The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-29
IN HUB MARKETS..
Butter Situation IS About Same
as Last Week.
Price Of gilt Edge Remain. About Six
teen Cents Eggs In Fair Demand.
Quotations ou other Produce.

Quotations on other Produce.
Boston. july 5 The butter situation
Is about thu SAM a. last #eek Late
receipts afe showing ~ utte bstt"r
and this week make vii probably b.
free from hot weather defects, but most
OF the butter On the market Is more Or
less injured. and prices take The sam
widp rang as asst aeek Trade, to-.
continues light and there Is very little
demand for arge lotE u put into cold
storage.
AdvieSs from abroad continue dis
couraging, and exporters hav= stopped
buying both here and IL NJ York
Don't quote prices an higher than
last week. sad a large receiver Of
Northern creamery. NJ matter Bh
the cost IS in the country buyers WI
not pay over 1G cents for he best lots Of
New Hampz shire or Vermont aH1 great
deal Of thu utter coming "a has been
sold lower. because the quality 8 poor.
Another sald. Il can sell fancy lats al
1Gh cents, but they ara scarce. and most
of my sales are at Is cents ard under.
All reported light demand and agreed
that anything over It cents Vas a fancy
price.
Still there Is no doubt that there are
several makes Of Northern creamery
that cannot be bought under 16lg cents.
and all that cannot be- sold at that rate
are put away for future use Boxes and
prints are cleaning up a little better
at l6i2 10 l. cents, but no higher rat
can BE- quoted n lots t. The trade.
The finest Western Creamery in as
sorted size spruce tubs was held al II
cents, but very few buyers were willing
10 pay over I5iz cents tia no M "a
than 10 cents bid. Therefore. no mora
than 10 to l5k cents can be given as
a free selling price for Western extra.
with IS cents for fanny lots a large
portion Of the offerings continue u show
hot weather defects and TIM services
of the inspector were in d.man1. Sal
of such ranged from j. to l4l2 cents, and
some separator goods run down to /.
cents.
Some of the jobhers reported a lltt3s
better trade than last Week and som
complained Of less business. All agr-al !
that they could not get any better prices
and We're glad to serve their customers
at the old rates Sales Of Western
creamery wore at Il to IS cents. an
Northern atlSto l9 cents These fgur 5
were varied somewhat according 10 tn
customer. but for the best quality no.
body named less than Il cents.
There is some little firmer feeling ir
cheese, Is the quality has improved an
the finest late make cannot be LAID
down here except at some advance. FL
most Of the stock that has been on ths
market : to ~ cents !s the fun selling
price. but new supplies from New York
state cannot be offered at less the
IL cents, and some lots are held at ia
to cents. Dealers report more inquiry
For choice Western eggs there was a
fair demand at III. to i cents. outside
fer marks that will shrink no more than
dozen to the case. The poorer grades
range from 10 to II cents Fresh East
ern in demand at "A To IS cents. hut
ordinary grades range no higher than
Western. he stock in cold storage on
Saturday was 113119 cases. against r..
9i4 cases same time last year Nor
was taken out last week than was put
III, and the stock was reduced 1898 easHs
After long period If depression.
the bean market has taken start. and
prices Of marrow pea and mediums are
to 10 cents per bushel higher on actual
sales. Shippers are holding back sup
plies and further advance is expected.
The lowest rate for large lots is 90 to =
cents, and ut few holders will sell a.
much under 1. There was consderabi
inquiry but few offerings Yellow eyes
and red kidneys were firmer. but little
or ~ advance was asked.
Potatoes we're more plentiful and
lower. with lies at $3.50 to s. per bar
rel. No material change in other ar
tlcles