Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-21

title Change In Butter Situa-
ton From Last Week.

I'm Receipts-Cheese Ouiet-Eggs Firm.
Cattle Market.
Boston, June 16.-There is very little
hange in the butter situation from last
EEK. Prices are about the same, but
is not quite as much demand and
layers are disposed to look around be-
|Hnre paying the full price asked. Still,
|MHeeivers are not forcing business, and
|#h the lots left unsold are put into cold
|#NDrage- A large portion of the re-
|MRipts, TOO, are put away by the owners
Without being offered on the market.
This has a tendency to keep prices
|@Eeady in the face of a light demand,
|bnt it is doubtful how long prices can be
maintained without material improve
|mRnt in trade. A slight falling off in
'Mne receipts indicates that more butter
nan usual is being held back in the
|Mpuntry, but there is no reason to be-
|lAeve that the make will be any smaller
nan last year, and if it does not come
Harvard now it will at a later period, and
|perhaps cause some depression.
"A large portion of the receipts of
creamery were held above the
News of buyers and considerable were
|npt into cold storage. For such as
mere offered 16 cents was a full selling
rate, but some of the lots were broken
'up and distributed around at 161a cents
IEn fact it is almost useless to attempt
|tn quote the trade price of Northern
|Greamery at this time of year as the
|heaviest buyers secure their supplies in
lie country at a parity above the ruling
bate here, and what comes on the mar
&c is mainly for the jobbing trade.
For the general run of Western ex-
'ErR creamery Is to 151a cents was the
range in trade lots. This included large
ia tubs at Is and spruce tubs, assorted
Ef<es, at 151a cents. And only strictly
me quality brought these figures.
Jobbers do not give a favorable report
hi the market. They say that trade
AH light and that buyers run around
bod deal before purchasing. Many
mall buyers had a feeling that they
nnght to get goods lower than last week,
DDnt after canvassing around were will
Ing to give the asking rates, which were
A7 to is cents for the finest quality.
BBoxes and prints run up to is and 10
cents and occasionally to 20 cents.
Just at present Boston is about the
#pwest market in the country for cheese.
Tor nearly a week past it has been
&Rrd to sell the best Northern at over
II cents, and very little arriving from
Vermont has been sold for more than
IL cents in round lots. For fancy
makes 61b cents was asked with a few
'sbIes. Ohio flats sold slowly at cents,
nd very few Western were worth over
hat price.
At Little Falls, N. Y, sales were for
Export at cents, for home trade ~
Hents and most of the balance at IA
Eents.
At Utica most of the sales were at 77s
tp cents for large, and rs to 77s cents
or small.
The Canadian markets were some
'Hhat excited, and an advance of Il to
B cent was paid in various parts of the
dominion. Montreal was quite strong
hi S1a to SIS cents, but sales in the in
ERrior were made at S1a to So cents, and
Ispme holders asked cents.
Eggs were f1rmer, and choice fresh
Western sold at IL to liz cents, out
#ide for selected lots. Some talked as
Ugh as II cents, but this was an excep-
Ion. Fair to good plentiful at 1917 to
@034 cents. Eastern sold at IL to II
Eents.
IL Potatoes are in moderate supply, and
'Rst old sold at IS to 20 cents per BUSH
Hi. New Southern sold at SO to 81 per
IRrrel. Beans have ruled steady at
Nd prices. All kinds of new vegetables
re quite plentiful.
The apple season is about closed, but
here is variety of small fruit in the
Market, including cherries, berries,
beaches and apricots.