The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-01-05
LIN BOSTON MARKETS
Business Not Brisk and Not a
Dearth of Buyers.
Better Times Looked For In the New
Hear-Poultry In Good Supply-Butte1
Remains the Same.

called brisk in the markets though there
Is not by any means a dearth of buyers
The sales made, however, are not large
consequently the market is we'll stocked
notwithstanding the slow markets prices
are belng maintained and compare favora-
Oily with the quotations in New York and
Philadelphia markets for the same class
Oh goods. While nearly every branch OF
BUSINESS Is complaining of depression and
lack OF business, yet the trade of the last
Two weeks in the Boston markets has sur.
prlsed number of the leading market
men at the volume that has been done
and many firms find the balance on the
right side of their Iedgers
Now that the new year has been ush-
cred in, every marketman is looking and
hoping for better times, and it is the
opinion of many that business will re-
sumo its normal condition before many
weeks have elapsed.
The Poultry Market
is well supplied with the various hands.
There is a fair demand and prices are
being maintained. Fresh killed stock has
the call of the market, and prices for
this stock range from IS to Is cents in
lots, the western article bringing II to Is
cents. Chickens are in fair demand
Northern and eastern are quoted at from
IL to ID cents. Fowls are in good supply
and are little easier than last week. and
to IL cents can be realized on them.
Geese are steady at Is to IA cents.
Butter
is about the same as last week. The vari-
Gus dealers are waiting and hoping for a
better market, and are of the opinion that
an Improvement must be reached in
short time. There is q good supply on
hand, but the demand is dull. A number
of commission dealers are extra well
stocked and must make an opening, even
ii prices have to give way. Fancy cream
cries are calling for 28 and 80 cents; west
ern creamery, extra, 27 and 27 2 cents,
while other brands, IS and "a cents; north
ern and eastern creameries are in better
demand and call for 23 and 30 cents. Some
few sales have been made in special fancy
lots which have brought in little more
money.
Eggs.
Every dealer has a good supply of
'held' on hand and owing to the limited
demand prices for this class of goods are
easier and range from IS to % cents
There is fair demand for extra fancy
fresh and several good sales have been
made at from % to 81 cents. Eastern
fancies are calling for 20 to 81 cents with
a medium demand. Western brands are
quoted anywhere from % to 26 cents.
LINED are at a standstill and can be OBJ
tanned anywhere from IS to 81 cents.
Many of the dealers are of the opinion |
that held and lined are liable to drop a
notch or two at any time.
Vegetables.
do in ptah ic IJ111 oil
Many of the dealers are taking things
philosophically and are waiting for an
improvement. Potatoes are hanging back
with bigger supply than the demand.
Aroostook hebrons are selling at SO to
70 CENTS rose 63 to 65 cents; other brands
bring from IS to 60 cents. Double head
sweet Jerseys are calling for 3d. Is to SO,
with fair demand. Onions are in plenti-
full supply and bring from $1.75 to SO. with
very slow calls. Cabbage is in fair de-
mand and calls for last weeks prices.
Squash is calling for 81. rs to 49, 95 per 100;
marrows from 81 to S125.
Fruit.
The demand for good apples is in ex-
cess of the supply, and consequently prices
are firm with an upward tendency. The
best class of goods brings 49, rs to 81; fair
to good, 50. IS to 1925 Lemons are short
and are bringing 81 to $3.50 Malaga
grapes arc scarce and are sold from SIS to
IS as the quality may seem.
The Quotations.
PoRK-Pork provisions are quiet and I'M
changed, with quotations at: Long cut, short
cut and backs, Sl7; lean ends, SIS 5O prime
po rk tongues, $40 5000; loose salt pork and
briskets, &c; fresh ribs, 86S15c; sausages, Size;
bologns, 7g; hams, 1Os; small hams, 1916c;
smoked ribs, Size; homeless bacon. li15c:
pressed ham, l21a e &, choice lard, sac per ID
gee; Bib pals, 934c; choice city dressed hogs,
712c; country, 61at.
HAY-No changes are noted in the hay mar
ket. Cottonseed mt al is not offering TO arrive,
but will be as soon as freights are adjusted
Good to choice hay SIG 50917 50; fancy, is; fair
to good, SIS 500l6 So eastern choice, Sl50i7:
rye straw, Sl3 500l4 oat straw, SS@9; sack
spring bran, to arrive, Sl7@l7 %; sack winter,
ST. 75d1S %; sack spring middlings, SlS018 so; !
winter, $40 5000; mixed feed, SIS 7St9I9.
CoRN-The market on corn is uncertain.
Shippers are not wiring terms, by reason of
the increase in freights. They expect to be
certain as to what they can do in a couple of
days. One shipper wires 4Sc for Chicago No.
2 yellow, an advance of lc over Saturday and !
&c over the middle of the week The spot
market is tirmer steamer yellow, 47G47t5c;
steamer mixed nominal, 4613(947c.
BUTTER-Butter is quiet. with the market at: |
Fancy creameries, in small packages, 28629c;
western creamery extra, 27@2719c first and
held, E40I%Ocs lIHlIdllOH creamery, S3O924c: fac
tory, 1Sdl22c; northern creamery extra, 27166l ,
2S15c; northern dairy, I3lD24c eastern cream
cry extra. 21@211Rc. These are prices for
round lots. Jobbing lots and fancy lots cost
more. 4
LAMBS AND MUTToNs- AGuttons and lambs
continue quiet and easy: Choice to fancy |
lambs. 7GSc: good to choice, 60615c: common .
TO good HE15c; poor and ordinary, 4c; year
lngs, 506ssc; muUtons. 5q6c; poor to good;
4G5c; choice heavy Brightons 61Rc; choice !
eastern veals, 919d1012c; common to good, !
5dSc; Brigbtons and fancy, l0011c.
POTATOES Potatoes are firm. with good ;
trade: Houlton and ArOostook hebrons, $50
zoe; Houlton and AroostO X rose. 6}1I65c New
York stars and buri Anks, 5Sd6Oc; Dakota /,
reds, 5Sd60c; chenangoeN 63tgD5c; Jersey :
double head sweets, 81 15dl}
OATs-No prices being wired on oats TO I
arrive, by reason of the advance in freights.
It is expected that the market will be settled
by today The spot market is frmer at:
Clipped, 37d371sc; fancy, 3S513S15c; No. white, ,
5519c; No white, 355ac; mixed, 3j1l3515c. |
APPLEs-Apples are very firm, with the 4
market quiet: No. Baldwins. 50 75694; No. / .
greetings s. 50d4; fair TO good. 81 1913 25; I
seconds, S2d2 p; gravensteins, S594 Tolman '
sweets. 506g4
PoULTRY-P Poultry is in full supply. The I
market is easy: Western turkeys, 10dl3c; q
FAM lots 13GI4c. western phickaDs Snl1c. /