Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-09-18
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Boston, Sept. 13.-The butter market
has been active and buoyant for a week
past and is now in more satisfactory
condition to the selling interest than it
has been for several years. The demand
has increased, receipts have decreased
and prices have advanced to a point
which enables receivers to return full
rates for consignments, and gives hold
ers of storage goods a chance to realize
a nice profit on their investments. And
all this has been brought about by strict
ly legitimate means. The falling off in
the make, coupled with the increased
home consumption and the liberal ex-
port movement, have been the main
causes.
For the present, exporters are out of
the market, but from all the reports re-
ceived, the home demand is large enough
to absorb the current production and will
soon make big hole in the cold storage
stocks all over the country. The dry
weather for over a month past has
caused a large shrinkage in milk, and in
voices from northern and western dairy
sections have steadily grown smaller and
smaller, till many are now less than half
what they were a short time ago.
There is a good demand for New
Hampshire, Vermont and northern fresh
SEedulSIy at z0 10 ZOZ2 ceIlCS, 1ncluQ1nS
large tubs art the inside and assorted
sizes at the outside figure. Boxes in
short supply at "a to 241a cents. West
ern extras sold at 221a cents for large ash
tubs and % cents for assorted sizes in
spruce. On this basis receipts were kept
cleaned up, and sellers were strong in
their views. With butter selling at %
cents in Chicago, 221a cents in Elgin and
% cents in New York, a quotation of 221a
to % cents is not high here. Of course,
this means for first-class quality. Lots
showing defects have to take a little
lower range, say 20 to % cents, but there
is very little of any kind waiting for
buyers
Owing to a slight reaction in country
markets, cheese is not as buoyant as last
week, but, as our prices were not ad-
vanced to the extreme basis of cost in
the country, there is no disposition to
recede any now, and sales run along at
II cents for finest northern twins, with
others at 111a to liz cents. The demand
is still equal to the supply, and receipts
are kept cleaned up. The Liverpool
market holds up to full previous quota
tions, and there seems to be no reason
for any lower rates at present.
There is considera BILE improvement in
the egg market, and as receipts have de
creased the outlook for the remainder of
the month is more encouraging. Sales
of choice fresh gathered western a IL to
171a cents, outside for northwestern lots,
which are cleaning up we'll. Occasional
special marks held at Is cents. Fresh
eastern at Is to 10 cents, and fancy new
laid at p to % cents. More of the latter
are wanted. A few sales from cold
storage have been made at 16 to 1872
cents at marks, but as a rule the fresh
arrivals are preferred.
The position of beans is decidedly firm,
though trade is yet quiet Reports
form York state continue to mention
great injury from drought, suggesting
not above one-third of a crop From
Michigan reports are just beginning to
show that the crop is a very small one
there. In California the crop has been
a failure, it is well understood. Car
load lots, pea, $1.371aQ1.4O medium,
$1371a@1.40; small pea, S160; yellow
eyes. S1.45@1.50; red kidneys, $1.S0@1- IS:
California small white, $1.75@1. so; Lima,
sc per pound; jobbing, 10c more.
The flour market has continued dull
here, with little real change in values.
Buyers are evidently holding off for fur
Their developments on wheat since they
are taking but little flour At the, same
time millers and selling agents feel very
certain that the jobbers and grocers hold
only small stocks of flour. Indications
also point to better business very soon.
Prices are very little changed. Mill
shipment, spring wheat, patents, $500
@4.20; trade committee, spring wheat.
clears. s3@S.5G; patents, s3.90@4.75; win
ter wheat. clears, S2.25G33.75: straights,
S3.45@4; patents, $3.75@435.
Cornmeal is firm, on the position OF
corn, but prices are unchanged. Dat
meal and the cereals are steady and lit
tie changed.
Corn has attracted a good deal OF at
tention of late. More adverse crop re-
ports have been received than for any
time since planting. Estimates as high
as "a, 900, 900 bushels damage in the state
of Kansas alone are current. Indica-
tions for a bumper crop are not as ia
vorablel as they were week ago, al
though crop Of 2OOO 900, 900 bushels is
practically assured. Corn has been
shipped from Baltimore the past week
to Russia, an entirely new feature in the
trade. Quotations on corn are better
sustained.
Oats are well sustained, although the
market has ruled quiet of late.
Hay is reported to be steady in price,
with a fair demand. Rye straw is in
quiet demand, with little change. Mill
feed continues to sell unusually well for
this time of the year. Hay, $9@16.50;
fancy and jObbing, s17@17.5O; rye straw,
810.50911.
The feature in the pork market has
been the scarcity and greater firmness
In fresh ribs. Boston packers have killed
more hogs for the week, the total being
about "a 100; preceding week, &c, 900; same
week q wear ago "a 600 The demand for