Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-15
HUB MARKE TS.
Butter Is Steadier, Owing to
Light Receipts.
No Demand Fer Export--Prices I'm
changed Cheese Dull-Eggs Drop In
Price Other Products Lower.

changed Cheese DuII-Eggs Drop In
Price other Products Lower.
Boston, March 10.-The butter market
light receipts, but trade continues ex-
tremely quiet and no advance can be
obtained. Buyers are more cautious
is steadier than last week owing to
than usual, and only the finest grades
clean up readily. Other kinds continue
more or less IN buyers favor.
The western markets hold at last
weeks prices because there is little or
no Increase in the make, but the gen
eral opinion is that prices will ease off
just as soon as supplies begin to ac-
cu1nuia-e. York noIds steady from
the same cause, and it may run along
a week or two more without much of
change.
The export demand, which would be a
source of strength, has entirely dropped
off, and shipments are now down to very
small proportions. Latest advices do
not give any promise of an increased
foreign demand later, at least not until
prices Of fine fresh butter are lower than
at present.
Fine fresh receipts from Vermont and
| New Hampshire sold at 20 to 81 cents,
/ and all in assorted size tubs cleaned up
pretty WELL Only strictly fancy brought
/ Fl cents, and as this grade was a small
portion of the receipts, most of the sales
were at 20 to 201a cents.
Fine fresh limitations were in fair de-
/ Iuand at Is to II cents, and choice ladies
| at 13 to IA cents, but the supply of these
was limited, and common grades sold
much lower. Old ladies rule at about
| 10 cents, when wanted. Small lots of
choice June creamery sold at IL to IS
cents, but little of this stock is offered
on the market, most Of what remains
being owned by small dealers.
Jobbers were selling at same prices as
last week. The range for best was % to
% cents, with perhaps firmer feeling
Oh finest in small tubs, which was
rather short Generally speaking how
ever, there was no great scarcity of any
kind, and sellers were enabled to meet
wants of customers.
The only change to note in the cheese
market is that buyers are not operating
as freely as they were short time ago
| and that the export trade is rather tame
Holders mere are strong as ever in their
| views and are not offering the best fall
| lots under II to 127a cents. Sales range
from II to 1215 cents as to quality.
Eggs have been on the decline, under
the influence of increased receipts, and
| were sold at 1919 cents, the regular trade
! price Tor the best fresh western On
| Monday there was a large business at
1212 to 13 cents and the demand yester-
day was fair, but quite as good as on the
day previous. These low prices have in
creased the consumption and a free
movement may be exepcted during the
| remainder OF the month Eastern gen
orally command 1 cent more than west
ern, but just at present there is little or
no difference, the quality of the western
being all that could be desired
Beans continue dull and weak, ana
garge lots are hard to SELF at IS to 90
cents per bushel, including choice mar
row pea and mediums Extra yellow
eyes are quoted at $1.10 to $115 for lots
as wanted, but carloads could hardly he
placed at 81. Red kidneys nominaIIv
S1.10 to $3.50 per bushel.
Low prices continue to be the rule for.
potatoes, and the best Maine hebrone
are not salable at over 40 cents per
bushel. Other kinds range from 80 to 50
cents. Onions have been arriving from
the west, and only very choice natives
command So to 1925 per barrel
Choice western fowls and chickens
are selling little more freely at from
to 10 cents per pound but the frozen
stock has not yet begun to move. Fancy
fresh northern command II to Is cents.
but very few coming in.
The apple trade is fair, but there is q
large supply here, and it is hard to place
consignment at a reasonable price. es-
pecially If they are not strictly first
class. Fancy baldwins are worth s.. 25
per barrel bat most coming in are not
salable at over 60 cents to 81 per barrel.
LIVE STOCK MARKET
Noftnern and Eastern Beef Cattle-The
supply was very light, and the demand
was such mat drovers who had beef
cattle on sale had their faces wreathed
jn smiles and whitfield pine knots. while
/ buyers were in the pens looking the
stock over. Values We're advanced from
II to ss cents per pound.
Mich Cows and Springers-Th offer
lngs for the day We're lighter than last
week The demand did not come up
to the expectations of the selling inter
eStS.
Veal Calves-The receipts were light,
with fair demand. Values were favor
able to the selling interests. The quail
ity of the offerings was not as good as
those Of last week.
Sheep and Lambs-It took much
persuasion to make a sale, buyers not
being very anxious to purchase as
dressed carcasses are not bringing prices
Which warrant them in buying at values
demanded by the selling interests
western Beef Cattle-The receipts fol
the week were consigned to home
slaughterers. No sales noted.
SWlne-W eStern consigned to Slaugh-
terers. Home and country fed hogs
sold at AZ cents per pound dressed
weight.
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
Porlz-Pork products are firm al
stronger prices: Barrel pork, SO: lean
ends, $12 so; fresh ribs, 7c; sausages. Z
@71ae: corned and fresh shoulders 7c,
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