Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-01-29
IN HUB MARKETS.
Dubious Prospect of increase
In Butter Prices.

of Creamery aud limitations Buyers
Chary of Held stock at High Figures
Egg Market Unsettled.
Boston, Jan. 27.-Fresh supplies of
butter from Vermont and New Hamp-
shire are beginning to show a little new
milk, and lots that are lacking in this
particular will be hard to sell at top quo
tations, For this reason there Is likely
to be a wide range of prices on fresh sup
plies during the next few weeks. The
western markets have eased off little,
and with the mild weather which pre-
walls IN mCtt of the DAIRY sections it
Is no more man reasonable to look for
q gradual Increase in the make. A
sudden change In the temperature, If
accompanied by heavy SHOWS, would
change the Whole situation, but as
viewed from the present standpoint,
there Is not likely to be any cause for
higher prices this season.
The receipts of butter for the week
were 1858 tubs and 1871 boxes, a total
of 622,295 pounds, against 439 S68 pounds
the previous week and SCI, 645 pounds
for the corresponding week last year.
Here we have liberal incr ase as COM
pared with the previous week and last
year, and receipts for Monday and Tues
day of this week also show an increase
over last year.
Dealers say that all kinds Of butter ex-
cept the finest from New Hampshire
and Vermont were in light request For
the finest lots in assorted SIZE tubs q
to 211s cents was obtained and there was
NO troubv in keeping these sold up. The
same quality in BIKES sold at % cents.
| After passing these prices were to sc me
ex.ent nominal, as there were hardly
en- ough sales to make a quotation. A
| range of IS 20 cents may be gwen, and
20 cents was con,idersd a full rate for
| anything under the finest fresh. Very
| little of the western creamery was worth
over 20 cents, and most of the receivers
called this full selling price fo1l what
they had to offer. A few fancy makes
ran up even with northern, but these
were distributed to customers in small
| lots. Other grades were not quot BILE
ct over IS to 10 cents Fresh limitations
were quiet at 16 to 1917 cents, and ladies
at IA to Is CENTS. limitations ard ladies
are in little better supply, but Il c
lowest Trades are comparatively scarce
! The accumu ations consist of the second
grades of creamery and limitations.
With medium grades of butter now or
the decline, buyers are not willing tc
pay extreme rates for any kind of hello
stock. 1t will be seen by the colo
storage statement that the stock ol
he'd butter is now on.y 1850 tubs les:
than last year.
With jobbers there has been fad
volume Of trade, without any specia
activity They continue to meet thu
wants of their customers at % to "a cents
outside for boxes, with an occasionG.
fancy make at rs cents. This means TO,
the finest quality. The lower grades ar
sold at slight margin above the whole
sale rate.
No important change can be reporte,
I'm the cheese market The demand ha.
been confined to small lots for immed at
use, and the expected Improvements ha
failed to materialize.
ri The egg .-iarket is in a very senfsi
tive and unsettled condition. Receipt
have been very light for a week pas
: and choice fresh grades have bee
: scarce, with sales the last Of the wee
e at % to % cents. The held. stock
8 pretty we'll cleaned up and after tn
week it Will not be much of factor
the market. Last week the cold stol
age stock was reduced 5000 cases, and o
. Saturday it stood at 1918 cases, agains
1000 cases same time last year.
Beans hold a ia. rly steady position
with sales of choice marrow pea a
: $1.12 to 81. Is per bushel, inside price fc
: lots to arrive and mediums at 81 20 DE
t bushel. Ye low eyes and red kidney
quiet and steady.
| Chnica a no1ac 70 al,
good sale at SO to 81 per barrel, and som
fancy lots at $3.50.
Chl0ice cranberries command Sc to s
per barrel, but a great many here ar
soft ard slo'v OF sale at 81 to $3.50.
b Potatoes are steady at so to SO cents fo
e most desirable variety, and 70 TO rs cent
e per bushel for other kinds. Nest Of tn
4 eastern receipts come under the lowe
. rate.
4 New York, Jan. 26.-Tallow steady.