Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-06-19

Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.


butter market. Buyers, as a rule. are
not willing to respond to any higher
rates, but premium of Il to " cent
has been obtained on special lines for
cold storage, and last weeks outside
rate is we'll established. The high
prices paid at producing points have
convinced buyers that there is not much
chance of getting any cheaper butter
this month, and the result is a little
better trade.
But there is still a good deal Of dis
satisfaction at the current rates, which
dealers think are too high for storage.
and many who usually put lots away In
June are still holding back. Receivers,
however, refuse to make any conces-
sions. and all the fine lots not sold are
put into the freezers.
Receipts continue to run smaller than
last year, and this, with the drought in
certain parts of New England, has in
Spired more confidence in the future.
But were it not for the strong specula-
tive tone in the west there would be
no good cause for paying any higher
prices than last year.
Several sales of assorted creamery
in assorted sizes were made at 1871 to
1914 cents, and others at 10 cents. A
range of 10 to 1914 cents may therefore
be quoted
The cheese market has maintained a
fairly steady tone on choice makes. with
sales at to S1s cents. A good portion
of last weeks receipts were badly in
jured by the heat and had to be forced off
at low prices This weeks supplies are
expected to be in better condition. There
has been a moderate demand.
There has not been much change in
the egg market from day to day. Sales
OF best western have been at 141z to Is
cents, with loss off. It was not very
easy to make sales at over 14H to Is
cents. Buyers for cold storage have
been operating very cautiously. Choice
fresh eastern command 1914 to 1e cents.
Receipts of western are ample for the
demand.
Henri Fournier, mounted on his gas
Qline propelled bicycle, with c.. A. Hen
Shaw as steering partner, Clipped 35
seconds off the smile tandem record,
covering the distance in S:13k.
Owing to the dry weather the posi-
ton of beans is firmer. In some Sec
tons the farmers have been obliged to
replant whole fields, and this has made
them 1rmer on the few beans they own:
Carload lots, pea, $1.30@1. 1924; medium,
$1.30@1 321a; yellow eyes, $1.45@1 so; red
kidneys, $180@1.85; California small
white, $1.S5@195; Lima sc per Id; job
hing, 10c more.
The season for old apples is about over,
and the supply is reduced to- few odd
lots Of russets and spies, which sell in a
retail way at $5@7 per Dbl. New apples
seem to be rather late, since very few
have yet arrived from the south
Flour has declined somewhat under
the depression in wheat with trade gen
orally quiet, but the closing was firmer
Mill sh1FSnent prices on spring wheat
patents are quoted at S4@4.35; winter
patents, $3.S0@4.15. Trade committee
prices are at: Spring weeat, clears, s3.15
@3.75; patents, s4.10@47SSs winter wheat,
clears, S3-6O@4.10; straights $3.75@4.25;
patents, S4@4.6O.
Little change can be noted in the posi-
ton of cornmeal, and oatmeal and the
cereals are about steady.
Corn has continued quiet, with little
change in values, though a dull trade
has naturally made prices rather favor
the buyer. There has continued a good
export request Quotations are but little
changed.
For oats the request has continued
steady, with the market fairly sustained
In the west the markets have ruled
steady.
Hay is very firm in tone by reason Of
NiC 1c1Ch VI rain jill over new England,
Farmers are holding their own hay,
knowing that the crop of new must be
very small. Straw is pretty firm with
mill feed quiet and rather easy: Hay,
S11@1S; fancy and jobbing lots, S1S.5O0
20; rye straw, 105O@12
Pork and lard are steady, with ham
and shoulders higher. Quotations are:
Barrel pork. S12@12.5O; light backs. s13;
lean ends. $14; fresh ribs, TIE; corned
and fresh shoulders, SIC; smoked Shout
ders, SIC; lard, &c; in pals, 6A@7kc;
hams, 10A @10Ac; skinned B hams. 1Oslc:
bacon, S12@9c; sausages, 7@8c; Frank
furt sausages, 71A@Sc; pressed ham, lie;
raw leaf lard, 7c; pure leaf lard. 7c: in
pals. ~ @Sc; pork tongues, $50; loose
salt pork, &c; briskets 7c; sausage meat
&c; bolognas, TIC; city dressed hogs. &c:
country, sc.
Boston packers have killed fewer hogs
for the week, the total killing having
amounted to about 35, 300; preceding
week, 10000; same week a year ago.
22,700 For export the demand con-
tinues good for Boston-packed pork
provisions. The total value of these
exports for the week was about $273,OO0;
preceding week, $195,O00; same week
year ago, $115,, 500.
Pork packing in the west has been re-
duced, according to the Cincinnati Prizes
Current, the total killing having
amounted to $4,000 hogs for the week:
preceding week, $40, 600; same week a
year ago, 100000 Since March 1 the
total western killing has been 5,G7O, 600;
same week a year ago, 1865, 900; de-
crease, 1885, 600.
A dull beef market has ruled nearly
all the week, largely due to hot wealth
er and a decided oversupply. The re-
suit has been a decline in prices from
&c to 12c, With the quotations about as
follows at the close: Very choice steers,