The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-10
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Market Healthy From
a Statistical Standpoint.

Boston. Sept. s.-The butter market
opened with quiet tone, considering
that Monday was holiday and that very
little business had been dcne since Fri
day, and last weeks prices were hard to
obtain. Buyers ran around a good deal
before placing orders and looked for
lower rates. but receivers as a rule re-
| fused to make concessions of best quail
ity. On all other kinds the tendency
was in favor of buyers, and this feeling
was more pronounced when the dis
| patches from New York and Chicago
were received.
Statistically considered, our market is
In healthy condition, for there is no
surplus of strictly fine fresh stock hut
with New York and the West showing
signs of weakness, we my have to slacken
OH little in order to keep in line. How
long this condition of affairs will con-
tlnue 1T is hard to tell but the prevail
ing OPINION Is that the market must soon
take a stronger form. This reaction is
no more than was expected after the sud
ueh rise TWO weeks ago, and a drop of
cent Is not much after the advance of
2 or cents.
Inc stock of butter in cold storage is
22'oOo tubs less than year ago. Since
Aug. Il, when the stock was the largest
II mas oeen reduced nearly 10, 900 tubs.
Last year during three weeks it was re-
duced only about 1000 tubs. At this rate
II the receipts do not run heavier than
usual we shall make a large hole in the
STOCK. Then, too, there is a larger expert
movement this year. Since the opening
OF the season the shipments foot I'D an
increase OF 10000 tubs, which shows that
the butter is going out of the country.
with smaller stocks, a larger con-
sumption and larger exports, there is
no reason why the outlook should NOT
be considered encouraging. But we
have no intention of bulling the market.
Inc receipts Of butter last week ag-
gregate 2O,782 tubs and 24,598 boxes. a
total of 1,O2S,265 pounds, against 1907
l62 pounds the previous week. and
1O24,S32 pounds for corresponding week
last year. This shows a slight increase
over last week and last year. The re-
ceipts for the two first days of this
week are one-thrd smaller than same
time last year.
The exports of butter from Boston
for the week were 16S, 2S9 pounds
against 37,430 pounds corresponding
week last year. Total exports for the
SEASON, 1,677,642 pounds, against /. 626,5S1
pounds same time last year. The ex-
ports from New York last week were
700 tubs, and total for the season 1904
tubs, against 12O, 95O@ubs same time last
year.
Receivers who control the first makes
Of Northern creamery were not willing
to name lower price than 10 cents for
their finest lots. Buyers were slow to
respond, as they expected some conces-
sions, and those who were not anxious
about getting special marks found sellers
at 1879 cents. But the offerings of fancy
marks were light and jobbers who want
ed these had to pay 10 cents The QUO
taticns, therefore, for Northern extra
may be given at 1872 to 10 cents in tuSs,
and 1872 to 20 cents in boxes.
For the general run of Western extra
creamery 1917 cents was the TOP selling
price. A few fancy brands run as high
as Northern, but these do not count in
giving a regular quotation. Several
buyers claimed that they could get all
the fine fresh Western they wanted at
IS cents, in ash tubs, and some of the
receivers said they found it difficult to
sell at over IS cents, with not many buy
ers at that A quotation of IS to 49,
cents is all that the market will bear
with Western markets quoting at II
cents.
Jobbers had a moderate trade at 20 to
u cents for fine fresh creamery in tubs,
and p cents in boxes, and could not see
any chance of reducing this rate on the
best quality. Under grades were of
fered lower, but there was not much de-
mand for them.
The cheese market maintains a steady
tone, with a moderate trade but buy
ers respond to the extreme prices very
Sales of fine Northern
have been at 912 to 10 cents outside for
fine New York small sizes. Some re-
ceivers ask Il to lie cents more but only
special brands are taken by the trade at
over 10 cents.
Eggs were quiet at 161a to II cents for
best marks of Western, outside for
special lots of Michigan. Most receipts
were not worth over 16 cents. Fresh
Eastern sold at is to 10 cents The cold
storage stock was reduced about 5000
cases last week, and on Saturday was
.675 cases. against 6S.95S cases same
time last year.
Beans in more liberal receipt, but
prices unchanged. Potatoes are coming
In poor. and prices take a wide range,
as to quality. All kinds of fruit are
plentiful.
THE PRODUCE MARKET.
Meal-Cornmeal is steady and un-
changed: Barrel cornmeal, S165617O:
bag meal, S00S2c; yellow granulated
2 1O02.2O; rolled and ground oatmeal
a. 700 .05; cut, $5.10Q5.45; graham meal,
q. 25@ $50: bolted. S250Q2.75; rye flour,
,4645O; rye. 50Q65c per bu.
Potatoes-Potatoes are steady. with
some bulk stock coming: Hebrons and
white, 7O675c per blu; bbls, $2Q25O; fair
10 good, $1.75Q2; sweet potatoes. east
I'm shore, $1.5O4L75; Jersey. s175Q2;
Norfolk, 81.
Apples-Appples are steady, with a
air demand for good: Gravesteins.
2. 75dS per Dbl; duchess. $2.50@3; pip
Tins. S175@2; western. $1.5042; golden
sweet. $1.50q2; jobbing prices. 5OQ75c
Hay-Hay is fairly steady, with straw
teady and quiet Mill feed is quiet and
sirly steady: Hay, good to best, $3.50
: 5O rye straw, $11G1250; sack spring
ran, Sl3913.25: sack winter, S13.50G
S.75.
Estate of Alice Barrett.
Cambridge. Mass. Sept. S-Among the
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