Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-10-31
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Prices Lower Than
Those Ruling Elsewhere.

Difficulty In Finding an Explanation For
the Di<crepnncy-CoId storage Stock
the Standby-Egg Receipts Mixed With
Held Stakeholder Offerings.
Boston, Oct 26.-Quotations for fresh
\ creamery are one to two cents lower than
Y those reported at other places, and this
II discrepancy is hard to explain. 1t may
be because the grade of butter quoted
at % cents in the west and % cents in
New York does not come here, but our
dealers aver that they get their share of
N the very bes[ butter made in any part
NJ of the country. 1t may be that the high
grade is not offered here in large lots,
N and is distributed to customers who take
II it at prices a bove the regular quotations.
Whatever the cause, certain it is that
H nearly every large dealer in Boston ac-
knowledges that he cannot get the top
rate quoted in other places. There are
NJ Q few exceptions to this. In the mean
NJ time, cold storage stock has been drawn
H upon to a large extent, and it is being
4 used by grocers instead of fresh made.
Owing to the small amount selling, it
is difficult to give an accurate quotation
of the receivers report a very light de-
mand, and were reluctant to name a
definite price. From 81 to 211a cents IS
all that can be given for fresh arrivals,
notwithstanding that some fancy makes
cannot be bought under p cents. For
lots carried over from last week and the
week before, 201a to 81 cents had to be
accepted. Several parties who had
northern New York fall creamery to sell
in large tubs said they could not get a
bid of over 20 cents. Most of it was made
two or three weeks ago and was con-
sidered worth a least 201a to 81 cents, but
it remains unsold. Finest northern in
. boxes sold at 221a cents, but some of the
fancys were held at % cents, while other
" lots not so good could be bought at %
II cents. For the bulk of the western
creamery offered it was hard to get over
Il cents, and while certain fine brands
were billed out at 211a cents, very few
receivers would refuse bid of 81 cents
for assorted sizes. Lots in ash tubs
were slow at 20 to 2O1a cents, with an oc-
casional choice grade at 81 cents. Let it
be clearly understood that these quota
M tions are for regular wholesale lots, and
M that selections would go higher.
N The best Junes are generally held at
20 cents, and if the western markets hold
M
storage here will probably command 20
cents or more. Nearly 10000 tubs were
taken out of storage last week, and as
most of this was for home consumption
w and is about half the average weekly
M supply, it naturally takes the place of
WI so much fresh goods. Therefore coun-
w try shippers can see one good reason why
their fresh consignments do not find
ready sale here.
Jobbers report moderate business on
the basis of 221a to % cents for best
creamery in tubs and 231a to "a cents in
boxes. They ought to get little more,
and probably will when the weather be-
comes colder.
The receipts for the week were 49,
204 tubs and 27,20S boxes, a total weight
of S73, 46S pounds, against 929, 1862 pounds
for the previous week, and no.
1S2 pounds for the corresponding week
last year. The statement of the Quincy
Market Cold Storage company is as fol-
NM lows: Put in, 2494 tubs; taken out,
1856 tubs; stock, ,952 tubs, against
las, 961 tubs same time last year. For
the corresponding week last year POS
tubs were put in and ILL tubs taken
out The Eastern company reports
stock of 10,S49 tubs, and with this the
total stock is 143S01 tubs. 5160 tubs less
than last year.