Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-07
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Market Little Weaker
Than Last Week.

Prices---Fine Product Is Coming In---
Prices---Eggs Still Low.
Boston. June 2.-The butter market has
lost the sUrong and active tone which
characterized it a month ago. and the
tendency is in buyers favor. Trade has
been slow and hardly enough business
has been done to test the situation.
Still there was no disposition to force
sales at any material decline and re-
ceivers were willing to wait for further
developments. The quality of butter
now coming in is of the best, and owners
will be disposed to store it rather than
accept much lower prices.
What is now most wanted by sellers
and buyers is q steady market on
reasonably low basis, so that those who
are disposed to operate for cold storage
can do so without fear of prices going
any lower. Nobody had any confidence
in the sharp advance of last week. and
the reaction this week is no more than
was expected. After a day or two
more, there is reason to look for an i'm
proved trade, if receivers will accept
the bids offered.
There is some inquiry for cold storage,
and several purchases have been made.
but the bulk of the buyers are unwilling
to take hold at any higher prices than
last year. Most of them expected to
get butter cheeper, because those who
carried stock last year found it hard to
get out whole. No money was made, at
least not enough to warrant any great
speculation this year, and for that reason
buyers are slow to respond to any adj
vance.
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blocked, both by the higher prices asked
and by the depressed condition of the
markets abroad. But there is a con-
flcent feeling that foreign outlet could
be secured if prices during June and
July could be kept on a low basis, as our
fresh grass creamery is pretty sure to
secure a position for itself when once
it's merits were fairly tested
Sixteen cents was a top selling price
for large lots of fine Northern creamery
in assorted sizes, and it would be hard
to get over 15k cents for round lots in
large tubs. Boxes sold to a moderate
extent at IL cents.
The finest Western cremery sold at
over 151a cents, with ash tub at Is cents
Lt ng lines at Is cents is considered high
enough for cold storage.
Jobbers held about the same prices as
quoted last week, because they did not
follow the extreme advance reported in
the West. Their business was based
on II to Is cents for tubs and 10 to 10
for boxes, with range up to 20 cents
on special makes.
There has been a fair demand for
cheese, and receipts are pretty we'll sold
Up, but prices continue to favor buyers,
IN sympathy with the decline in the
country. For choice lots here So to 8
cents IS a full rate, with a few fancy
brands at 91s cents.
At Utica large white sold at 10 to
IA cents, colored at rs to rs cents, the
ruling price being rs cents Market
active
At Little Falls, sales were 1900 boxes
for home trade, and export at ~ cents.
The Liverpool quotations dropped to
As shillings and pence, from AZ shiIIings
last week.
The Canadian market showed a fur
Their decline. Montreal was nominally
S12 to cents. Sales in the interior were
at 81s to 81a cents. The exports from
Montreal since the first of May foot up
S4,252 boxes, against so, 1852 boxes for the
same time last year.
Eggs continue in liberal receipt, and
prices rule low. Western were a lit
tie firmer, but it was hard to sell the best
at over 1015 cents. Fine selected lots
were held at IL cents. Good lots sold
at 10 cents. Eastern fresh ruled at 1917
to IL cents, and small lots at liz cents
The cold storage stock on Saturday was
94,919 cases, against 76 $40 cases same
time last year.
Beans, potatoes and other staple ar
ticles of produce have been in fair de-
rnand at about previous prices.