The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Situation as Healthy as
Could Be Expected.
Poultry supply UDder Better Control
Butter steady-CoId snap Causes Lower
Price For Eggs-COuntry Well Cleaned
UD OIL Apple.

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Price For Eggs-Country Well Cleaned
Up OIL Apple.
Boston Jan. l1.-No startling features
have been developed In the butter mar
ket since the opening of the new year.
| Buyers have Ueen operating ony for
actual wants, and demand has been
barely enough to keep receipts cleared
up. There has been no trouble In SELL
| ing all the really fine fresh arrivals in
small packages. but a. d large portion of
the make at this season Is more or IS
off In quality, the tendency has been au
| accumulation Of this kind
| Still the butter situation generally Is
as healthy as could be expected. and.
with a fair trade and moderate receipts.
values viii probably hold their own for
a few weeks. Exporters have been
buying some low and medium grades.
and II this business can be continued
the surplus stock would soon be worke1
off and conditions made favorable for
the new make.
| The cold snap stopped trade In near
ly all kinds of produce, and there is
hardly enough butter selling to estab-
fish price. The ruling rate for most
| of the fresh offerings Is 20 to 81 cents
and 1t takes a very nice lot In large
tubs to bring over 2oh centa This in
cludes New York and western. Small
lots OF Vernon and New Hampshire in
assorted sizes, were distributed to GUS
toners at 2l15 cents, but these are SCI
| dom offered in the open market. and
| therefore are no criterion of the value
of wholesale lots. The only safe quo
tations that can be given for the reg
| ular run OF fresh made creamery, in
large lots, Is 20 to q cents. with 21l9
cents as an extreme for fancy. Most
of the receivers say that it Is hard TO
effect sales at q cents in large lots.
| The strength of the cheese situation is
unimpaired. and, although trade is light,
| holders are as confident as ever of the
future. This feeling is based on the com
! paratively small stocks in this country
| and in England, and on the improved de
| mand across the water. The best north
ern may be quoted at II to 1l12 cents.
| and II would be hard to buy much in a
| large way at less than outside the figure
as supplies cannot be had down here for
less.
With light demand for few days past
and a decline in New York, prices for
| eggs eased off, and best western are hard
to sell at over "a cents, with fair to good
marks at % 10 % cents. Eastern fresh
We're SLOW at rs to 26 cents, and all closed
unsettled and irregular. Refrigerators
started off with a quotation of 20 to 20
| cents, but 20 cents was soon fun selling
| price The cold snap may have a ten
! dency to strengthen the market again,
| but the future is full OF doubt. New
| York is increasing her supplies from
| southern sections and more will prob
ably be along thus way. The cold stor
age stock is reduced to 7l54 cases, against
Il, 090 cases same time last year.
| The flour market rules fairly strong
Notwithstanding the Indifferent trading
and the decline in wheat. 1t has not
| been possible To buy good spring wheat
| patents from the mills at much IL any
under $40 per barrel. A great number
of the most popular trade brands have
been quoted at over this price. with
one as high as $40 There were bids
10 to 10 cents below these prices early In
| the week, which were not accepted. Yes
terday some of the Minneapolis brands
Were offered at 81 per barrel. and nearly
1
bought at that price. but buyers were
still holding of and mlllers were not
pressing them very hard, in view OF the
| firmer market for wheat.
Good winter wheat patents are Of
fered at $3.50 to 81 per barrel, and
straights at around $3.50 with a bid
Slightly under these In a fair way to be
| accepted.
The following quotations covering
the inside mllers and the outside job
bers' prices, are those made yesterday
| by the flour trade price committee:
| Spring wheat patents at 81 10 and &4.15,
spring wheat bakers at $40 and 50 so
winter wheat patents at So. so and $40
| winter wheat straights at SO 60 and sac.
and winter wheat clears at $40 ana
$3.50 per barrel, as to quality Of the noul
and size OF purchase.
Cornmeal IS quiet at the decline Of early
in the week. with oatmeal and the cereals
| steady.
| Corn is very steady. with firmer tone
| TO the market, based on better move
ment into export. with many Of the do
nestle markets almost bare of spot corn.
The recent colder weather has been
| favora bile to the condition of that grain
| and more liberal receipts OF corn In bet-
ter condition would have resulted but for
the fact of the continued scarcity OF
cars,
Oats are fairly sustained with ONLY
a moderate supply here.
The hay market has continued quiet.
with the supply full. Rye straw ~
frmer. with shippers notifying receivers
that they must get better prices or they
will leave of sending that class OF straw
here. Millfeed is little flrmsr. with the
demand generally better
| The pork market IL well sustained.
with some cuts firmer. Shoulders are
hrmer and likely to be advanced.
Boston packers have lessened their
killing OF hogs somewhat There is a
good movement of Boston packed pork
provisions, the total value for the week
having been about s240 900
Beef is coming into the market very
slowly. and It is evident the shippers are
determined to strengthen the market.
! The market on beef is decidedly hrmer.
with best steers held at cents. and with
the understanding that none are to be
had for less that are really choice
Indeed. choice beef is represented as
very scarce.
Muttons and lambs are better sus-
tanned. and thu market looks better on
higher beef. with poultry doing better
The weather is cooler and the supply
of poultry IS under better control. TAlr-
keys are doing rather better. with chick
ems and fowls bringing better prices