Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-07-10
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

materially for a week. The ruling price
Tor fine creamery is 10 cents, the same
as during the Whole of last week. Re-
Eeipts cleaned up, because all not sold
readily on that basis were put into cold
storage. The outlook is favorable for a
steady market. The western markets
maintain a steady tone, with good de-
mand on the basis of Is cents for fine
creamery.
The cheese situation is unchanged.
The demand here has been light for sew
eral days, and buyers have refused to
respond to the extreme prices. Sales
of best northern twins have been at
SA cents, and more are offered at the
same price. The country markets have
been quiet, with very little change from
last week, except that the tone is not
fully as strong. Canadian markets
rule quite strong at 86s to cents.
Eggs cleaned up pretty we'll last week,
and there is a little steadier tone. Sales
Of choice fresh western at 141a to Is cents,
outside for very fine marks. Choice
eastern in demand at Is to Is cents, and
fancy, new-laid ? to cents higher.
Beans are firmer, with prices higher
on some grades. The country markets
are we'll cleaned up. The quotations
are: Carload lots, pea, s1.35@1.371z; me
dunn, s1.35@1.3112; yellow eyes, $1.4214@
Las; red kidneys, s1.S5; California small
white. $1.85@1.95; Lima, SC per Id; job
bling, 10c more.
Flour has been quiet and continues I'M
changed. The advance in wheat Sat
urday stiffened up dealers and agents
somewhat, but no serious changes were
noted in prices. Mill shipment prices
are steady at $3.9O1a4.35. Trade COM
Inittee prices are practically unchanged,
the only exception being on the lower
range on spring patents.
Cornmeal is steady, with oatmeal and
the cereals quiet and unchanged. Corn
easier, to arrive, though the Chicago
market showed some strength preceding
the long holiday. Oats were also
slightly easier, to arrive, with the mar
ket quiet.
There is a firm market for choice hay,
with straw steady; millfeed is f1rmer.
Hay, S11@1S; fancy and jobbing, S1S@20;
rye straw, SIC. 5O@12.
There is a very good demand for pork
provisions, with hams and shoulders
higher. Barrel pork, $12@12.50; light
backs, S11; lean ends. $14; fresh ribs, Sc;
corned and fresh shoulders, &c; smoked
shoulders, 71ac; lard &c; in pals, 6A@
TIC; hams, 1O4 @111Ac; skinned B hams,
Ike; bacon, S1a@9c; sausages, 7@Sc;
Frankfurt sausages, 71a@Sc; pressed
ham, lie; raw lard, &c; pure leaf lard,
&c; in pals, "a @Sc; pork tongues, 5000;
loose salt pork, &c; briskets, &c; sausage
meat, &c; bolognas, TIC; city dressed
hogs, &c; country, sc.
Boston packers have not killed quite
as many hogs as for the previous week,
but still the kill is a large one, the total
being about 81, 800; preceding week, 49,
a
movement into export has been smaller
in pork provisions, the total value Of
these exports by Boston packers having
been about S160,000 worth; preceding
week, $267, 900; same week a year ago,
s13O, OGO.
There is not much decrease yet in the
marketing of hogs in the west. West
ern packing for the week has absorbed
500, 900, compared with $4,000 the pre-
ceding week and 525, 900 two weeks ago.
For the corresponding time last year, the
number was 100000 From March the
total is 1920, 900, against 1905, 900 year
ago-carrying the record $4,000 beyond
the position last year. Prices at the
close were slightly lower than a week
ago for the general average.
Beef is firm and quotations are steadi-
ly held: Very choice steers, sac; good
steers, SIC; light, S@SAc; extra heavy
binds, lie; good binds, 1012@10Ac; light
kinds, 1O@1OAc; heavy fores, SIC; good,
SIC; light, 534 @6c; backs, IA @Sc; rat
ties, SC; chucks, 614 @6Ac; short ribs, 1917
@12c; rounds, S@9c; rumps, 12@1219c;
rumps and loins, 1212@14c; Ioins, 121a@
16c
For the week the receipts of beef in
changed: Eastern spring lambs, 12@15c;
for export, total of 265 cars; preceding
week, $50 cars for Boston and 1S6 cars
for export a total of 1886 cars; same
week a year ago, 139 cars for Boston and
123 cars for export, total of 262 cars.
There is an easier market for muttons
and lambs. Veals are steady and I'M
changed: Eastern spring lambs. 12@-5c;
western, 1O@13c; fall lambs. 9@11c;
Brighton and fancy, 10@12c; muttons,
1890; fancy, S1a@91ac; veals. 6@1Oc;
fancy and Brightons, 9@11c.
Poultry is steady, with live quiet and
easy: Northern chickens, 1S@25c; broil-
ers. 25@3Oc; western iced chickens. $50
zoe; fowls, 10@11kc; live fowls, $40
101ac; chickens, 14@1Sc.
Fruit berries and truck have been in
full supply. New apples are in ample
supply, and sell at s1Q1.5O for half-bbl
bskts.
Oranges continue firm, with the supply
smaller. For oranges of good quality
and selection from s4@5 for choice, and
$3@3.5O for fair to good.
Lemons are easy, with good to choice
quoted at $3@350, and firm at $4@4.50.
The supply of California fruit is large,
and moderate prices are being realized.
Peaches sell at s1@1.50 per Grt; plums,
$150@2.50 per carrier, as to quality, with
eome fancy plums selling as high as
S333.50. Apricots are quite plenty, and
sell at S1@1.50 per carrier.
California cherries have been in full
supply and sell at about s1@1.50 Native
oharr;aS ora uuita nIentv and call at low