Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-02
IN THE BOSTON MARKETS,
Quotations on the Leading Products
In Demand.

TRADE has been light but as receipts also
have been limited, there have not been
sufficient accommodations to cause a de-
cline in prices. and the range Of values
is about the same as last week. The re-
ceipts have not cleaned up as well as re-
ceiyers would like. and if there should
be much increase in fresh supplies ,his
week without corresponding increase
in the demand it would be difficult to
maintain prices.
Accounts from New York and the west
Indicate demand equal to the supply.
and this has healthy influence here. A
slight increase in the make is reported
In some sections of the west. while in
others the output continues small. New
Hampshire and Vermont creameries are
now at the turning point and we may
expect gradual increase in the make
from this time forward. but as the best
of the cold storage stock is about used
up more new supplies should liz taken
care of without causing much of a sur
plus.
1t is not reasonable to suppose that the
consumplVe demand will be any less
than II Is now, and if retailers will put
their prices down to a fair level with
wholesale rates. there must be more
butter wanted. No doubt the high values
early in the month cut down the con-
sumption, but 1t can be brought up again
when people find they can buy supplies
ABOUT cents cheaper than they could
few weeks ago.
one of the principal receivers of west
ern creamery says he is ready to sell his
best lots in assorted sizes at 251s cents
and ash tubs at 25 cents, and this is all
that can be quoted for western extras
though some ask a little more. Firsts
run down to "a cents. Very little ladle
or imitation stock offered. Renovated
or steriized butter met with a moderate
sale at 20 to % cents as to quality.
The most important feature in the
cheese market has been the demand for
loW-priced quality, a New York buyer
having bought up all he could find under
Il cents for export. Aside from this
there has been a light trade, with sales
Of choice September twins at Is cents
and other good fall makes at y to l2S.
cents. The export demand in New York
has stiffening effect and holders CON
tinue quite confident in their views.
Although receipts of eggs generally
continue liberal, there has been a scar
city of strictly fine fresh western. and
sales were a is to 10 cents. Other
grades shipped in here as fresh are
plentiful and offered at 16 to IS cents
Eastern fancy fresh have been selling
at 10 to u cents, with ordinary about the
same as western. The only new feature
in storage eggs is that liberal shipments
have been made from here to England
and that about 1000 cases of the receipts
the past few days have been from the
west in transit for export. Prices OF
storage eggs continue altogether in favor
of buyers, with sales at to 10 cents Del
dozen.
The millers are holding their -four
product firmer, and mentioning the firm
er position of cash or actual wheat
Agents of the larger milling houses have
been having a better trade, with tn,
market decidedly firmer.
For cornmeal the market remain!
rather quiet. with little change sine,
the slight decline early in the week
Oatmeal and the cereals are quiet, will
little change.
Corn seems to be well held. consider
ing that the winter market is dull. TIL,
foreign markets, however, seem to b.
we'll sustained. with some corn gonl
into export.
Hay continues in steady position. Will
moderate offerings OF choice hay. Ry
straw is very little changed. Milfeed i
fairly sustained.
The pork market 10 frmer on dresse,
hogs and ribs, with hams reported firm.
Beef has been selling better for som
days, but generally at rather easy prices
though there has been a demand for tn
best cattle. which has kept them firm.
The market on muttons and lamb
has been doing better, with the suppl.
better in hand. Prices are fully sus
tanned to flrmer. Lambs. 6DSc: Brigh
tons and eastern, 7GS15c; yearlings, A.
SIZE; muttons. 41aG5lac; fancy an
Brightons. 51a66c: veals, SQ10c; fame
Brightons. l0l2 411c.
The market on muttOns and lamb
has been doing better, with the suppl
better in hand. and this renders the mar
ket only fairly steady. Choice youn
turkeys. that are small and plump, brin
full prices; other qualities are rattle
easy. Northern turkeys are rattle
easy. Northern turkeys. 12a15C
western. 1OQ1Sc; northern chickens, IA
l6hc: fowls. 1Oa12c; western chickens,
dl2c; fowls. sole; capons, 13Ql5S
green duck. 1OG12c; green geese, 10q12C
live fowls. 1OGl1c; chickens, 9a10c.
Only small supply of game is notet
Quail are little firmer. Grouse an
partridge are positively scarce and firm
Venison is exceedingly scarce and firm
Rabbits are more plenty and easy.
Apples have continued rather eas
for some days. though nominally NJ
quoted lower. The supply seems tc
ample for the rather small trade.
Potatoes have continued quiet, wit
the market inclined to be easy, undt
an ample supply. Still quotations al
not changed nominally. Aroostoo
hebrons, 636G5c; Green mountains, IS
zoe: northern white, 6Oc; Jersey doub
head sweets, 50.
Onions have continued pretty firT
with natives selling in round lots
Sl.75 per barrel; boxes. 60Q75c. Spal
ish onions are quoted at $1.25 per crat
with Cuban at 81.
Mint sells at s1.25 per dozen; cress, Z
per dozen; parsley, 50 per bushel.
Radishes are quoted at S1.5O. Cal
fornia caulifowers are still on Il
market, and sell at $3.50 per box.
Cucumbers are scarce and much fir
er at $500 per 100 for native hothous
Tomatoes sell at $1.5OG2 per crate f
southern. with native dollhouse at 3