Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-10-17
IN HUB MARKETS.
Better Tone In Butter Caused
by Cooler Weather.

Boston, Oct. 12.-AIthough a better tone
has developed in the butter market ow-
ing to the cooler weather and the firm
position of butter in New York and the
west, the cold storage stock is still
the great ob---acle to a rise on fresh
goods in the market. Dealers who come
in contact with the consumers find that
June creamery at a difference of a cent
or two sells more freely than fresh made
at the higher price and they will con-
tlnue to use it as long as they can, es
peclally If an advance is insisted upon
for the new arrivals. Of course, a GER
tain quantity of the fresh make will be
taken at a reasonable price, but if the
held butter in other places comes out in
as good condition as it does here it will
have its influence on the market as long
as the supply lasts.
The volume of actual business is not
much, if any, larger than a week ago.
For most of the northern fresh creamery
offered p cents We're a full selling rate
yesterday, and if the quality was not
strictly fine no more than 201h cents could
be obtained. This means for whole in
voices in assorted size tubs. Boxes sold
mostly at % cents, and the butter had to
be all right to bring that rate. 1t may
be well TO repeat here, what has been
stated many time before, that, while
the prices.@Ioted in this article cover the
great bulk of the butter offered for sale,
there are always certain fancy makes
which take a higher range.
Some of the receivers of western cream
cry put price of u cents on their fancy
makes in assorted sizes, but others said
that 2015 cents were all that could be OBJ
tanned for regular invoice lots, and they
Id or
had accumulated from the previous
week. We consider 20 to 2O1a cents fair
selling quotation for western, with 81
cents for certain makes which always
run even with northern.
Held June creamery was attracting a
little more attention, with sales a 10 to
1872 cents, but few large lots were taken
at over 19 cents. Some holders refuse to
sell under 20 cents, but this price is above
the views of buyers at present.
Jobbers had a moderate trade on the
basis of last weeks prices, say % to %
cents for tubs and % to "a cents for boxes
This is the rate that several leading job
bers gave us, but some others says that
a shading from these figures has to be
made in order to hold a good customer.
The market is fairly steady, however.
and with a little larger trade there would
The receipts of butter for the week
were 179SS tubs and 90, 933 boxes, a
total weight of S64.S95 pounds. against
IO09,045 pounds the previous week and
SS1,1O5 pounds the corresponding week
last year.
CHEESE AND EGGS.
No increased activity can be reported
in cheese. There has been a fair de
mand for lots as wanted for current use,
with sales of late made eastern at to
91a cents, outside for small sizes Some
receivers are asking a higher rate for
fancy lots, which are taken in small
way, but buyers refuse to pay over 91b
cents for wholesale lots. Early made
lots take a wider range.
Strictly fresh eggs have been selling
we'll, and the best marks of Michigan
ruled at Is to 1872 cents. Only a small
portion of the receipts are good enough
to command this rate, as nearly all are
more or lass mixed with held stock, and
for most of the western offered IS to 171a
cents is a full rate. Eastern fresh COM
mand 10 ID 20 cents, and fancy new laid |
go higher. Refrigerator stock COM
mands II to Is cents. The stock in cold |
storage was reduced 5000 cases last
week, and stands at 50, 646 cases, against |
Sc, 49, cases the same time last year.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
The flour market was rather more
quiet, under the influence of an easier
market on wheat early in the day, but
the closing was higher, giving flour II
stronger tone. The flour trade commit
tees prices include new spring wheat
patents for the first time: Spring wheat,
clears, $3@3 so; straights. So 25@3 rs;
patents, $40475; new, So S5D4 As; winter
wheat, clears, So 1903 IS; straights,
SO 1904; patents, SO 65@g4 25. The mill
prices on flour are shade f1rmer at
So 1904 10 on spring patents, sight draft,
prompt shipment.
No changes are noted in cornmeaI.
with the cereals steady: Barrel corn
meal, 81 70Q1 10; bag meal, 7407Gc; yell
low graruIated, 81 10@2s25; rolled and
ground oatmeal, So 50@41O: cut So 900
A %; graham flour, 81 5O@4; bolted meal,
81 1902 40; rye flour, 81 1903 %; rye.
55@7Oc.
Corn is little f1rmer: Track steamer
yellow, 3734 @3Sc; No. 2 yellow, 3S@38Ac;
No. 2 yellow, to arrive, 3S@3SHc; No. 5
yellow, 3794 @3Sc.
The market on oats is little changed:
Fancy heavy, 3214c; No. clipped, 301hc:
No. 3, 2942 @30c; rejected, 2914c; no grade.
&c. To arrive, "a to SO Id, 291a soc: Sc to
3S Id, 30@SOAc; SO to 40 lb, BOZ @3O1hc:
fancy heavy, 32@321ac.
The supply of hay is very full, notwith-
the much smaller receipts than
4 year ago. Rye straw is likely to be
scarce: Hay, S6@13; fancy old, in Job
oing lots, s14@14 so; rye straw, $500:
rack spring bran, $13@13 so; sack winter.
JIG 1904.
PORK AND BEEF.
Pork and lard are quiet and un-
changed: Barrel pork, S13@135O; light
packs, So; lean ends S14.5O fresh ribs,
;1hc; corned and fresh shoulders, SIC;
smoked shoulders, Ga @6a4c; hams, 90.
~ q. lard 61a66Tkc: nure leaf lard 7Kc.