The Somerset reporter., 1898-09-08
IN HUB MAahETS,
No Indications of Charge In
the Butter Situation.

Buyers Purchasing Only For Current
Wants on the BASIS of Previous Prices
Grade Considered In the Selection Of
Eggs-Flour and Other staple Products.
Boston. Sept. There are 10 indica-
tons Of change in the butter situation.
Buyers continue to operate for current
wants on the basis OF previous prices,
and steady tone is maintained. If any
thing, the tendency is TO d firmer feel
ing, in anticipation of better home con-
sumptive demand. owing to the close
of the vacation season. ard this may
become NOR pronounced toward the
close Of the week.
Tuesday, The finest northern creamery
In assorted size tubs was quoted at 10 to
1872 cents but very few sales in trade
lots were made at over - cents, and most
receivers considered that .op rate.
Some thought there was enough differ
enee in the quality of the offerings to
make a quotation Of 1S12 TO III. cents,
but all admitted that it was hard to sell
at over 10 cents. Best quality in tubs
was Qeoted at 20 to 2012 cents, but few
sales at over 20 cents. Western extra
creamery ruled al Is to ISL cents, in
Guiding large ash and assorted size
Spruce tubs with some special makes at
19 cents. There are certain makes Of
western creamery that command fully
as high a price as any northern, but
these, Is rule, are not included in the
general run of western quotations.
Grades more or less affected by the hot
weather take a range of from 1917 to l8
cents, ard are slow Of sale. Ladies have
been in moderate demand at Is to IA
cents, but few lots go over 1872 cents.
Export demand continues light. Job
bers were preparing for larger trade
to supply the wants of local consumers,
and here is where the first improvement
is likely to be felt. Their top rates for
finest creamery yesterday We're q cents
a. tubs and % cents for boxes. with a
lower range, Of course. for medium and
common qualities. Perhaps a quotation
of 20 to q certs for tubs and q to %
cents for boxes on choice to fancy would
fairly cover the market
The receipts Of butter at Boston for the
week We're 10. 53S tubs and % 056 boxes. a
total weight of 1929 396 pounds against
l OPS 265 pounds the corresponding week
last year.
FLOUR AND GRAIN TRADE.
In small lots there is fair amount of
business in -four and an occasional sale
Is made, but as rule buyers are very
conservative and are waiting for lower
prices than are quoted them. Old spring
patents sell at $4.25@450. and new at
s375Q3S5 for prompt shipment. The
committee of -four dealers reports prices
as follows: Spring wheat patents at
S425Q525; spring wheat straights at
$4Q4.50: spring wheat clears al S3Q3.65;
winter wheat patents at $3.65Q So win
ter wheat straights al $3.40Q4, and win
ter wheat clears a. $3.25Q3 S. per Dbl, as
to quality.
Cornmeal is quiet, with sales at 75Q
nc per bag and s1.70@175 per Dbl Oat-
meal steady at $4@4.40 for cut and SO. 60
"a for rolled and ground. GRADUATED
and bolted meal at $2.10d2.25. Rye -four
at $275Q3 per Dbl. Graham -four at s.. IS
"a. as to quality.
Corn on the spot here is a-little firmer.
and now quoted by dealers at 39Ac for
NO. yellow On lTdCht anu o5C AoI SttdHi-
er yellow. Shippers offer corn TO arrive
at 3SM Q39c for Chicago No. yellow.
The market for spot oats Is quiet and
about steady, with sales on the track OF
fancy at 321a Q34c the latter for old No
and No clipped at 31m5119c; rejected
white at 301ac, and no grade at 30c per
bush. Oats to arrive are quoted by ship
pers at 2S$4 Q29c for "a TO &c 10, 29Q 29A
for sc to 3S 10. and 2914 m291hc for IS to
40 10.
Bran is quoted at s12 so for spring and
s13 for winter. Mddlings range from
s13.25 for spring up to $l4.75 for winter.
Mixed feed al $l4Q15.25. Red dog -four
at 1925. Cottonseed meal at 500 per ton
TO arrive, and linseed meal at $3.50,