Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-08-21
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

two weeks past, is still very firm at the
most recent high prices. The advices
from primary markets have been en-
couraging, with values firm at all points,
and foreign markets have also been
strong and tending upward There are
not many new features to the situation.
All the strong ones noticed last week
have been retained. Receipts have con-
tinued small, and the demand for home
consumption sufficiently large to keep
them pretty well cleaned up The 10
cal market has not been as highly active
as was the case in the previous week,
but there has been steady demand
from the domestic trade, and this has
Kept a good amount of butter moving all
the time. The warm weather has
doubtless served to check the demand
some, as have the comparatively high
prices asked by all sellers. There has
been some inquiry from exporters, but
actual sales on this account have been
light. It remains to be seen whether
Or no the foreign buyers will follow the
advance. The general opinion. how
ever, seems to be that prices have been
forced so high that there is Il very small
margin. if any, for the shipper. Still,
the situation abroad. both in the United
Kingdom and on the continent, is very
and the liberal receipts there from this
side have been quickly gobbled up. The
drought throughout Great Britain and
the continent has been so severe that
large importationS from other countries
are necessary.
There has not been much further adj
vance in prices from those quoted a
week ago. The falling off in the de-
mand has temporarily checked the up
ward movement, but should exporters
renew their active operations further
advance would doubtless occur. There
is nothing in really good northern
creamery to be had at less than 21h
cents, and that price may now be con-
sidered as the inside quotation on such
stock. For western creamery the mar
ket is also firm, with extra in assorted
sizes generally quoted at 1917 @20 cents,
and possibly 201@ cents might be OBJ
tanned.
The price of June creamery remains
at 20 cents, and there has been some
thing done on that basis.
The receipts of ladies and limitations
have been light, and prices remain the
same ranging from Ia to 16 cents.
The market for cheese has continued
firm. High country markets and adj
vices indicating drought in the producing
sections are the principal causes of the
firm tone to all markets. At under 1912
cents it is not possible to buy tho finest
northern twins, and the range is from
that price down to 10 cents for some
thing not strictly choice. The dem9nld
continues moderate and wholly for the
Immediate wants of the home trade,
buyers, as usual, hesftating to operate
at the prices asked. The export de-
mand also halts.
The market has ruled steady on eggs
and trade has been very good. The
principal business is in western stock
that sells at Is to 151a cents, though
something choice will bring IS cents.
Ordinary receipts have been disposed
of at Is to IA cents. Choice fresh east
ern have been in very good demand and
selling at II to Is cents, with fancy
nearby lots bringing 20 cents.
A purchase of a number of thousand
bags of beans by the government to go
to Porto Rico has caused considerable |
strong talk in the market coming as it |
does in connection with reports of dry
weather and small crops. Here the
market is firm. Carload lots, pea, $1.35 |
@1.S714; medium, 81. 35@1371a; small pea,
S1.60; yellow eyes, SLAB; red kidneys, |
$1.S5; California, small white, S1.8715; |
Lima, sc per pound; ioDbing, 10c more.
The flour situation IS positively firmer, |
with the millers all asking higher prices |
The claim is that they are not getting |
the full cost of wheat and milling out |
of their flour, even at the advanced |
prices. The cash wheat markets of the |
northwest are mentioned in proof of |
this position. There is no doubt but
what the miIlers have been eager buy
ers of wheat, and that they continue to
make full output of flour.
No changes in cornmeal are noted,
while oatmeal and the cereals are dull
and unchanged. On corn the market
shows a little stronger front, though
there is nothing in the demand here to
encourage such a feature. The feeling
is that the coming crop is to be a very
large one, while there is a good deal of
old corn offering. Here the quotations |
are shade f1rmer, with very little track
corn offering. Oats are quiet and rather
easy. New oats are coming forward
freely, and 1t is mentioned that the con-
dition is so good that the trade can
scarcely tell them from the old
The demand for hay is quiet with the
supply full Straw is quiet with new
rye straw at hand. Millfeed a little
frmer: Hay, s9@16.5O; fancy and job
bling, S17@18; rye straw, S10@11
Pork is firm, with hogs higher. The
market here is not changed. The firmer
prices on hogs prevent the packers from
killing as freely as they would other
wise. The total kill by Boston packers
for the week was about 81, 500. There is
a pretty good movement of Boston
packed pork products into export, the
total value of these exports for the week
having been about $255 1000; preceding
week. s15O,O00; same week a year ago,
SITE, 900.
The beef market is very firm, and
prices have been further advanced The
shippers of beef here say that cattle are