The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-06-18

! Prices Fairly Steady Slight railing OF
In Keceipts-Cheese Quiet Eggs Firm.
Cattle Market.
Boston, June 16.-There is very little
change in tire butter situation from last
week. Prices are about the same, but
there is not quite as much demand and
/ buyers are disposed to look around be-
fore paying the full price asked. Still,
receivers are not forcing business, and
all the lots left unsold are put into cold
storage. A large portion of the re-
+ ceipts, TOO, are put away by the oWneK
without being offered on the market.
This has a tendency to keep prices
steady in the face of a light demand,
but it is doubtful how long prices can be
maintained without material improve
ment in trace. A slight falling off in
the receipts indicates that more butter
than usual is being held back in the
country, but there is no reason to be-
lieVe that the make will be any smaller
than last year, and if it does not come
forward now it will at later period, and
perhaps cause some depression.
A large portion of the receipts of
views of buyers and considerable were
put into cold storage. For such as
We're offered 16 cents was a full selling
rate, but some Of the lots were broken
up and distributed around at 1872 cents.
In fact it is almost useless to attempt
to quote the trade price of Northern
creamery at this time of year as the
heaviest buyers secure their supplies in
Oh,
rate here, and what comes on the mar
ket is mainly for the jobbing trade.
For the general run of Western ex-
ira creamery Is to 151a cents was the
range in trade lots. This included large
ash tubs at Is and spruce tubs, assorted
sizes, at 151a cents. And only strictly
fine quality brought these figures
JObbers do not give favorable report
of the market. They say that trade
is light and that buyers run around a
good deal before purchasing. Many
small buyers had feeling that they
ought to get goods lower than last week,
but after canVassing around We're will
ing to give the asking rates, which were
II to IS cents for the finest quality.
Boxes and prints run up to IS and 10
cents and occasionally to 20 cents.
Just at present Boston is about the
lowest market in the country for cheese.
For nearly week past it has been
hard to sell the best Northern at over
s cents, and very little arriving from
Vermont has been sold for more than
"a cents in round lots. For fancy
makes 61a cents was asked, with a few
sales. Ohio flats sold slowly at cents,
and very few Western We're worth oven
that price.
AT Little Falls, N. Y, sales were fol-
export at 8 cents, for home trade ~
cents and most of the balance at "a
cents.
At Utica most of the sales were at 77s
to cents for large. and 75s to ia cents
for small.
The Canadian markets We're some
what excited, and an advance of "A to
q cent was paid in various parts of the
Dominion. Montreal was quite strong
at 81a to S5s cents, but sales in the in
terror were made at S1s to So cents, and
some holders asked cents.
Eggs were firmer and choice fresh
Western sold at II to liz cents, out
side for selected lots. Some talked as
high as u cents, but this was an excep-
ton. Fair to good plentiful at 1O1a to
10% cents. Eastern sold at II to II
cents
Potatoes are in moderate supply, and
best old sold at 6S to 10 cents per BUSH
ell. New Southern sold at SO to 81 per
barrel. Beans have ruled steady at
old prices All kinds of new vegetables
are quite plentiful.
The apple season is about closed, but
there is a variety of small fruit in the
market, including cherries berries,
peaches and apricOts.