Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-11

Outlook Regarded as Fairly Satisfac-
tory-Future of the Market Controlled
by Receipts of New Product--Freshly
Gathered Eggs Arriving.
demand for butter exceeded the supply,
and extreme prices were paid for desir-
hble lots in small packages. The fresh
arrivals from Vermont and New Hamp
shire are showing new milk flavor, and
the best buyers are looking after this
kind. This forms but small portion
of thereceipts, however, and for the bulk
of the offerings the market is as duh as
ever, with an easy tendency.
The outlook is fairly satisfactory.
The stock in cold storage is now S279
tubs larger than at this time last year,
and notwithstanding the apparent good
home consumption, it is not cleaning up
as fast as last year, but this is owing al
together to the lack of an export demand,
which may start up later. The best of
the June stock is used UP, and most of
what remains is composed of choice fall
creamery and low grades, If any of the
stock is carried over into next season,
1t will be probably the poor quality,
which is not wanted here. The fall
goods will. no doubt, all be taken out
before the close of March. OF course,
the future of the market will be con-
trolled by the quantities of the new
butter received during the next few
weeks, and it is not safe to make any
predictions in regard to what may hap
pen month hence.
The receipts of butter for the week
ending Feb. were 12, ATS tubs and IL, 531
boxes, total of 57S, $50 pounds. against
6505 59S pounds the previous week and
550590 pounds for the corresponding
week last year. This statement shows
falling off as compared with the previ-
Gus week but an increase over fast year
Receipts for Monday and Tuesday of this
week are larger than last week
The statement of the Quincy Market
Cold Storage company for the week is
as follows: Put in, none; taken out,
4556 tubs; stock, 80, 353 tubs, against 49,
'o74 tubs same time last year. For the
corresponding week last year 6S tubs
were put in and 1850 tIbs taken out.
Il have no trouble in getting 211s to
% cents for all the fine fresh Vermont
and New Hampshire creamery coming
in, said receiver, "and could dispose
of more at the same rate if 1 had it,"
Fancy grades in boxes run up to 2215
cents, but the distribution was mainly
in a small way. In fact, all the really
fine irish butter now coming in has to
be distributed around in small lots. as
there is not enough of it to be sold in
any other way. Buyers who pay these
top prices expect to find new milk favor,
and lots that do not come UP to that
standard have to take a second place,
and are hard to sell at 10 to 20 cents.
Fancy fresh western in assorted sizes
command about as much as northern,
but very little of this kind comes on the
market. For the bulk of the western
creamery, q cents is a full selling price.
and lots in sh tubs are slow at IS to 20
cents, as to quality. In fact, buyers have
the advantage on all kinds under the
fancy fresh make. Fresh limitations re-
main quiet at 16 to II cents and ladies at
1S to Is cents. Very fine held creamery
is not offert under 10 to 20 cents, but
most of the sales reported have been at
Is to 1S1s cents. Exporters keep all
T..
Since the snow blockade has been re-
moved there has been good jobbing
trade, and prices have ruled steady on
basis of % to "a cents for tubs and "a
to rs cents for boxes and prints Some
difficulty has been experienced in get
ting enough of the right sort to meet
the wants of customers, and the indica-
tions are that there will not be a sur
plus this week.
The cheese market does not present
new features. Demand continues to be
confined to small lots for immediate
wants, and sales run along at to sk
cents for choice Northern, and 7h to
S12 for common to good. Some holders
are still sanguine of better prices in
the near future, and refuse to offer their
finest stock at the current rates.
Feb Z sales of fresh western eggs were
made at IS to 20 cents, and early the
next day 19 cents was the nominal
price, but after advices from other mar
kets were received, showing increased
receipts, sales were made at II cents.
Liberal supplies of fresh eggs are ex-
pected from all points in the south
west, and prices are likely to remain
low unless some very cold weather sets
in. All the eggs now arriving are
fresh gathered, and therefore Of first
rate quality. There are no old held
stock on the market to mix in.
Boston. Feb. 9.-Tallow is quiet.
Bulk, 4R4Bc; tallow oil, 41@4Sc.
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
Poultry-Poultry is steady in price
@14c; No, 2, 10@12c; northern, 14@16c;
with fair trade: Turkeys, box lots, 13
northern chickens, 10@1ec; western, 90
12c; northern fowls, 9@14c; western
fowls S@10c; capons, 12@13c; live fowls,
S@sc; live chickens, $685. ducks, 100
1Sc; geese, 9Q12c.
Potatoes-A firm potato market CON
tinues to be noted: Green mountains
S3QS5c; white stars, 500; Burbanks and
peerless, 7SQS0c; Dakota reds, 72c; Che
nangoes, 71Q74c; Jersey double head
sweet, $S 25@3 so.
Oats-Oats are pretty firm, with
track oats not plenty: Track fancy AZ
lb barleys, 33la @34c; No. 2, S2st @39c;
No. 3, 321ac; rejected, S114 4@32c; no grade
311Sc.
Hay-Hay is quiet; straw dull; mill
feed firm; Hay, $8@15 so; rye straw, $40
Q1O so; sack spring bran, SIS 59015 rs;
sack winter, $l6 Z5Wlb 90.
Meal-Cornmeal and oatmeal are quiet
and unchanged: Barrel eornmeal, 81 so
@1 65; bag meal. T2@74c.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Cattle-The amount of cattle on the
market this week exceeded that Of last
week by Sc eral hundred. The local
slaughterers and shippers were free buy
ers, but there was more beef on hand
than was actually needed, and in con-