The Somerset reporter., 1897-10-28
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Buyers Holding Off For
Lower Prices.
Using Held stock, Which Is Reasonable
In Price and Excellent In Quality
Eggs Reported Firmer-Demand For
Turkeys and Fowl.

Boston, Oct. 27.-Never before In the
history Of the butter trade has Boston
Jagged 50 persistently behind other
cities, and the only apparent reason is
that dealers are using held stock in
stead Of fresh made, at difference in
price Of two to three cents. The home
consumption seems to be as large as
ever, but While there Is such a heavy
stock of choice summer butter here to
draw from, people will use it rather
than follow the west in its upward
course. Either prices must come down
or receipts here will run SO small that
our dealers will be compelled To pay
as full price as ether places. The best
OF the cold storage Will soon be used
at the present rate of consumption, and
the people must either stop eating fine
butter or pay the average market price
for II. Every receiver of freshmade
butter reports slow trade. While all
ask full prices, most are willing to shade
little in order to clean up. 1t may be
difficult for country shippers to realize
such a state of affairs, but If they were
on the spot they would soon be con-
WINGED that an asking price is one thing
and selling price another.
The receipts for the week were H.,
Asa tubs and 1906 boxes, a total of
770.1S2 pounds. against 739,981 pounds
the previous week and 1884, 7S pounds
for corresponding week last year. This
shows a slight increase as compared
with last week and last year. but it is
| mainly in the northern make which is
put up especially for this market. West
ern invoices are gradually falling off
| The cold storage statement is as fol
lows: Put in, POS tubs; taken out. II, Ill
| tubs, stock 1882 tubs, against 166, 654
| tubs same time last year. For the cor
responding week last year l413 tubs
were put in and 1874 tubs taken out.
Nearly all the butter now coming out
Is for home consumption. Last year
large portion of it was for export.
Il am trying to get % cents for tubs
| and "a cents for boxes" replied large
dealer in northern in answer to inquiry
but have made only a few small sales
at those figures. l don't think I could
get over 22l@ cents for tubs or % cents
| for boxes If | went out to find a buyer"
Other receivers of fresh northern talked
in the same strain and intimated that
they could not sell as readily as last
week. Some refused to accept less than
| the full asking rates With New York al
| 23l4 cents, and Elgin and Chicago at 3
cents. 1t does seem as If this market
| should be higher, but not being a buyer
nor a seller we have to report the figures
as given by people in the business. a
| few hold fer % cents.
Eggs have gained strength on choice
| fresh stock, and fine Michigan sold at
| 1872 to 1917 cents. with few marks at 20
| cents. But a large portion of the west
| ern arriving are still off quality. and
| rance ON Is to Is cents, Fresh eastern
| command 10 to 81 cents, and fancy new
| laid go higher The cold storage state
| ment is as follows: Put in l045 cases:
| taken out $500 cases; stock, 50,S15 cases.
| against 43143 cases corresponding week
| last year
Beans show no Improvement and
| prices continue more or less in favor of
| buyers. There continues to be large
supply of potatoes. and best eastern
| hebrons rule at 6S to 10 cents per bushel
| All kinds of green vegetables are plen-
| tiful and low
| Apples are In full supply. and only
| fancy grades command full prices Most
| sales at 81 to 50 per barrel The mild
| weather makes receivers anxious 10
| clean up the fall stock Pears grapes
| and cranberries continue plentiful
| Dressed poultry is attracting more at
| tention. Turkeys are inquired for. and
| the few lots coming in sell at "A to II
| cents per pound. Strictly choice would
coiiil'laha IL cents 'hoIee northern
| chickens command 10 to i cents, hut
| the poor stock which comes int COM
| petition with western run down to
| about 10 cents Nice fowls command
| II 10 l915 cents.
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BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
| Pork-Pork and lard are steady. Bar
rel pork, $l3. light backs. Ill :. lean
| ends, SIG; fresh ribs SC, corned ant
| fresh shoulders. Re. smoked sh ulders
| tic. hams. ga q 9lAcc. skinned h hams.
9He' sausaees' o'2e' SauS'6e meat "a
49, sni u IN ~ lt"s''S of-e' pure !eat
'''i - t - r"a,s Ia % 80 - ...
toms are nrettv er,n ,ylth r1,t,nn III ~,
higher. snrtnV Ian5hs os5sl.r. 15r'eb,e,,
and fancy. sIg4lor. muttons f1J7r.
| yearlings. 5m6Lsc. Brighton and fanes
| muttons. 76se, veals. 6.Jge. fancy and
Brighton, pa Toe,
Petatoes-Potatoes are steady with
| the market wen sustained ~ 'ed STOCK
| 80. :, - ~. ~
sroes r,-,,,,a -. 30 ~ - - ~ o2t'
| focnv ~
| Hay-Hav continues oul,f with prtg,.
little changed. straw Is dun and n.n.f.
| nal Mlllfeed is eaey. Good t. choIc. hay
Sl4Ql6, fancy, SIG SO. rye straw b141a
Ponltry-I oul'ry is steady Fresh
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