Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-03-27
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter Higher--Cheese Firm.
Eggs Selling Well.


has gained additional strength, and fine
grades are bringing u to 1 cent more
than last week. This is owing to the
comparatively light receipts and the
fact that all the desirable old stock has
been used up. Buyers are forced to
work on new supplies, and the result is
that current receipts are barely enough
for the demand. All the under grades
have been sought after and there are
now very few accumulations of any
kind. This put the market in very
clean and healthy condition, and the in
dications are that all arrivals for the
present week will meet with a ready
sale.
But country shippers must understand
that present prices may not be long
maintained. The make is gradually in
creasing, and there must be larger
supply Last year the upward turn
came the last week in March, and in the
first week in April the price was UP to
% cents, but it dropped the second week
to 20 cents. and steadily declined during
April and May, till 16 cents was touched.
Both buyers and sellers admit that
prices are Y to cent higher than week
ago, and that there is no more than
enough butter to go round at that. Fine
Vermont and New Hampshire lots bring
% cents Firsts are selling at 20 to
q cents. The finest in boxes sells at
221z cents, and some lots are held at %
cents.
The cheese market continues firm,
with a moderate demand from the trade.
Sales of best northern twin are at 121a to
1874 cents, and some holders are indif-
ferent about selling under Is cents.
70 1fc
Nearly all of the low priced stock has
been disposed of. Stocks of all kinds
are being steadily reduced. The Eng
Iish markets are reported strong, with
most of the cheap goods used up. The
Liverpool cable has been advanced to
81 shillings.
There is a good demand for eggs, with
fresh western at 1874 to IA cents. East
ern sell at the same price as western,
as the quality is about the same, but q
few fancy marks go a little higher. The
prevailing opinion is that the price of
eggs will not go as low as last year.
Beans are firm, with even higher prices
quoted in the country, though this mar
ket is unchanged: Carload lots, pea,
S1:35&1. 3715 medium, 81. 371h01.4 40; yellow
eyes, $1.55@1. so; red kidneys, $1.S5@1.9O;
California small white, $4,000; Lima, sc
per Id; jobbing, 10c more.
Receipts of maple sugar are increas-
ing, and the high prices obtained for the
first lots cannot be realized for more.
Receivers quote u to II cents per pound.
Syrup is also coming more freely, and 80
to 80 cents per gallon is now a full rate.
In the flour and grain trades the mar
ket is looking better, with we'll informed
merchants looking for a still sharper
reaction. In the first place, the millers
had been Indifferent to the lower prices
of wheat, and had wired but little about
either wheat or flour to their agents
here, but later they are taking much
greater interest. 1t is understood that
the Minneapolis millers have taken a
great deal of wheat within a day or two,
and that they are still ready to take all
the cash milling wheat there is offered
them at present prices. 1t is still curl
Gus feature that cash wheat at Mime
apOlis is still a a premium over May.
The flour market is more active, on a
rather lower basis of prices. The larger
milling concerns have sold some flour
within a couple of days, but scarcely at
above S4.15 for the best known spring
wheat patents, mill shipment prices
Considerable flour was also sold at S41O
while some Of the cheaper spring wheat
patents are quoted as low as 1918. Mill
shipment prices are also little lower
The meal and cereal markets are lit
tie changed, though rather easy, on the
easier grain markets. The position of
corn is a little better than a few days ago.
though still considerably easier than a
week ago. There is no particularly firm
point in, the situation, beyond the fact
that a speculative turn has evidently be-
gun. Oats have also shown some i'm
provement, with options a shade firmer
Hay is quiet and fairly steady on the
best grades, with low grades easy. Straw
is quiet and fairly steady. MiMfeed is
quiet and rather easy: Hay, $8@14;
fancy jobbing lots, $15@17; rye straw, SO
@9.50
Pork and lard are f1rmer, with fresh
ribs firmer and advanced 1Ac. Hogs are
frmer relatively than provisions. Hams
are very firm.
Boston packers have made a larger
kill of hogs, the total for the week hav-
ing been about $4,000; preceding week,
$4,000; same week a year ago, 81 800
There is fair movement going on the
total vaule of these exports for the week
having been about s24S,O 900; preceding
week, $235,o00 same week year ago.
$2S5, 900. In the west the volume of
pork packing has been somewhat re-
duced.
The beef market has been rather dull,
though there was rather better trade
recently. Quotations have settled
somewhat during the week, and are firm
now only on choice beef, which is scarce.
The market on lambs, and muttons
especially, has shown considerable i'm
provement within two or three days, and
higher prices are being obtained. Veals
are also higher, though 1T is suggested
that 1t can only be temporary. Lambs,
$1,000; Brighton fancy, 81s @91ac; NUT
tons, 6@71kc; Brighton and fancy NUT
tons, 7@S1sc; veals, 7@10c; fancy Brigh-
tons, 10@11c.
Poultry is steady, with live poultry