The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-08-14
IN HUB MARKETS.
Advance Will Soon Be Shown
In Butter Trade.

In Butter Trade.
Upward Tendency In Cheese Eggs Dull
and Unsatisfactory Potatoes Plentiful
and Cheap Live Stock Quotations.
Boston, Aug. 1.-THE butter market
has stronger tone this week. and prices
have taken an upward turn. An advance
of Il to 1 cent is quoted in the west and
New York has gained " cent. Buyers
here are slow to respond, but enough
business was done to show that some ad-
vance would soon be esta blished here.
This is no more than what might be
expected at this season. Prices have
been on low basis for several weeks
past, and now, when there is a large
falling in the make, prospect of bet
ter home trade and a growing export de-
mand, rise of 1a to l cent on fine, fresh
stock, is no more than reasonable.
This is the first time in the history of
the trade that foreigners could buy our
finest creamery at Is to Is cents per
pound. Heretofore they had to pay 20
cents or more for it, Consequently they
took very little of it, and confined their
purchases to the lowest grades, some
thing that few of our own people would
eat.
But now that the English people know
what our fine fresh creamery butter is,
they may want good deal of it, if we
do not put our prices too high. They
may stand a slight rise, but dealers
should be careful not to crowd them too
fast There is a large surplus in this
country, and a foreign outlet is much
needed.
Everybody in the trade knows how
much benefit last years export move
ment was to the market. Without it we
should have had to sacrifice good deal
of stock. How much the present move
ment will amount to it is hard to tell.
1t is coming earlier than last year, and
may be larger, as great drought is re-
ported in England, but the markets
abroad so far do not warrant much of an
advance.
The exports last week from Boston,
New York and Montreal aggregated
26,O7S tubs, including 2OCO tubs from Bos-
ton IA ,904 tubs from New York, and 9174
tubs from Montreal. Buyers are oper-
aLlnS pretty lTeSly IhlS WIEN, dio LII
shipments promise to be larger A year
ago the total exports from the three
ports were only PHI tubs.
The receipts of butter at Boston last
week were 24,794 tubs and 1852 boxes,
total weight Of 1,140.371 pounds, against
1,260, 800 pounds for the week previous.
For the corresponding week last year
the total weight was 1,415,S49 pounds.
This statement shows falling off in
receipts as compared with weeks previ-
Gus of 1ZO, 53S pounds, and as compared
with last year of 275,47S pounds.
Under the influence of boom in the
country, the cheese market has to be
quoted higher and the best northern
stock cannot now be obtained here under
~ cents. 1t should bring more on the
basis of cost, but trade here is light and
buyers will have to be worked up grad
ually. The selling rate shall be ~ to
cents
Reports from the Canadian cheese
market indicates an advance at all
points.
The egg market has been dull and I'M
satisfactory. Most of receipts are greatly
injured by the heat, and the shrinkage is
very large Most sales of western at Il
enough to bring over II cents. Eastern
fresh command Is to 16 cents, if all right,
hut injured lots go as low as western.
Stock in cold storage was reduced $40
cases, and stands at 1915 cases, against
1854 cases same time last year.
Potatoes are in large supply and SELL
ing low.
Apples, peaches and other fruit are
plentiful and cheap.
THE PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
Beef-Deef is very firm, with a dull
trade: Choice steers, 7h@7&c: good steers
4Ac; light fores. 4c: backs. 514 @61ac: rat
1Oh@11c; good kinds, 10@10Ac; light
kinds, 91s@9%c; heavy fores, Acc; good,
ties, S@3iac; chucks, 4@41sc; short ribs,
11G12c; rounds, 7@71ac; rumps, 11@121sc;
rumps and loins, 13q15c; loins, 14Q17c.
Oats-Oats are very firm. The gov
eminent crop report shows big decline
In the crop. Clipped to arrive are
quoted a. 27A @2Skc the latter for choice;
No white 271ac; No. white, z634 @27c;
No. mixed 26@261ac new clipped to ar
rive, 25@25Rc. Track oats are steady
at: Clipped, 27R@ZS1ac: No. white, 81
@27hc; No. white, 26A@27c; No.
mixed, 266l 6l2c.
Meal-Cornmeal is unchanged: Barrel
cornmeal, 81 50d1 So; bag meal, 66@6Sc
yellow granulated, 81 S5@2 10; rolled and
ground oatmeal. 81 $500 10 per Dbl; cut,
S@63 so; graham meal, 81 50@4; rye flour,
s. 50@3; rye, 55@60c per bushel.
Hay-For the best hay s1S 50@20 is
quoted Rye straw is firm at $1S619
Bran is little changed at SO IS for sack
spring to arrive, and at $11a11 so for
winter.
Corn-Corn is easy. No. yellow to ar
rive is quoted at 33& q34c; country yell
low, 331aQ 33%c. Steamer yellow track
is quoted at 34h@S4Ac; steamer, $50
33%c.
Pork-The pork market is quiet and
little changed: Barrel pork, $40; light
backs, SO; lean ends, $40 so; fresh ribs.
1Oc; hams. 10h @11hc; lard. Az @4Bc.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Northern and eastern beef cattle
The supply was light, and the demand
easy, with no change in values from
those quoted last week. Drovers still