Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-10
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter In Light Supply and
Tone Steady. 800


Unchanged-old Cheese All Gone.
Beans Firm-CattIe and Produce.
Boston, May 5.-The butter market
started off this week with light sup
plies and a fairly steady tone, but with
increased receipts. A declining ten
dency has been developed which may re-
suit in lower prices before the week is
out. But receipts are still light for the
season, and the make in all dairy Sec
lions seems to be about two weeks later
than last year.
Sales of fine Northern creamery in as
sorted size tubs were made at 171s cents,
and this was the highest trade price
that could be obtained. Lots not fully
up in quality were offered freely at IL
cents and some were sold lower. Boxes
and prints were in better demand than
last week and best sold at Is cents, but
this was a full price.
For the finest Western creamery in
assorted sizes II was hard to find buy
ers at over IL cents. Certain popular
brands were sold at 177a cents, such as
were sold a week ago at Is cents but the
indications were that it will be hard to
sell any more al over 161a to II cents
this week. Firsts were slow at Is to 16
cents, and may haveIto be put lower in
order to clean UP. But it is useless to
make any predictions as the market is
in very uncertain condition, and if re-
ceiptS should increase much, a drop Of
1 to cents would not be a surprise.
Nearly all the stock of old cheese has
been disposed o., and receipts are run
ming entirely on new, which are selling
at 10 to IL cents, with an occasionally
fancy brand at liz cents. The demand
is limited, and only small lots are taken.
The old stock cleaned up at IL to 121A
cents.
There has been no material change in
the egg market for a week past Re-
ceipts have fallen off a little, but the
market has been kept we'll supplied
Sales of choice Western ruled at 10 to
10A cents, and selected lots for cold stor-
age at 1912 cents. Some of the latter
are held at IL cents. Sales of fresh
Eastern at 101s to II cents Inferior
grades range from to 9A cents
Beans are held with more firmness,
but it, is hard to make sales at any ad-
vance. Choice marrow pea are not Of
fered at less than 80 cents per bushel
Maine hebron potatoes continue in de-
mand, and command As to 48 cents per
bushel, but other kinds of old are slow
att 35 to 40 cents. New Southern pota-
toes are arriving and selling at $3.50 to
$3.50 per barrel. The market is we'll sup
piled with new Southern vegetables.
The maple sugar season is closed and
most of the stock is out of receivers
hands. Sugar was sold at to s cents
per pound, and strip at 40 to so cents per
gallon.
There is still a fair jobbing trade I'm
grass seeds, and prices are without ma
terial change Dealers quote prices for
small lots as follows: Timothy. 81 As to
$1.75 per bushel; red top $2.75 to 81 per
sack; clean red top, Is to Is cents per
pound; alsyke clover, 81h to II cents red
clover, 71s to 10 cents; white clover, IA
to 16 cents per pound.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Sheep and Lambs-The arrivals Of this
stock from the New England states were
exceedingly small, but the Western con-
slgnments were unusually strong. The
total receipts of this stock were more
than double the amount on the market
last week. Prices took Slight drop
from those received last week. and the
sales were correSpOndingly SLOW
Northern and Eastern Beef Cattle
small supply on the market a fair
demand and generally steady prices.
The general run of this stock sold at
AZ and 5k cents per pound. Cows
brought and 4 cents per pound; bulls,
21A and cents per pound; mich COWS,
$25 and $50 per head.
market. The entire arrivals were con-
signed to the export trade.
Veal Ca1ves-The prices were about
the same as last week, the stock aver
aging and Az cents per pound.
Hogs-The usual amount on hand and
the same steady prices. Dressed hogs
sold for cents per pound.
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
Pork-Pork and lard are unchanged, |
with a quiet trade: Barrel pork, 81 so;
light backs, SO rs; lean ends, $13; fresh
ribs, SIC; corned and fresh shoulders |
71hc; smoked shoulders, Sc; hams, $40 |
10Ac; skinback hams, 10Ac; lard, SC; in |
pals, A@5Ac; city dressed hogs, 6@6Ac; |
country, &c.
Meal-Cornmeal is steady, with oat-
meal quiet: Barrel cornmeal, 81 5O@1 55;
bag meal, 66@68c; yellow granuIated, |
81 10; rolled and ground oatmeal So 20 |
@3 60 per bb1 cut, So 60@4; graham meal |
1904 60; rye fiour.$2 SO@3; rye 5S@65c per |
bushel.
Oats-Oats continue steady on choice |
grades, with the spot market very quiet: |
Clipped, 40 to AZ 10. to arrive all rail, 1914 |
@30c; 38 to 40 Id, 28@2SAc; So to SO 10, Pig |
2sc; So to 81 ID, 271a @27%c; "a to sc ID, 26Z |
2714c; 80 H. 26@26hc
Potatoes-Potatoes are firm. with a |
better demand: Hebrons, 4S@5oc; rose,
45@48c: green mountains 35638c: white |
stars, 33@35c; double head sweets, 81 so
oil 60; southern new sweets, 81 5OO1 rs.
Muttons and ADMINISTRATIONS and
lambs continue easy: Lambs, springers,
$4@7; fall lambs, 1890 for good to choice;
Brighton and fancy, 81 @97zc yearlings,
41k@71kc; veals, 5@7c; fancy, S@S1kc.
Apples-Apples are in better request,
with the market a. little firmer: Bald
wins, 81 25@1 so; strictly fancy. ST rs;
spies, 81 50@2; russets, 81 SCOT Is. Small
and jobbing lots bring higher prices.
Poultry-Poultry is quiet and rather
Easy: Turkeys, 12@13c; fancy. 131kc;
western chickens, 9@13c; fowls. 8@1Oc:
geese, 9@10c; ducks, 10@12c; capons, Ii
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