Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-03-10
TN THE BOSTON MARKETS.
Butter Buyers Look for an Easier
Market.

tie Chnnge In Pork and Beef-ordinarv
Poultry stock Easy-Good Lenten De-
mand For Fish,
Boston, March 9.-The butter market
maintains a steady tone on really fine
fresh arrivals, which are kept sold IN
but large portion of the receipts are
still more or less defective, and conces-
sions have to be made to effect sales
Fresh supplies have not increased as fast
as was expected, and for this reason
sellers can afford to be pretty stiff or
desirable stock, but the season is get
ting late ard an increased make is ex-
pected in all the dairy sections
Buyers naturally look for an easier
market from this time forward. and any
tendency to increased strength will be
resisted, but tlFre is some talk of stiffen-
ing up on the high grades because there
is a shortage of certain fancy makes.
What this will result in remains to b,
seen but nothing except an absolute
scarcity would warrant an advance at
:his time of year. The western markets
are cent lower than last week.
Prices are somewhat irregular. Re.
ceivers who have control of certain fancy
makes are disposed to hold out for an ex-
IRENE price say Ply cents. and some
buyers paid this for small lots to fill
special orders, but the general selling
rate for extra Vermont and New Hamp-
shire fresh creamery is q cents, in as.
sorted size tubs If the quality is not
well up to extra lower rate has to bI
accepted, and some pretty good lots ar,
sold at 20la cents. Boxes are in better
demand than last week. the finest quail
ity taken by buyers at % cents. Prints
sell at about the same figure, the ac.
cumulatons of the previous two weeks
having been worked off.
For most of the western creamery of
fered p cents is an extreme price, and
only certain well-known brands bring
this figure. After passing the finest
quality prices take a wide range, say
from 16 to 10 cents.
Increased strength has developed in
the cheese market under the influence of
the small stocks and better demand.
Sales We're made last week at liz to 1l2l
cents, but this week holders of fine Sep.
TENDER and october northern will not
offer under II cents. and some are ask.
ing 12l2 cents for twins. The cheapest
summer stock on the market is now held
at 101a cents, and there is not much tC
be got under IL cents. The Liverpool
price has been advanced to so shillings
the first change in several weeks. Small
stocks are reported at all points, and still
higher prices are expected.
The egg market is fairly steady, with
a good demand at "A to 20 cents Re
ceipts We're 1857 cases, the largest since
the cold spell. but all We're wanted and
readily cleaned up. A further decline
may be expected when supplies increase
but the consumption is increasing and
all receipts for some time to come Will
find a ready sale. All the eggs now ar
irving are of first-rate quality, no mat
ter where they come from.
Beans are firmer, and are selling at
decidedly stronger prices, a result Of
the recent sales out of this market to
actually go west. Car load lots, pea and
medium, $l.3541.371a; yellow eyes, $l.5'
Q1.6O; red kidneys, SIS5Gl9O; California
small white $190q2; Lima, DC per ID,
jobbing 10c more.
The fiour market has been ruling quiet
for several days. There has not beer
sufficient excitement in wheat to in
fuence the buying of flour, while tbs
general weather conditions of the coun-
try have been such as to bring trade
down to about normal basis. Flour
prices have shown very little change fol
several days. Mill shipment prices or
spring wheat patents are at $4q4.50
Trade committee prices are: Sprinl
wheat clears $3.15@3.65; patents, S4Q
475; winter wheat clears, $4,000
straights, $360d4.1O; patents, S3.90Q4.45
Cornmeal is a little firmer than earl!
in the week. Oatmeal and the cereals
have been considerably advanced il
prices within few days.
Corn has been well sustained of late
under a big cash demand in the west
with a decidedly better demand for eX
port. Here the corn market is quiet AM
about steady.
Oats have continued in quiet request
with the offerings rather small, ant
hence the market has not inclined I
any considerable fluctuations Buyer
desiring oats have taken their require
ments at current rates, but trade ha
continued quiet.
Hay is reported scarce in very choic
grades, with the market firm. Ordinar
and low grade are rather poorly sus
tanned. Straw has remained quiet an
about steady. Millfeed seems to be
little easier: Hay, $S@14; fancy jobbin
lots. $l5Q17; rye straw, seas.
The pork and lard markets rule quie
with little change. Prices are abou
steady. Boston packers have kept up
fair Kill of hogs, the total for the wee
amounting TO about $4,000; precedn
week. 80, 500 same week a year ag,
10000. There has been a fair move
ment of pork products into export, bu
not what it would have been but fo
the fact of the recently delayed ship
ments reaching the European market
in the midst of Lent. A better eXpol
demand is expected as soon as Lent
over For the week Boston packers eN
ported pork provisions to about II
value of $216, 900; preceding week, $205, OO'
same week a year ago, $145,0O0
The beef market has been quiet nearl
an the week, and prices are easier at tn
close. with prospects of better trad
The supply of beef being received !
this market continues below the averag
and this alone should indicate tirnf
market. For the week the arrivals WEI
ia cars for Boston and So cars for eN
port, a total of 229 cars; preceding weel
l3j cars for Boston and 1876 cars for eN
port, a total of 271 cars; same week
year ago, 1875 cars for Boston and Il
cars for export, total of 245 cars.
The mutton market has ruled rattle
dun with a fun supply and rather cas-
prices Veals have also ruled cas-,
To,,,l. eH0-tLc. Rrigbton fancy 76DS,