Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-06-24
In HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston, June 21.-The butter market
is quiet and firm. While 1t is the general
opinion of dealers here that prices are too
high for healthy trade, there is no indi-
cation that June creamery will be bought
al any lower rate. A good demand is re-
ported in the west for all the butter Of
fered, and most of this months make
there and in other dairy sections is con-
tracted for at present ruling price. In
der these circumstances, nobody can
blame creamery men for holding up the
price as long as they can.
The market so far as selling prices are
concerned is in about the same condition
as a week ago. The ruling rate is 10
cents for all extra creamery, western and
northern, in tubs.
The high prices paid in the country for
cheese have strengthened the market
here, and an advance of about " cent
Is asked on fine lots Buyers are not
prepared to respond, and sales from
stock on hand were made at SA to S1a
cents, but it was generally understood
that S1a to 8 cents would be lowest rate
for the fine lots of twins to arrive.
There was liberal supply of eggs the
past few days. and IA to 141a cents has
been a top rate for most of the western
offered. A fancy lot Of Michigan might
bring Is cents, but most of the receipts
are considerably injured by the heat,
and they are considered well sold at Ia
| to 1412 cents. Even at this rate there are
more than enough for the demand. East
ern choice fresh command 10 to 16 cents,
| but other eastern are hard to sell at any
| more than western.
There has been a better movement IL
| flour for several days, with agents rep
| resenting the big Minneapolis concerns
| noting an excellent weeks business
| Here the market is firmer, with quota.
| tons better sustained.
| Cornmeal is firmer, with bag meal ad.
vanced 1c. Oatmeal and the cereals are
| steady. Corn and oats are quiet, but
| generally well sustained. Chicago ad-
vanced nearly 1c.
Hay is reported very firm. Farm
! ers are holding on to old hay that they
had intended to ship. The drought has
| been especially severe in New England
| and the rains have not come in season tc
| save the hay crop from being a remark
| ably small one. Straw is steady. Mill
| feed has been advanced so cents pei
| ton by some millers. by reason of the
| increased demand, caused by the dry
| weather. Hay, s11Q1S; fancy and job
| bling lots, $18.50@20; rye straw, $10.50@
| IL. #aszt
The pork situation is very steady, with
| shoulders frmer for both cOrned and
| fresh. Barrel pork, s12@12.50 light
backs, s11; lean ends. $14; fresh ribs
| Tie; corned and fresh shoulders, 612c;
smoked shoulders, 7c; lard, &c; in pals
| 6k@7c; hams, 10@101hc; skinned B
hams, 10Ac; bacon. SA@9c; sausages
s@Sc; Frankfurt sausages, 712@Sc;
| pressed ham, lie; raw leaf lard, &c; pure
| leaf lard, 7c; in pals, 7A@Sc; pork
| tongues, $3.50; loose salt pork, &c;
briskets, 7c; savage meat, &c; bolognas
TIC; city dressed hogs, &c; country, SC.
The beef market is firmer. with bet
| ter trade. AT least 14c better prices are
claimed. Very choice steers, sac; good
| steers, &c; light and cows, 719Q7Ac;
extra heavy hisds. 10Rc; good hinds
1Oc; light binds, 91a@9Ac; heavy fores,
&c; good, 512c; light, 5@51ac; backs
6971ac; rattles, 4Q4Ac; chucks, SAC
6Ac; short rib, on Q12c; rumps and loins
101aQ121ac; loins, 101a@13c
For the week the receipts were Ill
cars for Boston and 1873 cars for eX-
port, a total of 294 cars He
The market on lamb Is better sold up
and prices are higher. Muttons and
veals are only steady. Spring lambs
1OQ2Oe per lb, as to quality; fall lambs
1012Q12c; Brighton fancy, 11@121ac;
| muttons. 7@SAc; veals, 6@9c; fancy
Brightons, 9@10c.
Poultry is steady and unchanged.
Northern chickens, 10000; fancy broil-
ers, 1S@25c fowls, 13@14c; western iced,
10@1115c; live fowls, 10@11hc.
Apples are out of market mainly, with
few old russets and spies selling in a
retail way at $5@7 per Dbl. No new APP
pies of any consequence have yet come
forward from the south.
Southern blackberries and blueberries
go hard. 1t is in the height of the straw
berry season, and other berries do not
seem to be wanted. Blackberries are
nominal1y quotable at SQ1Oc per quart;
blueberries, 7@9c. The supply of straw
berries is excessive, and the fruit not in
good order. They sold from &c to 10c,
according to condition and the state of
the demand. For the week the receipts
of strawberries were II, $50 crts; last year,
1896 crts.
California peaches are quite abundant
thus early here, and the quality is fair.
They sell at sL25.I- Lao per cs.