Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-14
THE BOSTON MARKETS.
Butter Prices East Given Set
back by Decline Elsewhere.

Strange and Extraordinary Falling OF
In Exports From Boston-Poor OunI,t,
of Fresh Mnlte-Stock of Spring Egg,
Cleaned Up.
Boston, Jan. 13.-Butteh receipts up tc
to close of the week were cleaned W
here and the conditions were favorable
for a steady trade all through the weeI
until decline at other places was an.
nounced Receivers were not disposeG
to lower their prices much, but, of
course, they Will have to yield somewhat
If prices in the other markets keep oN
and a settling down of about a cent here
may be the result. Nobody wants to hole
the butter now coming in, and if sup
plies should increase buyers would
naturally have the advantage. 1t was
supposed up to Saturday that there
would be no more butter received il
either New York or Boston than cou'
easily be taken care of. but the uncX.
pccted has happened, and trade viii be
restricted until confidence is restored.
our receipts last week were less thar
the week previous and last year. Sc
far this year they are running light and
We're we not influenced by other places
prices here could be maintained; but the
butter markets of the east and west are
united by a bond of sympathy, ana what
affects one is sure to be felt in all the
others.
The receipts for the week were 13.6St
tubs and 14,612 boxes, total of COS IS;
pounds, against 641,l15 pounds the pre-
vious week and 6O7.9 pounds for CORE.
spending week last year. The exports
RAetpr f1t ~, Il
pounds to the provinces against 1907
pounds the corresponding geek last year
Since the first of May there has been a
falling off in export from Boston of 400,
600 pounds.
The statement of the Quincy Cold
Storage company fer the week is as fol.
lows: Put in, 1879 tubs taken out. 95Gc
tubs; stock, 1920 tubs. against g.. 46t
tubs same time last year. For the cor
responding week last year 625 tubs Were
put in, 94l1 tubs taken out. The cold
storage stock is now only 62i0 tubs less
than last year. In September the stock
was about 10000 tubs less than the yeat
previous
The decline outside was a surprise tc
both buyers and sellers. and neither side
was inciued to operate. All were para
lyzed for the time being. and could not
be reused into action. Receivers of fine
fresh Vermont and New Hampshfr,
creamery were not disposed to accept
less than p cents for assorted tubs. or
22l2 to % cents for boxes. and som,
small sales were made on that basis hui
this rate was above the views If buyers
who were not willing to pay more thar
q and % cents for the best. Western re.
ceiVers were in a maze of doubt. anc
while they asked u to % cents. most o
them would have accepted u cents Were
there any bids. The quality Of the frest
make continues to run poor and but little
of it can be graded as extra. For mos
of this 10 to 20 cents would be a fun price
There is no material increase to note
in the volume of the cheese trade. bu
the market maintains an improved tone
and there is a confident feeling that tn,
demand will soon increase.
The egg market has toned down {
little and prices are easier than las
week, but the supply of really fresf
stock is still small. Selected western
are worth - to % cents. though it il
hard to find any good enough to com
a mand the outside price. Fall held Wer
quiet at II to 10 cents The stock O
"a spring eggs is about all cleaned out
Sales were at Is to l6 cents. Lined egg
were slow at IA to 10 cents. The stool
in cold storage on Saturday was 49, So
cases, against 4425 cases same time las
q year
Choice baldwin apples are firmer an,
fancy lots command $3.50 per barre
Most sales at SO to 81.
Choice turkeys are selling a little NOR
freely, and command u to 10 cents
There are plenty of fair to good at 10 to l
cents. Chickens and fowls are in liberia
supply and selling well.