Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-01-03
IN HUB MARKETS.
Indications of Impending I'm
provement In Butter.

New EnSland's Fresh Creamery Com
manded Fair Price Cold Weather In
fueuces Egg 1Iarket-Pota:oes Plentiful.
= Boston, Dec 29-Butter prices are
no higher than last week on actual
sales, nor IS there much more demand,
but buyers are looking around more
eagerly, and the indications are that
business viii improve after this week.
This is usually a dull time, and i'm
proVement just before the opening of
the new year is a good sign. Statisti
cally viewed, the situation is fairly en-
couraging, and there is reason to look
for a better demand for fresh made
butter from this time forward. The
best of the June stock is pretty well
used up, and the fall held is not likely
to be offered at less than the price of
fresh. The average weekly consump-
ton is estimated at 600 tubs, and dur
ing the past few weeks the receipts have
not been much more than half that
quantity. They will probably increase
during January, but it will be some
time before they can come up to that
amount. In the meantime the held
stock must be drawn upon, and if there
should be any export trade the old
cumulations would soon disappear.
The receipts for the week were 1887
tubs and 1913 boxes, a total Of $50, AS
pounds, against 4SO,959 pounds the pre-
vious week and 466, 494 pounds for the
corresponding week last year. This
shows an increase both as compared
with the week previous and last year,
and is a liberal amount for five days.
The exports from Boston for the week
were 1929 pounds, against S1,O72 pounds
for the corresponding week last year,
and the total for the season is 2, 315, 2S2
pounds, against 2, 644, $50 pounds the same
time last year.
The statement of the Quincy Cold Stor-
age company for the week is as follows:
Put in, 1S7 tubs; taken out, 1852 tubs;
stock, -, 6f5 tubs, against 81, 500 tubs the
same time last year. For the CORE
spending week last year no butter was
put in and 1929 tubs were taken out.
The best Vermont and New Hamp-
shire fresh creamery sold at % cents
in assorted tubs, and % cents in boxes.
Some asked a little more on their tubs,
but only for small lots. A good portion
of the receipts were not worth over 81
cents. western assorted in spruce tubs
ran up to % cents, and a few fancy
brands were held higher, but regular
trade buyers were not willing to pay
more than p cents,a that only for
very fine. The quality of the receipts
varied considerably and 20 to 81 cents
covered a liberal portion Of the sales
Choicest fresh limitations were little
more plentiful and sales were made at
II to is cents. A few fancy brands were
held higher. June ladies' and all kinds
of low grade butter continued scarce,
and IA to 16 cents was the lowest rate
quoted Choice June creamery sold at
sell under Il cents, but 20 cents was all
that buyers were willing to pay for the
best For the creamery put away in
September and October % cents was
asked, and as it is considered as good as
most of the fresh make it will probably
command that price. Jobbers reported
a fair business in fresh butter at % cents
for tubs and 25 to 26 cents for boxes.
The cold weather has started the egg
and prices all round are higher
Selected lots from Indiana, Illinois and
other states commanded "a to 25 cents,
and some fancy ran up to 26 cents, but
the bulk CT the western continue to be
mixed, and a range of IS to % cents |
must be quoted. Fresh eastern will |
command rs to q cents, if all right, but
a large portion of the eastern receipts
is no better than ordinary western.
cents. Refrigerator stock materially
and sales were made at Is |
to is cents, with choice spring eggs hard |
to find at that. The stock in cold stor-
age ives reduced 1870 cases, and stands
at 21,4O cases, against 1864 cases last
year.
The poultry market has been dull
since Christmas. There is an over
supply Of turkeys, and sales of western
are slow at 10 to II cents per pound.
Northern are not worth much more
Fowls and chickens are slow at to- 10
cents, and only a few fancy will go |
higher. For the best geese it is hard
to get a bid over s cents, and ducks
are dull at to s cents
Apples are firm and command full
prices. Cranberrfes are rather quiet
and easy. Potatoes are in liberal sup
ply and show very little change in prices.
Beans are quiet and steady