Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-08-07
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.


mand. A slight advance is asked by
some receivers on fine northern cream
cry, which is costing more in the coun-
try, but the general run of extras rule
at about same as last week, only selling
a little more freely. All the under
grades continue plentiful and are with
out material change.
Most of the dealers are opposed to ad-
Vancing prices a present, as they think
it would be better for all concerned to
give exporters a chance to send por-
ton of the surplus stock out of the coun-
try, and the only support which the
frner feeling now has comes from those
who control a few of the finest nearby
creameries, whose make is beginning to
shrink The general impression is, how
ever, that fine butter has touched the
lowest point and that it is likely to en-
nance in value when trade improves.
While everybody admits that there is
a better tone to the market than last
week, there is a difference of opinion in
regard to prices. Some claim to be get
ting 10 cents quite readily for strictly
fine northern creamery, and a few say
they would not sell their fancy makes
at that. Others think that 1872 cents is
high enough to quote for the bulk Of the
receipts coming in under the head of
extras, as the quality is not running as
good as a short time ago. There are
enough sales at 1872 to 10 cents to make
that the selling range on northern cream
cry, with some fancy lots held higher.
The country cheese market continues
on the boom, and advance prices have
been paid at all points. This has added
more strength to the situation here and
higher prices will have to be obtained
TO Wit fiYSt Gal Of
choice northern at 9A@91ac, but late ar
rivals cannot be offered at less than 10c
with any show for profit. The asking
rate is go @10c. 1t is hard to get buyers
up to 91ac, and they will probably re-
sist the further advance as much as
they can, but receivers are bound to
hold till they can get a margin.
There is no Improvement in the egg
situation. Receipts of western have
been large, and as nearly all are more or
less affected by the heat trade has been
slow and unsatisfactory. 1t is diff
ffcuIt to ct over 1412c for the best
western offered, and a large portion
can be bought at 13@14c. A few special
marks range up to 15c, but this kind is
scarce. Choice fresh eastern are at
16Q17c, and some fancy new laid range
higher. Strictly fine nearby eggs are
scarce and command extreme prices.
The market in beans is easier, eS-
peciaIly pea and medium, with other va
rieties fairly steady: Carload lots, pea,
$13712 40; medium, $1.371a @1.40; yellow
eyes, $1.5O; red kidneys, $1S5; California
small white, $1.9O01.95; Lima, sc per Ib;
jobbing, 1Oc more.
Leading spring wheat mil1ers are still
firm in their ideas on flour, and suggest
to agents here not to be alarmed into
offering flour any lower, since that at
present prices it does not fully cover the
cost of wheat and manufacturing. They
suggest that jobbers and grocers may
wait, only taking what flour they are
actually Obliged to have in their trade,
but that they will be waiting to the ad-
vantage of the milIers. since wheat is
down about as low as it is going, and
is going to make an upward turn by
time the miIIers have secured the best
part of the wheat crop, when it will be
found that there is little flour due the
trade, sold at the low prices of the pres
ent time. The flour market is dull and
little changed.
The position of cornmeal is quiet and
rather easy. Oatmeal is steady, and
quotations have been marked up little.
The cereals are little changed.
Corn has slowly declined a little for
weather has been fine for the growing
crop. Recent rains in Nebraska have
been sufficient to assure the crop of corn,
without any more while about all of the
corn belt is now in position of rapidly
making one of the best crops ever har-
vested. Here the market is quiet and
rather easy.
Oats are easy, with trade quiet. New
oats are freely offering, to arrive in Au-
gust, at 29Q291ac. Quotations on old
oats are quiet.
A dull hay market is continued, with a
full supply, and only the best bringing |
full prices. Rye straw is in quiet re-
guest. with new straw near a hand. /
The quality of the new is reported to be !
fine. Millfeed is about steady at slight /
ly lower prices than prevailed a week
ago: Hay, $9Q16.50; fancy and jobbing, |
$17G1S.50; rye straw, $1O011.
The pork market is a shade easier, with |
fresh ribs lower and corned and fresh /
shoulders higher. Still, the position of |
hogs in the west is very firm though /
possibly little easier than at the high /
est point a few days ago.
Boston packers have made a larger !
output of hogs, the total for the week |
having been about "a, 800; preceding week, !
SO, 400: same week a year ago, %, 600 The !
request IOr Boston packed pork prod /
ucts for export is good, but the ship
ments for the week have been less than
for the preceding week, which was a very
heavy one. The total for the week came I
to about the value of S175, 900; preceding
week. S255, coo; same week a year ago, |
S215.OOO
The beef market has ruled firm all the
week. with the idea that the shipments
have been well cleaned up, though these |
shipments have been considerably in
creased. Quotations are declared to be |
firm at: Very choice steers, SA@9c; |
good steers, SIC; light, S0SAc: extra |