Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-09-04
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

little change in the butter situation. The
feeling is still very firm and holders are
N not willing to part with their supplies
III except at full previous prices. Indeed
sellers are a very cheerful lot of men
just now, and from them nothing but the
most confident reports are heard. After
II the recent heavy buying the trade have
had their temporary wants well sup
piled and are in no apparent hurry to
IN lay in more butter. The consumption
continues steady and is likely to increase
with the beginning of September, so that
it may not be very long before buying
on a larger scale will have to be resumed.
To Offset the quieter tone to the market
is the fact of continued small receipts,
and there is no current evidence to indi-
cate any increase in this respect in the
near future. Outside markets are steady
and firm in all instances, giving good
support to the strong, if not buoyant,
feeling in butter circles here.
The price position is about the same as
it was last week. An outside quotation
for some of the fancy and popular lines
of creamery is % cents, and sales of such
during the week have been on that basis
N For the general run of Vermont, New
Il Hampshire and northern New York
creamery 211a cents is readily paid for
such lots as buyers need, and the home
trade do not fight against the price. The
next best grades have been selling mod
erately at 20 to 2O14 cents per pound, and
there is nothing on the market in the
way of really fresh creamery that can
be bought at less than 20 cents.
There has been a slight Improvement
in the trade in eggs within the past day
or two. Prices are not much changed
from a week ago The best lots of west
ern have been selling at around 16 cents,
with occasionally 1612 cents obtained for
the finest Michigan and Illinois goods.
Ordinary western have been in good sup
ply and selling at 10 to 151a cents. East
ern fresh have been selling at Is cents,
principally f6t best, with fancy nearby
bringing 20 cents. The receipts from the
west have continued large and con-
siderable Of the stock has been heated.
A good deal of storage stock that went
in late has been taken out and disposed
Of
The excitement in the cheese market
continues unabated. The latest from
country markets shows that there is no
halt in the upward tendency of prices
there, and at leading centres in the
United Kingdom values have made
liberal advances almost every day of
Hate. The situation here has strength
ened SO that 101a cents is a past quota
ton for the best New York and Vermont
twins. Dealers are asking 10A cents
for such stock. and it looks as though
the market viii be at II cents. The
higher prices are naturally a check on
the demand, which has not been very
lively for over week past. But there
has been something doing at old prices
on home account, and with a more set
tiled market it is believed that trade
will be good The advance has come
SO quickly that buyers find it difficult
to follow it, while the very high cost
in the country makes receivers indif-
ferent about entertaining any but the
highest bids.
Beans are f1rmer. Reports from York
state bean sections continue to note a
firmer market. with injury to the crop
from dry weather. The government is
still sending beans to Porto Rico. Here
the market is quoted at: Carload lots,
pea, S1.371a @1.40; medium, $1.3713@1.40;
small pea, $1.6O; yellow eyes, $1.45; red
Kidneys, S1.75@1.SO; California small
white, S1.SO@IS5; Lima, sc per lb; job
Ibing. 10c more.
Wheat has continued in very good ex-
bort request, with the contention made
That if the export demand continues in
will be only a very moderate supply left
Rfpr home use and for seed.
The flour market is a little easier with
&prOminent milling concerns down from
&c 10 10c per Dbl within a few days. At
Lie same time they are notifying their
bgents in the east that higher prices are
ID be looked for. Here agents were re-
Etiving adviceS ito go Slow and to eX-
Meet further advance as soon as the mar
a on wheat comes to a more settled
'pasis. Quotations are: Mill shipment,
#pring wheat patents, $4.10@4.35; trade
|*pmmittee spring wheat clears, So 100
80; patents, S4.10@4.75; winter wheat,
lears, s3.4O@3.S5; straights, $4,000;
4katents, $3.SG@4.35.
III Cornmeal is steady, with very little
@hange. The demand is slack. Oatmeal
nd the cereals are little changed.
iii Corn changed about, and was slightly
'asier to arrive, and a little firmer for
@orn on the spot. Reports from the |
Moving crop continue to be of very |
7InoyOnt nature, with indications of a |
Tremendous crop. Oats have continued |
4luiet, with new oats offering in suf- |
@|cent volume to make the position |
#hther easy. The quality of these new |
ats is excellent. and the term new"
HID applied to oats, is to be dropped off |
@bDner this year than usual, by agree |
a emit of the chamber of commerce.
W. The position OF hay is little changed, |
18th trade dull. Straw is also quiet |
aith the market rather easy. Millfeed |
very firm, with a good trade and high |
prices. Hay, S9@16; fancy and job
big, $165O@17.50; rye straw, S10@11.
Pork provisions have continued in fair |
mand, with few changes in quotations. |
bston packers have shortened their |
ling of hogs considerably, owing to |
l. high cost, while provisions are hard |
realize from in the shape of better
Ices. The demand for pork pro-
Eions for export has been shortened |
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