Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-18
The Market.


the way that most dealers report the
effect sal.', concession of " a cent had
to be made, and even at that buyers
were incllned to hold off. The very hot
weather perhaps, made trade light. but
under the influence of cool wave bust
ness may be better later.
But dun spell just al this time is no
more than was expected by men of ex-
perience, and the market is taking the
course it usually does after the rush for
June make is over. Speculative buyers
are pretty well filled up, and if the re-
ceipts continue on 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 find 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
offerings are somewhat defective and
slow of sale.
The jobbing trade continues light, and
dealers have very little change to make
in prices, but they are willing to give
customers the advantage of any slight
decline in the wholesale market. Small
buyers must remember that the strictly
fine creamery in jobbers hands cost full
rates.
I,,k 10 ,l,1
trade here. The country markets seem
to be steader, with more buyers, but
prices ruled low For the best northern
in this market it is hard to get over Z
cents, and IA cents is an extreme price
for fancy. Large buyers continue in
different.
/ Prices of eggs are creeping up a little,
owing to the light receipts of fresh
stock. Special marks of western We're
up to 1917 and 10 cents, but for most
offered it was hard to get over II cents.
Choice fresh eastern were worth la to
Is cents, and fancy 16 cents Stock in
cold storage 1856 cases, against 90,343
cases same time last year.
There is little change in the bean mar
ket. Choice mediums and marrow pea
continue quiet at 81 to $105 per buDnel,
with some small sales at $1.10. Extra
yellow eyes rule at $1.20 to $125.
Market continues to be well supplied
with potatoes AID all kinds of new
vegetables. Very choice potatoes sell
at s.. so per barrel, but ordinary are slow
at 81 to $1.25.
Supplies OF apples, peaches and pears
; are increasing. All kinds of berries con-
tinue plentiful.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
$6.25@6.75; extra, $5.75Q6; first quality,
$5.25@5.5 50; second quaiity, $495; third
quality, $3@3.75.
Prices of store cattle-Working oxen,
per pair, from $50 to $40; farrow cows,
S10@22; fancy cows, $5o0o6S; mich cows,
and calves, s2o@4S; yearlings, ss@l6;
2-year- olds, $12@22; 3-year-olds, SCOOP;
western fat swine, live, 3A@4c; north
ern dressed hogs, 41.c per Id.
Prices of sheep and lambs-In lots, 50,
1925 and $3.50 each; extra, $2.75 to $3.50,
or from &c to 41ac per Id; lambs, &c to
: SIC; veal calves, 21ac to &c.
u Prices of hides, tallow and skins
Brighton hides, &c to 61ac per lb; tallow,
Sc to SIC per lb; country hides, 4c to 41ac
per lib; tallow, 1c to 11sc per Id; pelts,
S5c to Csc each; calfskins, 55c to 90c;
lamb skins, zoe; dairy skins. 25c to 4Oc.
i Cattle-Market prices on cattle M0Ac
higher on western, best, 4A @5Ac, |. W.
Mich cows-Trade quiet, few sales
at $25@50.
! Fat hogs-Country lots were sold at
4Ac, d. W., and western live at 3A 0p4c.
, Sheep-The demand does not warrant
a large supply. Western arrivals We're
light when compared with some weeks.
Market prices do not improve, a few
spring lambs find their way to market
some Canada lambs may be looked for
by next month.
Veal calves-A fair supply and prices
= as last week. A good number were dis
posed of at Watertown yards.
2 Live poultry-Two tons a 10c for hens
and BE for chickens.
| PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
Flour-A dull flour market continues
, to be noted, with association prices IN
, changed. Toward the close the market
on wheat improved somewhat and closed
higher, but the improvement was too
late for the market to derive an immedi-
? ate benefit: Round lots, extras and sec
onds, 81 5000; spring wheat clear and
straight SO 1903 55; winter wheat, clear
and straight, So 556D3 65; winter pat,
SIS $500 80; spring pat, So 1908 80, with
) a rebate. Jobbing prices are 25c more.
7 Outside the association spring patents
are offered at SO 65M3 rs; old winter
wheat straights, SO 40 new winter wheat
patents to arrive, at SO rs, and up to Sd
for old; new winter straights, So $50
8 rs; clears, So 35M3 SIS.
Beef-Beef is reported very firm, but
with a trade rather small: Choice
steers, 7A@7Ac; good steers, TIC; light.
81 orc; extra heavy kinds, 10Ec; good
kinds, 10c; light kinds, 91ac; heavy fores.
4c; backs, 5h@6c; rattles, 3@31ac; chucks,
31A@4l2c; short ribs, 1o@11c; rounds,
7@71ac; rumps, 11@121kc rumps and
loins, 12@14c; loins, 1872 @16c.
Meal-Cornmeal is a little firmer, on
the strength in corn, but with prices at:
Kiln dried cornmeal, 81 65@1 70; bag
meal, 70@72c; yellow granulated 81 900
g 20; rolled and ground oatmeal, 81 $50
3 Is per bbl cut, $3@3 so; graham meal,
81 50@4; rye flour, 81 5O@3; rye, $4,000
, per blu.
Muttons and lambs-Muttons are
steady. Lambs are easy. Yearlings
are scarcely sustained sustained at the
stronger prices noted yesterday: Lambs,
: 1Q@13c for choice; fair to good, S@1Oc;
muttons, 5@71sc; yearlings, 5AQ7Rc;
, veals, 5@9c.
| Oats-OatS were stronger, and about
nc higher on oats to arrive: Clipped, 24A
@25%c; No. . white, 25c; No. white 24c;
No. 2 mixed, 23c. Clipped track, 25Q
2JAc; No. white, 2602515c; No. white.
, 24c; No. 2 mixed, 22a4 @23c.
Hay-Hay is quiet. Straw is dull and
easy. Bran is claimed to be a little
flrmer: Hay, $12@19 so; rye straw, $3.50
20; sack spring bran, to arrive, $40 7s
oil; sack winter, 81 50@12.
|, Potatoes-Potatoes are even a little
easier than previously noted. The sup
ply is very full: Good to choice, $1Q1 q
per Dbl; fair to good. T5c@S1.
Pork-Pork products are dull and I'M
changed, with fresh ribs at 9l5c: hams,
11Q1llsc; barrel pork, $40 so; light backs.