Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-24
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Is Slow and Lower
Than Last Week.

Receipts Expected to Increase Next Week.
New Grass Product sIsigins to Arrive.
Cheese Remains Steady-Eggs Firm.
Other Products Nominal.
Boston, May 19.-The butter market is
still more or less in buyers favor, but
the indications are that the bottom will
soon be struck and that steadier tone
Will be developed. A large portion of
this weeks receipts show grass flavor,
and next week most of the receipts will
probably be full grass stock. This will
lead to storage operations both here and
III the interior, and provide a means of
taking care of the surplus make.
Prices are now down to a point that
leaves little or no profit to the butter
makers, and if the production is not
materially increased they may be kept
from going any lower. On this mat
ter, however, it is not safe to make any
positive prediction, because values are
subject to various conditions, and the
course OF the market one year is no
criterion for another A safe policy
would be to keep prices low enough, for
month or two, so as to enable ex-
porters to send off to foreign markets
portion of the surplus June make.
This would be likely to brace UP prices
later in the season.
The indications are that more atten-
ton than heretofore will be given this
year to the expectation of fresh made
butter. The statistics for the past trade
year show that the production was con-
siderably more than enough to supply
the nome consumption, and that if large
quantities had not been taken for
foreign markets there would have been a
heavy stock to carry over.
For the finest lots of Vermont and New
Hampshire creamery in assorted size
tubs, the asking price was Is cents, and
a few popular brands were sold at that
rate, but as a rule buyers were not will
ing to- pay over 10 to 1914 cents, and re-
ceivers who had more than enough to
supply regular customers We're glad to
accept that. In fact it was hard to get
over 10 cents in the open market
Northern creamery in boxes was not
over plentiful, and sales were made at 1
cent more than for tubs, say at 161h to
II cents, in trade lots. Just at this time
when everybody is buying close in order
not to have much stock in hand when
full grass comes along, there is a better
demand for boxes than for tubs and this
may continue for another week or two.
Some of the Western receipts this week
are of very fine flavor, and sold at Is
cents, IN assorted spruce tubs, but other
Western which usually grade extra was
not salable at over IA to 141a cents.
In jobbing way there was a fair trade
on the basis of IL to Is cents for the fin
est creamery, which leaves only a small
margin Of profit, but where there is close
competition lower rate may be made
Although easier markets are reported
at other points, there is not enough good
cheese here to cause any decline The
new make from Vermont is coming in
rather poor. Choice lots command 1917
to l112 cents, and the popular brands sell
as fast as they arrive. Trade generally
is light
At Little Falls, N. Y, on Monday. 1000
boxes of cheese were sold. of which 1000
boxes were for home trade Small sizes
sold at 10 cents, large colored cheddars
at 9A cents, and white at go cents. At
Utica 400 boxes were sold. including
large colored at 914t 93s cents. white at
9as to 92s cents. Ruling price for large
Sss cents, and for small 1035 cents.
The Canadian cheese markets were
opened last week and sales were mostly
at 913 to 9s4 cents. Montreal was quiet
at 95s to 97s cents. Exports since the
opening of navigation up to close of last
week were 39.450 boxes, against so. S39
boxes same time last year The pro-
duction of cheese in Canada WILL it is
expected, be fully as large as last year.
and the prosperous times in England are
favorable for large consumption there.
The egg market has been quiet and
sales have been mostly. on the basis of
1917 to 10A cents for best Western. For
selected lots II cents is an extreme sell
ing price. Fresh Eastern ruled at II
to 111a cent? though in a large way it is
hard to get -er II cents. Receipts have
been quite large.
In beans, potatoes and other produce
there has been very little change. White
beans continue hard to sell at over So
cents per bushel. Choice apples are
running scarce, and nice russets COM
mand 81 per barrel.