The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-10-08
IN HUB MARKETS.
Grocers Using Large Quantities
of Held Stock of Butter.

Boston, Oct Ga dull trade and a bet
ter supply have taken the sharp edge
off the butter market, and prices are 1T
quite as strong as last week. Buyers
have refused to follow the advance IN
the West on fresh stock, and have fallen
back on cold storage supplies, which
have been in good demand. The ind,-
cations are that the upward tendency
has been stopped, and while no material
reaction may set in, the decline in Chi
cago shows that the holding back policy
OF the Eastern dealers has had some
effect
The receipts for butter for the week
were 1927 tubs and 9,137 boxes, a total
of 915, 725 pounds, against 1897, 456 pounds
for the previous week, and 1871 366 pounds
for corresponding week last year This
statement shows an increase in receipts
as compared with the week previous and
last year. For Monday and Tuesday of
this week the receipts have run less than
for same time last year.
The exports for the week were 1872
pounds, against 191, O93 pounds for cor
responding week last year. Total ex-
ports from Boston since first of May,
2,183, 913 pounds, against All, OPT pounds
same time last year.
The cold storage statement for the
week was as follows: Put in AIS tubs,
taken out II, $50 tubs, stock 172, PAP tubs,
against 1875, 100 tubs same time last year.
For the corresponding week last year
$50 tubs were put in, and 1878 tubs taken
out.
Monday and Tuesday were dull days
in the butter market, so far as fresh sup
plies were concerned. Buyers We're Cp-
posed to paying the full prices asked
and receipts were not cleaning up. Sew
eral lots were carried over from last
week. Vermont and New Hampshire
held the same prices as last week, %
cents for tubs and % cents for boxes,
but there was not much heavy buying.
This is not high rate compared with
other places but grocers are using large
quantities of held stock, which is paying
them much better pre- Its than any fresh
which they can handle. OF course a GER
tain portion of fresh made butter must
be had, but at the high price little of
1t goes a good ways. A few fancy marks
of Western creamery ran up to % cents.
but these were the exception, and are
not fair criterion of the market
Grades or fresh creamery at IS to 20
cents, and fresh limitations and ladies
at IA to Is cents have been receiving
more attention. and these will come into
favor if the price of first class fresh
creamery is held where it is. But buy
ers give preference to June creamery
at 10 to 20 cents, as it has all the char
acter of fine butter except the very fresh
favor, and is better than a great deal
of what is coming as extra. Northern
June sells at 20 cents and Western at
10 to 1872 cents. This stock at these
prices pays a fair profit, and holders are
wise to sell while the demand continues
JObbers have been meeting the wants
of their customers on the basis of % to
"a cents for fine fresh creamery in tubs,
and "a to 25 cents in small packages.
They have been working in their June
creamery as much as possible and find
it gives good satisfaction This to a
great extent accounts for the light de-
mand for fresh goods.
There is no change to note in the cheese
situation Buyers are as slow as ever
in their operations, and the fact that the
better trade coming in is likely to stiffen
prices seems to give them no concern.
lots as wanted at 91a to 10 cents. with a
few fancy makes a shade higher Round
lots cannot be forced off at over 95
cents.
There is not much change in the egg
situation. The quality of the Western
receipts show some Improvement, but
great many are still of an inferior
grade. Sales of choice Western at 1917
to liz cents, and fancy Michigan at
Is cents. The latter are scarce and
wanted. Some Of the receipts are no
better than refrigerator stock and can
not be sold for more. Sales of refriger-
ator lots have been reported at 141a tolls
cents. Eastern fresh command 10 to 20
cents, and fancy new laid take a higher
range. The stock in cold storage was
reduced ll05 cases, and on Saturday
stood at 10,1SI cases against 54,274 cases
L, d. e bonding time last year.
Beans have been quiet and steady.
with sales of best marrow pea and me
diums at $1.15 per bushel. Yellow eyes
and red kidneys sold slowly at I'M
prices. Potatoes were a little
easier, with sales mostly at 10 to so
cents per hushel.
The market IS well supplied with all
kinds of seasJnable fruI-s and tra.e 49,
fair. Apples are in liberal receipt and
not quite as firm as last week Peaches
continue to arrive from various places.
and the ruling rate is from 20 cents to
i per basket.
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
Oats are rather easy TO arrive. with
rade also easy, but little changed.
rack fancy clipped, 291ac; No. ?, 2S1bc,
No: ), 2Sc; rejected, 27%c; no grade, 27JSc.
Hay-Hay, straw and millfeed are littIe
changed: Good to choice hay, $166l6 30,
we straw, $11@12 90; cat straw, $709.
ack spring bran, $12Q12 %; sack winter.
IL %; middlings, $13Q16.
Meal-Cornmeal oatmeal and the GER
ais are steady and unchanged: Barrel
ornmeal, 81 65d1 20; bag meal, 7667Sc:
elbow granulated 81 4Om2 81. rnllnd nnL