the product will be shipped |
there |
Cheese.
The cheese market remains in sympathy |
with butter. The demand is fair, although |
dealers are buying carefully. The rise in |
the Liverpool market, it is thought. will |
create a more confident feeling here, and |
firmer prices should be expected.
Pears.
The market on pears cleans up daily.
Most of the No. l stock is going to cold
storage, however
The Quotations.
BUTTER-Western extra creamery 26GSTc.
fancy we'll known, higher; firsts ana extra
northern creamery, choice 271SG.Sc: New |
York and Vermont dairy, 2ld2bc; eastern
creamery, good to choice, 2G0%'1sc; jobbing
OATs-Quoted at 411G142c, for clipped. TO mr.
rive and at 411Sd4lc for No. > White: No a |
white are also frmer at Sg1sc; the spot inarkef
is stronger at: Clipped, 4l1SlJ43c; fancy, 42ISG6
&c; No. 2 white, 4O1sG4lc; No. white, 3g1eD
PoTAToEs-Natives in barrels, so 25a2 20;
HOultOn and AroostoOk hebrons, in bulk, SJ1 |
Sc; rose, soc; New York white stars and bur
banks, Zoe; +. 4. l. chenangoes, 75c: Jersey
double.headed sweets, s. %; Jersey bulk 81;
BEEF~Prime steers, saslc; good. 6Gn7c;
light, safe; extra heavy kinds, ilGGllI6c; good,
9ltlO1ec; light, 76DSc; fores, jd5I4c; light 90
Acc; chucks, 3G41Ec; rounds, 56t61Sc; ruInps, |
ga BE; rumps and loins, 9Dl7c; short ribs, l6lS
14c; lOins l0H2l.
HAY-Quoted at slaa19 80 for choice TO
fancy. Straw is at Sl4GBl5 for rye straw and
SgGll0 for cat straw. Bran is easy, at SIS son |
Is 70 for sack spring, to arrive, and at Sl7 500
II 70 for sack winter.
CORN-Chicago No. 3 yellow, TO arrive Is AT |
521IGc5}c, with No. yellow at 5}16c. The spot |
market is at: No. yellow, 531&d5J34c; steamer
yellow, 52j5Q5}c; steamer mixed, 52G5215c; no
grade, 5l6152c.
EGGs-kiastern extras, 2}6G2lc; Vermont and |
New Hampshire extras, 23fl2ic: Michigan eX- |
tras, 23196t24c western frsts s21S6lslc: seconds
2Od2lc; Nova Scotia, 2Dlt.s2c: held, 2Olt2lc.
CHEEsE-Choice northern and twins, ll0 |
l116c; fair to gooc, 7alOc; western choice. 100
lO1ac; fair to good, 1Q9c; sage, l11a9l2c. Liver
pool is quoted at sis. I'd.
APPLES-For No. l Baldwins and greetings | :
s. seems to be a full price on this market.
MEAL-Prices on cOrnmeal and oatmeal arc | ,
LIVE STOCK MARKETS. /
DOings at Brighton and WATERFOWL for Il
the Week Ending Oct. 20. =
WATERFOWL, Mass, Oct. 26.-Amount of :
live stock on the market:
Cattle. Sheep and Swine.
" estcrn ......... lS9J 6i7 80.
New Hampshire. rs as ID
Vermont -. 81 81 n
Massachusetts,. $40 80. |
New DIRK. % SS -, |
canada 80. ...... SO 80. | i