Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-07-11
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IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Buyers Inclined to Await
Developments.

Hoping For a Lowering of Prices-Hold-
ers Disposed to Yield a Enthusiastically
of Choice Products of the Henneries-
New Potatoes Command Good Prices.
Boston, July 6.-The butter market ap-
pears to have an easier tendency this
week, but enough business has not been
transacted to fairly test prices. Buyers
who were around Tuesday were inclined
to wait for developments, as they
M thought they might be able to get sup
N plies cheaper later in the week.
Il consider prices half a dollar per
hundred lower than last week." said a
receiver yesterday, land although we
have not yet made many sales az any
price I will take 161z cents for that lot
of 800 assorted size tubs, the same kind
that was sold for IL cents last week"
Other receivers were asking about the
game prices as week ago, but admitted
that they would probably take less.
After a thorough canvass the writer
Thinks 161a to II cents a fair quotation
for western extra creamery, with very
few sales at over 1872 cents in large lots.
Receivers of northern creamery had
very little hope of getting over II cents
for their best lots of Vermont or New
Hampshire, and some sales were made
at that price. Where the quality was
not strictly fine, standings from IL cents
would have to be made, and as the mar
let stood yesterday no more than II
cents could be quoted as a selling price
c.
were fancy lots that could not be bought
at that figure, and buyers who wanted
them would have to pay 171h cents or
more, but we are now talking about the
value OF the general run of butter if put
upon the market for sale. Boxes were
difficult to sell at any higher rate than
tubs and il TO 171a cents may be given
as a quotation, with most sales at II
cents. a great deal of northern butter
continues to be stored on owners ac-
count.
The statement of the Quincy Market
Cold Storage company for the week is
as follows: Put in, 17,49S tubs; taken
< out 500 tubs; stock, 114,972 tubs, against
A 116,46 tubs same time last year. For
the corresponding week last year %, 3S1
tubs were put in and $50 tubs taken out.
il /,
in cold storage is 1892 tubs less than
last year, but there is probably enough
more in the Eastern Cold Storage com
pany's warehouse to make I'D the diff
ference.
Receipts of butter at Boston for the
week aggregated 1885 tubs and p. 356
boxes, total weight of 1855. 1922 pounds.
against 1.S41, $50 pounds the previous
week and 2,146, 397 pounds the CORE
spending week last year the largest
weeks receipts in 1897 Receipts for
June show a slight falling off as com
pared with the same month last year.
s but the total for the two months of this
year shows an increase
While the receipts in June ran a little
SMALLER than in the same month last
Hyear, the receipts in May were consider
#ably larger, and the total for the two
months shows an increase of 271 coo
pounds. The exports for the two months
are not one-third as large as last year.
Eand after Qeducting these and the
stocks, the estimated CONSUMPTION is
@,5l,83o pounds, or 730, 1872 pounds more
than for the two months last wear. Tn
this estimate the stock in the other ware
mouse IS not taken into account. If it
was, the consumption might not show
much if any increase.
CHEESE, EGGS AND POTATOES.
There has been a slow trade in cbeeea
and under the influence of the reaction
IN the country, the market is easier.
For the best full cream ~ to 6 cents
may be quoted, but it was hard to do
any business yesterday at over ~ or
~ cents. Buyers seem to have no
faith in higher prices for the summer
make.
Choice fresh eggs were a little scarce
yesterday, and fine western stock sold
al - cents. Other good lots ranged
down to y cents. Receipts are showing
hot weather defects, and there is a large
shrinkage on some arrivals Fresh
eastern sold at 1872 to 1872 cents. The
cold storage stock was slightly reduced
last week, and on Saturday it was 1879
AT cases against 107, 8O7 cases same
time last year.
Beans were dull and easy at previous
prices.
Potatoes were in large recent. and
sales were mostly at 81 to $3.50 Der
barrel.
THE CEREALS.
The following are the quotations fur
Inished by the price committee Of the
chamber of commerce. They are SIM
posed to represent the inside millers'
price for round lots of several cars and
he outside jobbing prices: Spring
|heat patents at $4.850565: spring
wheat clears at s4@45 spring wheat
Ftraights at s4.25@4.75; winter wheat
patents at S4,7OQ5.25; winter wheat
Ftraights at S4.40@4.9O and winter wheat