Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-02
TN THE BOSTON MARKETS,
Quotations on the. Leading Prod
ucts in Demand.

hg. . .Ilr test TINS week, ana only NOM /,
r.' .u..alions can be given. The ten
dome. is to nrmer rates. and 10 cents is |
asked for the finest lines of western and
r..-h.rn. but actual sales are mostly at
is cents
TIL. firm tone was justified by the
tl.- no canton, y. Y. and by the Ell
Yin and Chicago quotations, but whether
II will bee maintained when full supplies
arc here, remains to be seen. The
quality of the make is now all that could
be desired for storing purposes and the
Indications are that the cold storage
operators will pay pretty full prices for
VIVA, they want.
Receipts have further increased,
thoueh still a little less than last year,
and liberal quantities are going into the
freez.rs. The butter is costing high in
the country. and owners say they will
no- sci, il if they cannot get some profit.
Therefore the chances al present are for
full rates. The demand for current
consumption is fair, but it is not large
enough to absorb more than two-thirds
Of the receipts.
Tha cheese market is quiet, but last
weeks receipts are cleaned up. and
cents SO far the demand has been
fully equal to the supply. Country
markets showed very little change from
last week. Canadian markets were a
shade easier.
Eggs are a shade easier with sales of
choice western at 14l2 to Is cents, at
marks and 15ia cents. Eastern choice
sell at l. to 16 cents.
Apples are quiet, as usual at this sea-
Eon hut prices are steadily held, though
argely nominal: Russets, $4Q4.5O; spies,
tia5; fancy and jobbing, $lQ1.5O more.
The wheat market was again in
fuenced chiefly by the crop reports
The news concerning the crops was
about the worst the trade has as yet
received Chinch bugs We're reported
in nearly all the winter wheat states,
which, together with other unfavorable
news, caused a sharp advance in values.
There is a frmer tone to the flour
market, though general trade is rather
quiet. The firmer position of wheat
has had direct effect upon flour prices,
md quotations are about 10c a barrel
higher than a week ago. Mill shipment
prices on spring wheat patents are at
Al00445; spring wheat clears, $310@
SIS; winter patents, S3.96Q425; winter
wheat, straights, $3.6563S0. Trade COM
mittee prices are at: Spring wheat,
clears, S329G $50; patents, S4.10q 4.75;
winter wheat, clears, s3.55q410;
straights, S3.7Oa4.25; patents, s4d4.5O.
Cornmeal was easier, in sympathy
with corn. Oatmeal and the cereals are
quiet and unchanged.
Corn was much easier, under lower
markets west and a better supply, owing
to the settlement of the labor troubles t
Buffalo.
Oats We're also easier, and showed a
marked decline in prices. Trade was
not active.
There is a firm market for choice hay;
rye straw is firm and in good demand
and millfeed is steady: Hay, $1Oq1S;
fancy and jobbing lots, $1Sq19.50; rye
straw, $l0q12.
The pork market is slightly easier OF
lard, with hams firmer and the demand
good especially for export: Barre
pork, $12G12.50; light backs, $11; lean
ends, s14; fresh ribs, Sc; corned and fresh
shoulders, &c; smoked shoulders, sac
lard, &c; in pals, 6AQ7Bc; hams, 9A@
lOl2c; skinned B hams, 10Ac; bacon, 81
csc; sausages, 7QSc; Frankfurt sau
sages, 71a@Sc; pressed ham, lie; raw
leaf lard, &c; pure leaf lard, &c; in pals
7&QSc; pork tongues, IS; loose salt pork
&c; briskets, &c; sausage meat, &c
boognas, 71ac; city dressed hogs, &c
country, &C.
Boston packers have made a good kill
ing of hogs for the week, the tota
amounting to about 1880; preceding
week. 1890; same week year ago, 81,
100 A somewhat lighter movement ha
been made in pork provisions for tn
week, Boston packers having sold Il
that direction about $1S2, 900 worth; pre-
ceding week, $3.50, 900; same week a yea
ago, $4,000.
There is claimed to be something o
shortage of good beef in this marke
and prices are firmly held, with goo
demand. The market is we'll cleane
up. Very choice steers, sac; goo
steers, SEC; light and COWS, 7%@Sc
extra heavy kinds, lie; good hind
lOlac; light hinds 91ad10c; heavy fore
Gl4c; good, &c: light. sac; backs, 7qS'
rattles 41aQ4%c; chucks, sale; shol
ribs, 10G12c; rounds, S@S1ac; Pumps,
Ql3c; rumps and loins. 11Q14c; loin
llGl6c
The arrivals for the week were som'
what larger, being total OF 100 ca
for Boston and 1O1 cars for export, t
tai of 256 cars; preceding week, l5l ca
for Boston and 100 cars for export, a Il
tai of 81 cars; same week year ag
l60 cars for Boston and 50 cars for e.
port, total of 255 cars.
Muttons and lambs have ruled mr.
with a moderate supply. Veals
steady Spring lambs, 1907; fall lamt
uql2c; Brighton fancy, 11laqlSc; mu
tons, lOG1Olkc; veals, sale; fam
Brghtons, 10Q12c.
Poultry is in small supply, with I
demand light and prices steady Mort
ern chickens, $4,000; fowls, 1874
western, 11A@12c; live fowls, l1ql2c.
Strawberries have been In somewh
lighter supply, and prices have rul
better. Norfolks are about done. De
wares are coming forward, though as
hot very freely. The bulk of the
re!pts at present comes from Marylar
Marylands sold at case; Baltimores,
iOc express Delawares, sale. I
Norfolk steamer will have 100 crts. I
total receipts for the week were &c.,
erts, against SO,5e2 crts last year,
Potatoes are firmer, with the SUPP
rather short. The quotations are: Ho
ton hebrons, 75QsOc; Green mountai
&c; northern and western, 65QlOci L
kota red, zoe; North Carolina swee
A,25Q1.5O per crt and $1Q125 per b
new Bermudas, IS per Dbl; per bu'
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