Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-19
IN HUB MARKETS.
Receivers of Butter Disposed
to Show Backbone.

All of the Old Stock Is About Disposed
Of-Rate Dropped by Jobbers-Ega
Prices Struck Steady, but Not very
Remunerative Basis.
Boston. March 1.-THE quality Of this
weeks receipts shows decided change
for the better in butter. Very little
desirable stock was carried over from
last week. and the supply since has been
only moderate, so that receivers can
afford to show little backbone, but
they cannot wholly check the downward
tendency. The New York and western
markets have dropped one cent during
the week, and our dealers will probably
nave TO follow suit, though there ID
hkely to be demand enough for all the
5000 butter that comes to hand this
week. Most of the desirable old stock
peng out OF the way, dealers are now
forced to use the new make, and this will
materially Increase it's consumption.
Inc quality of butter needed for the full
wants OF the trade each week is not less
than 100000 pounds, and so far the re-
ceipts have run considerably under this
amount. Therefore, no radical decline
can be expected here until we have much
larger supplies.
The finest lot Of Vermont and New
Hampshire creamery sold to moderate
extent at 81 cents for assorted tubs, and
2lA cents for boxes, but buyers did not
want to pay over q cents for any kind
OF package, and thought they ought to
get tubs at 2Ok cents. Sellers were
willing to concede half a cent decline
from last week, while buyers wanted a
cent off. A quotation of 201A to 21 cents
may be given for tubs and q to 211z
cents for boxes. The proportion OF
boxes to tubs this week is not as LARGE
as last week. Western receivers are
willing to concede a decline of one cent
on most of their receipts, and are sell.
ing best creamery in assorted spruce
tubs at 20 cents, and ash tubs at 1871
cents. Some Of the fancy makes for
which there are regular customers ruled
half cent higher, but generally speak
ing 20 cents was the top price.
offerings of the best held butter were
made at Is cents, and this Is now the
top for what remains. AS the stock il
pretty we'll picked over, holders will prob.
ably be disposed to let 1t go at a lower
rate.
Jobbers have accepted the situation,
and have dropped their rates about one
cent right through. They are now meet
ing the wants of their customers at
% and % cents, with "a cents for fine
boxes. On this basis there Ia a fair
distribution. and the volume Of trade
is perhaps as large as could be expected
on falling market.
The receipts Of butter for the week
were 1922 tubs and 14,71s boxes, total
nf Ia
the previous week and 612,716 pounds for
the corresponding week last year. Last
weeks receipts did not come up to ex.
pectations, but they are on the increase
this week and will probably make a
larger showing. The exports Of butter
from Boston for the week were 80, S29
pounds, against 22235 pounds for the
corresponding week last year.
There has been a slow trade in cheese,
and prices have favored buyers all the
week. Holders are considerably dis
couraged, and have been selling early
made stock at very low prices, say 81
to cents per pound. The best northern
fall has been selling in round lots for
to So cents, and in small way at
cents. Dealers are of the opinion that
factory men should not make any foder
cheese this year, as it is not wanted, and
will tend to further depress the market.
There has been good business in eggs
the past week, and prices seem to have
struck a steady basis. For the best
western II cents was the ruling price,
Special marks were held at liz cents.
with some sales, but most buyers con-
sidered IL cents the top, and some lots
were bought at 10A cents. Southern
sold mostly at 10h cents. Eastern fresh
ruled at II to 11h cents, and some fancy
marks held higher.
The bean market has been quiet and
easy, and choice marrow pea sold this
week at $1.10 to SLIP per bushel. Me-
dunn are in light supply and held at
s1.15. Other kinds unchanged
The potato situation has not changed
during the week. The best eastern
hebrons are hard to sell at over rs cents,
while western green mountains COM
mand IS to SO cents. All kinds of old
vegetables are dull. Apples slow and
weak.
The grass seed trade starts off well,
but at very low prices. Dealers quote
wholesale lots as follows: Red clover,
8 to cents per pound; white clover, 10
to 13 cents per pound; timothy, s.. so to
$1.80 per bushel and red top, 81. so to 81
per sack and II to IL cents per pound.
New maple sugar and syrup have ar
rived and selling fairly. Old sugar and
syrup dull.