Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-06
The Markets..

market this week. There is not as much |
life to business. and prices are hardly as
strong as last week, though no decline
can be reported. Those who cannot
clean up at previous current rates put
their butter into cold storage rather than |
make concessions.
In this way prices are kept on fairly
steady basis, and as purchasers In the
country are paying somewhat above the
parity rates here it is probable that
present prices will be maintained for
few weeks. or until the demand for stor-
ing drops Off.
Many large buyers, however, are still
Of the opinion that prices are full high
tor C safe investment, and as they see
that the conditions all over the coun-
try are favorable for a heavy make,
they think that there will be chance
of securing supplies late in June or July
at lower prices than at present. For
this reason they are disposed to hold
Off
In the meantime it Is evident that
nothing should be done to check con-
sumption. The more butter that can
be put into channels of distribution,
the better it will be for all concerned.
The bulls may think it good thing to
force the prices up cent or 2, but if that
tends to curtail consumption, and the
surplus is held in storage, it will react
upon them later.
The country markets indicate a de-
cline in cheese, and as soon as supplies
come to hand here prices will probably
be lower. At present there is very little
good cheese here, and small sales rule
at to s cents. The old stock is nearly
all cleaned out.
At Little Falls, N. Y, 34O0 boxes cheese
were sold, including 800 boxes for export,
at to Ga cents-and balance for home
trade at 61a to 6A cents. Market dull.
At Utica, N. Y, $500 boxes were sold.
The ruling price on large colored was 81
cents, on large white SIS cents. and small
sizes 61a cents.
Eggs are tirmer, and fresh western
sold readily at 111a to II cents, and a few
special marks at 121a cents. The ruling
price for best western was IL cents.
Fresh eastern sold at 1214 to 10 cents,
but few arriving. Cold storage stock
1919 cases, against 81, 769 cases same
time last year. Receipts are falling oft.
Beans continue slow of sale on basis
of $110 to s1,121a a bushel for choice mar
row pea and mediums
Old potatoes are selling at q to 80 cents
bushel for best, and 25 cents for Ordi-
nary. New potatoes rule at $3.50 to
$3.50 a barrel.
Choice old hay continues scarce and
brings high prices. Ordinary grades
plentiful.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Northern and eastern beef catt1e--The
offerings We're light, and the demand
was not active, both home and country
slaughterers not anxious to purchase. as
western beef cattle were selling at low
values, and of excellent quality. 1t was
with difficulty that a clearance was eff
fected.
Mich COWS and springers-The sup
ply was fair and the demand more ac-
| tive than last week, with a good in
quiry for cnoice stock by spectators
and jobbers from country and seaside
resorts
Veal calves-Trade moved slow, and
| buyers were determined that they would
| not pay any advance over last week,
ard the selling interests weighed UP
| stock at last weeks values.
Sheep and lambs-Offerings in the
market were not enough to make a
| fair estimate of values, and among them
were spring lambs represented to have
| been sold for 10c per h. live weight,
| Western beef cattle-The receipts were
consigned to home slaughterers, values
| being low at west.
Swine-No change in values noted
| from last week.
| Working oxen-A few pair on sale;
prices high and fair inquiry.
| Prices for hides tallow and skins
Brighton hides, 4@41ac per lb; tallow.
303lac per lb; country hides. 3@9hc
per lib; tallow, 115c per lb; pelts, 35GI65c
each; calf skins, 55@90c; dairy skins, %
Ql40c.
THE PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
Beef-There is a fair trade in beef.
with quotations unchanged at: Choice
| steers, &c; good steers, 6%c; light, 60
! G1ac; extra heavy kinds, 10c; good binds.
9a4c; light kinds, 9@91ac; heavy fores, &c;
good, 3$4c; light fores, 312c; backs. az
&c; rattles, h@3Ac; chucks, 3@4c; short
ribs, 9@101ac; rounds, 7R@Sc; rumps,
| 11M12c; rumps and loins, 10@12c; loins,
| 10@13c.
| Flour-A dull flour market is reported,
| even at the lower rates made by the
spring wheat combinations: Round lots,
| sight draft, extras and seconds, $303 %,
| spring wheat, clear and straight, SO 100
90 winter wheat, clear and straight
So 6G03 80; winter pat.,$3 95@4 10; spring
pat, SO 95@D4 10. The jobbing prices are
25c higher than the above quotations.
| Hay-The hay market is steady, with
| the demand steady at $20Q21 and down to
$13, as to quality: Rye straw, $23025,
oat straw $9@10: sack spring bran to ar
rive. 81 SO: winter, S12 50112 75 mid
dlings, $12@14; mixed feed, $13 %; ground
wheat, $14 so; red dog, SIS 50@16; cotton
seed meal, $21 so to arrive; linseed meal
s19
Meal-Cornmeal is quiet at the lower
prices previously noted: Kiln-dried corn
| meal for export, 81 70D1 rs; bag meal, 70
075c; yellow graduated, 81 1902 20;
rolled oatmeal 81 1903 10 per Dbl; cut,
SO 1908 60; graham meal, 81 5000 80;
rye flour, 81 6O@3; rye, 60@65c per blu.
Oats-Oats are very quiet, with the mar
ket at: Clipped to arrive, 261s @271ac; No
2 white, 26@261sc; No. white, 251a@26c;
No 2 mixed, 25c. On the spot oats are
quoted at: Clipped, 26h@27c: No. 9
white 261I @261ac; No. 8 white, 25A @26c;
No. mixed, 25c.
Muttons and Lambs-The mutton and
lamb market is firmer, with veals dull
and easy: Springers, 100020c, as to qality:
lambs, 9G10c. as to quality; lambs, 91s q
!. 10c; fancy Brightons and eastern lambs
9@11c; yearling, 6@Sc: muttons, 6@Shc
veals 5G9c, as to quality.
| Butter-BeSt fresh creamery small
lots. 17@171sc; western creamery, extra
in round lots, Isl. @16c; firsts, 13@l4c; fac
tory, 10@11c: northern creamery, 16@
161ac; eastern creamery, extra, 1515 @16c;
diaries, 10@14c.
| Corn-COrn to arrive is rather easy
with No. yellow quoted at 3712c and No
yellow at 351H636c The spot market is
quiet and rather easy at: Steamer yellow
sSd3S1kc; steamer, 37@371ac.
Il Potatoes-New potatoes are steady,
selling at about So so per Dbl for good.
Old potatoes are steady at 30Q33c for
best Aroostook county hehrons, 2S@30c
ct (p A.. fxsx- L.