The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-19
IN BOSTON MARKETS.
Dealers Deluged With Eggs and Big
Slump in Prices Expected.

Boston, Feb. l0.-With the weather
mild the country over and the hen,
laying freely everywhere, Boston and
for that matter, all of the big dis
tributing markets are deluged with eggs
and there seems to be no bottom to
prices, since the demand is not keeping
pace with the supply, and the dealers
realize that 1t they are not to become
| literally swamped with supplies they
must quote prices that will appeal to
buyers.
The best hennery eggs, which on Sat
urday were quoted in a wholesale way
at 200 Soc dozen in the local market.
were rated on Monday at 25@27c, and
there was a corresponding decline in the
prices of other grades. The local re-
ceipts Monday were 5,435 cases, as com.
pared with only 2,l2l cases on the same
day last year. and receipts were pro-
portionately greater in New York and
Chicago than they were a year ago. New
York receipts Monday were l0,70s cases,
as compared with 5,045 cases on the
same day last year while Chicago re-
ceived 1926 cases, against 4,056 cases a
year ago.
Not only are the receipts larger, but
the invoices indicate further increases,
while cold storage stocks are not near
ly as well reduced as is usually the case
by this time of the year. Stocks in
cold storage all over the country on Feb.
| We're $50. 400 cases, as compared with
60 400 cases on the same day last year
OF course. holdings have been materially
reduced but there is little doubt that
they are still greatly in excess of what
they were year ago. Stocks in local
coolers on Saturday were $3.50 cases,
against 2,363 cases on the correspond
ing date last year.
Storage eggs have to be sold cheaply
with fresh eggs on such low basis
and some huge losses face those who
put the eggs away. The best of these
eggs. eandled and graded, are selling
at 2l@22c a dozen; most of them cost
more than that when they were put in
the coolers and those who stored also |
have to stand the storage and interest !
charges, not to mention the shrinkage |
that comes in sanding. At this time |
asst year, lighted and graded storage |
Eggs were bringing 35@36c. The best
lennery eggs are jobbing at 30@ Sic, os
with 39040c at this time last
rear; the best easterns are now at 29G |
zoe, against 3Sd 39c year ago, and
he best westerns at 26@27c, as COM
Jared with 37@3sc at this time last
'ear.
1t may be that prices will go still
over before they strike a level at
which they will move freely, but some
# the conservative members of the trade
'elieve that the decline has been alto
ether too rapid and that the market
! sure to react. II is too early. how
yer, for any speculative buying of eggs
nd il would. seem that the downward
of prices would be halted only
y smaller receipts or. big increase in
he demand. Eggs are an important sub
titute for fish and, in view of the UNI
reeedently high prices Of the latter re-
emily, it is surprising that eggs have
ccumulsted, especially in view of the /
,ct that they have been unusually rea- !
unable for some time.
Not much change is noted in the mar Z
ct for butter and cheese. Butter has
,me down in all of the outside markets
uring the past few days, but here
rices are as firm as ever, though mere
normal on the best grades Of fresh (
eamery, so little OF which is coming
that prices arc determined by the
Mount the different dealers have and
! the urgency OF the buyers needs.
he demand. however, is steady, rather j
sn active. and prices will weaken with
" considerable increase in the supply.
4 the lower grades matters are not
pinched. Fancy cheese j. in light
pply and firm. but fair 90 good stock
plenty and inclined to work of under
slow demand. Cd
Jobbing quotations: Ct
Butter-Fancy northern creamery, d
bs 37ta3 71ae. boxes and prints $50 Iii
iae, fancy western creamery. spruce 50
bs 366 6iac, ash tubs 35js q SEC. cx- Il
a storage creamery $50 Soc, good to
oice creamery $40 34c. II
Cheese-New York twins. fancy lsiTen ID
c, fair to good l7@ lsc, sage zoe 2ic, s,
'ung America DC n
Eggs-Fancy hennery 300 SIC, choice %
stern POO SOC. fresh western. extras a
s27c, frsis GAG 2se, storage 2l622c. n