Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-03-14
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Situation Continues to
Be Healthy.

# Decline Following Increased Receipts
Likely to Be uradnal-Jobbers Meet
Nj ing Orders at Old Rates-Considerable
Decline In Egg Prices.
Boston. March 9-The butter situation
is healthy, inasmuch as the held stock
is steadily disappearing and there is a
prospect of a foreign outlet, and the
decline which is likely to follow the in
creased receipts will probably be grad
ual. Since the first of the year the mar
ket has been unusually steady and the
country shippers can have nothing to
complain of in regard to returns. A de-
Ginning market now is no more than
natural, with the supply of new milk in
creasing, and it may continue until bot
tom spring prices have been touched.
The receipts Of butter for the week
were 1898 tubs and 1921 boxes, a total
of 667,233 pounds, against 662, $50 pounds
the previous week and Gil, 1873 pounds for
corresponding week last year. This
shows some increase over last week and
last year. and the receipts for the two
days thi3 week are running ahead of last
year. The exports of butter from Bos-
ton for the week were 42,19S pounds
against il, 036 pounds for the correspond
ing week last year The total since May
is 2,5O1, 339 pounds, against 1850, 900
pounds the same time last year.
The statement of the Quincy Market
Cold Storage company for the week is
as follows: Put in, % tubs; taken out
1873 tubs; stock, 1882 tubs, against H.
313 tubs the same time last year. For
the corresponding week last year 164 tubs
We're put in and 3093 tubs taken out.
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makes of Vermont and New Hampshire
were not offering under % cents in as
sorted size tubs and 221a cents in boxes,
but buyers were looking for some de-
cline, and held off as much as they could
very few were willing to pay over 211b
cents for tubs, and some thought thew
ought to get what could suit them at p
cents At any rate the regular selling
prices were not within half a cent as high
as week ago, and may be quoted at 81
to p cents. This means for lots with new
milk flavor Other kinds took a lower
range, say 10 to 2O15 cents. None of the
regular receivers of western creamery
quoted over p cents, and some of thsn
thought they might have to accept 20
to 2O1e cents for the best in large lots.
However, sales of fine lots in assorted
tubs were made at q cents and in ash
tubs at 20 cents. Fresh limitations sold
at 10 cents, and ladies at 1872 to II cents.
Most of the sales from cold storage have
been on the basis of Is cents for choice
Holders who control the best of the
stock are not willing to sell under 10 or
20 cents, and this will probably be jobbed
out at that rate. The stock will prob
ably all be used up in another month
Jobbers did not raise their prices last
week, and this week they are meeting
the wants of their customers at the
old rate. Sales of the best fresh cream
cry run along at %, "a and 25 cents. and
these are reasonable figures. AS re-
ceipts continue moderate. these prices
will probably hold during the remainder
of the week
There are indications of a favorable
change in cheese, as stocks are being
worked OH and the make is not likely to
be increased until May or June. The
factories in northern New York will he
kept closed longer than usual. and all
through Canada the design is to make
as little fodder cheese as possible Sales
OF fine fall have been in lots as wanted
at S1s to 3 cents, and certain fancy makes
are being jobbed out at 10 cents Tt
would probably be difficult to find BUYERS
for large lots at over to 80 cents. but
few holders are willing to force off their
goods at that rate. Several lots of early
full cream have changed hands at 51h
to cents.
Under the influence Of the increased
receipts, the egg market has declined
considerably, and sales have been eff
fected at IL to liz cents. This range
covered the various marks of western
and eastern. Receipts for the week
were 1855 cases, against 13, $50 cases the
previous week and 16, 4S2 cases the cor
responding week last year.
Beans are rather quiet, and the recent
advance on marrow pea is barely main
tanned. Sales occurred at SLIP to s1.15
per bushel. No change in other kinds.
Eastern potatoes are selling low. as
the quality is not desirable but western
whites are in demand at full prices.
Onions and other old vegetables are
easier Apples are slow and easy.
New York, March 9.-Tallow steadv.
city, 81 per pkg 6 SIS bid; country
(pkgs free), 5-8@334, as to quality.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKI7T