Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-01-17

Butter Prices East Given Set.
back by Decline Elsewhere.

Strange and extraordinary Falling OF
In Exports From IsostGA Poor Quality
of Fresh Make-stoc,1 of Spring Eggs
Cleaned Up.
Boston. On. 12.-Butter receipts ur
10 close of the week were cleaned uI
here and the conditions were favorable
Tor steady trade all through the week
#hntiI decline at other places was an
bounced. Receivers were not disposed
&o lower their prices much, but, OF
&ourse, they will have to yield somewhat
III prices in the other markets keep low
md a settling down of about cent here
n hay be the result. Nobody wants to hold
HE butter now coming in, and if sup
NbIies should increase buyers would
Naturally have the advantage. 1t was
Supposed up to Saturday that there
Mould be no more butter received in
&ither New York or Boston than could
&asily be taken care of, but the unex.
bected has happened, and trade will be
Restricted until confidence is restored.
Dur receipts last week were less thar
The week previous and last year. Sc
FAR this year they are running light, and
$vere we not influenced by other places
prices here could be maintained; but the
butter markets Of the east and west are
united by bond of sympathy, and what
effects one is sure to be felt in al the
others.
The receipts for the week were 1876
hubs and 1852 boxes, a total of $685. S5
bounds, against 641, lis pounds the pre-
kious week and 607,9 25 pounds for CORE
Spending week last year. The exports
from Boston for the week were only zoe
bounds to the provinces, against 185, 075
bounds the corresponding Heek last year
Since the first of May there has been a
Falling off III export from Boston of 400,-
poo pounds.
The statement of the Quincy Cold
Storage company for the week is as fol-
\ lows: Put in, 1872 tubs; taken out, 1859
hubs; stock, 1920 tubs, against So, 46l
tubs same time last year. For the cor
II Responding week last year 625 tubs were
put in, 9417 tubs taken out. The cold
Storage stock is now only 624O tubs less
Than last year. In September the stock
was about 10000 tubs less than the year
previous.
The decline outside was a surprise to
=,
WAS inclined to operate. All were para
lived for the time being, and could not
be reused into action. Receivers of fine
fresh Vermont and New Hampshire
creamery were not disposed to accept
less than p cents for assorted tubs, or
221s to % cents for boxes, and some
small sales were made on that basis but
this rate was above the views of buyers,
limo 70
p and p cents for the best. Western re-
feivers were in a maze of doubt. and
while they asked 81 to % cents, most OF
Them would have accepted q cents were
there any bids. The quality of the fresh
make continues to run poor and but little
pf it can be graded as extra For most
bf this 10 to 20 cents would be a full price
There is no material increase to note
In the volume of the cheese trade. but
the market maintains an improved tone,
and there is a confident feeling that the
demand will soon increase.
The egg market has toned down a
little and prices are easier than last
week but the supply Of really fresh
stock is still small. Selected western
are worth p to % cents, though it is
hard to find any good enough to COM
nand the outside price. Fall held were
1uiet at IL to 10 cents. The stock o.
spring eggs is about all cleaned out
Sales were at Is to 16 cents. Lined eggs
were slow at IA to Is cents. The stock
n cold storage on Saturday was 1855
Eases, against 4425 cases same time last
year.
Beans have been in light receipt anc
marrow pea are firm at S1.15 per busheI,
and choice mediums are scarce at s.. 90.
Best yellow eyes and red kidneys are
Iuiet and firm.
Choice baldwin apples are firrner. and
-ancy lots command $3.50 per barrel.
Most sales at 50 to 81.
Choice turkeys are selling a little mora
freely, and command II to IL CENTS
: mere are plenty OF fa1r to good at 10 to II
'eHIS- ChckenS and fowls are in liberia,
supply and selling we'll
New York, Jan. 12-Tallow steady
Country, SIS @3s4c.