Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-07-18
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Buyers Still Refusing to
Pay an Advance.

staple Takes Eirmer Tone Under the In
auence of Reduced Receipts-scarcity
of Fresh Eggs Caused u Slight Advance
That Was Paid Readily.
Boston, July 13.-The weakness in
butter which was noticeable week
ago has disappeared, and those who
were looking for a decline in July have
about made up their minds that fine
creamery will not go any lower this
month. But as a larger proportion of
the receipts show hot weather defects,
q wider nnge must be quoted for that
unusually graded full extra, and for
that reason some lots can be purchased
at a lower price than a week or two
ago.
So far as the volume Of sales here
is concerned, there is no improvement
and buyers continue to operate as eau
tiously as ever. They are decidedly
opposed to paying any higher prices,
and good deal of the northern but
ter coming in continues to be put into
cold storage because it cannot be sold
at any profit cost in the country.
Buyers were willing yesterday to pay
IL cents for such lots of fine creamery
as were wanted, but when a higher rate
was asked they refused to operate except
in small way. Several fancy makes
were held above II cents, but in very
few cases could a round lot be moved at
over II cents. Boxes were taken a little
more freely at 171a cents when the quail
ity was all right, but some of the sur
plus carried over was cleaned up at IL
cents. Receivers are in hopes of being
able to establish a rate of 171A to Is cents
intc
out if receipts do not increase. Western
extra in large lots sold fairly at IL cents,
but the quality had to be free from hot
weather defects.
The receipts of butter at Boston for
the week were 36111 tubs and 1920
boxes, total weight of l. $50, POS pounds,
against 1.S69,922 pounds the previous
week and 1,S7S,276 pounds for the CORE
spending week last year. This shows
decrease of about 2OO 900 pounds as
compared with the week previous and
last year. For Monday and Tuesday
Of this week there is also a falling off
as compared with last year.
The statement of the Quincy Market
Cold Storage company for the week is
as follows: Put in, IL, SGT tubs; taken
out, 1122 tubs; stock 131, All tubs, against
1888 tubs same time last year. For
the corresponding week last year, q, 567
tubs were put in and 719 tubs taken
out. This shows a decrease in stock
Of 1896 tubs. The Eastern Cold Storage
company reports a stock of nearly $780,
600 pounds, or u, 900 tubs averaging 40
pounds each, which is about the aver
age weight of the tubs in the Quincy
company's warehouse, and this added
to the previous statement, would make
the total stock about 5000 tubs larger
than last year.
CHEESE, EGGS AND POTATOES.
Sales of choice northern cheese have
been at ~ to ~ cents, outside for
New York, small Sizes Occasional
fancy makes run up to cents. with
small sales, but it would be hard to
place a round lot of any kind at over
7k cents.
There was a scarcity of fresh eggs
tuesday, and IA cents was readily OBJ
tanned for the best western Some
fancy marks ran up to 1411a cents. Or
binary grades show II to 10 cents Fresh
eastern sold at 131s to 14A cents, and
fancy new laid higher. The stock in
cold storage was reduced 100 cases last
week, and stands at 137715 cases,
against 1882 cases same time last
year.
Beans have ruled quiet, with no ma
terial change in prices. Sales of choice
marrow pea at $1.2O per bushel. Yellow
eyes and red kidneys are dull and easy.
Potatoes have been in good demand,
with sales of choice at So per barrel and
receipts are kept up.
THE CEREALS.
The chamber of commerce committee
quotes prices as follows: Spring wheat
patents at s4.75@5.65; spring wheat
clears at $4@4.50; spring wheat straights
at Si.25@475; winter wheat patents at
S4.50@5.25; winter wheat straights at
S425@490; and winter wheat clears at
s4@4.65 per Dbl, as to quality These
prices cover the inside miller's and
the outside jobbers prices. New win
ter wheat flour is offered at Is to Csc a
Dbl less than the above prices for old
flour.
The market for corn is dull and lower.
Spot supplies have been reduced to 4Oc
asked for No on the track, and 391ac
for steamer yellow, with few buyers at
these or any other prices.
Bran is quiet at $12.75 for spring and
S14. @14.25 for winter Cottonseed meal
at S22 per ton, to arrive, and linseed meal
at SIG.
Choice good hay in fair demand at
S15@17 per ton. Common grades dull
and in large supply. Rye straw at
5000, and oat straw at s7@7.5O per ton.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
The beef situation is scarcely as firm
as expected early in the week. 1t is
pIain that a lack of demand has taken
some of the strength out of the market,
which strength was purely worked up
from the standpoint of the owners of
beef in the west. Quotations are easier