Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-13
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

AL round is stronger than last week, and
higher prices are quoted in New York
and in the west. The Boston market
responds slowly but the prevailing
opinion is that fresh arrivals will bring
half to 1 cent advance. For most of the
fresh western offered 2312 to "a cents is
z full selling rate, in assorted sizes, but
with Chicago at "a cents and Elgin at
241a cents. it is natural to expect that
higher figures will be asked for new ar
rivals. Some of last weeks receipts in
ash tubs were carried over, and it was
hard TO find buyers for these at % to 231a
cents, and but few sales were made.
Firsts rule quiet at q to p cents. Choice
limitations in moderate demand at Is to
19 cents. with light supplies. No ladies
Of any consequence offered. Eastern
creamery is beginning to arrive more
freely, but only a nominal quotation of
20 to % cents can be given.
The advance in prices of fresh butter
has turned more attention to held stock,
n and June creamery for several days past
has been selling at 221A to % cents.
There has been a quiet trade in cheese
for several days past and, while holders
show no disposition to force sales at any
concession, buyers have been slow to
pay the top rates asked. Sales of best
Vermont twins have been at 1212 cents,
and New York at 12A cents, with oc-
casional small lots at 13 cents. There
continues to be considerable confidence
in the situation, and a better trade is
expected after the cold weather sets in.
A little better feeling was developed
in the egg market under the influence of
the cooler weather, but no advance in
prices could be obtained. There con-
tinued to be accumulations from last
week which Slow Of Ga 10 1S n
1872 cents, but strictly fresh gathered
western were in fair demand al 20 cents,
with some selected lots at p cents. Fresh
eastern sold at % to % cents, and fancy
new laid at % cents and upward. The
latter are scarce and wanted, and SELL
ers have their own way about prices.
Storag eggs have been slow of sale, and
consignments from other places have
been hard to sell al over 16 cents. Sales
from Boston storage at 16 to II cents.
Supply exceeds the demand.
Beans are firmer, with firmer reports
from the country where they are grown.
Prices are stronger: Carload lots, pea,
$1S21a@1.S5; medium, $1.S21A small pea,
$1.9212@1.95; yellow eyes, $2.15; red kid
neys 81. so; California small white, $215
Q2.20; Lima sc per ID; jobbing, 1Oc more.
Locally the flour market has ruled
rather quiet, under the decline in wheat,
but with the feeling now that things are
better. Nothing seems to be offering in
spring patents below $4 and up to 1920,
mill shipment, though the trade COM
mittee still mentions $3.50. Trade COM
mittee prices are steady at: Spring
wheat, clears, $3.10@350; patents, $1,000
ATS; winter wheat, clears, $325@3.75;
straights, $340@3.90; patents, So. 1904. 40.
Cornmeal and oatmeal are reported
steady, with the cereals little changed.
More steadiness is noted in corn, with
track firm. Oats are fairly steady,
though local trade is running dull
A steady hay market is noted, with
choice hay firm. Rye straw continues
firm, with offerings small. The firm
ness in millfeed continues to be fea-
ture of the market. 1t is a strong point
with the milIers of the country, and aids
greatly in sustaining their position on
-four. Hay, s12@17; fancy and jobbing.
$17.5O@1S; rye straw, $1S@15.
The feature in the pork and lard mar
ket is the decline, which is general,
started by lower priced hogs. Boston
packers have shortened their killing of
hogs somewhat, the total for the week
having been about SO, 800 Returns and
estimates of packing in the west for the
eight months ending Oct. 81 indicate
total of $685., 900 hogs; same time year
ago, 13,93O,0O0.
Beef has shown little better mar
ket of late. The arrivals have been
somewhat increased, and trade will have
to be good to keep up the Improvement.
Still it is claimed that the market is
better sold up than a week ago. For
the week the arrivals of beef were 162
cars for Boston, and 81 cars for export.
Lambs have been in rather better
demand of late, with mutton steady.
Veal is steady in prices. Lambs, 10
Size; Brightons and eastern, 71A@9c;
yearlings, 5@7c; muttOns, 414@7c; fancy
and Brighton, 6@71ac; veals, 5@9c;
fancy Brightons, 90101ac.
The supply of poultry is full, but
pretty good demand seems to fairly sus-
tain the market. Northern chickens,
fresh, 12@17c: fresh fowls, 12@14c; fresh
turkeys, 17@20c: western iced chickens,
10@12c; fowls, 10Q111ac; iced turkeys
12@14c; green ducks, 12@15c green
geese, 14GI15c; live fowls, S09c; chickens.
B@9c.
The game market is pretty we'll sup
billed with venison, deer coming from
Maine largely, with few from New
Hampshire and Vermont, though it is
Illegal to ship them out of those states.
Whole deer are quoted at 13@15c. There
lis SCdIClly OI pc1i I11OSCS VI IuIleu
Egrouse, and it is too early for western
grouse to be coming forward
Apples have continued easy, under the
very full supply of fall and perishable
+ fruit. The best winter varieties are
more steady, but on this class the range
1 is wide, following the quality: Pippins,
81 5O62; pound sweets S2@2. so; craven
stems, s3@35O; No. ,, S2@2.50; BaIdwins.
Isl. 1902. so; greetings, $1.50@2; kings, 500
b per Dbl; No. and mixed varieties, s1@
p: jobbing and fancy lots, 50c@$1 per