Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-10-29
The Boston Market.

The advance reported in the butter
market last week was followed by a good
business, and all the fine fresh stock ar
irving has been readily disposed OF at the
full quotations. Second aud third grades
have been moving fairly, but a. supplies
are liberal it is not SO easy TO realize any
material advance on them, though all are
on firmer basis. The market at present
is in good working order, and at current
rates a large consumption is pretty well
assured, but if by any manipulation pric-
ca should be run up much higher, injuri
Gus effects would be likely to follow. The
Elgin market was reported active at q
cents, which is one cent higher than last
week, and l cent higher than for the cor
responding week last year. The high -
point reached last year was i'm December,
when sales were made at 3218 cents.
St. Adams, VT, Oct. 23-Butter market
buoyant. General price % to % cents.
Selections "a to % cents. Fair to good
20 to % cents. Shipments 22O0 packages.
In Boston during the week, prices have
run along at 26 TO 81 cents per pound for
fine fresh Northern and Western cream
cry, in round lots. On the basis of Elgin
price finest Western should command %
cents, and small buyers may expect soon
to pay 30 to 30 cents, though up to this
week very little butter was sold at over
% to 80 cents. Second class fresh cream
cry may be quoted from % to 20 cents,
but after passing the finest il il hard to
get over "a cents. Ice house stock has
been selling fairly well at 20 to % cents,
and some specia! makes cannot be bought
under % cents. Fine fresh dairy lots are
in light receipts and the season will soon
be closed. Selections from Vermont and
New York are worth "a to % cents but
for lots as they generally run % to %
cents is all that can be safely named.
Long dairies do not yet bring over Is TO
20 cents, though some are held higher.
Common butter at - to Is cents is in
fair demand and not plentiful.
There are no indications of u break in
the bean market. The demand is still
equal to the supply and full prices are OBJ
tanned for lots as they arrive. Small
Northern pea are worth S2.75 to $3.50,
and very scarce. New York small pea
command 81. so to $500 and large pea
50. 10 to 50. 20 per bushel Choice medi-
ums move of at 50 to 50. 10 and small lots
at S2.15.
Eggs have ruled at from 20 to "a cents
for Eastern extras and 2l to 221a cents
for Provincial and Michigan.
Potatoes have been arriving more free
ly and extreme prices are not SO easily
obtained. Houlton hebrons and rose
command 60 to 63 cents, and other East
ern So to 60 cents per bushel. Northern
stock rule at 40 to So cents. Sweets
range from Sl.5O to 1925 per barrel as
to quality.
For hay there has been a good demand,
and choice Eastern and Northern com
mand SIS to $40 per ton, with some New
York extra in large bales at $40. Fair to
good rule at Sl4 to SI7 per ton.
The poultry trade is beginning TO show
some life and il will soon be in active OPP
Grafton. Choice young turkeys are worth
20 to % cents per pound, but most of the
receipts range lower. Fine spring chick
ems go up to 20 cents, but II to 10 cents
cover most of the sales.