Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-13
IN THE BOSTON MARKETS,
Butter Situation as Healthy as
Could BE Expected.

'""''' '"PpiN under Better Control.
Butter Steady-CoId Snap Causes Lower
Price For Eegs-Country Well Cleaned
w on Apples.
Boston, Jan. 12.-No startling features
nave been developed in the butter mar
Ret since the opening of the new year.
Buyers have been operating Only 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 as large portion of
the make at this season is more or less
OIL In qualify the tendency has been an
accumulation of this kind.
Still the butter situation generally is
as healthy as could be expected. and.
with fair tSlde and moderate receipts
values Will probably hold their own for
few weeks. Exporters have been
buying some low and medium grades
and if this business can be continued
the surplus stock would soon be worked
off and conditions made favorable for
the new make.
The cold snap stopped trade in near
!
hardly enough butter selling TO estab-
fish a price. The ruling rate for most
of the fresh offerings is 20 to q cents
and it takes very nice lot in large
tubs to bring over 2Ols cents. This in
cludes New York and western. Small
lots of Vernon and New Hampshire in
assorted sizes, were distributed to Gus
toners at 2l1a cents but these are sell
dom offered in the open market. and
therefore are no criterion of the value
OF wholesale lots The only safe quo
tatons that can be given for the reg
ular run of fresh made creamery, in
large lots, is 20 to y cents. with 21ls
cents as an extreme for fancy. Most
OF the receivers say that it is hard to
erect sales at II cents in large lots
The strength of the cheese situation is
unlmpared, 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
ana In England, and on the improved de-
mand across the water. The best north
ern may be quoted at II to 11Ia cents.
and it would be hard to buy much in a
large way al less than outside the figure.
as supplies cannot be had down here for
less.
With light demand for a few DAYS mast
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 - to % cents Eastern fresh
were SLOW at % to &c cents. and all closed
unsettled and irregular Refrigerators
started off with a quotation of 20 to %
cents, but 20 cents was soon full 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 this way. The cold stor-
age stock is reduced to 1854 cases, against
1000 cases same time last year.
The -four 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 if 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
all those made in Milwaukee could be
bought at that price. but buyers were
still holding off and millers were not
pressing them very hard, in view Of the
frner 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 q fair way to be
accepted.
The following quotations, covering
the inside millers and the outside job
bers' prices, are those made yesterday
by the flour trade price committee
Spring wheat patents at $40 and 81. Las,
spring wheat bakers at 1910 and $3.50.
winter wheat patents at $3.50 and 81. 40,
winter wheat straights at 50. 60 and $4.1O.
and winter wheat clears at $40 and
$3.50 per barrel, as to quality of the flour
and size of purchase.
CorRmeal is quiet at the decline of early
In the week, with oatmeal and the cereals
steady
Corn is very steady, with frmer tone
to the market, based on better move
ment into export, with many of the do
mestic markets almost bare ofspot corn.
The recent colder weather has been
favorable 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 is
firmer, with shippers notifying receivers
that they must get better prices or they
will leave off sending that class of straw
here. Millfeed is little frmer, with the
demand generally better.
The pork market is we'll sustained.
with some cuts firmer. Shoulders are
firmer, and likely to be advanced.
Boston packers have lessened their
killing of hogs somewhat. There is n
good movement of Boston packed pork
provisions, the total value for the week
having been about $240 900.
Beef is coming into the market very
slowly, and 1t is evident the shippers are
determined to strengthen the market
The market on beef is decidedly firmer.
with best steers held at cents, and with |
the understanding that none are to be
mad for less that are really choice
Indeed, choice beef is represented as
very scarce.
Muttons and lambs are better sus-
taihed, and the market looks better on |
higher beef. with poultry doing better.
The weather is cooler and the supply |
OF poultry is under better control. Tur- |
keys are doing rather better, with chick |