The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-10
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Situation Continues to
Be Healthy.

Decline Following Increased Receipts
Likely to BE Observation-Disclosures Meet
Ing Orders at Old Kates-Considerable
Decline In Egg Prices.
Boston. March 9.-The butter situation
Is healthy Inasmuch as the held stock
is steadily disappearing and there Is a
prospect of q foreign outlet. and the
decline which is likely to follow the in
creased receipts will probably be grad
ual. Since the first of the year the mar
ket has been unusually steady, and the
country shippers can have nothing to
complain of in regard to returns. A de-
clining market now is no more than
natural, with the supply of new milk in
creasing, and it may continue until bot
tom spring prices have been touched
The receipts of butter for the week
were 1898 tubs and Is, 921 boxes. a total
of 667 ,2S3 pounds. against 6G2 $50 pounds
the previous week and Gil, 1873 pounds for
corresponding week last year. This
shows some increase over last week and
last year, and the receipts for the two
days this week are running ahead Of last
ton for the week were 42.l9S pounds.
against II, 036 pounds for the correspond
ing week last year The total since Nav
l is 25Ol. 339 pounds, against $3.50. 900
pounds the same time last var
The statement of the Quincy Market
Cold Storage company for the week is
as follows: Put in, % tubs, taken out.
1878 tubs; stock, 1892 tubs. against Ii, e.
Sl3 tubs the same time last year For
the corresponding Week last year 1854 tubs
were put in and 3093 tubs taken out.
receivers who controlled the fancy
makes of Vermont and New Hampshire
were not offering under % cents in as
sorted size tubs and 2215 cents in boxes.
but buyers We're looking for some de-
cline, and held off as much as they could.
very few were willing to pay over 2l1a
cents for tubs. and some thought they
ought to get what could suit them at 81
cents. At any rate the regular selling
prices were not within half a cent as high
as week ago. and may be quoted at q
to Y cents. This means for lots with new
milk flavor Other kinds took lower
range. say 10 to 20la cents. None of the
regular receivers of western creamery
quoted over q cents, and some of tha,n
thought they might have to accent 20
to 20l9 cents for the best in large lots
However, sales of fine lots in assorted
tubs were made at p cents, and in ash
! tubs at 20 cents. Fresh limitations sold
at 10 cents, and ladies at 1877 to IA cents.
MOST OF the sales from cold storage have
been on the basis of 1S cents for choice.
Holders who control the best of the
STOCK are not willing to sell under 10 or
~ cents, and this will probably be jobbed
out at That rate. The stock will prob
ably all be used up in another month.
Joopers ala not raise their prices last
week, and this week they are meeting
the wants of their customers at the
OLD rate. Sales of the best fresh cream
cry run along at %, "a and % cents, and
these are reasonable figures. As re-
celpts continue moderate. these prices
viii probably hold during the remainder
| of the week
| There are indications of a favorable
change in cheese. as stocks are being
worked off and the make is not likely to
be increased until May or June. The
factories in northern New York will he
kept closed longer than usual. and ALL
through Canada the design is to make
as little fodder cheese as possible Sales
OF fine fall have been in lots as wanted
at S12 to cents, and certain fancy makes
are being jobbed out at 10 cents. 1t
would probably be difficult to find BUYERS
for large lots at over to 81s cents. but
rev holders are willing to force off their
goods at that rate. Several lots of early
full cream have changed hands at So
TO cents.
Under the influence OF the increased
receipts, the egg market has declined
considerably, and sales have been eff
fected at II to 11h cents. This range
covered the various marks of western
and eastern. Receipts for the week
were 1885 cases, against Is. $50 cases the
previous week and 1882 cases the cor
! responding week last year.
Beans are rather quiet. and the recent
advance on marrow pea is barely main
tained. Sales occurred at $112 to Sl.15
per bushel No change in other kinds.
Eastern potatoes are selling low. as
the quality is not desirable, but western
whites are in demand at full prices
Onions and other old vegetables are
easier. Apples are slow and easy.
New York, March 9.-Tallow steady.
city, 81 per pkg g SIS bid: country
(pkgs free, 8 5-S@3A as to quality.
THE 1--WE STncE AfA d 1rrsrD