Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20
IN THE BOSTON MARKETS,
Butter Is Easier - Cheese and
Eggs Firm.
Flour Quiet, but Steady-Pork and Beef
Steady-Firmer Feeling In Poultry
Quotations on Fruit and Vegetables.

quotations on Fruit and Vegetables
Boston. Jan. 1S.-An easier tendency
has been developed in the butter market.
A slow trade, increased receipts and
lower prices in other places have had
their influence here, and a decline of
" to l cent from last week must be
quoted. This is no more than ninht
nave been expected under existing con-
ditions, and if buyers will take hold at
the decline all may be well. Receipts
are not likely to be very large for several
weeks to come, and, if the supplies were
properly distributed among dealers, they
would soon be absorbed.
But confidence in values must be re-
stored before there will be much of a
trade, and this cannot be done while
there is an unsettled feeling in the west.
therefore the future cannot be outlined
until bottom prices have been touched
at sources of production. If the lower
prices shall induce a larger shipping
movement it would be a great relief,
and exporters should be encouraged as
much as possible.
Selling prices are somewhat irregular.
Some of the receivers are able to get
ZOE to u cents for small lots of Vermont
ana New Hampshire, showing new milk
flavor, while others consider 211a cents
an extreme price for q wholesale lot, and
called the top rate for the best fresh
northern creamery in assorted size tubs
20 to PIE cents. Very few receivers Of
western can report sales at over 20
cents, and the quality has to be fine to
bring that. After passing the best
qualities buyers had the market their
all their own way, and only a nominal
rate of Is to is cents can be given for
a large portion of the fresh butter that
has accumulated.
With light receipts and fair demand,
the egg market has gained some
strength, and sales of choice fresh In
diana, Illinois and Ohio have been made
at II to 21la cents, with some special
marks at % cents. Prospective re-
ceipts are small, and the indications are
that all the fresh western arriving for
few days will command full prices
Sales of southern fresh at 10 to y cents
Refrigerator stock in fair demand at Il
to IS cents. Eastern fresh command
% to % cents. The stock in cold storage
is reduced to 62S2 cases. against 1OO27
cases same time last year.
Beans are reported f1rmer, both here
and in New Yorl, with a better demand
and a more limited supply. Carload
lots, pea and medium, $1.3Odl. 32la; yellow
eyes, $1.5jd1.60; red kidneys. S1S5a19O;
California small white, s1.90G2; Lima,
4Q5c per Id; jobbing, Ice more.
The flour market has ruled quite in
tone, with an easier feeling on the off
look in wheat Still the frmness of the
millers has been a feature all the time
not one of them ordering their agents
here to sell at any lower prices, and
generally declining bids at any lower
prices. The movement has been rather
small, both as to new business and as
to shipping out directions on flour sold
some time ago. Still there is feeling
of confidence that is very general, with
quotations fully sustained. Mill ship
ment prices on spring wheat patents are
at $4@430, with one or two special
brands little more. Trade committee
prices are about steady.
Cornmeal is steady, with oatmeal and
the cereals unchanged.
Corn is quiet, with prices steady The
movement has been better, under the re-
cent cold weather, and the receipts are
improved in quality.
Oats are reported very steady, with
moderate demand, and the supply here
that a big volume of the crop has al
ready been sent forward.
Hay is quiet, with prices fairly sus-
tanned. Straw is firm. with the rye
straw people firm. Millfeed is firmer,
with rather stronger quotations. Hay,
1904; fancy jobbing lots. S15@16; rye
straw, $S410; oat straw. S6Q7.
The pork market is steady, with prices
unchanged: Barrel pork, $1325d13.75:
light backs, STEPS; lean ends, S14.5O fresh
ribs, 71ac; corned and fresh shoulders,
SIC; smoked shoulders, 6l6c; lard, SIC;
in pals, So Q79sc; hams, S1aG9c; skinned
B hams, sac; bacon, 819Q9c; sausages,
7QSc; Frankfurt sausages, 7h@Sc;
pressed ham, 11c pure leaf lard, ne;
in pals, 77ISAc; pork tongues, IS; loose
salt pork, &c; brskets, &c; sausage meat,
7c bolognas, 7lAc; city dressed hogs.
exc; country, 5G5Ac.
The killing of hogs by Boston packers
was considerably interrupted by the rail-
way accident on the Fitchburg road late
in the week. in which a hog train was
involved. Though no hogs were de-
stroyed, they were delayed to the extent
that some packers run short of raw
material for one or two days. The total
kill for the week was Al 800; preceding
week, 10000; same week a year ago.
l4,300. For export the request is good
for Boston-packed pork provisions. The
movement is being considerably him
dered by steamers overdue. The total
value of these exports for the week was
about SAC, 000 preceding week, $240, 900;
came week year ago, $4,000.
Beef is still coming into this market
rather slowly. The market is very firm
in quotations, with choice steers really
very short and selling at 9Ac for the
best: Very choice steers, 9hc; good
steers, S%c; light and cows, 71aQ8hc;
extra heavy kinds, 11Ac; good kinds.
lie; light kinds. 91s@101sc; heavy fores,
SIC; good, 6Ac; light, 81 acc; backs. "a
Sc; rattles 4%Q5Ac; chucks, 6h97c;
short ribs, 1OQ11hc; rounds, S@9c,
rumps, 11k@13c; rumps and loins, 800
14c; loins, 12@15c.
Muttons and lambs are firmly held,
with fair movement: Lambs, 7h69c;
Brighton fancy, 8Q91Ac; muttons, 51h07c;
brighton and fancy muttons, rose;
veals, 791Oc; fancy Brightons, 1O@1Ohc.
There is a firmer feeling in the poultry
market within a few days even, and
turkeys and chickens are bringing bet
ter prices: Turkeys, western, 1lQ14c;
northern, 12@16c chickens, northern 12
misc; western, 10Q12c; fowls northern
fresh, 9@13c; western, 10Q11c; live fowls.