Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-05-09
The Markets..

mas Sdlneu u little more StTeHStn tnlS
week, and trade is progressing on fair
~ steady basis, but buyers refuse to
respond to any further advance. Only
a small portion of the receipts show fun
grass flavor, and but few people want to
buy for cold storage until the quality
improves. At the very low prices rul-
ing two weeks ago, some purchases were
made to put away, and the new year
starts with about 5000 tubs of April
make on hand, in addition to the 1900
tubs of old butter which were carried
over.
Several of our dealers deprecate the
action of those who began storing so
early, while others think it was better
to do that than to let the surplus lie
around to depress the market. We
mention this matter first to show how
the large receipts We're cleaned up, and
second, to show that there is an oppor-
sition to storing butter before full grass
is struck
The statistical situation, generally
considered, is satisfactory. The sum
mary of receipts, exports and consump-
ton for the trade year indicate graft
flying increase in the butter trade of
Boston as compared with the previ-
Jus ycdi IteCelplS Increased IL per
cent, exports 200 per cent and consump-
ton 12R per cent The stock of old but
ter on hand a the close of April was only
1900 tubs, against $4,000 tubs last year.
In the cheese market the main feature
is the opening of the new season and the
arrival here of few fancy lots from New
York state These have been put on sale
at S1a to cents, but for the ordinary new
make no more than to 8 cents can be
quoted, and this without any sales of
Importance. The old stock is cleaning
up at to 10 cents for best fall and to
S1a cents for early make.
There has been a slow egg trade, and
receipts are hard to clean up. For
strictly choice fresh western in pack
ages for storing IL to liz cents has been
| obtained, but IL cents was a top price,
and plenty of ordinary stock could be
bought at 1O1a to 1914 cents. Fresh east
ern rule at 11K to II cents, but sell slow
ly. Receipts both here and at New York
have been very large the past two days,
and dealers who are putting away stock
| in cold storage do not feel much en-
couraged.
Beans continue slow of sale on basis
of $1.121a to $115 bushel for choice
marrow pea and mediums.
Low prices are still the rule for pota-
toes 25 to 81 cents bushel, and there is
no prospect of rise this season.
The maple sugar and syrup season is
over, so far as shippers and receivers
are concerned. There Is still a fair job
bling trade.
THE PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
Oats-Oats are quiet and rather easy:
No, / clipped lake and rail, are quoted
- oil OF 1Lr,.
No clipped, lake and rail- 26@261ac; No
all rail 261a027c; No 2 white, all rail,
261a @271ac; No 8 white, 26@261ac; No. !"
mixed, 251A@26c. The spot market is
quiet and easy: No. clipped track 21@
2719c; No. 2, 26@261ac; No. white 27GD
25@25hc.
Flour-The wheat market was again
firmer. but the flour situation is I'M
changed. Buyers are still waiting.
while the combination prices are re-
tanned: Round lots, sight drafts, extras
clear and straight,S3 1903 IS; winter
wheat. clear and straight, SO 60@3 go:
winter pat, SO 1904 25; spring pat, So $50
40.
Muttons and Lambs-Lambs are in
full supply and a little easier. Muttons
are fairly sustained. Veals are in full
| supply, with some in bad order. The
market is easier. Springers, 2@6c, as te
quality; lambs, 6RGQ9c; fancy Bright
ons and eastern lambs, S@9Rc; year
lings, 6@7c; muttons, 4@7c; veals, 5000
as to quality.
Potatoes-Potatoes are quiet and un.
changed: Hebrons. 2S@30c per bu; rose
35@40c; Green mountain, 25@30c; white
5000. Sweet potatoes are quoted at:
Jersey double heads, 1908 %.
Apples-The dull apple market is con-
tinued: No / Baldwins, 5000 50; Rome
beauties, 1904; russets, 81 1903 50: Toll
man sweets, $2@p4. Very choice in single
barrel lots bring higher prices.
Beef-A firm beef market is noted
with full quotations sustained and .
good deal more beef selling at full prices
even at little lower grade.
Pork-No further changes are noted
in the polk market, with fresh ribs al Sc
, barrel pork, s11 rs; light backs, $40 So
Meal = Cornmeal is quiet and un
changed, with bag meal at 75@77c, and
, with barrel meal at 81 T501 so.
THE WOOL MARKET
There is still a lack of demand in the
wool market and the only business
! seems to be done where buyers are in
: urgent need of small lots. and are pick
ing them up at practically their own
| figures. Not enough business is being
done to establish any reliable quotations
LIVE STOCK MARKET
Prices of market beef-A few choice
$6@6 SO; extra. $525@550; first quality
$4.75D5: second quality, $3.75q450; third
quality, S3@3.50
| Prices for store cattle-Working oxen
per pair, from $60@01i0: farrow cows, 81
@22; fancy cows, $5000GS; mich cows and
calves, from $200D4S: yearlings, $S016:
2-years-o old $12@22; 3-years-old, $02@32
Western fat swine, live, 31a@4c; north
5 ern dressed hogs, Acc per lb.
: Prices of sheep and lambs-In lots, s:
az. 250D2. so each; extra, S27504 So OF
from 2@412c per Id; lambs, 3@5Ac; veal
calves, 3@4Ac.
/ Prices of hides, tallow and skins
. Brighton hides, 4041ac per Id; tallow, 30
S1ac per lb; country hides. 3@31ac per Ib
tallow, 11ac per ID; pelts. 35@65c each;
calf skins, $4,000; dairy SKINS 25640c.
Cattle-Liye stock trains made good
2 time on the way and were at market by
$ daylight. What beef cattle there were
E changed hands early. The western
went to slaughter for immediate use al
a range of 315@4Ac per Id, live weight
t Country cattle, including beef cows, a,
21a@4c per Id, live weight or no improve
ment from last week.
Mich cows-A good number, but mar.
ket not crowded. A number of good cows
sold at s4G@50 There were cows sold a,
S2563S not as good.
Hogs-ValueS on western are lower
with prices quoted at 31244c, dressed
weight Country hogs at 412c per Id
dressed weight.
Sheep-The receipts not quite as heavy
as last week but about the same amount
for the home trade. The sheep market