Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-03-09
Boston Market.

The Boston Journal of Thursday morn
ing, which is about as reliable as any pa
per, had long article on the butter mar
ket which we condense below.
There is no mistaking the tendency of
the butter market this week Higher pri-
ces have to be paid for all grades. Our
reports for several weeks past have fore
| shadowed this, but it was difficult to
make buyers believe that an advance was
| inevitable. Receipts are not enough to
meet the regular wants of cousumers, and
everything i'm stock is being rapidly used
up. The"butter famine" talked Of two
weeks ago is more likely 10 be realized
than most people were willing to admit,
and unless supplies come from some un-
looked for quarter there will be a decided
scarcity for the whole of March and per-
haps for part of April AT this time Of
year it is reasonable To count on a con-
sumption of about Is, 900 or 10000 tubs
the average consumption for the year
is II 200 or $4,000 tubs. For February
the receipts here were Al ,626 tubs and
1915 boxes, an average of not more than
IL, 900 tubs a week, or 5000 to G0O0 tubs
less than the lowest estimated consump-
ton. To supply the deficiency all the
stock in storehouses has been used up
and now dealers have to depend almost
wholly on current receipts. New York
is in about the same condition, and it ap-
pears that all the large cities, South and
West, are depending upon new supplies.
Elgin has put its price up to 30 cents,
cents higher than last week, the dis
patch yesterday reporting the market ac-
tive at 30 to 351 a cents, with sales of To-
600 pounds, mostly at 80 cents. Chicago
was up to 80 cents, and Baltimore was
buoyant at 30 to 81 cents, New York reg
istered 36 cents for Elgin, and 33 to 30
cents for other fine Western. No regu-
laa prices for Boston could be obtained
yesterday. Sellers took care of their
customers the best way they could, and
the matter of price was u secondary con
siderati0n Perhaps 80 to 33 cents might
be called the rate for fine creamery, but
strange buyers would find it hard TO Sc
cure much at 80 cents. The prevailing
OpiutOu vas blldb OF W % CCubS MOulu DG
the trade price on Thursday, but nobody
could say what day or two might devel-
op, Fresh imitation creamery, which
sold last week at % cents per pound, was
up to 80 cents yesterday, and it may 90
much higher. Northern fall creamery,
which sold at % cents few days ago, is
worth 80 cents. Fine dairy lots from new
milk will bring fancy prices this week
no quotation was named yesterday. Ship
pers can depend on getting from % to 80
cents this week for anything good enough
for table use.
The cheese market is not yet much af-
fected by the excitement in butter, but
prices are little frmer and holders are
indifferent about naming a price for
round lot. Sales of tine factory range
from IL to IL cents, and - cents may
soon be obtained. The stock is steadily
decreasing, and scarcity may come
sooner than most people expect. Eng
land has a light supply on hand, and if /
the demand should start up there, cheese /
would soon be worth more money. Fair /
and skins range from to cents per /
pound. Two months more must inter
vene before new, fine full cream cheese 1
can be obtained, and during that time
some important changes are liable to take
place.
Eggs continue to attract marked atten-
tion and are liable to sudden fluctuations.
Receipts from day to day are closely
and if a few cases are left
over receivers become anxious. There
has been no surplus since Friday, and
Western and Eastern sold yesterday at
1919 to 20 cents, and some fancy new
laid little higher.
Potatoes hold fairly steady position.
Supply and demand are about even, and
prices continue to range from 80 cents to
81 per bushel for choice New Hampshire
and Eastern stock, and Sl.O5 to SI.lO for
fancy HOultons.