Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-05
IN HUB MARKETS.
Healthy Appearance Manifest
In the Butter Situation.

Indications Favor Clearing Up of Sup
plies For EIarch-Market For Eggs
Kept Clean For Several Days-PotatO
Prices the Same.
Boston, March 3.-An advance Of half
a cent is asked for fancy fresh lots of
butter. This Improvement has been
brought about by the light receipts, a
little better demand and the rising ten
dency OF western markets. The pros
pect Of the opening of an export trade
has also had Strengthening effect, as
there is reason to expect that England
and the continent VIII want a consider
able quantity Of American hutter curing
Marcn and April. Although the local
trade is still comparatively light. there
Is demand enough to absorb the fresh re-
celpts and use up good portion of the
held stock. 1t would probably be diff
cult to maintain much Of an advance,
and the wisdom OF any rise at this late
season may be questioned, but with the
western and New York markets on the
rise, and with the present light supply
of fancy make, our receivers are forced
to fall into line or lose their consign-
ments.
The situation, generally viewed, has
healthy appearance, and the indica-
tons are that all available supplies will
be cleaned up during the present month.
The cold storage stock is reduced to
small proportions, and what remains
will not interfere much with the con-
sumption of the current make. Then,
If there should be demand from foreign
sources, as is now indicated by the ad-
vices from abroad, the season would
close quite satisfactorily.
The receipts of butter for the week
were 1877 tubs and 1856 boxes, a total
of 662, $50 pounds, against $685. 39 pounds
the previous week and 692, 514 pounds
for the corresponding week last year.
This shows an increase as compared
with the previous week, but decrease.
as compared with last year. Receipts
for Monday and Tuesday of this week
show an increase. For the month Of
February receipts were 217,770 pounds
less than same month last year.
She statement Of the Quincy Cold
Storage company is as follows: Put in,
2SS tubs; taken out 4497 tubs; stock, 49, $50
tubs, against 14,242 tubs same time last
year. For the corresponding week last
year 80 tubs were put in and 1856 tubs
taken out.
Receivers were almost unanimous in
asking an advance of half a cent on
the fresh receipts Tuesday. For the
best lots of Vermont and New Hamp-
shire creamery in assorted size tubs
as high as 221a cents was asked, but
very few sales were made at over %
cents, and at 211a to % cents there was
no trouble in disposing of all offered.
Fine quality in boxes sold readily at
I212 cents, and some was held at %
cents. A conservative selling quotation
may be given at % cents for tubs and
221a cents for boxes. with some held
higher. 1t may be well to emphasize the
statement that these figures are only for
lots that show quick new milk flavor.
Next best fresh sold at 20 to 81 cents.
| There was fair demand for held stock
at IL cents, and several round lots were
| sold at that price. A few lots We're sold
| at 10 cents and some were hold at 20
cents, but very little offered was worth
over IL cents The best of the June and
fall stock is about used up, and buyers
who want nice article must take the
fresh make. The jobbers had a fair
trade, with no change in prices from
last week. They met the wants of their
customers at % to 25 cents. Owing to the
short supply of fancy make they NAV
have to get a cent more before the week
is out, but they are anxious to keep
| prices on as reasonable a basis as Dos
sible and will be slow to follow the rise.
There is no change to note in the
cheese market, except that dealers
whose stocks are run down have been
buying little more freely.
Eggs started off Tuesday with fairly
steady tone, with small sales at 16 cents.
but later when New York was heard
from, the price of choice fresh western
dropped to Is cents, and on that basis
most of the business was done. The
closing quotation was AN to Is cents,
Receipts were moderate, and for the
week amounted to 1880 cases, against
1884 cases corresponding week last year
The market was kept clean for several
days. Receipts for February were So
666 cases, against SO, 905 cases last wear
Beans are firmer, with sales of choice
marrow pea at $1.15 per bushel in car
loads. Potatoes steady at previous
prices.
New York, March 2.-Tallow quiet
city, 35s; country, 35sQ3A, as to quality,
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
| Cattle-There was a small supply nj
cattle from Maine during the pa ST week