Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-01
IN HUB MARKET
Butter Buyers F5ol,ing Of For
Lower Prices.

In Price and Excellent In Quality =
Eggs Reported Firmer-Demand For
Turkeys and Fowl.
Boston, Oct. 27.-Never before in the
History of the butter trade has Boston
Jagged so persistentIr behind other
cities, and the only apparent reason is
that dealers are using held stock in
stead of fresh made, at a difference in
price Of two to three cents. The home
consumption seems to be as large as
ever, but while there is such q heavy
stock of choice summer butter here to
draw from, people will use it rather
than follow the west in it's upward
course. Either prices must come down
or receipts here will run so small that
our dealers will be compelled to pay
as full price as other places. The best
of the cold storage will soon be used
at the present rate of consumption, and
the people must either stop eating fine
butter or pay the average market price
for il. Every receiver of fresh-made
butter reports a slow trade. While all
ask full prices, most are willing to shade
a little in order to clean up. 1t may be
difficult for country shippers TO realize
such a state of affairs, but if they were
on the spot they would soon be con-
WINGED that an asking price is one thing
and a selling price another.
The receipts for the week were H.,
454 tubs and 1906 boxes, d total OF
77O,1S2 pounds, against 739,9S1 pounds
the previous week and 769,27S pounds
for corresponding week last year. This
shows a slight increase as compared
with last week and last year, but it is
mainly in the northern make which is
ioTI frN7.
ern invoices are gradually falling off.
The cold storage statement is as fol-
lows: Put in, 27O6 tubs; taken out, II, Ill
tubs; stock. 1872, 624 tubs, against 1856, 654
tubs same time last year. For the cor
responding week last year 1413 tubs
were put in and 1914 tubs taken out.
Nearly all the butter now coming out
is for home consumption. Last year a
large portion of it was for export.
Il am trying to get % cents for tubs
and q cents for boxes replied a large
dealer in northern in answer to inquiry,
but have made only few small sales
at those figures. ] don't think I could
get over 221A cents for tubs or % cents
for boxes if I went out to find buyer
Other receivers of fresh northern talked
in the same strain, and intimated that
they could not sell as readily as last
the full asking rates. With New York at
2315 cents, and E1gin and Chicago at %
cents. it does seem as if this market
should be higher, but not being a buyer
nor a seller we have to report the figures
as given by people in the business. a
few hold for % cents.
Eggs have gained strength on choice
fresh stock, and fine Michigan sold at
49, to 1879 cents, with few marks at &c
cents. But a large portion of the west
ern arriving are still off quality, and
range from IS to Is cents Fresh eastern
command 10 to q cents, and fancy new
laid go higher. The cold storage state
ment is as follows: Put in, 1915 cases;
taken out, 1852 cases; stock, 6O,815 cases,
against 43,143 cases corresponding week
last year.
Beans show no Improvement, and
prices continue more or less in favor OF
buyers. There continues to be q large
supply of potatoes, and best eastern
hebrons rule at IS to 20 cents per bushe1.
All kinds Of green vegetables are plen-
tiful and low.
Apples are in full supply, and only
fancy grades command full prices Most
sales at 81 to SO per barrel. The mild
weather makes receivers anxious to
clean UP the fall stock. Pears, grapes
and cranberries continue plentiful
Dressed poultry is attracting more at
tention. Turkeys are inquired for, and
the few lots coming in sell at II to IL |
cents per pound. Strictly choice would |
command IS cents. Choice northern |
chickens command Is to II cents but |
the poor stock which comes into com /
petition with western run down tc
about 10 cents. Nice fowls command
IL to 1214 cents.
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
Pork-Pork and lard are steady: Bar
rel pork, SIS; light backs, 81 rs: lear
ends, SIG; fresh ribs, Sc; corned and |
fresh shoulders, &c; smoked shoulders,
ne; hams, 914@912cc: skinned 3 hams,
912c; SauSages, see; sausage meat, 71bGG !
S1ac; lard, 51zc; in pals, 6@615c; pure leaf |
lard. Sc; pals, S14@Sa4c.
Muttons and LambS-Lambs and NUT
tons are pretty firm, with muttons e1hc
higher: Spring lambs, 9Q91ac; Brighton |
and fancy, S12@10c; muttons SAFE; |
yearlings, 5@615c; Brighton and fancy
muttons, 7QSc; veals, $3.50; fancy an6
9Q10c.
Potatoes-Potatoes are steady, witt.
the market well sustained on good stock
Sweet potatoes are firm: Western, SO
660c; p. Z. I. and New Brunswick. 500
65c65c; Houlton hebrons, 70@73c; very
faeny, 75c.
ddy-H2y continues quiet with prices
little changed. Straw is dull and noni-
nal Millfeed is easy: Good to choice hay,
S14G16; fancy, SIG 50; rye straw S11012
POultry-Poultry is steady: Fresh
chickens. 13@15c; fancy, 1701Sc; fowls.
Hole; iced chickens, 915@12c; fowls,
S99c.
Beef-Beef is selling pretty we'll, with
out changes in prices: Steers, rosie:
9@1O1ac; forequarters
96c.
Meal-Cornmea1 is unchanged, though
corn is easier. Oatmeal and the cereals
are unchanged.
Butter-The butter market is nrmer.