The Somerset reporter., 1897-05-13
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Market Still Remains
Unsettled In Tone.
Prices Have Dropped These Rather
Dull Eggs stronger Beans Incl anged.
Grass seeds InaetiVe-other Products.

week S were carried over, and With in
creased receipts this week and a drop
of , cents In New York the tendency is
decidedly in buyers favor. The quality
of the supplies has impra> Cd somewhat
but it is not yet what dealers want to
put away and everybody IS anxious to
keep cleaned up.
Under these circumstances il is natural
to expect a slow ana unsatisfactory
trade, and there may bc no improve
ment until full grass stock comes 10
hand and. a steady bass is established
for values. The make in all dairy sec
lions is steadily increasing and storage
operations must soon hc commenced,
but buyers here are of the opinion that
il would be better for all concerned if
this weeks supplies, and probably next
weeks, could be put into channels Of
distribution.
There has been some inquiry from ex-
porters, and the prospect IS that al pres
emit prices several lots VIII lie shipped
off This would be the best way to dis
pose of the surplus and keep the market
cleared until the June make comes in
After that dealers would be more will
ing to pay a reasonable price for cold
storage stock and keep the market
steady. Still the indications are that
butter makers viii ha1e To be satisfied
with low prices during the summer.
The decline of 2 cents IN New York
made buyers extremely cautious, and
only few sales could bc made at 16 To
1642 cents. The announcement that
Elgin had advanced y cent from the
week previous caused sellers To feel en-
couraged, but when New York was re-
ported down another cent there was no
disposition on either SIDE To operate, and
ii was almost Impossible to set a reliable
| selling price.
The supply of box butter was not as
large in proportion To the receipts as
last week, and ii Was III better demand
at cent aboVe tubs, say at /, cents, but
buyers were not disposed to take any
more than enough to meet immediate
wants. The dispbsiuOu al around was
to hold off for further developments.
Ine JoDDlnS prlee Iui INC creamery
had setlleu on 40 CENTS 5ls the runnA
price, ana sales 10 Il considerable en-
tent We're nlaue al Inal tate, uut the
unsettled cOnullIon vi liz, mai het makes
ii doubtful II that can De maintained,
necessary uulIng the REMAINDER oI the
WEEK. VI couIse, al LIZ, #uAael. eraa,s
VIII nave to lau INTO lnIe wan tut.,luN n
ward tendency oil the l44ln,.l. la,t mo- r,.-
liable quotation 1or 1noln can ue gwen
at pIesen,.
Inc marAet is bare oi desirable cheese.
The oiu sluck Is aDuut ala useu up anu
the neM lots arriving at mostly OF Door
quauty. ca,es range from IL. IL. II cents.
Win d lev fancy lnains at H. cents.
Boston dealers are slo,. To lat>e noid on
new cheese antH 1t mas naiufeo
Al UIIoa, on AlonuaN. .soo boxes of
cheese were sold. lie runne pqlre ON
large Has - cents, rluIl4g ptie,.,,f, -Iu.,,l
lU74, eNtreniet II cents.
or, ,.,,,',,. E '''i' 81 ei'b III
-. 80 a. iV'2 ~ IVA
-. 49, i''' 'eu lots at IL cents.
IaS'eil ADVANCED 10 ll52 cents, but lew
SAFES were hade al over II cents. Re
celpts cGhuhue liberal. The stock in
coid storage On saturday was - 46g
cases, against 80, cases same time last
year.
Beans are without material ,.l,.,,,,,.
BUYERS refns. f., r,.,,,,,,a -. "a Q
,,a,,,, .,,,I ~ = any az
''i"i ~" pea
"ii4 iiieuiuli9 uil alohS at 80 10 ~ cents
per oushet. EAtra yellow eyes are
steady at $l.l0 10 $lI5.
Potatoes are selling at a. to AZ cents
Der blIshrl for #Aiaine bal,r,,,,. -, ,1n
ia AZ ,.nts ..#,I,', S'i'' anu '0
Minus. Ne" south
e. i"iis' ii"Hl - TO $o,0O per barrel.
NE" vegetables are in liberal supply
There II MSS ACTIVITY III glass stco.
but prices arc maintained. V1fh a sl,f,ni
advance II, tfiualhv b.aisrs ,,,,z.,,
urices fo,. straa lats &c fs,''..'.,. 49,
= 80 Go i'iIoH9' nm
81 IS to 81 per sack cIean rod t,,, - -
Is cents Der ueund. alsvl,. ,.I,,,i.,. ~
ta If ,.nt..=,l.5 ..l..,..,, - ol2
usnit, 49,. = 10 ~ cents
"iii'e Oi0Ne' - 10 10 cents per pound.
ri,,r, ur,,,.l- ,,,,,,.,,,,,
Gu, ~ NE NINE l.
oheeP anu Lam pS-Ihe number that
arrived lasl Wsek was far below the
average, 3ut inns week the amount was
ta"S mao up Inc consignment of
Western stock WAS considerably strong
ef than usual The prices OF iast Week