Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-03-20

Boston, March 15-With light receipts
and a steady demand the butter market
has developed a more satisfactory tone,
and all desirable grades are cleaned up
better than last week. A slight advance
has been obtained in some instances, but
in a general way the improvement is
mainly owing to the fact that fresh ar
rivals have not increased as fast as was
expected. Buyers are in no mood to re
spond to any higher prices, as they
naturally look for increased supplies of
new make from this time forward, and
know that if they advance rates now the
drop will be all the greater in a short
time.
Still, it must be admitted that the
situation is favorable for the mainte-
nance of prices for a while longer, because
desirable lots of held butter are pretty
well sold out and because the demand
for fresh make is steadily increasing.
There is considerable looking around
for desirable lots of both fresh and held
creamery. In several instances 2115
cents is paid for fine lots of Vermont and
New Hampshire in small packages, and
the right kind can not be bought for less.
But only limited portion of the offerings
come up to this standard, and the bulk
of the receipts range from 81 cents down.
Although the quality of the make is i'm
proving and larger proportion shows
new milk flavor, there are still many de-
fective lots, and receivers have to meet
the views of buyers. The standard of
excellence, too, has been raised, and
what would pass for first-class butter a
few weeks ago is now no more than Sec
ond rate. Boxes sold at 81 to % cents
The cheese market maintains a strong
tone, with a fair demand from the trade.
Sales of best New York twins have beer
at 1872 to 12$4 cents, and large sizes at L
to 12A cents. Holders are Indifferent
about selling, except at a further ad-
vance, as stocks are small and in few
hands, and no supplies of any conse-
quence are held in the country. But
few summer lots can be bought under
IL cents. The Liverpool quotation has
been advanced to 81 shillings, and this
is still considerably under the parity Of
cost there.
Receipts of eggs have further in
creased, but all offered so far have been
quickly cleared up, and the market
closed bare on supplies. Sales yester-
day early in the day were at 10 cents,
but the price soon advanced to 1872
cents, which was the closing rate for the
best western. Eastern choice sold at
Is cents. A year ago the price was
into cold storage.
4 small lot of new maple syrup was re-
cel led from Vermont yesterday, and was
sold at 81 per gallon. New sugar is ex-
pected every day, and the first lots wiz
probably bring IA to Is cents per pound.
As the receipts increase the price viii
be lower.
Beans are frmer, with still stronger
prices quoted. The demand is also bet
ter. Carload lots, pea, 81. 50 D1.371a ; yell
low eyes, S1.55@1.60 red kidneys, $1.S5@
100; California, small white S1.9O@2;
Lima, sc per lb; jobbing, 10c more
Flour has ruled dull and easy for sew
eraI days, and the decline in wheat Gull
minated in lower prices from a number
of millers. The general feeling in the
flour trade is that the turn is largely q
speculative one. and that sharp re
action is to be expected. 1t has been q
feature of the market that shipping di-
rections have been coming in freely, es-
pecially on the best known spring pat
ents, plainly showing that the jobbers
and grocers are in want of flour.
Meal and the cereals are generally
quiet, with little change in prices.
Corn is considerable easier, under the
influence of the government report. The
report says that the corn in farmers
hands, as estimated, gregates 500, 000,-
coo bus, or 41.6 percent of last years crop.
The proportion of the total crop mer-
charitable is estimated at S2.2 percent.
Here the quotations on corn are some
what easier.
The market on oats is rather easy,
though for hardly the same reason as
prevails in regard to wheat. The offer
ings here are not large, and large stocks
arc not claimed in tho country
Hay has continued quiet, with only
the best hay reasonably firm. Straw is
pretty firm for the best rye straw Mill
feed is about steady: Hay, $S014; fancy
jobbing lots, $15@17; rye straw, $60S.
The pork and lard markets are steady,
with very fair trade. Boston packers
have made a fair output of hogs for the
week, the total kill amounting to about
"a, 600; preceding week, 81, 800; same week
last year, 81, 500 There has been a good
movement of Boston packed pork pro-
visions into export for the week, the total
value having been about $235, OOO pre-
ceding week. S216,OOO; same W, elk a year
ago. $3.50 900. Pork packing in the west
has been somewhat reduced, the total
kill for the first week in the summer
packing season, beginning March 1, be-
ing 100000 hogs; preceding week, A25, OO0:
same week year ago, 395, 600.
There is a very quiet market on beef
with prices rather easy, with the single
exception Of the very best heavy cattle
which are scarce and firm.
The supply of beef coming forward for
this market is small, the total for the
week having been but 124 cars for Bos-
ton, with "a cars for export. a total Of
21S cars; preceding week, IA cars for
Boston and So cars for export, a total Of
229 cars; same week a year ago, 1872 cars
for Boston and SO cars for export, a total
Of 1S7 cars.
The mutton market is only fairly
steady, with prices rather in the favor.