Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Continues Firm With
Best Grades Scarce.

Receipts Are Light Prices Remain I'm
changed : Egg Supply Largely Increased
Produce.
Boston, March 24.-The conditions of
the butter market are about the same as
last week. Receipts show no material
increase, and all desirable grades are
kept cleaned Vi. Strictly fancy lots of
creamery continue scarce, and for such
very full prices are obtained, but no
general advance can be quoted, as trade
is still light and receivers do not want
to see any accumulations.
Although the market is in healthy
condition, it is not quite satisfactory to
jobbers, who find it hard to get much
over the wholesale price. They quote
q to % cents for finest northern, but
they sometimes have to sell at 81 to %
cents in order to hold a customer. If
trade were brisk they would get cent
or two more.
For the finest lots of Vermont and
New Hampshire creamery there was no
trouble in getting 201a to p cents, and
several receivers were short at that.
Most of the creameries sent in little
gate the increase was small compared
with a year ago. Receipts from north
ern New York increased slightly, but
very little of the butter from that sec
ton is good enough to command over 20
cents Maine creamery is hard to SELL
at over 10 cents.
For the finest western 10 to 20 cents
was the ruling rate, and several re-
ceivers said they were sold up as clean
as whistle A few fancy brands were
sold at Il cents, in small packages but
these We're the exception. Buyers found
about all they wanted at 10 to 20 cents
Next best grades sold fairly at II to 18
cents, but common grades were slow
Strictly choice limitations were scarce,
and worth Is cents and over, but most
on the market Is to IA cents was a f1l11
selling rate.
Choice cold storage butter was sought
after, but very little could be found.
The bulk of what remains is of a med
ium and low grade and ranges from Is
cents down.
The cheese market pursues the even
tenor OF its way, with no indication of
change one way or the other. Buy
ers supply their wants at II to 1917 cents
for best fall, and II to 111h cents for fair
to good. The Liverpool quotation has
held at 81 shillings and pence for a week
past, with little more encoura cling ad
vices.
The active season for eggs has al
rived, and the market is attra citing a
great deal of attention. Receipts are
large, and prices are as low as in March
last year, but still there is no very heavy
buying here. Dealers are taking freelv
Tor current consumption, but have not
yet begun to operate for cold storage to
any extent
The best marks of Western were sold
at 1919 cents, and some from Southern
q and Southwestern points at 10 cents.
q Large quantities of beans continue to
arrive and there is no chance for an
improvement in prices. While 85 TO g0
cents continue to be quoted for choice
marrow pea and mediums BUYERS are
indifferent about bidding over so cents.
A large stock is held here at higher
rates Extra yellow eyes are quiet at
81 to $l-l0, and red kidneys at S1.1O to
$l.30 per bushel
Potatoes are doing a little better thar,
last week, when it was hard to sell best
Maine hebrons at over SO cents. Sales
were made at 40 cents, but that was the
highest for carloads. Other kinds sold
at 80 to 80 cents. Supplies of Southern
vegetables are steadily increasing and
prices take g wide range.
The spring weather has started the
grass seed trade and dealers are pre-
pairing for an active season. Prices do
not vary much from last year and deal
ers quote as follows: Timothy. 81 AZ to
$l.fo per bushel; red top, 1915 to 81 per
sack; clean red top, Is to Is cents pei
pound; alsyke clover, 81a to II cents: red
clover, ~ to 10 cents; white clover ID
to Is cents per pound
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Northern and Eastern beef cattle
The supply of cattle was fair and the
quality ordinary. Only a few extra good
cattle We're among the arrivals
DroVers nearly all made efforts TO
boom prices but found that buvers were
not tempted to pay any higher prices
than they did week ago. At the close
of the market, however, it was evident.
taking the quality into consideration
that cattle brought from / to IL cents
more than a week ago.
Mich COWS and Springers-The supply
was somewhat larger than last week.
and drovers did not feel encoura ged at
the outlook. There were only a few
buyers on the market, and the low prices
paid drOvers had a discoura ginsr effect
A few sales were made, prices ranging
from $45 to $50.
Veal calves-The supply was larger
tnan a week ago: The quality in the
aggregate was fair, and the prices were
fully up to last weeks standard.
Western beef cattle-The arrivals for
the week were exceedingly light, and
were consigned to home slaughterers.
None were offered on sale at the mar
ket.
Swine-5A cents per pound, dressed
weight, is the quotation
Sheep and lambs-The arrivals were
very small. The market was dull all
week at unchanged prices
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET
RRPf-RQaf G nd
that trade is a good deal checked. TT g
range on steers is from ~ to S1ac. though
the higher price is very hard to- obtain
Good cows are quoted a 6@7c.