The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-15
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Situation Still Remains
Unchanged.
Sobbing Trade Light aud Concessions
Necessary On on Grades Cheese Prices
Barely Maintained Eggs Plentiful.

haps hfmef owing TO the large por-
ton Of The y eipts ue.ng affected BY tha
hot weather 3at buyers ar not willing
to respond ~ any advance. and therz is
nothing it H. market here TO warrant
any upward movement.
Tn Jaibias trade s light. and for sew
era days past the demand from cold
storage buyers has been less active, but
there Is stu enough demand for lons
lines u keep the market cleared, es-
pecially II ths quality II al right. on
all of grades concessions are necessary
TO effect sal6s.
Adyices from abroad are not encour-
aging for further Shipments but this
does not seem to deter tie Montreal
buyers FROM operating On this side Of
the line and paying higher prices FOR
butter than an be obtained here They
must be Specializing On the future wants
of the English market, and perhaps have
Information different from the exporters
here.
The butter sent TO England by the
United States agricultural department
appears TO have given fair satisfaction.
Transactions have been restricted by
the hot weather and only really first
class stock sold readily The rate fol
fine Northern creamery continued al
l6 to 1612 cents, tut the quantity Of this
kind offered has been light, and but few
large sales have been made in the
trade. 1t Vas hard to get over Is cents,
while, on tho Other hand, few sellers
were willing to accept less than 1912
cents.
Western extra creamery sold at 1872
cents for ash tubs. and Is cents for
spruce, and II the quality was not In
jured by the weather there vas no
trouble in getting these figures. But
buyers were very critical and objected
to a large portion that have heretofore
passed as No. l. These rejected lots
ranged from 1872 to is cents, and the
presence of these has impaired an If
regular tone to the market. First class
quality in boxes and prints sold at To-.
to Il cents. but it was hard to buy the
finest under Il cents, and some receivers
asked more. In fact there was a dis
position to stiffen up on fancy Its, -
compensate for the easing off on r.
jections.
Jobbers were steady on the basis Of
II to LIE cents fer the best Western,
tubs. but they all complained Of the
limited trad. and thought that the hot
weather must have diminished the con-
sumption. Boxes and prints ranged
about ! cent higher.
Their has been very little trade In
cheese the past two days. and prices
are barely maintained. While the nom
inal quotation for best Northern is ~
to ~ cents it would be hard to place a
round lot al over cents.
TIL country markets we're rather slow.
and it vas hard Ia get last week. prices.
At Utica and I.Ittls Falls sales ranged
from g. to -, cents with most sales at
cents for larse.
The Canadian markets We're fairly
steady at - 10 cents The ship
ments from Montreal last we, acgre-
gated 10o,417 boxes. against 5@.->8 boxes
for corresponding week last var
Eggs have been in liberal ~uIpy. but
large portion continue L lie affected by
the heat, and prices take W'd@ range.
Most sales # Western have he mada
at 1oi2 to Il cents. lut ssls.t n COM
mand lie cents. Plenty ~ god llts
run down To 10 cents Easrrln choice
command l. to Is cents hut + II lots
are not worth more than TN Western.
New southern potato have mt been
so plentiful the past two days, and sales
have been at s. to SIS Per barrel New
vegetables continue plentiful
New apples are more plentiful and #
a better quality. Berries Of al kinds
are abundant. Large quantities # Cal
lfornia fruit are on the market.