Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-06-05
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston, May Glowing to the holiday
on Tuesday. the butter market has not
had fair test this week, and only NOM
inal quotations can be given. The ten
dency is to firmer rates, and 10 cents is
asked for the finest lines of western and
northern, but actual sales are mostly at
49, cents.
The firm tone was justified by the
sales at Canton, n. Y, and by the Ell
gin and Chicago quotations, but whether
it will be maintained when full supplies
are here, romans to be seen. The
quality of the make is now all that could
be desired for storing purposes, and the
indications are that the cold storage
operators will pay pretty full prices for
what they want.
Receipts have further increased,
though still little less than last year,
and liberal quantities are going into the
freezers. The butter is costing high in
the country, and owners say they will
not sell it if they cannot get some profit.
Therefore the chances at present are for
full rates. The demand for current
consumption is fair, but it is not large
enough to absorb more than two-thirds
of the receipts.
The cheese market is quiet, but last
WOSh ISCcIplS are C1SctIlOu up oAiO
prices are steady on the basis of to 10
cents. So far the demand has been
fully equal to the supply. Country
markets showed very little change from
last week. Canadian markets were
shade easier.
Eggs are a shade easier, with sales of
choice western at Az to Is cents, at
marks, and 151a cents. Eastern choice
sell at Is to 16 cents.
Apples are quiet, as usual at this sea-
son, but prices are steadily held, though
largely nominal: Russets, $4@4.50; spies,
S4@6; fancy and jobbing, $1@1.50 more.
The wheat market was again in
1uenced chiefly by the crop reports
The news concerning the crops was
about the worst the trade has as yet
received. Chinch bugs were reported
in nearly all the winter wheat states,
which, together with other unfavorable
news, caused a sharp advance in values
There is a f1rmer tone to the flour
market, though general trade is rather
quiet. The firmer position of wheat
has had direct effect upon flour prices,
and quotations are about Zoe a barrel
higher than week ago. Mill shipment
prices on spring wheat patents are at
$4.10@445; spring wheat, clears, $1,000
1856; winter patents, $3.90@425; winter
wheat, straights 3.65@380. Trade COM
mittee prices are at: Spring wheat,
clears, $3.29@3.60; patents, $4.10@4.75;
winter wheat, clears, S3.55Q41O;
straights, $3.7O@425; patents, $4@4.5O.
Cornmeal was easier, in sympathy
with corn. Oatmeal and the cereals are
quiet and unchanged.
Corn was much easier, under lower
markets west and a better supply, owing
to the settlement of the labor troubles at
Buffalo.
Oats We're also easier, and showed a
marked decline in prices. Trade was
not active.
There is g. firm market for choice hay;
rye straw is firm and in good demand
and millfeed is steady: Hay, $10@18;
fancy and jobbing lots, $18@19.50; rye
straw, $1O@12
The pork market is slightly easier on
lard, with hams frmer and the demand
good especially for export: Barrel
pork, $12@12.5O; light backs $11; lean
ends, 81; fresh ribs, SC; corned and fresh
shoulders &c; smoked shoulders, 6Mc;
lard, &c; in pals, 614@71sc; hams $40
101ac; skinned 3 hams, 1014c; bacon, so
Q9c; sausages, 7@Sc; Frankfurt sau-
sages, 71zQSc; pressed ham, lie; raw
leaf lard, &c; pure leaf lard &c; in pals,
~ @Sc; pork tongues, IS; loose salt pork,
&c; briskets. &c; sausage meat, &c;
boIognas, 712c; city dressed hogs. &c;
country, sc.
Boston packers have made a good kill
ing of hogs for the week, the total
amounting to about 1880; preceding
week 81, 500; same week a year ago, 81
$50. a somewhat lighter movement has
been made in pork provisions for the
week, Boston packers having sold in
that direction about $1S2, 900 worth; pre-
ceding week, 100000; same week a year
ago, $4,000.
There is claimed to be something of
a shortage of good beef in this market
and prices are firmly held, with good
demand. The market is we'll cleaned
up. Very choice steers, SIC; good
steers. SEC; light and COWS, 7A@Sc;
extra heavy kinds, lie; good hinds
1O1kc; light binds, 91a @1Oc; heavy fores,
6Ac; good, &c: light, SIC; backs, 7QSc;
rattles, 41@@4Ac; chucks, 607c; short
ribs 10012c; rounds, 8@0S1ac; >rumps, II
6D13c; rumps and loins, 11@14c; loins
11@16c
The arrivals for the week were some
what larger, being total Of 156 cars
for Boston and 101 cars for export, to-
tai of 256 cars; preceding week ISL cars
for Boston and 16O cars for export, a to-
tai of 81 cars; same week year ago.
$50 cars for Boston and 50 cars for ex-
port, a total of 255 cars.
Muttons and lambs have ruled firm,
with a moderate supply. Vea1s are
steady. Spring lambs, $3@7; fall lambs,
11@12c; Brighton fancy, 111a@13c; NUT
tons, 10@101ac; veals, S@11c; fancy
Brightons. 1O@12c.
Poultry is in small supply, with the
demand light and prices steady. North
ern chickens, 10000; fowls, 131a14c;
western, 1115 812c; live fowls, HOBO.
Strawberries have been in somewhat
lighter SuDDly and prices have ruIed