Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-08-13
In HUB MARKETS.
Butter Prices No Higher Than
Last Week.

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Receipts Falling Off and Dealers Calling
Halt on Upward Trend-Cold Storage
supply of Eggs Drawn Upon-No Scar.
city of Potatoes-How Flour Stands.
Boston, Aug. 1e.-The butter market
is no higher than last week. The fact
That dealers are falling back on cold
storage stock, as evidenced by the taking
put of 1890 tubs last week, is a proof that
| they think 1t is about time to call a hall
| on the upward trend of the market on
| iresh goods; but whether this will act as
permanent check, or only keep prices,
down Tor snort time, remains to be
| seen. IL is now pretty generally adj
| inltted that there is shortage in the
| supply as compared with last year. Last
week receipts here were 1000 tubs less
IMAM year ago, and this weeks supply
rs running in the same way.
| "A lew buyers were around Yesterday
out they mad a notion that prices were
gong TO De easier and held off as much
| aus they could. Receivers, however, were
| as hrm as ever, because there was no
visible reason for any concessions, and
all the butter not sold at full last week 9
rates was put into cold storage West
ern extra creamery was not offered I'M
DER IL cents, and some fancy lots in small
| packages were held higher but for regu-
lar trade lots 10 cents was the ruling
price. Northern extra took a range OF
IL TO l912 cents, because certain brands
could not be bought for less, but receiv-
ers said 1t was hard to place a round lot
at over IL cents. Most of the invoices
arriving show some defects as usual at
thls time of year, and although they
could not be graded down to firsts, they
rarely come up to the fine quality of
June or the best July product. For some
or these goods Is to 1872 cents had to be
accepted.
Some of the jobbers reported a fair
trade for the weather, while others said
they mad no business to speak of for sew
eral days. rate of 20 to p cents was
maintained for best creamery, and there
seemed to be no chance of any change
either way during the remainder of the
week.
The receipts of butter for the week
were 22,212 tubs and q, 1922 boxes, a total
weight OF l, 125, 542 pounds, against ,4O2,-
l62 pounds the previous week and ,43O,-
1874 pounds the corresponding week last
year.
The statement of the Quincy Market
Cold Storage company for the week is as
follows: Put in, 915S tubs; taken out.
4S72 tubs; stock, 172,551 tubs, against
1857 tubs same time last year. For
the corresponding week last year II, 421
tubs were put in and 2067 tubs were taken
out. The stock in the Eastern ware
house is about the same as last week,
1920 tubs and after making allowance
for this, the total stock shows a decrease
| of 1923 tubs, as compared with last year.
CHEESE, EGGS AND POTATOES.
A fairly steady cheese marketsis all
that can be reported, with demand con-
fined to small lots for current consump-
ton. Sales run along at ~ to cents for
best northern, and to ~ cents for most
western.
Eggs We're quiet and steady yester-
day, with a large portion of the receipts
more or less heated. Sales of fresh west
ern at 1917 to IA cents, and choice Michi-
gan at IA to Az cents. Only a few seIec-
tons sold at over IA cents. Fresh east
ern Is to 16 cents. Cold storage stock is
being used to some extent and gives good
satisfaction. The stock in cold storage
is 122,527 cases, against los, 592 cases same
time last year.
With larger offerings the bean market
is in buyers favor, and s1.15 to 81 20 is a
full quotation for large lots of choice
marrow pea Other kinds are without
material change.
There has been a liberal supply of po-
tatoes, with sales the past two days at
$l.6O to $1.65 per barrel, at the depots.
THE CEREALS.
There is no change in the flour mar
ket, trade ruling quiet at unchanged
prices. The chamber of commerce
quotes prices as follows: Spring wheat |
patents at S460@5.25, spring wheat |
straights at S4.15@450, spring wheat
clears at $3.25@4.25; winter wheat patents
at S4@4.60; winter wheat straights at |
S3.65@4.50, and winter wheat clears at |
$3.40@410 per Dbl, as to quality.
Corn meal is quiet, with sales at 800
Sic per bag and s1.s5@1. 80 per Dbl. Oat-
meal steady at s415@4.35 for cut and
$3.75@3.95 for rolled and ground Granu-
lated and bolted meal at 81. 15@235 Rye
flour at $2.95@3.25 per Dbl. Graham flour
nt s3.20@4.55, as to quality
. Inc corn market IS quiet and rather |
easy. Supplies on the spot are moder-
ate, and nominally held at 41Ac for No. 2
yellow on track and Ale for steamer yell
low.
Good choice hay in fair demand at s1s |
OH Fer ton. Common grades are dull |
at s10Q13. Rye straw at ss@s.50, and
oat straw at s650Q7 per ton.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
The beef market continues to be re-
ported very firm, by reason of the high
cost of cattle in the west. The ar
rivals here have also been unusually
small for the week, the total having been
127 cars for Boston and 125 cars for ex-
port, total of $50 cars; preceding week.
i41 cars for Boston and 155 cars for ex-
port, a total of 296 cars; same week a
year ago, III cars for Boston, and rs
sars for export, a total of 1872 cars.
Quotations are firmly held at: Choice