Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-12-11
IN HUB MARKET
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston Dec 6.-The butter market is
| quiet and firm. It is quiet because the
| high prices have made buyers cut down
| their orders in anticipation of a cur
tailed consumption, and it is firm be-
cause receipts are small and receivers
find it difficult to get supplies enough
| of the right kind to meet the wants of
| regular customers. So that while trade
| is comparatively light, the demand is
equal to the supply, and there are no
aecumulations of any kind of fresh but
ter seking buyers.
The prevailing opinion is that prices
| have reached the top, but there are no
indications of a reaction, and the
| chances are that values will hold about
| where they are until the COWS begin to
give more milk There is not much
| show for an increase in northern dairy
| sections during this month, but in some
| parts of the west an increase is reported,
| and this may have it's effect in a couple
| of weeks. AS an offset to this, how
| ever, weather conditions may arise that
| will change the whole situation, and it
| is impossible to forecast the future with
any certainty.
For most of the fresh creamery that
comes under the head of extras at this
time of the year, q cents is the ruling
rate on tubs. and % cents on boxes. A
A large portion of the receipts from
western and northern sources are not
godd enought to command more than
&c to 261a cents, and range of 26 to 81
than a higher rate.
A further advance in Liverpool has
strengthened the cheese market here,
and while buyers are not responding to
any higher prices than last week, the
outside rate can be more easily obtained
and holders are confident that the stu
alton is in their favor. Sales of best
New York twins have been made at 1234
to 13 cents, other fall makes at IL to 1914
cents. The output of the factories dur
ing the last part of October and early
November is not as good as the Septem-
Der makes, and do not command as high
price.
There is fair demand for fresh eggs
with sales of best western at % to 25
cents, and choice fresh eastern at q to
80 cents. Storage eggs continue plenti-
full and dull at II to Is cents, and only the
best spring command over Is cents.
In the local flour market there is fair
demand, but prices are easier, especially
for mill shipments.
There is a steady market for corn
meal, though at slightly lower prices
than quoted a week ago.
For oats there is an easier market, and
prices are generally lower.
For hay and straw there is a quiet
and steady demand. with prices but
little changed. Hay, $12@17; fancy and
jobbing, $1750@16; rye straw, $14@15.
Fresh ribs are firmer and there is a
better feeling generally in the market
for pork products. Hogs have ad-
vanced in the west, and it is thought
that the bottom has been reached, and
that higher prices are bound to come
There has been substantial increase
in the export movement of pork pro-
visions, the total value of the exports
made by Boston packers for the week
having been about $2S2, 200.
Fresh beef has been rather quiet. but
the amount of trade was unexpectedly
large.
There is a better market for NUT
tons and lambs, following the Thanks
giving trade, and prices were advanced.
Veals are quiet but steady. Lambs, Go
Sc; BrightOns and eastern, 7@S1ac; year
lings, 507; muttons, 507c; fancy and
Brightons 6@712c; vea1s, 6@1Oc; fancy
Brightons, 9@101ac.
There are still considerable many off
lots of poultry Offering, but the market
is beginning to resume it's customary
round. Odd stuff is still quoted at
low prices, but on stock in good condi- |
ton the market is fairly steady. In |
box lots poultry is quoted at: Choice |
northern turkeys 14@16c; western, 110 |
13c; northern chickens, 12@16c; fowls, |
12@14c; iced chickens and fowls, S01Oc; |
iced turkeys, 9@10c; green ducks, 11@ !
13c: green geese, 12@14c; live fowls, so |
&c: chickens, 8@10c.
There is a scarcity of some kinds of |
game and prices show little weakening. |
Receivers are selling to the jobbers at: |
Grouse, $3.50 per pair; cartridges, $1.75; !
nallard ducks, $1.25; black ducks, $1.25;
canvassback ducks, Sd; quail, 1926 per
dozen; pigeons, $1.5Q; squads, SO; wild !
turkeys, zoe per pound. Whole deer are /
not very plenty and sell at 15017c per
pound.
Beans continue very firm. Advices
from the country say stocks are small in
first hands and prices are we'll MAIN
tanned: Carload lots, pea, $2.10@2.15;
medium, So. 10@2.15; small pea, 81 25; yell
low eyes, 2.35@2. 40; red kidneys, 50. 500
2 .65; California small white, $2.25G02 so;
Lima, sc per lb; jobbing, 10c more
Apples have been very quiet but the
receipts show a falling off, and the out
look favors some advance. Quotations
are steady and unchanged: Craven
stems, $3@350; Ba1dwins, $2@2. so; green
ings, $1.5O@2.25; kings, $2.50@3; pound
sweets, $2@2.5 No. 2 and mixed varie-
ties, $1@1.50; jobbing and fancy lots, sec
@$1 per Dbl more. For the week the re-
ceipts of apples here were 10, 827 bbIs;
last year, same week, II, 045 bbIs.
A few Beurre Bose pears are still of
fering from cold storage at 81 per bu.