Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-10-07
IN THE BOSTON MARKETS,
General Conditions Favorable to
Steadiness in Butter.

Make Not Likely to BE Any Larger-OId
stock Mixed with Ordinary Lots q,
Eggs-Cheese Holds Strong Position
other Offerings at the Hub
Boston, oct 5.-Butter conditions are
favorable for a steady market. The
make is not likely to be any larger, and
in some sections gradual decrease is
expected. Very little has been done in
June stock since about the middle of last
week. Buyers filled up and refused to
respond to the extreme prices asked. and
when the hot weather set in they held off
almost altogether. Sales have been
mostly at 10 to 1917 cents. For the finest
lots of Vermont and New Hampshire
creamery Tuesday p cents were general
ly asked, and sales to regular customers
were made a that price: but for some Of
the offerings ii was hard to get over 2Oih
cents. Round lots in large tubs ruled
principally at 20la cents, but there were
not many sales, as creamery men want
q cents. Fine creamery in boxes was in
fair demand at % cents, and a few receiv.
ers talked 22R cents for fancy makes.
For extra creamery of western make in
assorted sizes 20h cents was the ton rate
and most of the receivers thought that
this price would be obtained later in tbe
week, when trade improved. For lots
carried over from last week the ranre
was from 1872 to 2Oh cents. including
large and assorted sizes. with most sales
at 20 cents. Buyers who needed the
goods paid pretty full rates, while those
who were solicited held off and made
their own price.
JODDpTg n do,
in their rates for the good reason that
they could not get the right kind of stock
any cheaper than last week. Their prices
run along at 90 to % cents for finest
creamery in tubs, and % to "a cents for
boxes. Trade was light with some and
pretty good with others. All had faith
in the future of the market on fine hut
ter.
The receipts of butter for the week
were 2O,7S9 tubs and 2S, IT'S boxes. a total
weight of 1,OO9, $40 pounds, against Gal 635
pounds the previous week and 9l5. 725
pounds the corresponding week last year.
The receipts for September increased
ll4'6SO pounds over the same month last
year, and the exports were only
1921 pounds, as compared with 66S 966
pounds in September last year. a de-
n.
The home consumption for the five
months figures out an average of about
1,O3O,6OO pounds per week, allowing %
weeks to the five months, which is very
little larger than last year. In reducing
the cold storage stock to pounds 40
pounds to the tub is allowed, but the
actual average is about Al pounds.
CHEESE AND EGGS.
Cheese holds strong position owing
to the high prices paid in the country.
but buyers are slow to respond to the
full rates asked. Sales of fine northern
were made at 8 to 91a cents and 91s cents
are all that can be ATTAINED at present.
but receivers are asking 934 to 10 cents
for the late arrivals. Early made lots
range lower than cents.
For strictly fresh Michigan eggs Is
cents We're obtained Tuesday. and other
fresh western at 16 to II cents 1t is
easier to get IS cents for the finest than
16 cents for the ordinary lots. which are
mixed with held stock. Fresh eastern
command IS to 20 cents. The stock in
cold storage was reduced $500 cases dur
ing the week, and stands al 81, 7O4 cases,
against 1854 cases the same time last
year.
FLOUR, CORN AND OATS.
Flour is easier, and the mill prices are
lower. The latest quotations of the
-four committee are: Spring wheat,
clears, $S@3.50; straights, $3750415;
patents. s4Q4.75; winter wheat, clears,
s3.15@3.7O; straights, $4,000 patents,
$3.70Q425.
Corn is firmer, with a fair demand
here; Track steamer yellow, S7A @37Ac:
No. yellow, 37h@37%c; No. yellow, to
arrive, 372c; No. yellow, 371Ac.
Oats are firm, with a fair movement
noted from track: Fancy heavy, 321ac;
No. clipped, 291a @3Oc; No. g. 29A @29hc;
rejected, 29c; no grade, 2S%c. To ar
rive, "a to sc ID, 29A @291ac; SO to SO ID,
291R@29&c; So to 40 Id, 29A Q3Oc; fancy
heavy, 31l2@32c.
Hay is dull and easy; straw quiet;
millfeed steady: Hay, $6@13.5O; fancy
old in jobbing lots, $14@15: rye straw.
sSdS50; sack spring bran. $13.25@1350;
sack winter. $13,75@14; cottonseed meal,
new, October, s2O5O prompt, S2O.5O
APPLES AND POTATOES.
Apples are quiet, with prices steady:
Pippins and Porters, $1.75@2,2 %; Craven
stems, $363.5O; Maine Harveys, $500
2.IO, pOunQ sweets, SZWE0U per DBL ftuD-
bardstons, $1.75@225. By the bushel
they are quoted at $1.75@2.5O for Craven
stems; Pippins and Porters, 5Oc@l5O;
ordinary varieties, 50cQs1.
Potatoes are steady, with sweets easy:
Aroostook hebrons, 45c; eastern Green
mountains, 4Sd5Oc; York state white,
4O643c; Virginia sweet, S7h@1.25; double
head. S1.25@1.50.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Pork and lard are steady in price,
with a fair demand: Barrel pork, $3.50
1850; light backs, Sl2; lean ends, $145O;
fresh ribs, sc; hams, 9@9Ac; lard 5Bc
pals, So @67sc; pressed ham, lie.
Beef is firm and unchanged: Choice
steers, SIC; good steers, So @9c; light
and COWS, 7A@Shc; extra heavy kinds,
l2%c: good kinds, 11lA@12c; light kinds,
sale; heavy fores, 61sc; good SIC;
light, 51a6c; backs, rosie; rattles, Al
$40; chunks, 512@61ac; short ribs, Ito
l2lac; rounds, 7h@Shc; rumps, 11@13c;
Pumps and loins, 12@16c; lOins, 13QlSc.
Muttons and lambs are dull, with veals