The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-08-05
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Remains Steady and
Unchanged.
Upward Turn In Cheese-Eggs Quiet
Other Products.

Upward Turn In Cheese Eggs Quiet
Other Products,
Boston. A1g. 4-There Is very ittle
change to note in the butter situation
Steady mark tg are the ruiz in the East
end The W~st. and there seems to be
enough demand 10 absorb all the offer
ings. Cold storage buyers and export.
ers have Withdrawn to great extent.
and trad has been rather quiet. but there
1s reason to believe that the home con-
sumption holds good, and that more but
ter viii be used up in this way than last
year.
While our dealers generally complain
OF light business, the summer state
meht OF receipts, exports and stocks
Tor the past three months show larger
receipts and exports than last year and
smaller stocks. The inference is that
more butter has been consumed al home,
and If this. Is true Of the first quarter
OF the trade year, period Of unusual
depression, II is reasonable TO expect
that the remainder Of the year. in which
there IS promise Of increased prosperity.
will show stll larger proportionate
In regard to prices 1t is not safe t.
count on any material advance in Au-
gust, which is generally dull month.
but unless there is an unexpected heavy
fal make gradual rise In Septem bel
and October is among the proba billties.
We are not disposed to make any posi-.
tive predictions, however. because the
conditions are liable 10 sudden changes.
and reference Is only made TO the indica-
tlons as they appear at present. Next
week or the week after the situation may
present a different phase
Nobody seemed disposed to quote any
higher prices than last week Some
of the lines received showed up in better
form than last week. and occasional
buyers We're found who were willing to
pay an extreme rate for the butter that
suited them, but very little Of The North
ern stock offered was good enough L
command over Is cents in d wholesale
way. Fancy lots run up to 1872 cents.
but this is hardly a standard uuotable
price. There are lots coming in that
cannot be bought for 16l2 cents. but they
are either peddled out to customers or
put into cold storage.
Western butter was governed by about
the same conditions. Occasional fancy
lots In assorted size spruce tubs run up To
l6 cents, or as high as Northern. but
these were exceptions. For this bulk
of the Western offered 10 to l5la cents
was the full selling rate.
The jobbers had no change to report
in prices. They We're. as usual. hustling
after trade, and willing to keep down to
the lowest notch, SO low that people
wonder where the profit comes in. They
were offering Northern extra at IS to 19
cents, and Western at i to IS cents,
but varied these figures somewhat TO
suit there customers. All complained of
d close business.
The hee st market is gradually gaining
strensth and dealers are in hopes Of soon
seeing better trade. but at present
the demand is light. Fine Northern
twins command ~ TO q. cents. and
an occasional sale is quoted at S cents.
but few buyers are willing to pay over
~ cents for What they want. Sales OF
choice Ohio tiats at to -, cents. with
some held at u cents. Buyers respond
to the advance prices very slowly.
The egg market is in better condition
than for some time past aHd Receipts are
cleaning UP satisfactorily. Cha.o- West
ern sold at l2i2 To- 70 cents and 8, .aSional
fancy lots run up To a. ceats. The out
look Is favorable for fresh arrI2.
Beans hold the advance reported last
week, and there are no Indications If
reaction, Offerings are hght. and but
few large lots can be purchased at pres
1
mediums are quoted at $I.O5 to 81. 10 per
bushel, with small sales. Extra yellow
eyes are up to sl.25, and best red kidneys
are held at s1.75 to sl.S0. Light receipts
and the increased duty are the cause
Of the rise. The new duty is As cents
per bushel, and the old duty was % pei
cent ad yadorem. Receipts for July
were 1881 barrels. against 5ll2 barrels
same month last year
Potatoes have been arriving NOR.
freely and prices are lower. The de-
mand from surrounding places is cut off
for the present, as their local supplies
meet all requirements. Sales at s. -
to $50 per barrel. No material change
in other articles Of produce.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Sheep and Lambs-The market was
particularly quiet and inactive this week
There appeared to he very little demand
for any stock. although the decline was
not enough TO make prices take any
considerable drop. In fact the general
run of the weeks business both in pric, ;
and amount of stock on hand. was much
the same as that of last week In none
Of the offerings was there any marked
n a a u, -,