Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-04-18


compete with American producers, are
watching any opportunity to prejudice the
minds of the people against our food
products. They started the tricbinosis
scare, and they will start another one
about butter and cheese if lawful meas
ures are not Immediately taken here to
assure buyers abroad that what we send
them as butter is the genuine article.
So far as Boston dealers are concerned
every possible measure has been adopted
to prevent the sale of authorizations un-
der the name of the genuine article, and,
as we stated last week. the fact that
they so quickly detected the Infamous
trick that a country shipper tried to play
upon them, is sufficient proof that they
are not likely to be imposed upon. 1t
is to be hoped that dairymen, and every
person interested in the welfare of the
dairy business, will take an interest in
this matter. and see that no fraud shall
be perpetrated. AS the writer says:
alt is case that admits of no delay.
The new season of butter and cheese is
at hand, and America must give that
positive assurance to its large foreign con-
sumers of these two commodities that
there is no such fear to be entertained
from adulteration as London journals
apprehend-'
There continues to be short supply
of desirable cheese, and full prices are
being obtained for all the good stock Of
fering Lots to the trade are selling at
l3 l-2 to IA cents pound, but in a
jobbing way IA IL is the price for best
quality, and some holders are Indifferent
about selling at that. Last year old
cheese ran very scarce during the last
week in April, and some of it was jobbed
out as high as IL cents pound. 1t
may not 60 quite as high this year, but
there is cofndent feeling that it will
touch Is cents, and may possibly 60 tc
I6 cents, before there is m UGH new fal
cream to take its place. Skim cheese
is in full supply, but it sells slowly a
7 to 10 cents pound.
Beans are not selling freely at the ad
vance price quoted last week, but holder
are very firm, and are not urging sales
They claim that the supply of both pc
and mediums will be light for some tim
> to come, and that higher prices may b
expected. The selling <ate this week fo
choice pea and mediums is 1920 to S22
per bushel.
Eggs are selling at comparativel
higher prices this season. They hay
advanced one cent dozen since tt
" opening of the week, and are likely
hold up until after Easter.
- Potatoes have ruled firm the pa
few days, with an advance of about fl
" cents bushel. Choice early rose a
" sought after for seed, and are beir
- shipped freely to New York and Phil
20 delphia. Sales at the railroads yeste
w day were at so to IS cents bushel f
10 the best Eastern rose, down to 70 al
" 70 cents for the other kinds. Viii
varieties are not wanted for seed, a.
" consequently proli6cs, Jackson whit
and peerless are generally quoted at
n and 70 cents. Several cargoes of No
Scotia prolifcs have arrived, which "
I'll command about 60 to IS cents bush
10 Strictly choice coarse hay has be
rather scarce, but we hear of occasion
ID sales of car loads at $23 per ton,
loe this is an extreme price. The bulk
PTS the receipts is of fair quality, and sa
ny generally range from $l9 to S22
mo ton. Some receivers say that S22 is
ign high as they can get for any kind.
ter Apples have advanced about SO ce
is barrel within a few days past. Che
al Baldwins ere now selling by the
ass load at $3.50 per barrel, and che
lnd russets command So per barrel. O
ar a limited quantity is wanted, howe1
"n as there is no demand except for
Try local trade. None can be exported
or any profit.
ing Maple sugar has met with a pre-
re- good sale this season. Receipts are v
low cleaned up and prices rule firm at IL
er- II cents pound for good to CHI
'nts quality in cakes, while some very CHI
ard ranges up little higher. Sugar
yer tubs is selling at to cents a pou
new as to quality, but mostly at abot
axe cents. Maple strip in tin cans, wi
hen weigh l l pounds to the gallon, is sell
for at so to SIS cents per gallon, but Ii
ret weight tins do not bring over 70 ce
oers and some thin stuff runs down as Low
ex- 60 cents.
that Rev. DR.. Phillip Schaff is autho
two for the statement that there was di