Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-27
PRODUCE.

March 90.
'There has been very small supply of
choice butter in our market the past few
days, and prices have slightly advanced.
For the past few weeks the receipts were
only 1922 tubs and 2429 boxes against
6474 tubs and 1866 boxes the same week
last year. Monday and Tuesdays receipts
show no increase, and if Thursday does
not bring along a liberal supply our deal
ers will be very short. Flue fresh made
Western creamery sold the past two DAYS
at AZ to A cents pound, in lots to the
trade, and 45 cents in a smaller way.
Choice new Northern is selling about as
fast as it arrives at 80 to 40 cents, and
some fancy lots go higher, but dealers
who have any stock on hand would not
let buyer go away if slight shading on
10 cents would hold him. The market is
in peculiar condition. 1t is generally
acknowledged that prices of choice butter
are very high, and that they will be lower
just as soon as there is more than enough
to go round. For this reason holders
who have few tubs more than are called
for are disposed to make a slight conces-
sion, when the very next lot they receive
may be wanted at higher prices OF
course, under these circumstances, BUYERS
will operate only from hand to mouth,
and cautious trade may be looked for
during the next week or two. After
passing the choice grades there is a drop
of at least ten cents pound, as very lit
tie old butter will bring 80 cents, and
most of the stock is offering at 20 to %
cents. In New York and in the leading
cities of the west the markets are in Just
the same condition as here, and some of
the western cities are asking higher prices
than we are for fine stock. A special dis
patch from Elgin, ILL.,, to the Boston Prod
uce exchange yesterday reported sales of
129 tubs at 10 cents, and ~ tubs Iowa at
SO cents. Letters from Iowa continue to
report a scarcity of fine stock, as it is
still taken for the mining regions at very
full prices. Our market must find relief
nearer home, and, with week or two of
favorable weather, it is likely that the da-
tries of Vermont and New York will give
us all that we need Last year at this
time choice new dairy butter was in liber-
| al receipt and selling at % to 81 cents a
pound.
Whatever the prejudice may be against
Olo orir1 :
it is just now supplying real want.
Manufacturers are selling it as fast as
they can deliver it at Is to Is cents a
pound, according to quality and style of
package, and we are told that at least
| 100, 900 pounds a week must DE going into
consumption. Were it not for this sub
stitute good butter would now probably
be worth nearly 81 a pound. Retailers
are selling oleo at % to % cents a pound,
when no kind of sweet butter can be
bought under 80 to 80 cents.
There have been liberal receipts of En-
glish and Scotch potatoes the past few
| days. Some of the lots offering here
were in poor order and sold at 60 cents a
bushel and under; but the principal sales
were at 65 cents. There are more offer
| ing at 20 cents, bnt it would be hard to
| get over Go cents. These prices are I'M
/ remuneratiVe, and the business will prob
ably soon draw to a close. Owing to
these large supplies, native potatoes are
very slow of sale, and receipts at railroads
are accommodating. The best Eastern rose,
which are wanted for seed, will command
! $1.10 to $l.l5 a bushel, but white stock,
| including Jacksons and prolifics, range
from 10 to 80 cents Holders are look
ing for a better market, as they think the
importations cannot continue much long
er, but the extreme prices for which spec
ulators operated some time ago will not
be realized this year.
There is a scarcity of strictly choice
| hay in this market, and consignments of
the right sort will realize 500 to S21 per
ton. Most of the hay coming in is in
| poor order, particularly consignments
from the east, and sales range mostly
from SIC to Sl8 per ton. Canada hay for
some weeks has been the most desirable,
and brings the highest prices. Rye straw
is selling slowly; only occasional choice
lots bring Sl9 per ton. Most of the re-
ceipts range from $40 to $l7.
The season for actual operations i'm
grass seeds has arrived, and our dealers
are doing pretty good business, but
large lots coming on the market are not
readily placed Red top has been advance
ed recently. Timothy has eased off a lit
tie. Glover is quiet and steady. The fol-
lowing is list of jobbing prices for such
lots as country dealers usually order
Prime to choice Timothy, $3.50 to So pei
bushel; choice red top, $3.50 to 81 pei
sack; prime to choice clover, 81 to 1C
cents a pound Kentucky bluegrass, S1.5C
per bushel; Hungarian, $l.25 per bushel
and white millet, S1.50 per bushel.
Eggs took decided weak turn yester
day, and II to 17115 cents dozen was the
highest range for choice eastern in large
lots. Western sold mostly at II cents
but lower prices were expected.
The SCALP at the Produce Exchange
has been well attended the past few days