The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-10-22
IN HUB MARKETS.
Light Demand For Fresh Prod
uct of the Creameries.

Boston, Oct. 20.-The butter market
has a stronger tone than last week, and
cold storage goods are selling more
freely. but this is about all the improve
ment that can be reported. The demand
for fresh made creamery continues lght'
and it is as hard as ever to get salts
factory price. Some receivers are ask
ing an advance of one cent in order to
come somewhere near the basis of other
markets, but in most instances buyers
refuse to respond, and the indications
are not favorable for quick cleaning
up of current receipts.
The free use of held butter is the main
reason for the light demand for fresh
made. At the difference in price, it GER
tainly has had the call here for at least
a month past. 1t will be seen by the
cold storage statement that while over
10000 tubs were taken out last week
nearly $500 tubs were put in, showing
plainly that the receipts Of fresh could
not be sold at satisfactory price, and
that they had to be put away to give
place to the held stock, which was
bought at q lower price. How long this
business will be continued it is impos-
sble to tell but it may run along until
the best qualityin cold storage is all used.
The receipts of butter at Boston for
the week were 1902 tubs and 1871
boxes, total of 739, 981 pounds, against
S97,7O9 pounds for the week previous
and 987 1853 pounds for corresponding
week last year. This shows falling off
as compared with the week previous
and last bo Of ho
drought in the west For the first two
days of this week the receipts are little
more than last year. The exports were
14,79S pounds, against 61,780 pounds for
the corresponding week last year. The
The exports from New York for the
week were 1900 tubs and the total for
the season is 174,462 tubs against IT,
799 tubs same time last year.
The cold storage statement for the
week is as follows: Put in 5415 tubs;
taken out, 10, 81 tubs; stock, 161, 045 tubs,
against 175,115 tubs same time last year.
For the corresponding week last year
S48 tubs were put in, and II, All tubs were
taken out.
No more than % to 20 cents can be
quoted as a selling rate for round lots
In tubs and boxes of fresh creamery.
Il am trying hard to get % cents
for my best lots this week" said a
western receiver, but the buyers who
come around do not want to pay over
PIP cents, and have not yet made any
sales to speak off, More satisfactory
quotations can be given for cold storage
stock. Several lots of choice June
creamery were sold at 1872 to 20 cents,
and 20 cents was offered for more, but
holders were asking 2O1a to 81 cents.
It's the same old story on cheese. De-
mand continues light and sales are
mostly in small lots as wanted at to
10 cents, with very little selling to the
trade at over 91a cents. There seems to
be no interest in the market, but there
will be a waking up some of these days
and buyers will find that they will have
to pay higher prices.
Eggs hold about the same position as
last week. For most of the western
arrivals Is to II cents is full price,
but fancy Michigan sell readily at Is
to 1872 cents, and more of the same kind
are wanted. Fresh eastern command
10 to 20 cents, and fancy new laid take
much higher range, because they are
scarce and come along only in small
lots. The cold storage statement for
last week was as follows: Put in, 2277
cases; taken out, 5201 cases; stock, 1871
045 cases, against 1915 cases same time
last year.
Beans show no improvement and run
along about the same as last week.
There has been an Oversupply of po-
tatoes for several days, and receivers
are working off lots at 70 cents for best
eastern hebrons, and so to IS cents for
white stock. Shipments have come
from all parts of the west.
Apples felt the effect of the recent
warm weather, and eased off a little
under the influence Of a dull trade.
Sales mostly at 50 to SO per barrel for
Eood to choice. Some fancy varieties
go higher. Pears. grapes, pIumbs and
cranberries continue plentiful.
The development of the poultry trade
has heen retarded by the mild weather,
and the market has been very dull With
lower temperature the demand will
improve.
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
Pork-Porl and lard are steady and
unchanged: Barrel pork $13; light backs
$11 10; lean ends, $16; fresh ribs, SC;
corned and fresh shoulders, &c; smoked
shoulders, tA2C, mans, "a uSi2Ci ShlIueu
r hams 91ac; sausages, sac; sausage
meat. 71%@S1ac; lard, SIC; in pals, 60
SEC pure leaf lard, Sc; pals, SA@S34c.
Apples-A pies are in better feeling
under the cooler weather, but still per-
ishabe lots are dull and easy: Craven
stems, Nova Scotia, SO .5064 per barrel;
Missouri and Illinois JOnathans 1904;
pippins, 81 50Gr2 so; western and Missouri
81 506I2 %.
Oats-Oats to arrive are firmer by rea-
son of the advance in freights, but the
spot market is so quiet as to be rather
easy: Fancy clipped, 2962912c; No. >
2S14 d2S1acc; No. 3, 27& q2Sc; rejected
2715c; no grade, 27&c.
Hay-Hay is steady, with low and me-
dunn grades very easy. Millfeed is qu'
Good to choice hay, $15 50@16: fancy.
s16 so: rye straw, SHOE; sack spring
bran. $12 IS; sack winter, S14d14 90 mid
dlings $13 5Od16.
Muttons and Lambs-The feeling is
better in the mutton market on cooler
We NAr but no better prices are yet be-
ing Qhtained Lambs, 6MSC; Brighton
and fancy: e69C; muttons. 5laa6lac.
Potatoes OtatOes are fairly steady,
with sweet potatoes a little firmer in
tone.
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New York. oct. 20.-The electric light
plant which furnishes light for the state
ASYLUM for the insane on Wards island