Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-08-15

Supply of Eggs Drawn Upon-No Scar
city of Potatoes-How- Flour Stands.
Boston, Aug. 1e.-The butter market
Is no higher than last week The fact
chat dealers are falling back on cold
storage stock, as evidenced by the taking
but of 1900 tubs last week, is a proof that
they think it is about time to call halt
on the upward trend of the market on
fresh goods; but whether this will act as
a permanent check, or only keep prices
down for a short time, remains to be
seen. 1t is now pretty generally ad-
united that there is a shortage in the
supply as compared with last year. Last
weeks receipts here were 1000 tubs less
than year ago, and this weeks supply
Us running in the same way.
A few buyers were around Yesterday
but they had notion that prices were
going to be easier and held off as much
as they could. Receivers. however, were
as firm as ever, because there was no
visible reason for any concessions, and
all the butter not sold at full last weeks
rates was put into cold storage. West
ern extra creamery was not offered I'M
der 70 cents, and some fancy lots in small
packages We're held higher, but for regu-
.
price. Northern extra took a range of
10 to 1912 cents, because certain brands
could not be bought for less, but receiv-
ers said it was hard to place a round lot
at over 10 cents. Most of the invoices
arriving show some defects as usual a t
this time of year, and although they
could not be graded down to firsts, they
rarely come up to the fine quality of
June or the best July product. For some
of these goods IS to 1872 cents had to be
accepted.
Some of the jobbers reported a fair
trade for the weather. while others said
they had no business to speak of for sew
eral days. A rate of 20 to u cents was
maintained for best creamery, and there
seemed to be no chance of any change
either way during the remainder of the
week.
The receipts of butter for the week
Were 22,212 tubs and q, so boxes, a total
weight of /, 125, 542 pounds, against l. 402,-
1872 pounds the previous week and ], 430,-
S34 pounds the corresponding week last
year.
The statement of the Quincy Market
Cold Storage company for the week is as
follows: Put in, 9158 tubs; taken out,
1872 tubs; stock, 172,551 tubs, against
1854 tubs same time last year. For
the corresponding week last year II, 421
tubs were put in and 2067 tubs were taken
out. The stock in the Eastern ware
house is about the same as last week,
13, 200 tubs, and after making allowance
for this, the total stock shows a decrease
of 9623 tubs, as compared with last year.
CHEESE, EGGS AND POTATOES.
A fairly steady cheese market is all
that can be reported, with demand con-
fined to small lots for current consump-
ton. Sales run along at ~ to cents for
best northern, and to ~ cents for most
western.
Eggs were quiet and steady yester-
day, with a large portion of the receipts
more or less heated. Sales of fresh west
ern at 1872 to IA cents, and choice Michi-
gan at IA to 141a cents. Only a few selec-
lions sold at over IA cents. Fresh east
ern Is to Is cents. Cold storage stock is
being used to some extent and gives good
satisfaction The stock in cold storage
is 122, 527 cases, against los, 592 cases same
time last year.
With larger offerings the bean market
rs in buyers favor, and $1.15 to $120 is a
full quotation for large lots of choice
marrow pea Other kinds are without
ina terial change.
There has been liberal supply of po-
tatoes, with sales the past two days at
SLIGO to s1.65 per barrel, at the depots.
THE CEREALS.
There is no change in the flour mar
ket, trade ruling quiet at unchanged
prices. The chamber of commerce
quotes prices follows: Spring wheat
patents at s46O@5.25, spring wheat
straights at S4.15@450, spring wheat
clears a. $325@4.25; winter wheat patents
at $4@4.60; winter wheat straights at
$3.65@4.50, and winter wheat clears at
$3.4O04.10 per Dbl, as to quality.
Corn meal is quiet, with sales at 100
Sic per bag and S1.S5@1. 80 per bbl Dat
c+aodI- at 15m1 for on1