The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-06-11
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Quiet and Steady, With
Moderate Trading.
Price Ranges About the Same as Last
Week Eggs Are Firmer at Unchanged
! Prices Potatoes Higher.

ErlCe Ranges About the same as IhsC
Week Eggs Are Firmer at Unchanged
! Prices Potatoes Higher.
Boston, June 9.-Quiet and steady is
the condition of the butter market this
week. A fair volume of business is
being transacted, but there is no snap
or enthusiasm among buyers, and prices
are steady because owners are storing
rather than to force sales at a loss. A
few dealers are buying for cold storage,
but most of the sales are for curren.
consumption, and there is less activity
than usual at this. time of year in the
jobbing trade:
A large portion of the butter coming
IN goes direct to the cold storage ware
house and is not offered on the market
because it was bought for holding pur-
poses and because it cost more than
could be realized for it here under pres
ent conditions.
This business has a tendency to keep
the market steady, and while it con-
tlnues prices may not go amy lower
1t is benefit to the butter makers for
the time being and helps them at a time
when they most need a strong support.
Eut large number of people in the
trade think that it would be better for
all, in the long run, If the make of but
ter We're allowed to come here and to
other leading points of distribution and
be sold in the open market.
Receipts increased considerably last
week, and the indications are that they
! will be quite large this week, and more
than make up for the deficiency in May.
The grass feed in all of the Northern
dairy districts is reported to be excel
lent and very large make of butter
is predicted. In the West there seems
to be a difference of opinion. Some
creamery men believe there is going to
be a great abundance of butter and their
idea is to keep it moving as fast as it
is produced. But this idea of an extra
ordinarily large make is not held by all
the big dealers. One of the creamery
men at EIgin on Monday week professed
to believe, says the Chicago Produce,
that there will be a shortage. If" he
said, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and
other dairy states do not get rains with
in the next 10 days we will not havU
near the amount of butter many are
expecting. 1 believe there will be d
shortage in Iowa anyway Beef is
high and farmers are raising calves in
stead of sending all their milk to the
creameries."
The selling prices were about the
same as last week. There was fair
demand from the regular trade and some
for cold storage, but it was noted that
grocers We're not buying as freely as
last year at this time to put away.
For Northern extra creamery in large
lots it was hard to get over 16 cents,
although some receivers asked more,
and that is all that can be quoted as the
selling price for the finest Vermont or
New Hampshire. Cold storage buyers
were Indifferent about paying more
than 151a cents as they could get all the
Western they wanted at that rate.
Boxes and prints sold moderately at
II cents.
Extra Western in spruce tubs sold
pretty freely at 151a cents, and that was
all that could be obtained for the best
separator goods in large lots. Goods
bought on the Chicago and Elgin mar
kets cost 1512 to 16 cents laid down here,
and for some of these 16 cents was asked,
but only small sales were made. Most
were put into cold storage. Choice
Western gathered creameries We're sold
at 1412 to 10 cents but few buyers were
willing to pay over 141a cents. Extra
separator creamery in large ash tubs
was not sold at over Is to 1515 cents, ex-
cept in rare instances.
Cheese supplies have increased, and
dealers are now we'll filled up, so that it
is harder to make sales than last week.
Best Northern have been selling at
to S12 cents, but it was difficult to place
lots at over 8 cents. Ohio flats were
slow at to ~ cents.
Eggs were a little firmer, with sales of
choice Western at 1O1a to II cents. Select
lots were held at liz cents, but buyers
were not disposed to pay over II cents
for large lots. Eastern were quiet at
Il to 11l2 cents. But few buyers are
willing to pay more for Eastern than
for Western. Receivers say that West
ern eggs have given the best satisfac-
ton this season. The stock in cold stor-
age on Saturday was 1904 cases, against
70, S34 cases the same time last year.
Potatoes have been in short supply
the past few days, and the prices have
advanced with sales Of best Maine heb
7, MS at 6S to 20 cents. and other kinds
Of old at so to Go cents. New Southern
sold at 81 to So per barrel.
No change in beans or other articles
of produce. Strawberries continue quite
plentiful and gooseberries, cherries and
are in the market.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Sheep ana lambs-There was a larger
amount of stock on the market this week
than the week before and the prices re-
NAMED at the same figures as were then