Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-09-19

butter at Boston continue to decrease, as
compared with last year, the deficiency
since the first of May being upwards of
10000 packages; and the exports show a
decrease of 80, 900 packages. At st. Al
bans yesterday, according to the dispatch
to the Produce Exchange, the butter mar
ket ruled firm. General price 25 to 81
cents, and selections % to 80 cents. This
is an Indication that the finest lots will
cost here 81 to 80 cents.
Cheese has held q steady position dur
ing the week, with a good trade for home
consumption and export. For such stock
as we have had on the market, II to 1871
cents has been the selling range, in large
lots, and Ii and 131acents in a small way;
but it is generally expected the finest lots
IL cents, and small dealers will probably
not be able to buy under IA cents. This
is about as high as cheese ought to be for
healthy trade, but as this is dear sea-
son we should not be surprised to see still
higher prices. Owing to the drouth in
the West there has been a large shrink
age in the milk product, and factories are
not getting near as much as last year at
this time. A large quantity will be want
ed for shipment to England, and buyers
for that market will bid pretty high for
| September make rather than go without.
At Utica and Little Falls, N. Y, ON Mon
day the range of sales was from III to
| 1917 cents, with most of the business at
| 1211a cents.
Owing to a scarcity of beans in New
York, our market has developed more
strength, and mediums have advanced to
$500 and $2.70 per bushel for lots to the
trade Yellow eyes are in fair supply,
and selling at 1922 to $3.50 per bushel
The price of eggs has kept up pretty
well for week past. The best Eastern
and Northern command 81 to % cents per
dozen in large lots and % cents in job
bling way. Potatoes are coming in more
freely from Maine and Vermont, and
prices are easier, with sales at the rail
roads at so to 80 cents bushel, and from
the farmers carts at $2.621a to $2.75 per
per barrel. Onions are selling moderate
ly at $2.75 per barrel.
Apples are firmer, and as the shipments
to Liverpool have commenced, there will
probably be a good demand for some time
though the high prices may curtail the
trade. Last year at this time choice ap-
Piles were selling at 81 to $1.25 per barrel
and now they are worth $3.50 to So per
barrel.
There is a scarcity of choice hay, and
$40 to $21 per ton can be readily obtained
but not much coming in that is good
enough to command over $40. Rye straw
is selling at SIS to $40 per ton.
Oats have advanced here and at the
West, and have been in more active de
mand. No. l and extra white have SOLD
at 50 to sc cents, and choice extra white
which grade is very scarce, would bring
an advance on the latter rate. The fioul
market is very firm, with an unusua
scarcity of winter wheats. Of Michigan
so plenty in previous years, the market il
almost entirely bare. There is scarcel!
any winter wheat to be found under $7.5t
and for the best brands Michigan to ar
rive purchases could not be made unde
$7.75, and not much at that. St. Loui
and Illinois brands are very scarce ant
firm, and to secure supplies purchase
have to be made to arrive, as the st. Lou
is millers are full of orders for the Sout
at rather better prices than can be obtain
ed for Eastern shipments. Spring wheat
firm and unchanged.
, The sugar market is very firm, an
prices have advanced fully d cent pc
pound since Saturday-powdered 101
cents; granulated, 1913 cents; and tn
different grades of coffee crushed, rs t
10 cents per pound. Good refining sugar
cannot be bought under cents per poun
and but few sellers at that price. Their
e is a very confident feeling that highe
prices will prevail for sugars.