The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-01-28
IN HUB MARKETS.
Dubious Prospect of Increase
In Butter Prices.

Accommodations Represent S"cnnd Grades
of Creamery and I'm IationS Buyers
Chary of Held Stock at High Figures
Egg Market Unsettled.
Boston, Jan. 26.-Fresh supplies OF
butter from Vermont and New Hamp-
shire are beginning TO show little new
milk, and lots that are lacking in this
particular will be hard to sell at top quo
LationS. For this lesson there IS likely
TO be wide ange of prices on fresh sup
plies during the next few weeks. The
western markets have eased off little.
and with the mild weather which pre-
walls in most of the dairy sections 1T
rs no more than reasonable to look TOT
a gradual inc. ease in the make. A
sudden cham n the tempels. ura, II
accompanied by heavy SHOWS, would
change the whole situation, but as
viewed from the present standpoint,
there is not Likely to be any cause for
higher prices this g ason.
The receipts of butter for the week
were 1858 tubs and 1871 boxes, total
of 622,295 pounds, against 439 1868 pounds
the previous week and SCI 645 pounds
for the corresponding week last year.
Here we have a liberal INCREASE as COM
pared with the previous week and last
year, and receipts for Monday and Tues
day Of this week also show an increase
! over last year
Dealers say that all kinds of butter ex-
cept the finest from New Hampshire
and Vermont were in light request F'oG
| the finest lots in assorted size tubs "a
to 211A cents was obtained, and there was
no trouble in keeping these sold up. The
same quality in boxes sold at % cents.
After passing these prices were to some
extent nominal, as there were hardly
en- ough sales to make a quotation. A
range of Is 20 cents may be given, and
20 cents was considered full rate for
anything under the finest fresh. Very
little of the western creamery was worth
over 20 cents, and most of the receivers
called this full selling price for what
they had to offer. A few fancy makes
ran up even with northern, but these
were distributed to customers in small
lots. Other grades were not quctable
at over 10 to 10 cents Fresh limitations
were quiet at 16 to 1872 cents, and ladies
at IA to Is cents. limitations ard ladies
are in little better supply, but the
lowest grades are comparatively scarce.
The denominations consist of the second
grades of creamery and limitations.
With medium grades of butter now GA
the decline, buyers are not willing to
pay extreme rates for any kind of held
stock 1t will be seen by the cold
storage statement that the stock OF
held butter is now only 1900 tubs less
than last year.
With jobbers there has been a fair
volume of AIDE, without any special
activity. I ney continue to meet the
wants of their customers at 20 to "a cents.
outside for boxes, with an occasional
fancy make at 25 cents. This means for
the finest quality. The lower grades are
sold at slight margin above the whole
sale rate.
No important change can be reported
in the cheese market. The demand has
been confined to small Lots for immed ate
use, and the expected Improvement has
failed to materialiZe.
The egg market is in a very sensi-
tive and unsettled condition. Receipts
have been very light for week pas
and choice fresh grades have been
scarce, with sales the last of the week
at % to 70 cents. The held stock ID
pretty we'll cleaned up and after this
week it will not be much of a factor In
the market Last week the cold stor-
age stock was reduced 5000 cases, and on
Saturday it stood at 491S cases, against
1000 cases same time last year.
Beans hold fairly steady position.
with sales of choice marrow pea al
Slip to $115 per bushel, inside price fol
lots to arrive, and mediums at 81. 20 pea
bushel. Yellow eyes and red kidneys
quiet and steady.
Choice apples continue to meet with q
good sale at SO to 81 per barrel and some
fancy lots at $3.50.
Choice cranberries command Sc to 81
per barrel, but a great many here are
soft ard show of sale at 81 to $3.50.
Potatoes are steady at so to SO cents fol
most desirable variety, and 70 to rs cents
per bushel for other kinds. Most of the
eastern receipts come under the lower
rate.
New York, Jan. 26.-Tallow steady.
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
Poultry-Poultry is very steady, with q
fair trade: Turkeys, box lots, 9014c;