Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-01
all marset and are sold at s1.75 per


matOeS are scarce and high at 5OQ55c
per pound for native dollhouse.
The flour market has been very quiet
| for several days, although there has ex-
] listed tone of flrmness in winter wheat
] fiours for the reason that the millerS
| have found that class of wheat scarce;
! the farmers refusing to market it, I'M
| der the present condition of bad crop
reports. Shipping directions on spring
| wheat f1ours have lately been received
| in good volume, plainly indicating that
! there is good demand for flour to go
| into consumption.
Flour prices may be considered easy,
| though but little changed Mill ship
ment prices are a little easier at $40
435 on spring patents; winter patents,
$395@4.25. Trade committee prices are:
Spring wheat, clears, $3@3.50; patents,
$4@4.75; winter wheat, clears, $500
A; straights, $3.65@4.15; patents, $3.50
4.50.
Cornmeal is rather easy on the dull
market on corn, but with prices little
changed Oatmeal and the cereals are
rather easy, though nomina1ly I'M
changed.
A dull market on corn here is noted,
with the west and options little easier.
The export demand for corn is very
quiet.
Oats have continued to rule very dull
in this market, with the west slightly
easier.
The hay market seems to be firmer,
especially on good to best hay. The
burning of several hundred tons the
other day at the Lewis wharf fire was
something of q reduction in the local
supply, though prominent hay mer-
chants say that this alone would have
been insignificant but from the fact of
a. lessened supply at hand and in the
country. Straw continues steady, with
millfeed rather easy: Hay, $9@16; fancy
jobbing lots, $16@18; rye straw, $909.50.
The pork and lard markets are firm,
following the greater firmness in hogs.
Lard and hams are advanced, following
the advance in ribs. Barrel pork, $3.50
1880; light backs, $12; lean ends, $14.50;
fresh ribs, &c; corned and fresh Shout
ders, &c; smoked shoulders. SIC; lard,
61sc; in pals, 6as@7Ac; hams, 91s@10Ac;
skinned B hams, SIC; bacon, $1,000;
sausages, 7@Sc; Frankfurt sausages, 71s
csc; pressed ham, lie: raw leaf lard,
7c; pure lead lard, TIC; in pals, S@8Ac;
pork tongues, So; loose salt pork, 7c;
briskets, &c; sausage meat, 7c; bo1ognas,
TIC; city dressed hogs, &c; country. &c.
Boston packers have killed fewer hogs
for the week, the total being about 3d.
500; preceding week, SO, 300; same week
a year ago, 49, 300. For export there is
a good demand for Boston-packed pork
provisions, the total value of these ex-
ports for the week having been about
$226,OOO; preceding week, $2O5,00 same
week a year ago, $18O,OOO
For the week the arrivals of beef
have been smaller, the total being 1876
f0,- nd
a total of 269 cars; preceding week, 149
cars for Boston and 121 cars for export,
a total of 270 cars; same week year ago,
IA cars for Boston and 81 cars for ex-
uort a total of 231 cars.
The market may be considered more
steady, with a rather better trade late
in the week: Very choice steers, SIC;
good steers, SIZE; light and COWS, 7A@
SC; extra heavy kinds, lie; good binds,
101ac; light kinds, 9@10c; heavy fores,
614c; good, &c; light 51s@5Ac; backs, TO
Sc; rattles, 41A@4Ac; chucks, 6@7c; short
ribs, 10@12c; rounds, 71A@8c; rumps, 11@
13c; rumps and loins, 11@141ac; loins, 11@
16c
The market on fall lambs has been
rather better, with muttons steady.
Veals have been plenty and dull:
Springers, $500; fall lambs, 8@91ac;
Brighton fancy 9@10c; muttons, 7@9c;
Brighton and fancy muttons, 71a@91ac;
veals, 5000: fancy Brightons, 9@10c.
Iced poultry is easy, with frozen about
out of market. Live poultry is yet firm.
Fresh killed is in small supply: Turkeys,
frozen, 12@16c; chickens, fresh, 10000;
frozen, 10@14c; fowls, fresh, 10@15c; iced
fowls, 91k@10hc; live fowls, 10@11c.
Game has run down to the small
amount in jobbers' hands, and in the re-
frir +Or q 10 o4oH %rnd Ia To hiT7cr
quotations are largely nominal: Venison
saddles, 5@1Sc; grouse 1.25@1.50 per
pair; quail, $2@2.25 per doz; canvasback
ducks, So. 50@3.5 so per pair; mallard ducks,
81 per pair; black ducks, $1.25 per pair,
red heads, $3.50; wild ducks, fresh, 50c@
81 per pair; pigeons. $125@1.5o per doz.
Mackerel are rarely shyer than they
have been thus far this season. About
a dozen vessels have gone south, but
their quest for schools Of new fish has
thus far been fruitless.
A few specimens have come to mar
ket from the traps on the southern
| coast Of New Jersey. The few thus
taken were good large fish, weighing
about two pounds apiece.
General trade in fresh fish is rather
light Receipts of fresh cod and had
dock have been ample for all demands
since the close Of the Lenten season, and
| good-siZed lots have been sold to the
| splitters and curers at low prices.
Available arrivals are given as 1885,
800 pounds. about 100000 being paddock
| and SOC, 900 Goldfish, from which it may
| be inferred that other varieties have
| been in light supply.
Fresh alewives are plenty from Cape
| God and have sold at fair prices.
| In cured fish there Is little animation.
| The market Is about steady, with re-
! ceipts of mackerel slim and quotations
I rather firm, and salt cod and other
: OR ir1St hot