The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-06-25
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Market Has Developed
a Firmer Tone.

| The Export Demand increasing yearly
Northern Creamery Being Held by the
Makers-No improvement In Cheese.
Boston, June 23.-The butter marke
has developed a firmer tone and receivers
are asking a slight advance, but very few
buyers were willing to pay any more
than last week. The Western markets
are half a cent higher and extreme prices
are reported to have been paid in north
ern New York by Canadian operators
but our trade continues tame and there
is nothing here to warrant any higher
rates.
While our receipts are little less
than last year at this time, owing to the
holding back of cold storage buyers,
there is a very liberal supply of the
finest make, and reports from all of the
dairy sections indicate large produc-
ton. The increased strength in the
West is owing to the larger demand
from cold storage buyers there, and
while that continues we may nave to
pay a little more in order to keep sup
plies coming in this direction, but 1t
will be difficult to maintain an advance
with the present volume of trade.
Still there are several encouraging
features in the situation, and many of
our conservative dealers are looking for
a much larger consumption than last
year In the first place there is the in
creased export demand, which already
has taken from Boston, New York and
Montreal about $1,000 tubs more butter
since May l than year ago; and,
secondly, there is the increased home
consumption which should follow from
the shutting out of cOlOred oleomar-
garine in Illinois, where the larger por-
ton of that aticle has heretofore been
manufactured.
The general quality of the receipts
this week is better than last, owing to
the improvement in the weather, and
conditions in all sections are likely to
continue favorable. The flush make
will probably run we'll into July and
compensate for the light production
earlier in the season.
TT would be we'll for you to leave
the trade price of Northern creamery
out of your article altogether for a
month or two as very little of it is Of
fered for sale in a large way" said
receiver. THE creamery men will not
sell it at the current rate, except in
small lots" But there is more or less
of it sent here every week, and country
shippers would be disappointed if no
quotations were given.
For New Hampshire and Vermont lots
in assorted sizes 1872 cents was asked,
but no regular sales were reported at
over 16 cents. Buyers were looking
around a good deal, and they may be
willing to pay the asking price later as
the offerings were light. Boxes sold for
1612 to II cents. Most receivers of West
ern asked 16 cents for assorted sizes,
but buyers were not willing to pay more
than 1872 cents, and this was as high as
they wanted to go. For extra creamery
in large ash tubs 151a cents was asked,
but buyers hesitated about paying over
Is to 15A cents, and sales were light.
Jobbers were supplying the wants of
their customers at II to IS cents in tubs
and IS to IS cents in boxes, but trade was
because it was difficult
t. get any margin of profit. There is
a very sharn competition in the jobbing
business, and it often happens on ris-
ing market that the goods are sold for
cost price rather than lose a customer.
Just at present the best buyers are those
who are operating for cold storage.
There is no Improvement in the
cheese situation here, Notwithstanding
the buoyancy reported at other places,
and cents is the highest price that
can be obtained for finest Northern, in
trade lots. Western is offered freely
at to cents, with most sales at to
~ cents.
Eggs were fairly steady with sales
Of Western fresh at at II to liz cents,
outside for Michigan. For most of the
offerings II cents was a full selling
price. Eastern were quoted at p cents.
but few sales were made. In most
cases buyers prefer Western to East
ern- The stock in cold storage on Sat
urday was ,6SS cases, against 1880
cases same time last year.
New potatoes were in more liberal
receipt and sales were at $3.50 to SO per
barrel. Old potatoes sold at from 60
to 70 cents per bushel.
Strawberries from nearby places were
quite plentiful and sales were mostly at
'rc m to 10 cents per quart.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.