Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-07
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Buyers Inclined to Await
Developments.


crs DISPOSED to Yield n Enthusiastically
of Choice Products of the Honneries-- !
New Potatoes Command Good Prices.
Boston, July 6.-The butter market APP
ears to have an easier tendency this
week. but enough business has not been
transacted to fairly test prices. Buyers
who were around Tuesday were inclined
to wait for developments, as they
thought they might be able to get sup
plies cheaper later in the week.
Il consider prices half dollar per
hundred lower than last week" said a
receiver yesterday. land although we
have not yet made many sales Mt any
price will take 1Gh cents for that lot
Of 200 assorted size tubs, the same kind
that was sold for II cents last week
Other receivers were asking about the
game prices as week ago, but admitted
that they would probably take less.
After a thorough canvass the writer
thinks 1919 to IL cents a fair quotation
for western extra creamery, with very
few sales at over 1919 cents in large lots.
Receivers Of northern creamery had
very little hope of getting over Il cents
for their best lots of Vermont or New
Hampshire. and some sales were made
a. that price. Where the quality was
not strictly fine. shadings from Il cents
would have to be made. and as tho mar
fet stood yesterday no more than IL
cents could b. quoted as a selling price
foi the best northern. AS usual, there
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at that figure. and buyers who wanted
them would have TO pay 17is cents or
more. but we are now talking about the
value Of the general run OF butter If put
uror tho market for sale. Boxes were
difficult to soil at any higher rate than
tubs. ana /, To liz cents may be given
a a quotation. with most sales at II
cents. a great deal of northern butter
continues t. he stored on owners ac-
count
'"he statement of the Quincy Market
Cnld Storage company for the week is
as follows: Put in. Haas tubs: taken
oU', 500 tubs; stock. 1892 cubs against
1l',i64 tubs same time last year. For
the corresponding week last year %, 3s1
tubs Wero put in ana $50 tubs taken out.
According to this statement. the stock
In cold storage is 1892 tubs less than
last year. but there is probably enough
moro in the Eastern Cold Storage com
pany's warehouse TO make up the diff
ference.
Receipts of butter at Boston for the
week aggregated IS ,9S6 tubs and q. BEG
boxes. total weight of 500 800 pounds.
against l.S4l,350 pounds the previous
week and flag, 397 pounds the CORE
spending week last year. the largest
weeks receipts in 1897. Receipts for
June show n slight falling off as com
pared with the same month last year
but the total for the two months of this
year shows an increase
While the receipts in June ran n little
smaller than in the same month last
year the receipts In May We're consider
ably larger, and the total for the two
months shows an increase Of o71 600
pounds. The exports for the two months
are not one-third as large as last year.
ana after deducting these and the
CTS IN" estimated consumption is
",als36 pounds, or 7So,i92 pounds more
tnan Tor the two months last year. In
this estimate the stock in the other vnrc-
house is not taken into account. II It
was. the consumption might not show
much II any increase.
CHEESE. EGGS AND POTATOES.
There has been n slow trade in cheese
and under the influence OF the reaction
III the country, the market is easier
For the best full cream ~ to s cents
may be quoted but it was hard to do
any business yesterday at over 10 or
~ cents. Buyers seem to have no
faith in higher prices for the summer
make.
Choice fresh eggs were a little scarce
Yesterday. and fine western stock sold
at IL cents. Other good lots ranged
down to IL cents. Receipts are showing
hot weather defects, and there is large
shrnkage on some arrivals. Fresh
Eastern sold at l2l2 to 1872 cents. The
cold storage stock was slightly reduced
last week, and on Saturday IL was 12a
~ cases, against TO-, sO7 cases some
time last year.
Beans were dull and easy ut previous
prices.
Potatoes were in large recent ,rd
sales were mostly at 50 to 80 30 nc,
BARREL.