Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-10-23

Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

treme rates that ruled week go This
may be owing to the mild weather, but
dealers think it is owing mainly to the
large use of storage goods and the fact
that buyers bought quite freely two
weeks ago, when the tendency of prices
was upwards.
Prices in the interior are maintained,
but reports indicate some falling off in
the demand, and if general trade does not
improve, slight concessions may be
necessary to keep the fresh make cleaned
up.
For fresh New Hampshire and Yer
mont creamery, in assorted size tubs M
cents is a top selling price, and lots in
larger tubs are hard to move at over
2312 cents, if at that rate. Creamery in
boxes is not cleaning up well at % cents
and bids of "a cents are accepted rather
than let buyers go awey. Fresh dairy
lots at 20 to p cents, with some fancy
selections at % cents.
The cheese market maintains a firm
tone, and trade is fair, considering the
high prices. Sales of choice late made
twins at 1212 to Is cents, and although
1t is not easy to get more than u2% cents
Tor large lots, it would be hard to buy
finest Septembers under 13 cents. At
cost of II to 12A cents in the country
they should be worth IS cents here, and
unless there is great change in the
situation this price or more will be the
ruling rate before long. Stocks are
small at all points.
The egg market is a shade easier, the
best western not selling at over q cents,
with most of the offerings slow at 10 to
20 cents. Eastern fresh at % to % cents,
and fancy new laid at 25 cents. Storage
quiet at 16 to IL cents.
The bean market maintains strong
and buoyant tone, with sales of choice
marrow pea and mediums at s.. 80 to 81. IS.
Yellow eyes are UP to 81 and red kidneys
are quoted at $40 to $3.50 per bushel
These prices show an advance of 80 to so
cents per bushel in two or three weeks.
A small crop and good consumptive de-
mand are the causes of the rise, which
it is believed will be maintained.
Coarse grains are particularly strong.
The local market is fairly active at firm
and advancing prices. Corn on the track
here is quoted at 44c for No. 2 yellow and
1870 for steamer and No. 8 yellow.
Shippers generally asking 431sc for No. 2
yellow to arrive and 43c for No. yellow,
with higher prices probable should Chi
cago further advance.
The market for oats is very firm.
Limited supplies of spot oats are meet
ing with quick SALE Dealers quote
idIICy Dd41Sy Ou Tile IIdCh dL OZ2U0fC1
No. clipped at 32@32Ac, and No
clipped at Sic per bushel. Shippers are
quoting higher prices for oats to arrive,
including 3S to 40 lbs at BIZ @32c, and So
to SO lbs a 311a @31Ac.
Millfeed is very firm, but highprices
restrict trade somewhat. Bran is quoted
at ST for spring and S1775 for winter. |
Middlings range from s1750@19, and |
mixed feed from s17.75Gf9. Red dog |
-four at $3.50; cottonseed meal at s24,
and linseed meal at $29 per ton.
Hay is firm for choice at s1650@17 per |
ton. Medium grades quoted at s14@15 |
and low grades at s1O@12 per ton. Rye
straw quoted firm at S10@11.5O. Dat |
straw quietsat $6.50@7 per ton.
Flour market firm and prices are |
higher. Spring patents at s4.15@4.75: |
spring bakers at $3.20@3.60; winter |
patents at s3.95@46O; winter wheat |
straights at s36O@4.1O and winter wheat |
clears at So. 4O@3.90 per bbl including |
jobbers' AID millers' prices.
Cornmeal firm at S6@SSc per bag and |
S1.S5@1.9O per Dbl. Oatmeal quiet at |
S3sO@4.10 for rolled and $4.25@4 so for cut |
and ground. Granulated and bolted |
meal at $2.15@2.4O. Rye flour at $500 |
$50. Graham flour at $4,000, as to
quality.
The market for pork is quiet and |
steady. Long cuts quoted at s13; short |
cuts at SIS; backs at S12@13, and lean
ends at $1450. Hams quiet at 11@1115c; !
loose pork at &c; fresh ribs at 1O1ac; |
bacon at S12@9c; lard at 6 5-8c, in tierces,
and 71s@75sc in pals. Fresh beef quiet
at S@91ac for steers; 10@12c for kinds,
and 6@71ac for fores. Spring lamb quiet
at 7@9c; mutton and yearlings at GO
71ac and veal at 6@9c.
Iced poultry is in full supply, with
prices easy: Northern chickens. fresh,
f2@1Sc; fresh fowls, 11@14c; western
iced chickens, 1919 @121ac; fowls, 100
111Ac; iced turkeys, 12@15c; fresh ducks,
12@15c; live fowls, 8@9c; chickens, 8@9c
The demand for apples is fair and
prices are steady. Choice gravensteins
rule a s3@3.25 and ordinary at 81. 500
275 per Dbl. For most other varieties
the range is from $1.50@2.
The market for cranberries is quiet at
S1.25@1.50 for crate and $4@4.25 per Dbl
for choice Cape and $3.50 for light col
ored.
Delaware grapes are firm at 14@15c,
Concords at 5@1Oc and Marthas at 901Oc
per pony basket.
The potato market is steady. with
sales of Aroostook hebrons at 45@D5Oc per
bush. Sweet potatoes plentiful at 81. 25
@150 for eastern shore, $1.75@225 for
Norfolks and Jerseys.
Native onions, 5O@60c per bush; native
cabbages, s3@5 per 100; tomatoes, native.
at 25@50c per bush; corn at 25@35c per
box.
There has been a good volume of trade
in salt fish. and the general range of
prices is maintained. Dealers have been
kept quite busy on orders for mackerel.
Goldfish and various kinds of canned
goods.
There has been a steady demand for