Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-12-05
IN HUB. MARKETS.
Strictly Fine Quality Butter Is
Less Plentiful.
Cheese Has "A Promising
Gain >treng h Potatoes Dull Very
Low If ceS For Poultry.

Boston, Nov. 3O.-The butter market
has not developed many new features
since last week. The heavy snow
storm ana severe weather in most of the
dairy districts north and west have
changed conditions a little and have
restricted supplies for the time being,
but what effect the winter weather will
have on the market later on remains
to be seen.
Western authorities state that the
cows will be better housed and better
fed, and that the production of butter
will be increased and the quality i'm
proved. In northern and eastern sec
lions the quality of the product may be
improved a little. but the production
will not he as large as during the fall
months.
During the next two months the finest
fresh butter is likely to come from the
west, and prices there may have more
influence here than they have had for
some time past. Still there is no in
dication of any material advanc in
his market, except that strictly fancy
quality is scarce and more sought after.
The great majority of the buyers are
satisfied with the liberal stock, which
is selling here at about 2 cents lower
than at other points.
The only people who reported a frn1er
market were those in control of the new
fancy creanaeries, which have regular
customers at 211A to % cents. But the
bulk of the receivers say that these
should not be quoted in a regular trade
way. For most of the butter arriving
20 to p cents is a full selling rate, as the
quality has all the defects of butter
made at this time of year. 1t may be
graded firSts and extra, DR. good to
choice, but it certainly is not wha a real
extra should be. Creamery men who
go to the trouble and expense of MAX
ing a fancy grade can command an ex-
IRENE price, but even this is not as high
as quoted in other places.
The egg market has gained strength
the past two days, and strictly fresh
western have been in demand at "a to %
cents, with some special marks at 26
cents. Ordinary grades are slow at
20 to % cents. Refrigerator stock has
been in sod request, with sales at 16
to II cents, and some choice lots were
sold yesterday at Is cents. Cold stor-
age stock was reduced last week about
$500 cases, and stands at 81, 1854 cases,
against ?6.ef1 cases same time last year.
Beans are frmer and higher, with the
IIldIh eIS I'LL here LII III the GULL
try decidedly stronger. Prices are ad-
vanced on some varieties. Carload lots,
pea, $1.35@1.371A; medium, $1.37h; ye'-
low eyes, $1.6O@165;, red kidneys. $3.50
100: California small white, 81 1902
California Lima, 4@5c per lb; jobbing,
1Oc more.
There is a, quiet market for apples,
with prices steady: Gravensteins, $50
$50; Tolman sweets, $2.5003; pound
sweets, s2.75@3; Ba1dwins, $2.5O@3; green
ings, $2.5O03; SHOWS, $2.5003.5O; spies, 81
@3; Kings, $500; No. 2, all varieties, $1.5O
az per Dbl; jobbing and retail, 5O@S1
Pears are still coming out of cold
storage in a small way, and sell at a
wide range at $1.50@3.5 so, according to
quality.
There is a firm market for native |
Pony Concords sell at 12@15c, |
with Niagaras at 1Sc and Catawbas at
lac. Malaga grapes are firm at 5000
per Dbl in a jobbing way.
There are some California grapes still
offering. Tokays jobbing for $2.25@2.5 so; |
$2.25@2.5O; Muscats, $1.75@2
and Veruellis. s1.75@2.
Some Florida are coming in,
and are jobbing at $4@5. Jamaica or |
. 1SPA(hNA' 49, oN wy pCA ~ LIN
So. 50@4.25 per bx.
C~ranberrie are easier at S5@6.50 per
and $1.25@1.75 per crit.
The potato market is dull, with prices
steady and unchanged: Aroostook and
hebrons and whites, 53@55c per
bush; Green mountains, 60c; northern, |
4O@45c; Virginia sweet, $4,000 per bbl; |
double heads, 5 1.25@1.50.
Onions are firm at S1.25@1.75 per Dbl
for native, with Spanish at s1@1.1O per
crt. BY the bush natives are sold at
Cabbages job at 5o@75c per Dbl.
Squashes still sell at low prices by the
ton, at S10@12 per ton, and at $4,000 per
Dbl.
Turnips are firm, with French white at
s1.25 per Dbl. Common yellow sell at
75@S5c per Dbl; white. 35@40c per bush. |
40@45c per bush; carrots, 40@5Oc
per bush; parsnips, 60c per bush.
Celery sells at $2.50@3.50 for 21s and 8
doz ks: lettuce, 81 per bx; native spin
10000 per bx; c~aulifower, $1@1.25
per long bX; bush bXs. 40050c; radishes,
35040c per doz punches for dollhouse.
dollhouse cucumbers sell at $801O for
100; string beans. S2@2.50 per bush bskts
There is a quiet demand for pork pro
as usual at his season. Prices
are steady, and show very little change.
The Boston packers have packed fewer
hogs the past week. as was to be ex-
pected. Still the total is q respectable
one, and shows a steady demand. The
kill for the week has been 81. 500;
preceding week, 20. 500; same week a year
ago, 34,100. The movement into export
is smaller. the total value Of the pork
product exports for the week by Boston
I1T-frn haan oh0r-T c1f0 000. -r1
ceding week. $4,000; same week a year
S120, GOO.
Beef has sold fairly we'll, in fact, better
than expected. The arrivals have been
heavier, the increase having been en-
tireIX for exnnrt- Then Is No chang |