Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-02-17
IN THE BOSTON MARKETS,
Butter and Eggs Are In Very
Short Supply.

and Beef Quiet-Muttons aud Lambs
ste"dy-Fair Movement In Poultry
Vegetable and Truck Market Crampod.
Boston, Feb. 16.-The extremely cold
bther Of the past few DAYS and me
yfere snowstorm of Monday have unset
III calculations in regard to supplies of
butter, and prices have taken strong
upward turn. Advances of 9 to 3 cents
are reported at various points and buy
ers mere nave to pay at least cents more
than last week. How long this condition
of affairs will last 1t is hard to tell as the
make must have been considerably cur
tailed in all the dairy districts
Trade was very light and hardly
enough business was done to establish
values, but the market was short of fresh
stock and there will probably be enough
demand during the remainder Of the
week to enable receivers to obtain very
full prices. Buyers, however will nat
urally be cautious on market like the
present and will operate only to supply
their most pressing wants. 1t Is alto
gether an abnormal situation, and a
sudden change may be expected any day.
The general asking prices Tor finest
fresh creamery were 23 to "a cents, in
N4uulIS WESTERN ana northern, nut there
were not many sales at over % cents.
The usual supplies from Vermont aud
New Hampshire had failed to arrive, and
receivers did not have the goods to offer.
For most of the western in hand % cents
was a full rate, and a few sales were
made on that basis. Still, as rule,
values were to a large extent nominal.
with the tendency in favor of sellers
The storm does not seem to have h
any effect on the cheese market. The
supply continues to be ample for the de-
mand, and buyers have been taking 10 ,
a. wanted at II to liz cents. This cove -
the best fall in large and small sizes
Sales, fair to good, at 8 to 10 cents. Hold
ers continue strong and confident in their
views and are not disposed to force bust
ness at the least concessions, notwith-
standing that trade is not fully up to ex-
pectation.
Eggs have been more directly affected
by the cold and stormy weather than
any other article of produce Receipt
last week We're light, and all were clean
up, except the lots held under orders from
shippers on Monday very few were It b.
ceived and yesterday the market was
almost bare of offerings. Sales of fresh
western on Monday were made at rs to
q cents, and yesterday there were sales
at 2S to so cents, the market closing firm
at 80 cents for best marks. Advices from
all shipping points indicated very small
supplies, and the scarcity may continue
during the remainder of the week 1t is
many years since the conditions were
anything like the present. Held eggs
were sold yesterday at 25 cents but the
stock on Saturday was reduced to about
100 cases, and it has very little bearing
on the general market.
Beans are firmer. The New York
market is firmer, and buyers have been
looking this market over for lots to
ship in that direction. 1t is also noted
that beans are being shipped from Mich
igan west, which is a very unusual
feature.
Under the fluctuations in wheat. as
we'll as the extremely wintersh wealth
er, the demand for -four has been very
slack of late. Buyers have been TAX
ing their actual wants, which wants
have doubtless been somewhat reduced
by the fact of a dull grocery trade
The report of a consolidation of the
great Touring interests of the north
west, under a capitalization of $3.50,
600 900, is absurd, and it comes from
positive sources that so far as the three
great Minneapolis milling concerns are
concerned, there is no truth in the re
port,
Mill shipment prices on flour are little
changed at from $4.10 to $3.50. Trade
committee prices: Spring wheat, clears
331OQ375; patents, s4.1OQ4.75; winter
wheat, clears, $3.40G3.90; straights, $685.
"a; patents, $4Q440.
The meal and cereals market are quiet
with little change.
Corn is steady. The market wa:
weak, but of late the position has beer
stronger possibly entirely in sympath!
with wheat
Oats have shown more firmnesi
within a couple of days, after declining
somewhat.
The hay market is quiet, with prices
rather easy, except on best, owing to {
full supply of rather inferior quality
Straw is steady Millfeed is firmer
Hay, $SQ14 fancy jobbing lots, sl5@16
rye straw, $9d16; oat straw, $6qS.
The pork market is decidedly firme
on fresh, owing to the fact of hogs bein
delayed by the cold weather. Fresh rib
are advanced to SIC, and spare ribs t
4Q5c. Lard is firm. Barrel pork an
hams are steady. Boston packers haV
killed fewer hogs for the week, doubt
ICES ONluB 10 TIC uGlelJ III iSNSiPb9 AAOA
cold weather. The total kill for the wee
was about 35 900; preceding week, $4,000
same week a year ago, $4,000. The ex
port trade in Boston-packed pork pro
visions continues good, the total valu
for the week having been about S233,OO
preceding week, $2O7 900; same week
year ago, $z65,000.
Pork packing in the west has been
good deal reduced, the total kill 70
the week, according to the Cincinna
Price Current, having been 100000 pre-
ceding week, 535, 900; same week yea
ago, AIS, 000 The total killing since NOV
has been $685., 900; same time yea
ago, 1000 900; increase, 1,335,O00. Now
is suggested that the packing will cor
tinue to be smaller to the end of tn
winter season, March l.
The beef market is quiet, as 1t ha
been for several days. In the NEAR
time, the arrivals have been free, an
though the primary market has cor
tnued firm, the tendency here has ia
vored the buyer, unless on the strict
choice cattle. Quotations are lit
changed. For the week the arrivals {
beef were 1856 cars for Boston, and i
cars for export, total of 269 cars; pr'
ceding week, LAG cars for Boston and l!