Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-02-10
IN THE BOSTON MARKETS.
A Firm Tendency Shown In
Dairy Products.

supply III beltef Shupe-
Vegetable Quotations.
Boston, Feb. 9.-The improved tone
noticed last week in the butter mar
ket has b9en sustained, and the ten
dency continues to be in favor of sellers.
This is particularly noticeable in higher
grades which have been kept cleaned up
for several days, but it extends more or
less to the medium and lower grades,
which have been taken to q fair extent
by exporters, and which are in much
smaller stock than a few weeks ago
The export demand has been the prin
cipal source OF strength to the market.
1t took off the accumulations which had
been cloSging up the channels of trade
for some time previous, and has left the
way clear for the fresh receipts, which
have been comparatively light for a
week or two past. The severe weather
has kept the make within limited
bounds, and if supplies do not too rapid
ly increase a healthy movement may
be looked for during the remainder Of
the month.
The advices received from New York
and the west impaired a stronger tone
to the market, and dealers whose in
voices ran small were inclined to hold
out for a slight advance, but it is hard
to find anybody who has obtained any
higher prices than last week. This
statement might be qualified by except
ing a few fancy lots, which receivers
say they sold at Fl cents. But in the
great majority of cases 20i2 cents was
the top selling rate for Wholesale lots
of Vermont and New Hampshire, and
the quality had to be full extra to COM
mand that price. A good deal of the
northern supplies were not salable at
over 20 cents and some ranged lower.
There is no change in the cheese sit
uation. Demand continues moderate
and PRICES are steady on the basis of II
to liz cents for choice northern. Stocks
here are steadily being reduced, and
holders are as confident as ever in their
views Montreal advices indicate
strong market there, with prospects Of
higher prices in a few weeks. Although
the Liverpool quotation here has run
along at 40 shillings for a week, cables
to Montreal quote finest cheese at 81 to
81 shillings, with a good consumptive
demand.
The market for western eggs is firm
at 20 cents for best marks, with 10 to
1872 cents for lots slightly affected by
frost. Eastern are in light supply, and
selling at 20 to % cents, with a higher
range for fancy new laid. Receipts
quite moderate and all were pretty well
cleared up The stock in cold storage
Is reduced to 2047 cases, against 225O
cases same time last year.
There has been heavy trading in wheat
the past week, but early prices begun tc
decline, and have gone off about cent.
for the week. or what amounts to a good
part of the gain in the wheat speculative
markets since the oath of January. Gov
eminent estimates of the crop-the final
one-putting the yield at about go 900. 600
bushels larger than the trade expected,
was the feature that started the decline.
followed by the idea that prominent
holders were wanting to get out. Then
followed an estimate that showed that
the coming winter wheat crop is to show
still greater increase.
Such causes have been sufficient to
drive down any speculative market, but
all the time there has been an under
tone of f1rmness that has really amounted
to good deal Of strength which Is likely
to be more apparent as soon as the pres
emit speculative turn and profit taking is
out of sight Foreigners have con-
tipued liberal buyers of wheat on the de-
exports for the week was 1000, 900 bush
els over the preceding week There is
not the least doubt but what America
still controls the export trade in wheat.
with the promise of only a small supply
from any other countries
Receipts of wheat from the interior
were larger but it is a curious fact that
cash wheat has not declined as much as
the future months, and that the millers
have been liberal buyers on the decline.
The flour market is very dull, as 1t al
ways is on a decline in wheat. 1t is a
rather curious feature of the trade that
more buying is done on rising markets
than on falling, the trade Immediately
losing it's courage, unless stimulated by
rising speculative markets. Spring
wheat patents, mill shipment, may be
quoted at $4G450, the latter price for
the best known to fancy brands. Trade
committee prices are easy at: Spring
wheat clears. $9.2OQS.75; patents, $4l0
OATS; winter wheat, clears, $35Oq4;
Straights. $S6OQ4.20; patents. $4Q45O
Cornmeal is rather easy, on the DO
sition of corn, though quotations are
unchanged. Oatmeal and cereals are
quiet and rather easy.
Corn is easier. with trade quiet. The
speculative markets are fractionally
easier, possibly more in sympathy with
wheat and corn than from facts con-
cerning the oat market alone.
Hay remains quiet, with only the best
hay firm in prices. Straw is dull,
though steady. Millfeed is easier. Hay,
1904; fancy jobbing lots, $15Q16; rye
straw, $9016; oat straw, $G4S.
The pork market is fairly steady, with
the tendency pretty firm. Boston pack
ers have made a slight decrease in the
number of hogs packed for the week, the
total being about $4,000; preceding week,
$4,000; same week a year ago, $4,000
There is a very good movement of Bos-
ton-packed pork provisions and lard into
export, the total value for the week hav-
ing been about S207, 900; preceding week,
$780, 00 same week year ago, $165, 900.
Pork packing in the west has been kept
up to exactly the same figures as previ-
ously noted, according to the figures OF
the Cincinnati Price Current, the total
packing for the week having been 535. DOC
hogs; preceding week, 535, 900; same weel
a year ago. $4,000. The total packing
for the winter season to date has been
1905, 900; same time year ago, 6555, 900;
Increase, 100000.
A quiet home trade in beef is noted
with the markets of the west firm
SINNERS continue to complain of the