Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-03-31
IN THE BOSTON MARKETS.
Butter and Cheese Quiet; Eggs
Are Easier.

reports of scarcity of Potatoes-Good
Trade In Fresh Fish--1he Apple-Treie
Canker.
Boston, March 3O.-The butter market
is rather quiet and receipts are not
cleaning up as well as last week. Prices
are without material change, so far as
asking rates are concerned, but sellers
find it difficult to get the extreme quota
lions and will shade little rather than
let buyers go. Last weeks receipts were
little under the previous weeks, but
more than the corresponding week last
year.
All were agreed that the upward ten
dency has been checked for the present
owing to the light trade. but what the
result Will be later on nobody can tell.
There is no surplus of butter yet to feel
uneasy about, and unless receipts con-
tinue to increase all may be wanted at
full prices. Still this is an uncertain
period, and receivers will not be likely to
allow accumulations if a slight conces-
sion can effect a clearing.
The general conditions for an increased
make, however have but slightly i'm
proved. The wintry weather and bad
roads in most of the dairy districts in
New England and the west have ma
terially restricted the make of butter so
FAR. Then, too, we are told that the
cheese factories are opening earlier than
usual and that already a great deal of
milk is going into cheese instead of into
butter, owing to the high price of the
former. These factors tend to lessen our
supply of butter, and it may be several
weeks before there will be more than
enough to meet the demand On the
other hand, it must be remembered that
the winter is about over, and that fine
spring weather is likely to set in at any
time. The make of butter will no doubt
be hurried to market as fast as possible.
and receivers here will be anxious to
move it into consumption without delay.
There is no change to note in the
cheese market. Demand has been mod
crate, and sales of best northern run
along at 12l2 TO 12% cents, and fair to
good at liz to II cents. Stocks con-
tinue to decrease, and are in a very few
hands. Holders are as confident as
ever of the outcome of the season. The
Liverpool cable quotes SO shillings
pence, an advance of 6 pence since Mon
day.
Advices from Montreal report prices
firm at 1875 to II cents. The available
stock there is estimated at not more than
10000 boxes. the remainder being held
for instructions from England.
There is an easier tendency in eggs
under the influence of liberal receipts
and a falling off in the demand. The
best marks were not offered under 1872
cents, later 1874 cents was a free selling
price, and still later there were sellers
of western at 10 cents. Most sales were
at 13L D1Cly in 70 IN do, 4
at rs to 2S cents. Goose eggs very scarce
and nominally so to 80 cents.
Beans are yet reported very firm in
the shipping country, with stronger
prices seemingly expected. Here the
market is steady. Carload lots, pea.
$1.35@I371A; medium, S1.37H 91.4O; yell
low eyes, $1.55Q1.6O red kidneys, $1.S5@
$50; California small white, Sl9Od2
Lima, &c per Id; jobbing, 1Oc more.
Under the influence of firmer wheat
the flour market has become more ac-
tive. It is a feature still that buyers
have been sending in shipping directions
more freely of late, with good deal Of
-four being sent forward. Leading mill
ing concerns also note a better export
demand, with full prices being paid by
foreign houses.
The position of cornmeal is not yet
Nh"iSNb' tliphSll NOI II 10 q little
Oatmeal and the cereals are steady and
unchanged.
Corn is firmer, though trade is quiet
locally. Options We're evidently some
what in sympathy with wheat. Corn
continues to go forward steadily into
export.
The best lots of hay have been selling
more freely of late. but the market is
still oversupplied with ordinary and
poor, which it is hard to sell at any
price. Rye straw is very steady, with
a fair demand. Millfeed has ruled "A
little easier of late. Hay, $S@14; fancy.
jobbing lots, s15@17; rye straw, S9G9 80.
The pork and lard market is fairly
steady though pure leaf lard and bris-
kets are slightly reduced in prices Hogs
are reported steady in the west. Boston
packers have reduced the killing of hogs
somewhat, the total output for the week
having been about 36,SO0; preceding
week IS, 900; same week year ago, 80. 500
The movement of pork provisions into
export has been smaller for the week.
the total value having 'been about $l25,-
COS; preceding week, $685., 900; same week
@ year ago, $26S, 900. Since the season be |
gun, March l, the total packing in the
west has amounted to 10000 hogs;
same time year ago 1,065 900; increase
$1,000
The beef market holds fairly steady.
though the arrivals have been too free
for the good of a rather duh trade. For
the week the arrivals amounted to 149
cars for Boston and 104 cars for export,
a total of 253 cars; preceding week, 1873
cars for Boston and 105 cars for export
Trade has been fair for a few days, with
quotations nominally unchanged.
Muttons and lambs have continued In
pretty good request nearly all the week,
and not much of accumulations was on
hand at the close Saturday night Veals
have also continued firm, bad roads in
the country and stormy weather being
given as the reason. Lambs, S1a09hc;
Brighton fancy, 9@1Oc; muttons, 7@Sc;
Brighton and fancy muttons 7h@SlAc;
veals, 7Q10c; fancy Brightons, 10011c.
The poultry market has remained
steady with but little fresh coming for
ward. and such bringing good prices.
Live poultry has also continued in good
receipt, with all coming quickly taken
up. Turkeys, western, 1OQ13c north
ern, 12Q16c; chickens, northern fresh,
14Q20c; western. 1O@14c; fowls, north
ern, fresh, 9@16c; western, 1O@12c;
ducks, 9@12c geese, 1OQ13c; live fowls,
10Q12c.