Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-25

as TO Price.
Boston, March 24.-There is some talk
Of a slight advance in the butter market
but the majority of the dealers are of the
opinion that trade is not active enough
TO warrant any rise. They think that
prices will steadily rise from this for
ward, and that If any advance were
forced it could not be maintained for
more than a week or two, and might
tend to check consumption. OF course.
II supplies should run short as some pre-
dict they will before this month is out.
prices will find their natural level Last
year at this time there was an advance
of four cents in the west, but this market
did not respond more than cent or two.
and in two weeks the whole adv ance was
lost and prices continued to decline.
Sudden changes such as these have a
bad effect, and result in no good to any
body.
Receivers have been selling Vermont
and New Hampshire fresh lots at u
cents in tubs and at 211s cents in boxes.
Last week it was difficult to get over q
cents for boxes, and few were left
over at that. This week the boxes are
not so much in excess, but there is
plenty of them and it is not easy to
get more that half cent difference.
sales from cold storage have been
made the past few days al II to Is cents.
out the most desirable lots are now
all out OF the way, or held by dealers
VINO want them for their small trade.
ana most OF what remains will have to
be offered at lower rates. The stock is
material erect on the market, and deal
eIs Will nave TO work solely on fresh
arrivals. From all accounts the make
is not increasing much in the west. and
the northern creameries are not turn
ing out any more than last year at this
time.
The leading jobbers report a fair
trace, and they do not seem DISPOSED
to make any change in prices. They
may nave to pay little more than last
week for the favored creameries. but
this will not probably make any differ
ence to their customers, for this week at
least. Sales run along at % to "a cents
outside for fine makes in boxes. OF
course, the poorer qualities take lower
range.
The cheese situation is without i'm
provement. There is little or no de-
mand for large lots, and transactions
are confined to small parcels for i'm
mediate use. Dealers are very much
disappointed at the course Of the market
thls year, and all who had stock on hand
must be losing money. The best fall
rules at to cents in lots as wanted.
and common to good stock at 51h to
cents.
The bulk of the egg business has been
AT IL cents, and 1t is question if this
price can be shaded on first class stock
suitable for storing. Eastern sold for
IL to 1119 cents, but in the regular way
1t Is harder to get more for eastern than
Tor western. Receipts for the week
were %, 135 cases, against q, $40 cases the
previous week and 29,051 cases for the
corresponding week last year. About
TOO cases are now in cold storage. Duck
oggs are selling in a jobbing way at
"A to 25 cents per dozen.
The bean market has been slow and
marrow pea cannot be placed in large
quantities at over $11O per bushel
Choice mediums are light in supply and
not offered under $1.15. Other kinds
quiet and steady.
In the potato market the only new
feature to note is the scarcity of early
rose for seed. These command 81 II
to $1.15 per bushel. Eastern hebrons
are selling at 70 to rs cents, and west
Srn Green mountains at 80 to IS cents
New maple sugar is arriving more
freely, and it is hard to sell in a whole.
sale way at over ~ cents per pound
New syrup is in fair demand at &C
TO rs cents per gallon. Old sugar and
syrup not wanted.
The grass seed trade is fairly active
on the basis of the following prices
Red clover. 6 to cents per pound; white
clover, 10 to 10 cents; timothy, $3.50 tc
$3.50 per bushel, and red top, $3.50 t.
"a per sack, and IL to IL cents per pound
Tallow is quiet, with the market firm
Bulk, 4Q4Bc; tallow oil. 41@49c.
New York March 24.-Tallow quiet
City (6 per PACKAGE, 81 11-16; countrS
packages free), 5-S@9 ga as to quality
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
A very firm beef market is noted
among the trade, with the supply good
deal reduced. The receipts have beer
very small, and there has been consider,
able buying by one dealer of another
in order to keep anything like a gooi
showing. Some sellers are positively
holding their beef for higher prices, not
withstanding they are having fair offers
on it from the trade. They say thai
they will get better prices or hold the
beef.
For the week the arrivals of beef were
but 1872 cars for Boston, and 55 cars fol
export, a total of 1877 cars; preceding
week, 1855 cars for Boston and 116 car;
for export, a total of 271 cars; SAM
week year ago, lat cars for Boston anC
IO1 cars for export, a total of 24S cars.
A little firmer market continues to b.
noted on lambs, with veals considerable
frmer. The supply of veals is short
for the good reason that the roads ar,
in such condition In all northern New
England that the calves cannot b.
picked.
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
Corn-Corn is a fraction frmer on op
tions, with the actual market also bet
ter: No. 2 yellow, to arrive, SSc; No. ant
country yellow, 371ac; track steame
yellow. SS@8SAc; No. yellow. sSAS
3Shc.
Hay-Hay is Gs!et and unchanged
straw quiet; millfeed fairly steady: Ha!
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