Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-04-30
THE PRODUCE MARKET.
Boston Journals City Article.l

THE PRODUCE MARKET.
boston Journals City Articlel
The butter situation shows some
improvement and prices are fully as
high as last week, if not little high
er. Receipts of choice new butter
have been small and desirable stock
has become quite scarce. This may
not last longer than Thursday, when
fresh shipments from Vermont and
New York state will come to hand,
but the indications are that the de-
mand will be fully equal to the supply
for week or two more. Cold wealth
er and bad roads seem to have kept
back supplies from all sections, and
from the state of the weather yester-
day there is not much prospect of
those impediments being removed for
some days to come. Western cream
cry was in demand yesterday at % to
80 cents pound, in trade lots, and
jobbing at 32 cents. Some Of the
best northern creamery commands
about same price as western, but as
rule it goes about one cent lower.
Strictly choice new Vermont dairy is
worth "a to % cents a pound, but for
most of the receipts so far a lower
range has been accepted, as the quail
ity is not frst-class. Farmers should
give special attention to their make of
butter at this season, as the ordinary
grades come into competition with old
stock, most of which is offering at
from 20 cents downward. Very choice
old would command % cents, and
perhaps little more, but it has near
ly all disappeared. Country shippers
should keep in mind that trade here
is not by any means active, and that
just as soon as receipts increase pric-
es are likely to drop 2 or 3 cents a
pound.
St. Adams, VT, April 24-Butte1
market shade firmer. General price
% to "a cents; fair to good, Is to &c
cents; selections, % to 26 cents a
pound. Shipments to-day, 100 tubs.
The article which was published IL
the Journal last week, copied from
the argus and Patriot of Montpelier.
VT, gave wrong impression of the
market so far as Boston is concerned
No old butter, except stuff fit only
for bakers use, sold as low as II
cents here this season. Most of The
good old stock has been disposed Of
at from 10 to 20 cents, and choice
fall at % to 25 cents a pound. To
day well kept lot of fall butter would
command 20 cents. and we know O
one dealer who is getting % to 2;
cents. If any such stock is held il
the country, it should be sent along
as soon as possible. Heavy losse
have been sustained by large holders
but the matter is not near so bad a
the article in question made it on
to be.
According to oficia, returns tn
exports of butter from the Unite,
States in March were in round mum
bers 100000 pounds against 500,
900 pounds in the same month las
year. But the total exports for tn
past eleven months show large fall
ing off as compared with the CORE
spending time year ago, bein
9,603, 200 pounds against 16, 440,64
pounds, decrease of 6,937 ,449 lbs
There has also been a large fallin
off in exports of cheese in the pas
eleven months, the total being 92
600, SOP pounds against 131, T17,64
pounds same time last year. Th
valuation of the exports of butter an
cheese from the United States for th
past eleven months was S12, 093,97
against $17,456,313 last year, dt
crease of over S., 100000.
! The price of eggs has been droI
ping at the rate of q cent per doze
. for several days past, and sales We!
terday ranged from II to 1917 cent
dozen, including western, norther
and eastern, in lots of 5 to 10 pacl
ages. Very few were obtainab
; under 17H, and holders of choit
eastern were pretty stiff at 1877 cent
Jobblng prices ranged one cent higl
er. Prices may fall a fraction or tN
more this week, but the prevailir
opinion is that there will not be mut
lower rates until next month.
The daily receipts of potatoes a
closely watched, as a large supp
would Immediately cause drop of
or 10 cents bushel. Yesterday the
was no more than enough to supp
. the ordinary wants of the trade, al
prices ruled steady at 50 cents to
y per bushel for rose, 80 to 50 cents f
prolifcs, and Is to so cents for viii
= Brooks. The roads in the count
are in bad condition for hauling, al
= potatoes, as we'll as other kinds
- produce, are kept back. ReceiI
% from Prince Edward Island are e
, pected in few days.
The receipts of maple sugar
- several days have been very sma
= and the indications are that the seas
~ will be somewhat of failure. Sol
strictly prime lots in small cakes ha
- been disposed of at 16 to IL cents
~ pound, aud retailers are asking