The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-12-12
IN HUB MARKETS.
Prices For Butter Have Risen
Still Higher.
Advance Has No Eject Upon Cheeas.
Slight Advance In Eggs-So Important
Changes In Vegetables

Slight Advance In Eggs No Important
Changes In Vegetables
BOSTON Die ll-stIll higher prices are
quoted for butter this week Ihe + gln
market has advanced cents, and Sew
York Is also up about cents Oh finest
fresh creamery. As usual Boston move,
up slowly but the full advance Wi have
to be paid in order to get share Of this
fresh make
Some persons Assert that pros viii 20
up2 or ) cents more before the top T.
reached, while others ar. Of tie opinion
that the market Is now ar ~ highest
point. But all this Is guess w5rs
The state law. agalnst fhc -4e = Ol.a-
margarine are being strictly enforced and
there i no doubt that thI, has materially
increased the consumption u butter H.
order Ia offset this. there should haye been
larger make Of winter butter bat. r.. m
all accounts the tendency is the other
way IN the west
There is no export demand 10 speak
Of few hundred tut, were taken last
week, but all Of low grade Current
prices are too high for the EugI- III mar.
ket, and a great change must take place
there efare any export moyeiuen; can b.
expected.
Cheese
The advance in butter has no Influence
on cheese, and the market is ~ tame a.
ever The finest twins cannot he sold at
over II 10 Il i. cents. and in lot a. wanted
~ the trade. LArg- singles rue ~ ~ 10
l019 cents. ami hard 10 sell at over lpc.nts
In large lots. Early made cheese j. quiet
at to cents
The demand for cheese is moi lsely 70
improve until after the turn Of tn. wear.
when 1t is hoped that the foreign martrt>
will want more supplies. At present they
arc kept pretty full by the through ship.
ments from Canada.
other Produce.
There has been good demand for fresh
eggs and prices have advanced "a little
Best western sold at y to "a cents, and
fancy Michigan al % cents. Eastern fresh
"a TO % cents. with "A small supply. Fancy
new laid 3 cents and upward Refrigcr-
ator stock II to Is cents The cold storage
stock Was reduced 1928 eases last week
No change of importance in Deans, po-
tatoes, or any kind Of vegetables The
potato market is very much deurcs~ed
and dealers say the best eastern hrbrous
are hard to sell Mt over 80 cents Du-hcl.
In carloads. Apples are steady ami in
moderate demand
The poultry market is oyer-Supphed
with chickens, and the best are slow at :
to IA cents. Western To - cents.
Northern turkeys are in light receipt but
there are plenty Of western at 10 to 10
cents pound
Produce Quotations.
HAY-The hav III lrket Is steady Straw l.
also steady. Mlifre i dun and easier, with
/ colt nsevd meal ~,arce and very firm Nav,
| tl519; very choice cars. slg 81 40: rye stray,
tl4gl3, oat straw, s. % o.; sack spring bran to
arrive, 81 25Gl3 %: winter 81 50dl5: mid.
1 dhngS, 3lJGl6; ground wheat, SIS IL 8; re /
/ dog sl5 81, cottonseed meal, 81 81 - to ar
! rive.
OArs-oats are quiet. with the market only
! fairly sustained No 81 pped . arflv- ~ u
/ &c. No clipped, -aiq 10; No. White. : .
! HH1c; NJ whit, - -; NJ. MIXED. nom
mai, a e. The SPIT market Is dull, 81 $50 ]
! 2Bc; No wnl'e, . i bi2c No. 3 whit. 2Jt
/ 25L2c, No mix d, nominal ~ e.
/ APPLES A"p's are moYlnI furry. with
/ choice, = - 40. Rre--ulnL-. SIfz-s: B.s
/ JAWS, q u - home h. autIc-, ~ -. :ln.-.
sd - leuh " ELS, = '9da >; To.ul ~
! sweets, 81 ~ o, ~; N apples s. a - for ALI
/ varieties ln",c quo atom ar for car lots.
/ FLouR-fho flour market is d"eldad y frHcr
/ Nntrr ~heti hours are parte larIg tr b.
! The whole lI-l of prices i, strong r. EN-r..-
! and : cond-. )! 5G3, s3ring wueat. eieAr AN !
straight, S. % L5 o.. WIN er wh,at. eIa4r ANA
! strd gut, ) -Jua - winter pat j ~ ~ TO-.
! spring pat. IS 6Jd4
| POULTRY i here j. steady market ON
i poultry, With tAe supply about equal to TIT. IT,
mand: Northern turkeys, lJ1loe. wc-t-r t.
/ l0Gl5c; northern and eastern chickens. J. &,
/ l4c: fowls, gdl2c; live fowls, ~ IIlc. chlck.u-.
! lltgl1c: northern DUCKS 10 dl4c. western I'D
/ l2c; geese, lodl2c.