The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-01-08
IN HUB NJ RKETS.
Butter Prices Slightly In Favor
of Buyers.

Cheese misunderstanding outlook For
Egss-Produce Quotations
Boston Jan. 6.-There has been a light
trade in butter the past few days, and
the tendency is slightly in favor of buy
ers In the absence of much demand,
however it is difficult to give exact
quotations. Strictly fine fresh creamery
is in small supply and is kept fairly
well cleaned up, but the other kinds
have accumulated little.
The ruling rate yesterday for the best
ercs!c creamery was 20 to q cents, in-
Guiding western and northern. Only
small lots of Vermont and New Hamp-
shire brought the outside price in tubs.
Sales of boxes at % cents. A large por-
ton of the receipts We're hard to sell at
over 20 cents. Eastern creamery is
slow at IS to 10 cents, and very little
fresh New York creamery will bring
over "a cents.
Choice June creamery was held up to
Is cents, but no sales were reported at
over II cents, and exporters were buy
ing some good stock at is to Is cents.
Holders of the best June stock are not
believed that the proportion of that
kind is small.
The cold storage stock last week was
reduced S2fS tubs, and on Saturday was
1854 tubs, against 40, S74 tubs same time
a year ago. For the past four weeks
there has been an average reduction of
over 10000 tubs per week, and if this
could be kept up for this month it would
fol he ri
Both sellers and buyers are waiting
for developments, and the outlook is
somewhat uncertain, but the prevailing
opinion is that there will not be much
change for a couple of weeks, or until
the make of new butter begins to in
crease.
The range of prices of extra butter
for the year was Is to rs cents, against
II to Is in 1895, and II to % cents in 1894.
The highest prices were in January,
with decline to Il cents in February.
March stiffened up a few cents, but
April dropped to 16 cents at the close.
May ranged from Is to II cents In
June and July most sales were at Is
to 1872 cents. There was a slight ad-
vance in the other months, reaching %
cents in December, but the year closed
dull at 20 to % cents.
The yearly statement shows an in
crease in the total receipts of So, 44 tubs
and 1873, 464 boxes for the year 1896, as
compared with 1895. There was some
increase every month from January to-
July, inclusive. August fell off slightly.
September gained and the remaining
months alternated, December showing
quite decrease. A large part of the in
crease was in May, June and July.
Figured up in pounds the total weight
for 1896 is 50,972,255 pounds. against
46, 1884 pounds for 1895, an increase of
4,1S4,911 pounds.
The receipts of Oleomargarine for the
year were 1852 packages, against 2S946
packages in 1895, and 1870, GAG packages
in 1894.
The exports of butter for the year
1896 were 3,156. TAI pounds, against 1n2.--
Eo4 pounds in 1885, an increase of 1854
237 pounds. The largest movements
were in August, September and Octo-
ber when over 100000 pounds were ex-
ported. December was the fourth larg-
est month. sending off 367 ,566 pounds.
The cheese market has developed Il
stronger tone, and it would be difficult
to buy much really fine fall make at
less than II cents. Some holders are IN
different about selling under liz to liz
cents, but in the absence of much de-
mand it is not safe to quote a selling
price at over II cents.
The cheese situation generally is con-
sidered a strong one, and holders are
looking confidently for good clearing
in the next two months. The stock on
hand i'll New York is reported at IS, 1876
boxes, and ia Boston at 10000 boxes.
Nor treal has not yet given any exact
figures, but it is understood that the
stock all through Canada is much
smaller than a year ago.
The receipts of cheese at Boston for
the year foots up 1888, 1863 boxes for home
trade and 2SS, 157 boxes for export
against 2lj069 boxes for home trade
and 253.8 boxes for export in 1895. The
exports from Boston for the year foot
up 21,566. 44S pounds, against 20. 756, 423
pounds in 1895.
The egg market stiffened up a little
yesterday, and best fresh western sold
at 10 cents. a few special marks were
sold at 1912 cents, and some held at 20
cents, under orders from shippers.
Eastern fresh ruled at 10 to 90 cents
stock IA to Is cents. The
stock in cold storage on Saturday was
1853 cases, against 10,024 cases a wear
ago. The outlook for eggs appears
promising.
Beans have ruled quiet with liberal
offerings. The top price for choice
mediums and marrow pea in large lots
9 81 per bushel.
Poultry continues very dull and large
Quantities are being put into cold stor-
lge For choice western turkeys 70 to
3 cents is the top price and fowls and
chickens are slow at to cents per
pound.
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
Meal-Cornmeal quotations are pretty
lrm, with oatmeal quotations revised:
3arrel cornmeal, 81 4501 so: bag meal.
OQ62c; yellow graduated 81 9O62 10:
oiled and ground oatmeal, SO 1904 per
'arrel: cut, 81 15d4 40; graham meal.
3 1504 so; rye flour, 80 SOFAS 10; rye, 50
I60c.
Corn-Corn is reported a little irmer.
With some shippers Withholding quo
ations: Old No. yellow. soc: No. 2 vel
DIV, 31Ac; No 8 yellow, sic; old track
teamer yellow. 3312c; new steamer yell
wv, 30g31c; steamer mixed, 306301kc.
Apples-Apples are quiet and rather
lull: No. l Baldwins and greetings
5c@H; No. ,, 5Od75c; pound sweets.
25Q1 so: Tolman sweets. $1d1 so;