Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-29

Hcalthy--No Poor Lots Lying Around
For tlonr.
Boston, April 2S.-The butter market
vas quiet and fairly steady yesterday.
on the basis Of is cents for fine northern
creamery and Il to lie cents for west
eru. Receipts were quite moderate and
continued to run smaller than last year.
For several weeks past receipts have
been considerably under the estimated
average consumption, and it is difficult
to account for the fact that supplies
have been carried over from week to
week. unless, as suggested by an old
dealer that the out-of town places which
usually got heir butter from this mar
ket have been receiving supplies direct
from the dairy sections in Vermont and
New Hampshire. Statistically consid-
cred, the market is in a very healthy
condition for the close of the season.
The old stock is virtually cleaned out
and there is nothing here to cause any
weakness. The slow movement of cur
rent receipts, it is true, is a source of
some dissatisfaction, but the surplus is
not large, and can be disposed of at slight
concessions. With the steady increase
in the make buyers are naturally eau
tious, and they will be likely to continue
SO until the quality of the butter i'm
proves and it is good enough for cold
storage.
Il am ready to st\l my best lots of
Vermont and New Hampshire cream
cry at Is cents said a large receiver
but there are few buyers around. and
don't know what l may have to do be-
fore the week is out" This was a fair
index of the market for the best northern
butter in round lots. and on this basis a
quotation of LIE to Is cents for assorted
size tubs may be given.
Western creamery was offered freely
at Il to lie cents, the inside for ash
CUBS and outside for assorted spruce.
and most sales We're on this basis. As
usual some fancy makes run as Ugh
as northern. but these were distributed
to regular customers. No poor lots are
lying around, as has been Nsual at the
close of the season, and 10 to 16 cents is
the lowest price that can be quoted for
anything now on the market. Several
parties have been looking for lots at IS
to II cents but without success.
Jobbers have dropped their prices
Iery in tubs, and p cents in boxes. and
at these figures they have been doing
a fair business. These are reasonable
rates and it is not likely that they will
be any lower this week. They do not
leave much of margin of profit to job
bers, but give grocers a chance to retail
at 20 cents.
The receipts of butter for the week
Were 1921 tubs and 1852 boxes. a total
of 1926 pounds, against 762, $50 pounds
she previous week and S., 04S pounds
for the corresponding week last year.
Cheese was firm al cents for fine fall
creamery and ~ to s cents for fair to
good. Some holders were asking an adj
vance. The Liverpool quotation was
advanced to Il shilings for white and
"A shillineS for colored.
Eggs were steady. with sales Of choice
western at II to liz cents. and selected
lots at 11l2 to - cents. as to quality.
The call for flour is still very ac.' We
and sales from all hands are very la ge.
Business with the retailers shows no
falling off and there is still a somewhat
frantic effort on the part of consumers
to lay in large stock. For some II the
choice and popular family brands of
spring patent $3.50 a barrel and more is
sale price of Pillsbury's best for car lot .
from the mills was $3.50 per barrel, and
even this price was quoted as subject
to confirmation by the mill, indicating
that further advance was ANTICIPATED
The lowest mill price for spring patent is
now $6.25, and most of the trade brands
are quoted at s640 to $3.50 per barrel
Many of the winter wheat mills are not
accepting more orders at any price
The -four market is sustained at the
advance noted yesterday: Spring wheat
clear, $5G5.75; straight, $5.756625; spring
patent $6.25d7.25; winter wheat, clears
s5.50QG; straights, $5.75G625; patents
$6d6.5O.
Cornmeal is steady: Barrel cornmeai
p1.S0@1S5; bag. S2@S4c; rolled and ground
oatmeal, $3.75@4.10; cut. $415G45O.
Corn is fairly sustained: No. yellow
to arrive, 431ac; No. and country vel
low, 43Ac; track steamer yellow, 43hc
No. yellow, 43%c
Oats are about steady: To arrive, A
to 40 ID, 39c; IS to 40 ID. 3S2c; SO to IS
Id, CSC; 81 to S6 h. S71ac; track fancy
Alb barleys, 39c; No. ?. csc; No. 8, 371ac
rejected, SIC; no grade, SG12c.
Choice hay is steady at $l6G17 per ton
The medium and low grades range all
the way from IS to s13 per ton. Rye
straw is quiet at s1OQ11. Oat straw sells
at S7G7.50 per ton.
Tallow is reported firmer with tallow
oil stronger. Bulk, 4q41sc; tallow oil
4lGi2c
New York, April 27.-Tallow quiet
City SIS; country, 3 9-16a3 IS, as tc
upolity-