The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-07-02

Tone Remains Firm and Cold Storage
Demand Good Outlook Is Brighter
Cheese Quiet Fair Demand For Eggs.
Boston, June 30.-There is little or 40
change in the butter market from last
week A firm tone is maintained on
fine June creamery and a large portion of
the make continues to be taken for cold
storage, but the jobbing demand runs
light, and actual selling prices are not
on par with the rates ruling in this
country for large lines. For this reason
! the situation here is unsatisfactory. ! OF.
withstanding the operations of the cold
storage buyers, which keep receipts
cleared up.
In the West and in northern New York
full prices have been paid for the cur
rent make, and in Canada prices rule
about l cent higher than on this side of
the line. Exports from Boston. New
York and Montreal continue to RIM
larger than last year, but receipts at
this point barely keep up with year
ago. There seems to be considerable
confidence in the future outside of Bos-
ton, and speculative buyers here have
manifested more disposition to operate.
but they do not want to pay the full
asking rates.
In fact, the outlook, generally speak
ing, has grown brighter within a week
or two, and conservative operators con-
slider butter good property to hold at
present prices.
Some of the butter received this weel,
shows hot weather defects, and con-
cessiOns have had to be made on that ac-
count, but it is rather early for the make
to be affected, and the receipts for week
or two longer ought to be of first-class
quality.
The bulk of the Northern receipts
come in on contracts and go direct to
cold storage, because if put on the mar
ket for sale they would not realize cost.
For the regular lots of New Hampshire
and Vermont creamery in tubs which
comes along fresh every week 16 to 1872
cents is the rate, but these are taken
mostly by customers, and very few re-
ceiVers could guarantee to return more
than Is cents for a round lot if sold in
open market Although more is asked.
16 cents is all that can be safely quoted
in trade way. Boxes and prints COM
mand 1872 to H.
Strictly Western creamery in assorted
size spruce tubs sold pretty well at 1G
cents, but some of the lots which were
all right last week and brought full rates
had to be shaded on account of the hot
weather defects. No 1 quality in ash
tubs sold for 1515 to t5%. cents, and these
were in demand by cold storage buyers.
All offered at 151a cents were quickly
taken.
Jobbers continue to complain of
light trade and small profits. Their
asking rate is II to IS cents for tubs and
Is to 10 for boxes.
A show Of steadiness was made in
the cheese market last week, but buyers
failed to respond to any advance, and the
market was very quiet, with sales Of
Northern at TX to cents. Ohio flats
were dull at to ~ cents. The country
markets We're lower than last week.
There has been; a fair demand fol
eggs, but with larger supplies and poor
er quality, prices have eased off, and
most sales of Western the past few days
have been at 10 to 1O15 cents. A few
selections sold at II cents. Eastern
choice fresh command liz to - cents,
and fancy nearby stock rules higher.
The stock in cold storage on Saturday
was 1O5,476 cases, against Il, 263 cases
same time last year.
Old potatoes are about all gone, and
the trade are working almost wholly on
new Southern, which are selling at $2.75
to SO per barrel. New vegetables of all
kinds continue plentiful.
There is a large variety of new fruit on
the market, including apples, pears,
peaches and all kinds of berries. Straw
berries are becoming poor and the season
will soon close.