Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
IN THE BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading Prod
ucts in Demand.


continues unsettled and prices are ir-
regular An easier tendency is reported
at other places, and sellers here are dis
posed to meet buyers views on the bulk
of the receipts. Strictly fine is not plen-
tiful, and on this kind fun prices can be
obtained, but this forms so small a por-
ton of the supply that it is distributed
around at premium.
Some of the finest butter arriving is
still sent direct to the freezers. because
1t cannot be sold at profit at present,
and this helps to make the very fine
quality scarce. But aside from this fea-
ture, there is large quantity of cream
cry arriving every week that is called
extra, but which is just enough off in
flavor to make it slow of sale except at
some concessions. And here is where
the irregularity comes in. Receivers
who control the fancy lots are firm in
their views, while those who have the
other kind are forced to give way in or
der to make sales.
Sellers differ considerably in their
views. A few claim that they can get
1871 to 10 cents for the right kind of
Vermont creamery in assorted size tubs,
but this is above the general market.
selling rate for wholesale lots of extra
northern creamery. This covers YER
mont, New Hampshire and northern
New York lots in tubs. Boxes are in fair
demand at 10 to 1872 cents and prints at
1917 to 20 cents.
The advancing tendency of the coun-
try markets has caused a stronger tone
here in cheese, and sellers are asking
to 91a cents for finest northern twins.
But buyers are slow to respond, and no
sales of consequence are reported at over
8 cents. On the basis of cost in the coun-
try the best lots cost ga cents laid down
here, and If they cannot be sold at that
or more, they will be put into storage.
The egg market has been in an unsat-
isfactory condition for several days past,
owing to the poor condition of most of
the arrivals, and sales for the bulk of the
western stock are slow at IA to 141A
cents. Choice fresh western are taken
at Is cents and certain fancy marks
range higher. Choice eastern sell at 16
to II cents and fancy new laid go up to
20 cents for small lots.
Beans are only fairly sustained, with
the market rather quiet. Carload lots,
pea, $1.40; medium, $1.4O; yellow eyes,
$1.50; red kidneys, $1.S5; California small
white, $1.90@1.95; Lima, DC per Id: job
bling, 10c more.
The flour market has continued dull.
Some of the leading milling concerns
have sold considerable flour on decline
of &c to 10c, but generally the market has
continued dull.
Cornmeal has been further reduced
in prices, while oatmeal and the cereals
show little change, though the markets
are very quiet.
The market on corn to arrive is easy.
Crop reports are excellent, representing
a big corn crop as rapidly growing.
Still some uneven conditions of the
growth seem likely to initiate against
a very large yield. In the west the
market seems to be very easy, while the
position is we'll sustained here, for the
reason that the supply at hand is small
Oats are rather steady in the market
here, but to arrive they are easy. A
good crop is rapidly maturing and being
gathered, under favorable weather con-
ditions, and offerings of new oats to ar
rive have hurt the market on old.
The situation on hay is little changed
with a full supply at hand, though there
is a feeling that the supply for the whole
season is really small. Rye straw is
only steady and new straw very near
at hand. Millfeed is fairly sustained:
Hay, $S@17; fancy and jobbing, $17@
1850; rye straw, $1O.5OQ11.5O.
The pork market is very firm, at the
advances in prices that have taken place
during the week Boston packers have
increased their killing of hogs some
what, though it takes more courage tC
make a full kill on the present high
prices of hogs. The total kill for the
week has been about 3,400; preceding
week, $4,000; same week a year ago
$4,000 There has been a very large
movement of Boston-packed provisions
into eXport-one of. the largest weeks
The total for the week reached the value
of about $3.50, 500; preceding week. $685.,
900; same week a year ago, $1S5,0O0.
The beef situation is very firm. Ship
pers have considerably decreased the
amount of beef sent here. the total re-
ceipts for the week having been IA
cars for Boston and 125 cars for export
a total of 266 cars; preceding week, 15t
cars for Boston and 1853 cars for ex
port, a total of 318 cars; same week
year ago, 1873 cars for Boston and 81 car!
for export, total Of 224 cars. Quota
tions are very firm.
The mutton market is steady, with tn
best lambs fairly firm. Veals have beer
rather easy: Spring, 1O@121Ac; Brigh
ton and fancy, liz @13c; yearlings, 6@9c
muttons, 1000; fancy, SQ9Ac veals
6@9c; fancy Brightons, SQ91ac.
There Is a fair demand for poultry
with the exception that live was in owe
supply late in the week. and some wen
over unsold: Northern chickens, 1SQ
23c; broilers, 2O@25c; western iced chick
ems, 15@17c; fowls, 1Oh@12c; fresh ducks
15@16c; live fowls, 10@11c; chickens
12@14c.
Apples have been coming in NOR
freely, and the range of prices is wider
though fancy lots are still bringing goo
prices Fancy Nyack pippins have bee
sold as high as $3.50 per Dbl, while som
Of ordinary and poor lots have been sol
as low as $2@2.50. Jersey crts of re,
astrachans have sold at 65@75c, wit
some smaller pkgs for less. For tn
week the receipts of apples were 36l
bbls; same time a year ago, 1904 bbls.
Strawberries. are nearly done, though
q few from down east" are still com
ing. They bring 6Q1Sc per box, accord
ing to size and quality. Blackberrie
are doing rather better, though the sup
ply is still abundant. They are quote'
at 11@14c. The best Hudson river
bring full prices Raspberries have bee
quite abundant OF late, with the marke
at 6610c for pints, according to qualit.
and condition. Blueberries are in yer,
fuI sunnlv and rather easier at 10M12