Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-25
IN THE BOSTON MARKETS.
An OF Week for Everything Ex.
cept Turkeys.


Boston, Nov. 29.-Thanksgiving weeL
Is always an off week in the butter MOI.
ket as the attention of the trade is eyi,,a,,
almost to turkeys, and it is unnecessar,,
to say much about prices For strictlv
fine fresh creamery, which Is offered ONLY
IN small lots, there has been a fair do.
mand, but all other kinds are inactive
Receipts last week cleaned IN fairly
we'll and a slight stiffening up in prices
was noticed, but there is not enough sell-
Ing this week to give a solid basis to
values.
For some of the fancy lots of western
a rate of 2l1a cents may be named. and
some parties talk as high rs % cents. but
this kind is taken by customers and does
not come upon the market. The ton sell
ing rate for most of the offerings is 81
cents. and few of the regular receivers
are willing to quote higher price.
Very little of the New York state but
ter arriving is worth over p cents. and
some of it in large tubs has to be forced
off at 20 to 201a cents. Small lots of Yer
mont creamery run up to 211b cents but
for large lots 1t is hard to get over y
cents. A good deal of the fresh make
arriving has frosty defects and prices
take a lower range.
Jobbers maintain a rate of % to "a
cents, as to quality and package. and are
doing a moderate business but not as
much as last week. They find it difficult
TO get strictly fine supplies.
a further advance in cheese is renorted
IN the country and the market is stronger
here. but buyers are slow to respond
of ph
or to 10 cents with fancy twins at 1OH
cents, but late arrivals cannot be bought
for less than 101a cents. Receivers are
not urging sales. as they expect better
market in a short time.
The egg market maintains a firm tone
on fresh stock, with sales of Michigan
and northern Indiana and Ohio at % to
"A cents, and special marks at % cents.
There is no trouble in getting the latter
price or more for the right kind Or
binary grades slow at 20 to % cents. Fresh
eastern command 25 to &c cents, and a
higher range for fancy new laid, which
are wanted. Refrigerator stock in good
demand at 10 to 16 cents, and some COM
mand II cents. The stock in cold stor-
age was reduced over 5000 cases, and
stands at 40,520 cases, against SO, 776 cases
the same time last year.
The flour market holds very firm
Prominent millers wire and write their
agents here that they need not expect
any lower prices on flour so long as cash
wheat in Minneapolis is at a premium
over May, or December even. This
premium is entirely the result of a de-
mand from the millers, while at the same
time they are able to keep their store
houses comparatively clear of flour
through the briskness of the demand for
export.
A firm flour market is the resultSOf,kh
above position, though trade is gem
orally dull. Some of the millers are
doing a pretty good business, however.
on the basis of $4.15Q4.20 on we'll known
spring patents, mill shipment price. At
the same time, there's is not the usual
amount of flour offering at low price
Perhaps some fairly good patents might
be had at $3.90@4 for mill shipment, but
below $3.50 nothing is named. Winter
wheat flours are very strong. The trade
committee prices here are unchanged at:
Spring wheat, clears. $3Q3.75; patents
$3.90@475; winter wheat, clears, So $50
1856; straights, $3.5OQ4; patents, $500
ABS
Cornmeal is firmer, following the ad
vance in corn. Oatmeal and the cereal!
are steady and unchanged. Rye. is
f!rmer. Oats are very firm, indeed
with stronger prices noted. The supply
Is shorter, both on track and for ship
ment, with a better demand, both a
home and for export. Hay is reporte'
firmer, with rather better prices being
realized. Straw is quiet and littl
changed. Millfeed is fairly firm: Hay
SS@14; fancy old, in jUbbing lots, $15916
rye straw, $SQ9.
Beans are reported firmer. with strong
er reports from the interior. Prices ar
firmer on some varieties: Carload lots
pea, $1.321aQ1.35; medium, $l.35; yellow
eyes, $l.50@l60; red kidneys, $1.S5q1,9O
California small white, $1.9OQ2; Cali
fornia Lima, 412Q5c per ID; jobbing, TO-
more.
Potatoes have been easier of late, will
a fair trade: Aroostook and eastern
hebrons and whites, 53@55c per bush
Green mountains, 5SQ60c; northern, 4
Q45c. Sweet potatoes are easy at 75cQ
81 per Dbl for Virginias double heads
$1.25Q15O.
Turnips are pretty firm with Frenc
white at $1.25Q1.5O per Dbl. Commo
yellow sell at S5c@$1 per Dbl; white, 3Oo
SOC per blu. Beets, 40Q5Oc per bu; ca
rots, 4OQ50c per blu; parsnips, 40q6C
per bu.
The supply of celery is ample. 1t sell
at $250G35O for 2h and doz bXs
lettuce, 25q50c per bX; native spinach
2OQ25c per bx; caulifower, slql.25 pc
long bx; blu bxs, 75QSOc; radishes, So
Coo per bX.
The pork situation is only steady, b'
lard is firmer in the west, with prospect
Of an advance here. Boston packer
have increased their kill considerabl
though the week before Thanksgivin
the total for the week being about AZ, SOO
preceding week 80, 900; same week yes
ago, $4,000.
Beef is in fair request, considering thu
it has been the week preceding Thanks
giving. The west is firm, with II
market steady.
There is a full supply OF mutton ar
lamb at hand, with an easy marke
Veas are also rather easy.
Turkeys are in larger supply and price
declined to cents per pound. The be
northern did not go over Is cents, and
to 1G cents was the range for the bu
OF the sales. Choice western dropped
Il and Is cents, and before the close goo
lots could be bought at Is to 1879 cent
The cause of the decline was the lars
throw of western, which was apo'
twice as much as was expected TOT