Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-01-12
IN THE BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading Products
In Demand.

all grades, and prices are higher than a
week ago, but there is no increased
activity. Buyers are slow to espoud
to the extreme prices asked on the fine
lots arriving, and are looking around
for something a little cheaper, but there
Be- ms to be no surplus of any kind, and
concessions are almost out of the cues
ton The stock of low and medium
grades has not been so small for several
years, and all the odds and ends are
cleaning up at prices that were not
thought of a few months ago
The general impression is that con-
sumption is steadily falling off, and some
dealers claim that if the present high
prices are kept up much longer there will
be a curtailment of 80 percent This
may be an extreme view of the situation.
but from The way that most people i'm the
trade report their sales, there must be
n big cutting off somewhere. Receipts
are not running much more than half
enough to meet the amount figured out
for the average weekly consumption in
ordinary times and even after making
allowance for the quantity used from
cold storage there is quite deficiency
to be accounted for.
Held butter, including June and fall
make, has been in demand. and buyers
have taken all offered at p to 2S cents.
Occasional lots have been reported at
20 cents, but few dealers are willing to
pay over rs cents for held stock. New
York buyers have been here looking for
some cheap stock, but could not find it,
Others went from here to New York on
the same errand, with the same want Of
success. Very little butter can be found
under Is cents.
There is just enough increased in
quiry for cheese to show that buyers
are thinking of taking hold more freely,
but it has not developed into any active
demand. and prices are without change.
The top price for choice York state
twins is IL cents, in wholesale lots, and
when the quality is not we'll up a range
of from u to 12la cents has to be ac-
cepted Holders talk confidently Of
higher rates in the near future, and the
slight advance on the Liverpool quota
ton is an indication that a further ad-
vance may be expected in England. but
until the English market does take a
start 1t will be hard to get prices uD here.
The Improvement noticed in the egg
market last week as been partially lost
this week, and prices have eased off
little. 1t is hard to get over "A cents for
the very best western. Eastern fresh
sell fairly at % to q cents. but only fancy
lots bring over % cents New laid lots
continue to increase. Storage eggs sell
moderately at IL to IA cents, with &C
casional fine lots at Is cents, and while
the cold weather lasts dealers will be in
clined to use up a good many of this
kind, but receivers do not give much
encouragement TO country shippers to
send many here.
Buyers of flour are Indifferent. They
are taking only small present wants,
and claim to be expecting to buy a lower
figures.
Cornmeal is steady with oatmeal and
the cereals unchanged. Corn is in quiet
request, with the market rather easy,
though quotably little changed. Oats
are in quiet request, with the market
fairly sustained.
The hay market is well sustained, es-
pecially on choice, which is in small
supply. Rye straw is in quiet demand
with the market steady. Millfeed con-
tinues quiet
Pork ribs are easier, with lard very
firm. Boston packers are still making
light kills of hogs. Pork packing in the
west has again been reduced, doubtless
owing to the holiday season.
Beef is firmer, and trade has been
rather better, though still far from salts
factory. The market in the west is firm
with shippers claiming that the beet
shipped to Boston is paying them a loss
The quotations are pretty firm. For the
week the receipts of beef have been
pretty heavy. and yet the quantity to be
sold on the Boston market has not beer
so much increased as the quantity for
export.
On muttons and lambs the situation
is easy, with the supply ample. Quota.
lions are rather easy: Lambs, 61AQS16c
Brightons and eastern, 7G9c; yearlings
4h@61ac; muttons, 5@61ac; fancy and
Brightons, sac; veals, S@1Oc fancy
Brightons, 1Oq11c.
Poultry is in quiet request, with thu
market fully supplied. The turn tc
milder weather is rather against the
market: Northern turkeys, 13G15c
western. 10@12c; northern chickens, liza
tic; fowls, 1Oa12c; western chickens, 90
12lAc; fowls, S@1Oc; green ducks, lOGl2c
green geese, 1O@l2c; live fowls, 9QlCe
chickens, 91a@1O1ac.
The feature in the game market is
scarcity of VenisOn, with very little com
Ing in. Almost none at all is getting on
from Maine, while the west is also pre-
venting its shipment. Quail are easier
with partridge and grouse rather scarce
Beans are firmer and higher, with re
ports from the bean growing country il
York state all much firmer.
Apples are in better request, with tn
market in a firmer position. Both Bald
wins and greetings are bringing rattle
better prices. The receipts of apple
have fallen off somewhat, doubtless
result of the cold weather.
Pears, out of cold storage, are still Oh
the market, but in limited quantities
They are quoted at $3Q45O for bes
varieties.
Florida oranges are coming forwart
in pretty good volume, with the repor
that the quality is nice.
Potatoes have shown more firmnes
of late, with rather better prices quot
ed: Aroostook hebrons, 60q63c; Gree
mountains, 63@65c; northern white, $50
soc; Green mountains, 60@63c; Jerse,
double head sweet 50.
Onions are pretty firm, with the mar
ket about $3.50 per Dbl, with boxes a
6O@8Oc, in a jobbing way.
Celery is at wide range, and quote
at S1 no nar dog as TO variety and ana