Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-08
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston, May 3.-The general condition
of the butter market is about the same
as last week. Trade continues slow.>so
far as the wholesale movement is con-
cerned, and prices are in buyers favor.
Receipts have but slightly increased,
but there appears to be more than
enough for the demand, and after the
finest lots are sold to regular customers,
the remainder has to be forced OH at
concessions. This has been the way
the market has run for several weeks
past. and the results are unsatisfactory
to dealers and country shippers. mere
is a hopeful feeling that prices Will
strike bottom this week, but no assur-
ance of this can be given, as buyers Will
continue to bear the market just as long
as the make has no keeping quaI1t1es'
and until the butter is good enough 10
store. The trade year has just closed
a comparison of the total receipts and
exports show slight increase In the
movements of the past year. The
amount figured out for consumption
shows a slight decrease, and this might
be considered discouraging if it were
not understood that the slight falling
off comes from the fact that surrounding
places, which used to draw from here,
now get a great portion of their goods
direct from the creameries. The trade
of Boston proper is steadily 1roWlng'
but it has not been profitable the past
year.
The cheese market has ruled quiet, with
very little old stock offering. Sales OF
old have been at II to 1924 cents, but only
in a small way. Supplies of new are in
creasing, but the quality is undesirable
and offerings sell slowly at to 10 cents.
lot h rb0T-
The season is closing with a weaker tone
than was expected.
There is rather a slow trade in eggs,
and prices are easier. Sales of western
are made at 1872 cents, but some buyers
did not want to pay over Is cents. For
selected lots for cold storage 1871 to IA
cents was asked, but few sales at over
49, cents. These figures covered west
ern and eastern. Receipts for the week
were 2,919 cases, against 1883 cases
the previous week and 81, 1872 cases for
corresponding week last year. Receipts
for April foot i1p to So, 226 cases, against
14938 cases same month last year.
Stock in cold storage &c, 1863 cases. against
81 06 cases same time last year.
Beans are a little f1rmer, with a bet
ter feeling in the trade. Indications
point to higher prices: Carload lots,
yellow eyes, s1.50@1.55 red kidneys, 80
@190; California small white, $1.90@1.95;
Lima, sc per Id; jobbing, 10c more.
There is only a small supply of apples,
and prices are steady: Baldwins, $4@5;
russets, $3.50@4.50; Spies $4@6; No. 2, all
kinds $3@3.50; jobbing and choice lots,
$1@1.50 more.
Strawberries have been more plenty
and have sold lower. They are now COM
ing from as far north as North Carolina
Some late arrivals in rather poor order
sold from the wagons at 10@15c- For the
week the receipts of Strawberries were
1859 crts, against $40 crts for the same
week last year.
Potatoes are easier, with full receipts.
Sweet potatoes are steady: Aroostook
and eastern rose, 9Oc@$1 per bu; hebrons,
85c; Green mountains, $4,000; northern
and western, 75@SOc; Dakota red, 75c;
Jersey sweet, s3@3.25 per Dbl; crts, $2.5O
@2.75; Bermudas, $7@7.50 per Dbl.
The local flour market has been easy,
in sympathy with wheat, and there has
been a decline of at least 10@20c a Dbl
during the week. There is a slightly
firmer feeling, and if the wheat market
should show additional strength an ad-
vance is predicted.
Prices are steady again. Mill ship
ment prices are steady at $3.90@4.25 or
spring patents; winter patents, $3.S0@
Abs Trade committee prices are steady
at: Spring wheat, clears, $3@3.50; pat
ents, $3.9O@4.75; winter wheat, clears
$3.35@4; straights, $3.50@4.15; patents
$3.75@44O.
There is a steady market for corn
meal with the demand quiet. Oatmea
and the cereals are quiet al quotations.
Corn easy, both on the spot and fol
shipment.
Oats are quiet, with quotations easy.
There is very firm market for hay
with the supply of choice light. Straw
is steady: Hay, s9@16; fancy jobbins
lots, $16@1S; rye straw, $9@9.5O.
There is a steady market for all porl
provisions, with fair demand in prog
ress: Barrel pork, s13@13.5O; nght
backs, SIP; lean ends, s145O; fresh ribs
&c; corned and fresh shoulders, &c
smoked shoulders, SIC; lard, SIC; IL
pals, 6as @7Ac; hams, 91a @1OAc; skinnet
B hams, s1sc; bacon, $4,000; sausages
7@Sc; Frankfurt sausages, 71a@8c
pressed ham, lie; raw leaf lard, 7c; pure
leaf lard, TIC; in pals, S@8Ac; porl
tongues, IS; loose salt pork, 7c; briskets
7c; sausage meat, 7c; bolognas, TIC; cit.
dressed hogs, &c; country, SC.
Boston packers have killed more hog
for the week, the total being about 80,
500; preceding week, $500; same weel
year ago, $4,000. For export there con
tinues to be a good demand for Boston
packed pork provisions, the total valu
of these exports for the week havin,
been about s225,00O; preceding week
$226, 900; same week a year ago, $3.50, 00'
In the west the provision trade
without new feature. The prevailing be
lief appears to be that the receipts @
hogs in May will fall short of CORE
spending time last year, which seem
to be quite likely, for the movement las