Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-03-17
In THE BOSTON MARKETS,
Butter ana OheesU tirm---E.ggs
III Good Demand,

Favor--Quotat Ons on VeretnbIas
Boston, March 16.-With light receints
and steady demand the butter market
has developed a more satisfactory tona
ana all desirable grades are cleaned nm
better than last week. A slight advance
has been obtained in some instances but
In a general way the Improvement Is
mainly owing to the fact that fresh ar
rivals nave not increased rs fast as was
expected. Buyers are in no mood TO re-
spond TO any higher prices, as they
naturally look for increased supplies of
new make from this time forward. and
know lhat III they advance rates now the
drop VIII be all the greater in a short
time.
sun, II must be admitted that the
situation is favorable for the mainta-
nance of prices for a while longer. because
desirable lots of held butter are nrett,
Well sold out and because the demand
for fresh make is steadily increasing.
There Is considerable looking around
for desirable lots of both fresh and held
creamery. In several instances 211h
cents is paid for fine lots of Vermont and
New Hampshire in small packages and
the right kind can not be bought for less
But only limited portion of the offerings
come up to this standard, and the buIl,
OF the receipts range from 81 cents down
Although the quality of the make is i'm
proving and larger proportion shows
new milk flavor, there are still MANY de-
receive lots, and receivers have to meet
lhe views OF buyers. The standard of
eNceliehce, 100 mas been raised, and
what would pass for first-class butter q
a f-,
ond rate. Boxes sold at q to % cents.
Inc cheese market maintains a strong
tone, with fair demand from the trade.
sales OF best New York twins have been
at l212 to l2A cents. and large sizes at II
to 12A cents. Holders are Indifferent
about selling, except at a further adj
vance. as stocks are small and in few
hands, and no supplies of any conse-
quence are held in the country. But
rev summer lots can be bought under
IL cents. The Liverpool quotation has
been advanced to 81 shillngs. and this
is still considerably under the parity of
cost there.
Receipts of eggs have further in
creased, but all offered so far have been
quickly cleared up, and the market
closed bare on supplies. Sales yester-
day early in the day were at 10 cents.
but the price soon advanced to 49,
cents, which was the closing rate for the
best western. Eastern choice sold at
16 cents. A year ago the price was
down to IL cents. and a carload was put
into cold storage
A small lot of new maple syrup was re-
ceived from Vermont yesterday. and was
sold at 81 per gallon. New sugar is ex-
pected every day, and the first lots will
probably bring IA to Is cents per pound
AS the receipts increase the price will
be lower.
Beans are firmer, with still stronger
prices quoted. The demand is also bet
ter. Carload lots, pea. $1.35Q1 .3712; yell
low eyes, $1.55Q1.6O; red kidneys, $1S5@
100; California, small white, $1.9OQ2
Lima, sc per lb jobbing, 10c more
Flour has ruled dull and easy for sew
eral days, and the decline in wheat Gull
minated in lower prices from a number
of millers. The general feeling in the
-four trade is that the turn is largely a
speculative one. and that a sharp re-
action is to be expected. 1t has been a
feature of the market that shipping di-
rections have been coming in freely, es-
pecially on the best known spring pat
ents, plainly showing that the jobbers
and grocers are in want of flour.
Meal and the cereals are generally
quiet. with little change in prices.
Corn is considerable easier, under the
influence of the government report. The
report says that the corn in farmers
hands, as estimated, aggregates 500 000,-
900 bus, or 4l.6 percent of last years crop.
The proportion of the total crop mer-
charitable is estimated at S22 percent.
Here the quotations on corn are some
what easier.
The market on oats is rather easy,
though for hardly the same reason as
prevails in regard to wheat. The offer
mgs here are not large, and large stocks
are not claimed in the country.
Hay has continued quiet, with only
the best hay reasonably firm. Straw is
pretty firm for the best rye straw. Mill
feed is about steady: Hay $S@14; fancy
jobbing lots. $15@17; rye straw, s6@S.
The pork and lard markets are steady,
with a very fair trade. Boston packers
have made fair output of hogs for the
week, the total kill amounting to about
"a, OO0 preceding week, 35, 800; same week
last year, 81, 500. There has been a good
movement of Boston packed pork pro-
visions into export for the week, the total
value having been about $685. 900; pre-
ago, 1926, 900. Pork packing in the west
has been somewhat reduced, the total
kill for the first week in the summer
packing season. beginning March l, be-
ing 400, 900 hogs; preceding week, $4,000;
same week year ago, 1886, 000
There is a very quiet market on beef,
with prices rather easy, with the single
exception of the very best heavy cattle,
which are scarce and firm.
The supply of beef coming forward for
this market is small the total for the
week having been but 124 cars for Bos-
ton, with "a cars for export. total Of
218 cars; preceding week, 144 cars fol-
Boston and So cars for export, total OF
229 cars same week a year ago, 1872 cars
for Boston and So cars for export. totas
OF 1877 cars.
The mutton market is only fairly
steady, with prices rather in the favor
Of the buyer. Veals are quiet, with
prices easy: Lambs 6h@Sc; Brighton
fancy, 7@S1ac muttons 51s@7c; Brighton
and fancy muttons, 6@719c; veals, 1000;
fancy Brightons, 9Q1Oc.
The quiet poultry market has con-
tinued, with little change in prices NOM
inally: Turkeys, western, 10d13c; north
ern, 12@17c; chickens, northern, 12@17c;
western, 10Q13c; fowls, northern fresh,