The Somerset reporter., 1898-01-20
IN HUB MARKETS.
Scarcity of Fine Creamery Had
Strong Effect on Prices

Grades Under the Bost Plentiful, and
supply Of Fresh limitations Increased
Scarcity of Fresh Eggs.
Boston, Jan. 19-There has been a
scarcity Of fine creamery In the market
and extreme prices were secured for
fancy lots. As our prices are higher than
at other places, a larger share OF the
fresh made will probably be turned in
this direction OF course, nobody can
tell what another week will bring forth.
but it is not probable that the market
will increase fast enough during the re-
mainder OF January to cause any mater
ial decline. Some dealers are Of the
opinion that prices will be higher before
they are lower on fine creamery, but on
this point there Is room to differ The
ups and downs OF the butter market al
this tir4e Of year are very uncertain
things, and all that an impartial re-
porter can do is to give the facts and
figures as he finds them and leave the
future to decide the rest
The receipts of butter for the week
were 1865 tubs and 1857 boxes, a total
of 459,S68 pounds, against sos. 925 pounde
the previous week and 496, 426 pounds for
corresponding week last year. Last
weeks receipts were about the smallest
of the season. The exports of butter
from Boston for the week were 10 920
pounds, against 59,771 pounds for CORE
spending week last year From New
York last week only about 200 tubs were
exported. From Portland 1774 tubs
were exported, mostly ON Canadian ae-
count
The statement of the Quincy Cola
Storage company for the week is as fol-
lows: Put in, 4S9 tubs; taken out. 1855
tubs; stock, 50,765 tubs, against 55, 745
tubs same time last year. For the cor
responding week last year 625 tubs were
put in and S340 tubs taken out.
II have no trouble in getting 21b cents
for my finest lots in assorte ed size tubs.
and % to 22l2 cents for boxes, =" said one
dealer but the great trouble is to get
enough butter of this kind" Other re-
eeivers OF fresh Vermont and New Hamp.
shire talked in the same st rain, and buy
ers who looked around confirmed these
statements Grades Just under the best
were plentiful enough and sold rather
slowly at 20 to q cents. This rate coy
cred large portion of what is usually
shipped here as extra at this time of wear.
Small lots of fancy western ran up
even with northern, and occasional sales
We're reported at Ply to % cents. but
these were the exception, and the bulk
OF the fresh western ruled at 20 to p
cents. With Elgin and Chicago at lg
cents, and New York at 20 cents, it is
not likely that much western fresh will
be sold here at over 20 cents in large
packages. The supply of fresh imita
tions has increased, and 16 to Il cents Is
full selling rate to the trade. Ladies
are not plentiful. and but few offered
under Is certs. The returned lots from
England are nearly all disposed of, and
in respect To low grades the market is in
pretty good condition.
There has been fair jobbing trade
at the slig hit reduction made last week.
and the principal complaint of jobbers
Is that they cannot find enough desirab bic
fresh creamery to meet the wants of
| their customers. They are selling this
week at % cents for tubs and u cents
for boxes, with occasional fancy pack
ages little higher The lower grades
are sold ON this basis
There is scarcity Of fresh eggs. and
prices nav advanced since last Satur-
day. Fresh western and eastern were
in demand at "A TO % cents, but very few
were good enough to bring over % to q
cents. Fancy new-lald range consider
ably higher, but offered only In small
lots. Most of the stock in cold storage
are fall held, and these range from Is to
20 cents. Lined eggs are firmer, with
sales at 10 to II cents. The stock In cold
storage on Saturday was 10,O27 cases
against 3ll8 cases same time last year.
Beans have been i'm moderate request
with sales OF choice marrow pea at 81 /
to Sl.l5 pr bushel, and mediums at ST. ~.
Yellow eyes and red kidneys ruled quiet
at previous prices.
The market is firm for choice apples
and some fancy Baldwins run up To
$3.50 per barrel. Most sales at So to 81
Potatoes have been in fair receipt
and prices have ruled steady ON a basis
of so to So cents per hushel for choice
western Green mountains, and 20 TO -
cents fer eastern hebruns.
Choic" turkeys and chickens arr in a
little better demand. and the best grades
of turkeys command T. TO II cents Del
pound. Western chickens command Il
to II cents
New York, Jan. 19-Tallow, SO. cents
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
Pork and Lard-Pork and ard are quiel
and unchanged: Barrel pork, $l2, fresh
ribs, 6l2c, smoked shoulders &c: hams
S0l0c. baron, 9kc; sausage4s Tic.
Frankfurt sausaGes, 7l4c; lard, 57sc; In
pals, 69SM67sc.
Apples Apples are generally shut vi
in the stores 10y reason of the cold. Prices
are unchanged.
Oats-'lats are tirmer to arrive, with a
good demand, but the track market Is
duh and depressed by some nearby
stocks that must soon work out of the
way.
Meal-Nery little change is noted in the
meal situation. with barrel oatmeal at
Sl.62@1.65 and bag meal at 70m72c. Dat
meal and the cereals are quiet.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Sheep and lambs-As a " hole the mar
ket was quiet. with but few changes of
any note over the buying and selling
averages of last week What changes
there We're had but little effect on the
general run of this week market There
was. however a decided drop in SHEEP
md lambs the prices going down 4 "a
12C lower than last week The arrivals
were very small and the demand was not
active enough to make the amount 81
quickly.
Cattle-There was a good supply OF
cattle on hand. and the BUYERS IS ere Of