Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-12-20
HUB MARKETS.
er Stocks Steadily Reduced
and Outlook IS Fair.

: Forced TO Sell at Close Margins
Did Customers-Cold Spell Needed
rengthen Egg Market.
Ion. Dec. 15.-The butter situation
her tame, and the tendency is more
N or of buyers than Of sellers. A re-
seems 10 have set in in New York
i west, where prices are half to one
over than a week ago. So far,
s no material decline here, because
III time were our prices as high as in
her places; but the reaction has
buyers rather cautious and has
M the vim out of the market.
closing weeks of the year are
Is quiet in the butter trade, and
may G be much activity unit
the turn of the year. Poultry will
III most attention next week, and
# butter market holds its own it will
ding well. Consumption is fair,
81 are being steadily reduced and the
sk generally is encouraging. Of
the weather in January will be
E portant factor, for if there should
Id winter the make would in
faster than if there were heavy
il and severe frosts.
receipts of butter for The week
III 10, 626 tubs and 1880 boxes, a total
n O69 pounds, against 500, S47 pounds
1revious week and 5S4,51 pounds for
Corresponding week last year. This
HI a slight increase as compared
he week previous, but a decrease
impaired Withlast year. The exports
,, 944 pounds, against 81, sos pounds
a rrespOnding week last year, and
tptaI for the season is 2,274, 766
ls, against 2,47S,S31 pounds for the
time last year. TL+aatement of
quincy Market Cold Storage COM
fort the week is as follows: Put in,
II BIS; taken out, 1861 tubs; stock,
tubs, against 103, 1862 tubs same time
GEAR. For the corresponding week
year 741 tubs were put in and 12,217
We're taken out.
#ftly fine fresh Vermont and New
Rshire creamery has been held at
II % cents in assorted tubs, and 231A
in boxes. Buyers looked for a de-
and refused to operate except in a
way. Sales were made at 221h to
pts in tubs and % t 23A cents in
y, but at the close buyers were not
Is to pay nor than the inside
). Grades not fully up had to be
ID lower.
stern creamery a a rule was slow
G- A Eau- Tn+c IF tho Hf1I1-+ o-,-o -
billed out to customers at % cents,
|or lots on The market it was hard
L owe % cents, and they had to be
good at that. The proportion of
fine butter now coming in from
lection is quite small and the bulk
r receipts is more or less wintry.
bps q to % cents would cover most
western creamery offered. Fresh
fiCns st Is to II cents were in fair
End, and June ladies' at II to Is cents
wanted. These grades have u
v and they are likely to be scarce
pme time to come. June creamery
peen selling moderately at 20 to 81
but there is not the call for it that
was last week. Holders are not
hg sales, being confident that all
De- wanted later.
Pbers had a good trade last week,
worked off a liberal quantity of
at % to % cents. They are sell
tt the same prices this week, but
S are not SO willing to pay the out
tate. Jobbers have to sell on very
margins in order to hold their Gus
IRE has been no Improvement in the
knd for cheese, but holders are
p in their views, and there is no
s1tlon TO force sales at any conces-
1ice selected lots of eggs from
igan, Indiana and parts of Illinois
sold at % to "a cents, but the bulk
f supplies under the head Of west
Rnge from Is to % cents, as to quail
lIhey are largely mixed with held
Fresh eastern will command rs
fents, if all right, and fancy lots go
F., but here as in western the con-
hents ri mixed and prices are a
lance Refrigerator lots were quiet
10 Il cents. A cold spell is needed
Fengthen the market. The cold
Se stock was reduced last week
Eases, and stands at 28,583 cases.
lst 1925 cases for corresponding
last year.
d and wet weather has a depress-
feet on the poultry trade, and prices
very low. For the best western
eys IS cents is a full price. and for
offered 10 to II cents is the rate.
5 and chickens are plentiful, and
sales have been at s to 10 cents, with
fancy at II to IA cents.
1ice potatoes from New York state
up to so cents per bushel at the
but for most of the eastern 20 to
nts is an extreme rate. Beans quiet
Easy.
= apple market maintains a steady
Receipts have been meeting a
~ sale. and choice baldwins are
sold up at S2.75 to 1925 e barrel.
non TO good grades ange from 81. so
Some fancy varieties run I'D to
and 81.
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.