Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
IN THE BOSTON MARKETS
quotations on the Leading Products
In Demand.

can be reported In the butter nnarl,o.
owing to the desire Of dealers to keen
their stocks and obligations as small os
possible until after the turn of tbs vo,.
but a firmer tone has been develonad
under the influence Of the light supplies
and the very small proportion Of tho
quality. This may result in a SLIGHT I'd
vance before the week is out, IL reoeints
do not increase, though the prevailira
opinion is against any higher values A.
present
Reports from all the dairy sections In
dcate very little increase in the Quinn,
Of butter. In some instances n 1oroo.
make is indicated, but in others there is
still talllng off, and taken altopetbor
the production is now about the snaIla,t
OF the season. The advance of 1 cent In
Chicago is an indication that sunnlios
are small and that orders from yyitbout
are increasing, and the small offerinss
at Elgin show that all the butter tboSo
finds ready buyers.
There is hardly enough butter ssI,ir.
in a wholesale way to base nricas ,,nor5
Fresh creamery that would grade 80
is not offered under q cents. and fan,
lots are held at 271h to rs cents. but NO..
OF the safes are based on 81 cents. A
large portion Of the offerings are off g.,
QuaHly, as usual at this season. and Of
course take lower value. say from % to
2'2 cents 1t is well for country shin
pers to keep this point in mind. and nor
to expect top price for a second-clase
article.
June creamery has not been moving IN
any great extent, but prices are steady
at "A to 20 cents for choice and % IN %
cents for fair to good. Small lots of very
fine nave been sold at 251s cents. hut This
price is exceptional, though If fine fresh
creamery should be advanced hoIdars 80
June goods would be likely to exnect
corresponding rise.
There continues to be q light trade IN
cheese, with no change in prices Hold
ers are firm at IL cents for best Sente,n-
Der twins, with some fancy lots at
higher range. Other fall makes are
steady at II to 1215 cents. There is no
disposition to force sales as a better
demand is expected after the turn of
the year.
There is no Improvement to note in
the egg market. Trade is slow. and the
best fresh western quotable at % to "a
cents. Fair to good range from is to
~ cents. A large portion of the offer
ings are stale fall eggs. Fresh eastern
are quiet at 25 to 30 cents, outside for
fancy Ordinary eastern not much bet
ter than western. Storage eggs slow of
sale, with a wide range. The best
April packing rule at Is cents, but most
sales are at IL to IA cents Carloads
coming in from out-of-town warehouses
are not wanted at any reasonab BILE price
The flour market is very quiet, with
little quotable change. Somehow the
feeling is firmer: Mill shipment, spring
wheat patents, $S.S5Q4.2O; trade commit
tee, spring wheat clears, $2,90d325; pat
ents, $3.9OQ44O; winter wheat clears,
D,S5qS.75; straights, $4,000; patents,
ISOQ425.
Cornmeal and oatmeal are unchanged
Barrel cornmeal, $1.S5@1so; bag meal,
AqS6c; granulated, s225Q2.75; bolted.
R.259250; rolled oatmeal, sS.6OQ4
ground and cut. $494.S0; rye -four, $3.50
as; graham -four, s2.75Q4; rye, 6597Oc
per bu.
Corn is quiet. without change in quo
tatons: Old No. 9yellow, to arrive 400
tS1ac; No. 3 yellow, 42@421kc; new No.
yellow, 41%q42c; new yellow, cool and
sweet, 411sc; track No. 2 yellow, 4SQ4S1sc;
No. yellow, 421h04Sc; new steamer yell
low, 41%Q42c.
Oats are steady and unchanged: Track
fancy, 34QS41ac; No. clipped, S2% qSSc;
No clipped, S215c. To arrive, SO to 80
lb, S21s@S2%c; 3S to 40 Id, S22l QSSc; 40 to
Rlb, SSQ33hc; fancy, S4Q34hc.
No changes are noted in either hay
straw or mill feed: Hay, $12q17; fancy
and Jobbing, $17@175O; rye straw, SAG
it; sack spring bran, $17.5OQ17.75 winter,
NS.25Q1S50; middlings, $17.5OQ195O;
mixed feed. $1S.50@19.5O; red dog, $685.
eottonseed meal, $24; linseed meal, $3.50
Pork and lard are unchanged: Heavy
backs, $3.50; medium, $3.50; lean ends.
1880; fresh ribs, S1sc; corned and fresh
shoulders, nc; smoked shoulders, Sc;
lard, 6Sc; in pals, 79s@75sc; hams, 100
1O&c skinned B hams, 10&c; bacon,
1q1Oc.
There was better trade in beef, with
the market better sustained: Extra
prime, 10Q10hc; choice sides, 9Q915c;
good, SQS1ac; light, 7@71ac; extra binds,
lq111ac; good, 1OQ1O1hc light, S@S1Ac;
heavy fores, TIC; good, &c; light, SqShc.
The mutton market is firmer, with
lambs bringing better prices. Veals are
also in short supply and drmer: Lambs
bq7c; Brightons and eastern, 6Q7Ac;
yearlings, 1900; muttons, 415Q6c
fancy and Brightons, 6Q7c; yearlings.
6Ql0c; fancy Brightons, 9q10hc.
Poultry is steady, under colder wealth
sr, though prices started in on lower
basis: Northern turkeys, 14q16c; west
srn, 11Q13hc; northern chickens, lSql6c
fowls, 11Q12c; western chickens, 9hq
l2c; fowls, 9912c; green ducks. lOql2c'
green geese, 10Q12c; live fowls. 9QlOc'
chickens, 9hQ10l5c.
Beans are rather slow of sale. Car
load lots, pea and medium, $2.O5g2lO;
small pea, $2.2O@2.25; yellow eyes, $3.50
@2.S5; red kidneys, $2.45@2,5O; California
small white, $2.SOQ2.35; Lima, DC per
pound; jobbing, 10c more.
Apples were very quiet, though quot
ably unchanges. GraVenstelns' S'@
$50; Baldwins, $2.25@275; greetings
2,25@2.75; kings, $2.5O93 spies $2qSi
Tolman sweets, s2@2.5O; SHOWS, S2.6Oq
$50; No. 2 and mixed varieties $lQl'oO
jobbIng and fancy lots, 5OcGSl'5O pei
barrel more.
Potatoes are rather easy, though mo-
changed quotably. Aroostook heprons
sO963c; Green mountains oowOO'