Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-12-13
HUB MARKETS.
bly, Made Stock of Butter
Soon to Be Needed.

0OOA2 IL IL 4NO(o@0
Feature Is Scarcity Of Low Grade
eIe-Trend For Increase of a Cent
Pound-Better Feeling In Egg and
TO Markets.
ton, Dec. S.-The leading feature
butter market this week is the
sad demand for cold storage June
bery, which has been sought after
w York and local dealers at an adj
of about a cent per pound. Fresh
DTS have been in a little better de-
and are selling at a slight ad-
The market generally is work
hto a more satisfactory condition,
Hhe outlook is favorable for future
Dts. though prices are still lower
at other points.
be increase in the make is expected
this time forward, but not enough
.#Ferstock the market, and the indi-
Is are that full prices will be main
during the remainder of this
u At the present rate of con-
ton. the most desirable of the held
will soon be used UP and more
made viii be required to supply
Mants of the trade.
| re is n fact quite a scarcity of low
suitable for bakers S both
fnd in New York, and this is one
WA ha-& E1.r-,-1-A ~ n. -
pate grades, say from 16 to IS cents,
the most plentiful, but these are
called for, and they will probably
pc moved off. Fine fresh creamery
all lots must command "a to %
IN order to leave any margin, and
Is need not be surprised if they
TO pay one cent nor shortly for
bice butter. The trend is that way.
NIL receipts of butter at Boston for
Meek we're 11,417 tubs and 1904
NJ a total of 502,S SAT pounds, against
Sb pounds the previous week, and
pounds for corresponding week
ear. This shows a slight gain over
Eeek previous, but a decreas1 as
hred with last year.
statement of the Quincy MlAket
Storage company for the week is
llows: Put in, 665 tubs; taken out,
tubs; stock, 99,474 tubs, against
IL tubs same time last year.
Rre was inquiry for fine fresh
rom Vermont and New Hampshire,
Fales YER made in tubs at % to 22h
Il and in boxes at % cents. This is
p cent better than could be obtained
week, but in order to obtain this the
'ty has to be of the highest grade of
Ember make. Only a small portion
h receipts come up to this standard,
Ehe bulk of the fresh butter remains
to 21h cents. There are some
5 of fresh western butter that COM
fully as high a price as northern,
"ery little of what comes here is of
#gheSt grade, because it can be sold
tter prices in other places. One of
Hrgest receivers says he has some
ne will not sell under % cents, but
- not a fair market quotation. The
of n fresh western Offering can
tught at q cents, and unless the
Ey is free from frosty defects buy
ne not willing to pay more than 21
E cent? The demand is not large
Pa to crowd the range higher than
IL cents for trade lots. Choice June
Hery has been in demand at 20 to
" its, and several round lots have
taken by New York parties at)2r--a
|eents. Ore or two lots in assorted
run up to 21h cents, but for the
pit 20 to p cents is all that a be
n as a regular selling rate. This
cent higher than last week. June
have been sought after, and sew
pts sold at IA cents. More are
IA at the same price.
Ire is a better feeling in the egg
1T, and both fresh and held stock
rnler. Desirable lots of selected
command % to "a cents, and a
Ancy run up to 25 cents. For the
Pr the receipts Of western Is to %
is the range. Refrigerator eggs
been more inquired for, with sales
to IA cents. Special marks are
1T 14k to Is cents. The cold stor-
took was reduced 1889 cases last
and stood at 80, 653 cases against
eases same time last year.
market for poultry rules quiet.
few choice northern turkeys are
d, and the right kind would COM
16 cents. There is a full supply
and 4a best are hard to sell
pr Is cents, while plenty of ord@ary
hfered at 10 to IL cents. Western
and chickens are dull at ~ to 10
htoes are meeting with a fair de-
at 20 to IS cents per bushel for
IN ard IS to 7S cents for western
Mountains. Some of the western
ktter than most of the eastern.
remain quiet at about previous
Hes are selling fairly at full prices.
est Baldwins command SO to 1925
RrreI. Cranberries are in light re-
hnd best command $3.50 to 81 per
II Fancy lots hold higher.
kSTON PRODUCE MARKET.