The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-10-21

ments-An oversupply OF Potatoes For
several Days aud Prices Correspond
I'M Affected.
Boston, Oct. 2O-The butter market
has a stronger tone than last week and
cold sios age goods are selling more
freely. but this is about all the improve
ment that can be reported. The demand
for fresh made creamery continues light,
and it IS as hard as ever to get a salts
factory price. Some receivers are ask
ing an advance of one cent il order TO
come somewhere near the basis Of other
markets, but in most instances buyers
refuse 10 respond. and the indications
are not favorable for a quick cleaning
up Of current receipts.
The free use of held butter is the main
reason for the light demand for fresh
made. At the difference in price it Ger
tainly has had the call here for at least
a month past. 1t Will be seen by the
cold storage statement that while over
10000 tubs We're taken out last week
nearly $500 tubs We're put in, showing
plainly that the receipts of fresh could
that they had to be put away to give
place TO the held stock, which was
bought at lower price How long this
business viii be continued 1t is impos-
sible 10 tell, but il may run along until
the best quality in cold storage is all used
The receipts of butter at Boston for
the week We're 1902 tubs and 1871
boxes. total Of 739gSl pounds, against
S9H'o9 pounds for the week previous
and 9S' ,46S pounds for correspondine
week last year. This shows a falling off
as compared with the week previous
and last year. the result of the great
drought in the west. For the first two
days of this week the receipts are a little
more than last year. The exports we're
l4'9s pounds, against 81 $50 pounds for
the spending week last year The
The exports from New York for the
week were 300 tubs and the total for
the season IS l74.4G2 tubs. against III. =
'S9 tubs same time last year.
Inc c"id storage statement for the
week is as follows. Put In. 5415 tubs.
taken out, 10 81 tubs. stock. 1GI o45 tubs
against 1151l5 tubs same time last year
For the corresponding week lest wear
S4S tubs were put in. and 1l.4ll tubs we're
taken out.
No more than - to 20 cents can he
quoted as selling rate for round lots
IN tubs and boxes of fresh creamery
i am trying hard to get % cents
for my best lots this week" said a
western receiver, but the buyers who
come around do not want to pay over
zl1s cents, and l have not yet made any
sales To speak Of" More satisfactory
quotations can be given for cold storage
stock Several lots Of choice June
creamery were sold al 1872 to 20 cents.
and 20 cents was offered for more. but
holders were asking 2O1a to 81 cents.
It's the same old story on cheese De
mand continues light and sales are
mostly in small lots as wanted at tc
10 cents, with very little selling to the
trade at over 9ls cents. There seems to
he no interest In the market. but there
will be a waking up some Of these DAYS
and buyers will find that they will have
to pay higher prices.
Eggs hold about the same position as
last week. For most of the western
arrivals l6 to II cents is a full price
but fancy Michigan sell readily at Is
to 1872 cents, and more of the same kind
are wanted. Fresh eastern command
10 to 20 cents, and fancy new laid take
a much higher range, because they are
scarce and come along only In small
lots. The eoid storage statement for
last week WAS as follows: Put in. 2e77
cases; taken cut. SOL cases; stock. 16l. =
045 cases, against LIS, 1l5 cases same time
| last year.
Beans show no improvement and run
along about the same as last week
There has been an oversupply of po-
| tatoes for several days. and receivers
are working off lots al 10 cents for best
| eastern hebrons, and 60 to IS cents for
white stock. Shipments have come
from all parts Of the west
Apples felt the effect of the recent
warm weather, and eaeed off little
under the influence Df duh trade.
Sales mostly at g to So per barrel for
good to choice. Some fancy varieties
go higher. Pears. grapes. pumbs and
| cranherres continue plentiful.
The development of the poultry trade
has been retarded by the mild weather.
and the market has been very duh with
a lower temperature the demand viii
| improve
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
| Pork-Pork and lard are steady and
| unchanged: Barrel pork, $13: light backs
| 81 49, lean ends, SIS; fresh ribs, &c.
| corned and fresh shoulders, &c: smoked
| shoulders, 7l3C; hams, 9k@9i2c; skinned
| r hams 9]ac; sausages size, sausage
meat. 730SiaC lard, size: in pals ca
SIC; pure leaf lard. Sc; pals sI@S4c
| Apples-Apples are in better feeling
under the cooler weather but still per
| ishable lots are dull and easy: Craven
stems, Nova Scotia. SO SOFA per barrel
Missouri and Illinois Jonathans. 1904
| pippinsSl 5oq2 so. western and Missouri
| 81 50G2 rs
Oats-Oats to arrive are flrmer by rea.
son of the advance in freIghts but the
| spot market is 90 quiet as to be rather
easy Fancy clipped. 29d29l5c; No .
! 2Sh4 d2S4cc, No. 3, 2724 d2Sc; rejected
271hc, no grade. 27&c.
Hay-Hay is steady. with low and me
| dunn grades very easy. Milfeed is que.
| Good to choice hay, S15 50N l6 fancy
! S16 80: rye straw, u1G12. sack sprinl
| bran S12 70. sack winter. 314m14 30: mid
dlings &l3 scale.
Muttons and Lamha-The feeling f.
| better in the mutton market on coole
We sar. but no better prices are yet be
Ing obtained: Lambs. 6dSc: Brighton
and fancy. HRd9e. muttons 81 Q6i4c.
| Potatoes-Potatoes are fairly steady
| with sweet potatoes little frmer II
tone.
| :-ire In IA Insane Asvlum.
New York. oct. 9.-The electric Ugh
plant which furnishes light for the sta.
ASYLUM for the insane on Wards islam,
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