The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-07-17
In HUB MARKETS.
Cool Wave May Make Improve
ment In Butter.

y. Improvement In Cheese Trade -frioos
of Eggs Creeping Up New Vegetables
In Good supply-Fruit and Berries
Plentiful.
Boston. July 15.-"Dull and easy" Is
the way that most dealers report the
butter market this week. In order TO
effect sales concession of " cent had
to be made, and even at that buyers
were incliAed to hold off. Abe very hot
weather, perha -, nldue trade -Sht, pul
under the influence of cool wave busl-
ness may be better later.
Dut dull spell just at this time is no
more than was expected by men of eX-
pe,ience. and the market IS taking the
course it usually does after the rush Tor
June make is over. Speculative buyers
are pretty well filed up, and if the re-
ceipts continue on a LIBERAL scale a
slight settling down in prices cannot be
prevented.
Perhaps when the average quality OF
the butter now coming in is considered,
actual values are no lower but the
market has to be quoted on the grades
that are offered, and if they are not as
good as those offered earlier in the
season operators will soon lind that out.
Taken all through, it is an irregular
market. and one of the most difficult OF
the season to quote. There are very few
large buyers and those few want moth
ing but strictly fine quality, which is
not plentiful A large portion of the
offeri gs are somewhat defective and
slow of sale
The iobbing trade continues light, and
dealers have very little change to make
in prices, but they are willing to give
customers the advantage of any shght
decline in the wholesale market. Small
buyers must remember that the strictly
fine creamery in jobbers hands cost full
rates.
There is no Improvement in the cheese
trade here. The country markets seem
to be steadier, with more buyers, but
prices ruled low. For the best northern
i'm this market it is hard to get over
cents, and IA cents is all extreme price
for fancy. Large buyers continue in
different.
Prices of eggs are creeping up little,
owing to the light receipts of fresh
stock Special marks of western were
UP to 121s and Is cents, but for most
offered it was hard to get over II cents.
Choice fresh eastern were worth IA to
Is cents, and fancy 16 cents. Stock in
cold storage 1856 cases, against 9O,34o
cases same time last year.
There is little change in the bean mar
ket. Choice mediums and marrow pea
continue quiet at 81 to $1.O5 per bushel
with some small sales at S1.10. Extra
yellow eyes rule at $1.20 to SIPS.
Market continues to be we'll supplied
with potatoes and all kinds of new
| vegetables Very choice potatoes sell
| at ST. so per barrel, but ordinary are SLOW
at 81 to SIPS.
Supplies of apples, peaches and pears
are increasing All kinds of berries con-
| tinue plentiful.
~- PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
Corn-Corn is rather easy on the whole
| though but little changed. Corn to ar.
| rive is quoted at 3612c for No. yellow
| On track here it is quoted at 3612Q3I6
! for steamer yellow, and at 36@361ac fol-
/ steamer A Chicago report says thai
| eastern roads have reduced the rates OF
| corn from Chicago to the Atlantic sea
| board to 15c, which makes the rate from
| the Missouri river to the coast 2312c
! This action strikes a body blow at the
| gulf ports and makes it possible to carry
| the shipments by the direct routes at &
| cheaper rate than it can be done via
| New Orleans and Galveston, all things
| considered. The reduction Will go into
effect July Is 1t applies to corn only
( Butter-The butter market is quiet
and inclined to be rather easy. Stii
quotations are nominally unchanged
| but it might be hard to realize the upper
range: Best fresh creamery, small lots
| l76l7kc; western creamery, extra, II
round lots, 151A@16hc; firsts, 13@14c
imitation, 12@12hc; factory, sole
northern creamery, 16@17c; eastern
rcreamery, extra, 151a@16kc diaries, 1:
| Q14c.
Muttons and lambs-In the muttor
market, yearlings are little firmer
but lambs and veals are steady and un-
| changed: Lambs, 10@13c for choice
| fair to good, S@10c; muttons. 5Q713c
yeariings, 6@Sc; veals, 5q9c.
Oats-Oats to arrive are little firmer
| Clipped, z41@@25hc No. white, 24Ac
No. white. 23% @25Ac; No. mixed
221ac. Clipped track. 241aq25lsc; No.
mixed, 241sc; No. white, 231sc; No
mixed, 221ac.
Hay-Hay continues easy. Straw II
easier. Bran is dull and very Easy: Hay
s2@19 50, as to quality; rye 4 Jaw, $22@
20; oat straw. S10Q12; spring Gran, $40 10
winter, s1l 59Q12
Pork-The pork and lard markets are
quiet and unchanged, with fresh rib
at 9hc: hams, 1l@1112c barrel pork
$40 so: light backs 50 so; lard, be.
Eggs-Eggs are a shade firmer: West
| ern. 120l21Rc; Indiana and Michigan
| 12h613c; eastern fresh, 13ql4c. nearby
l49l6c.
| Reef-Beef is firm. but the hot weathe
has made a very dull trade. Quota
lions are the same as previously noted
Potatoes-Potatoes continue easy
with the supply full: Good, SQl 20
very choice, 81 30.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Prices of market beef-A few choice
sc 5a6. rs; extra, $5.75q6; first quality
s525Q5 So; second quality, $q5; tnlr'
quality. S3d1.75.
Prices of store cattle-Working oxen
ner pair. from $50 to $40; farrow cows
S1OG22; fancy cows, $50@6S; mich cows
and calves, s2094S; yearlings. sSQlo
2-year-olds, SIEGE; 3-year-olds. S2OqS2
western fat swine, live, 3Aq4c; north
ern dressed hogs. 4Jsc per ID.
Prices of sheep and lambs-ln lots, y
90 25 and 81 80 each; extra, 1913 TO S4.oC
or from &c to 419c per Id; lambs &c Z
SIC; veal calves, 212c TO &C.
Prices OF hides, tallow and skins
Brighton hides, sc to 6l2c per 10: tallow
&c 10 3Iac per Id: country hides, &c to 4ls
per lb; tallow, lc to lac per ID: peIts