The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-12-30
IN HUB MARKETS.
Indications of Impending I'M
provement In Butter.

mandsd lair Price Cold Weather In
Gusncss Egg Markst--Putatoas PleatIfui.
Boston, Dec. 29.-Butter pr1ces ure
no higher than last week On actual
sales, NOT * there much more dmauI.
but buyers axe looking around more
eagerly. and the Indications are that
bus ness viii improve after thus week.
This Is usually a dMl time. and m
proYement just bafore the Openi Of
the new year is q good sign Statisll-
cany viewed, the situation Is fairly en-
couraglng, and there ~ reason TO look
for = better demand for fresh m4se
butter from this time forward. The
best OF the June stock Il pretty well
used up, and the fall held Is not likely
to be offered at less than the price Of
fresh. The average weekly corsump-
tiOn is estimated ct 20, 900 tubs, and dur
ing the past few weeks TN q receipts have
not been much more than half that
quantity. They Will pro ba bly, increase
during january, but 1t will be some
time before they can come up to that
amount. In the meantime the held
stock must be drawn upon. and if There
should be any export trade the old &C
cumulations would 5000 disappear.
The receipts for the week were 10 1857
tubs and 1e,4le boxes, q total Of 500, 415
pounds, against $50 $50 pounds the pre-
vious week and ass 494 pounds for the
corresponding week last year. This
shows an increase both as compared
with the week previous and last year
and is q liberal amount for FIVE days
The exports from Boston for the week
were %, 229 pounds. against 81, 072 pounds
for the corresponding week last year
and the total for the season is IBIS .2S2
pounds. against Z, GA 500 pounds the same
time last year.
The statement of the Quincy Cold Stor-
age company for the week rs as follows:
Put in 1S7 tubs; taken out, 1859 tubs,
stock, ISIS tubs against 81 500 tubs the
same time last year. For the CORE
spending week last year no butter was
put in and 1929 tubs were taken out.
The best Vermont and New Hamp-
shire fresh creamery sold at % cents
In assorted tubs and 90 cents In boxes
Some asked little more ON their tubs
but only for small lots. A good portion
of the receipts were not worth over II
! cents. Western assorted in spruce tubs
ran up to ~ cants and a few fancy
brands were he.d higher. but REGULAR
trade buyers were not willing TO pay
more than ~ cents, and that only for
very fne. The quality of the recefpts
varied considerably and 20 to p cents
covered liberal portion of the sates
Choicest fresh limitations were a littl,
more plentiful. and saLes were made al
! II to Is cents. A f-y hancy bra nds WIZ,
held higher. June ladies' AND all kind,
of low grade butter continued scare,,
and IA to 10 cents was the Lowest rat,
quoted. Choice jury crean 1,~rv sola a.
20 cents. and some holders refused I,
sell under q CENTS. but 20 cents was !
that buyers were willing to pay for ia,
best. For the creamery put away il
September and October ~ cents Va
asked. and as st As considered as good a,
most of the 'resh make it Will probabf
command that price. Jobbers report =,
a fair business in fresh butoer at 70 cent
for tubs and rs to 26 oents for boxes.
The cold weather has started the eg9
market, and prices all round are higher
Selected lots from Ind ana. Illinois anc
other states commanded "a to rs cents
and some fancy ran sp to PC cents. bu
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