Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-10-02
IN HUB MARKETS..
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

in most places prices are as high as can
be obtained here, without counting
freight or other charges. This is not a
satisfactory condition of affairs for
dealers, and there must soon be a change
one way or the other. Either prices
here must advance or cost in the country
must come down.
The same rates as last week are gen
orally quoted. For the bulk ofthe Yer
mont, New Hampshire and northern
New York supplies 231k cents is top sell
ing rate, with an occasional fancy lot at
"a cents. Where the quality is not
strictly fine, but as good as the average,
buyers are not willing to pay over %
cents, and some of the accumulations
may have to be forced off on that basis.
Boxes and prints rule at 241a to Is cents,
but it is not easy to get over 241s cents for
most of the offerings.
June creamery has attracted more at
tention than the fresh supplies, and sales
of several carloads have been made at
% cents for western and 231a cents for
northern.
There has been fair jobbing trade,
but not as large as it ought to be at this
time of year, with general business in
such a prosperous condition. Sellers
adhere to their 25-cent rate for fine
creamery in tubs, and rs cents in boxes
and prints, because they cannot offer it
for less with any show of profit. Fair
to choice grades, of course, can be bought
at a lower rate.
As was generally expected, the cheese
market has toned up again, and prices
are on the rise in the country and in
Liverpool Buyers here are slow to re.
spond. but the indications are that they
will have to pay " cent to 1 cent more
fIo q IL {rffo
their best twins at less than II cents, and
1914 cents would be no more than a fair
rate, based on cost in the country. Fac
tory men refuse to receive II cents on
contract for their September and Oc-
tober makes. This looks as if fall cheese
will be high during the winter.
Eggs have been further advanced. The
best marks of western sell at 10 to 20
cents, and more of that kind are wanted
But for the bulk of the receipts, II to Is
cents is a full rate, as the quality is not
satisfactory. sh-gathered eastern
have been selling at 10 to 20 cents, and
fancy new-laid at % to 25 cents. For the
best of the held stock, II cents can be OBJ
tanned but buyers prefer the best fresh
arrivals at current rates.
The market on beans is firm. and prices
have advanced somewhat. Carload lots,
pea, S1.40@1.421a; medium, S1.421a@1.4 As;
small pea, S1.6O; yellow eyes, $1.50; red
kidneys, $1.80@1.S5; California small
white, $1.S5@19O.
Flour has made a pretty decided adj
vance, with much improvement in the
demand. Prominent spring wheat mill
ing concerns have been selling a good
deal of flour the past four or five days,
and look for a good demand this week.
Millers have advanced the price sc and
NJ 1
Mill shipment spring wheat patents,
$4.10@4.75; winter wheat, clears, SO. $50
3.S5; straights, $5.50@4.10; patents, 1895
045O.
Cornmeal is very firm on the greater
strength in the market on corn. Oat-
meal and the cereals are reported firm
and unchanged.
Much more interest is noted in corn,
in the markets in the west especially.
An abnOrmally large demand for eX-
port has attracted the attention of the
entire grain trade of this country, while
foreign buyers have been much in ear
nest. Production is not at all likely to
come up to the first estimates, though the
crop will doubtless be a large one. Prices
have advanced somewhat, with the out
look firm. There is absolutely a scar
city of corn here, while corn to arrive is
in a very firm position by the added
reason OF a great scarcity of cars.
Transportation on grain are exceeding
ly slow.
No great change has taken place in
oats in the primary markets, although |
the farmers are reported to be willing
to hold their oats for better prices. The |
great scarcity of cars is making oats
very scarce, with very little promise |
from receipts. Oats to arrive are steady, |
with track very firm.
The demand for hay is rather better, |
with receipts being well taken care of. |
Rye straw Is very steady, with a fair |
demand. Mil1feed is in good demand, |
with prices higher: Hay, $9.50@16; |
fancy and jobbing, s16.5O@17; rye straw, |
S11@1150.
The pork provision market has ruled |
steady, with fresh ribs q little lower.
Prices are little changed. Boston pack
ers have still further decreased their
killing Of hogs, the total for the week
having been about Sc, 300 The demand
is fair for Boston, packed pork pro-
visions for export. For the week the
total value of these exports was about
S1565OO. Pork packing in the west con-
tinues to be light, though showing
slight increase.
The feature of the beef market cor
tinues to be the still higher prices pad |
for choice cattle by the packers At
Chicago $500 has been paid for choice
bunch of steers; the packers bidding
sharply for them. They continue to note
a decrease in the number of cattle Of
fering. Dealers here note great scar
city of the best beef, with trads re-
stricted by the higher prices. Still, cat
tie are being received that higher prices
must be charged for, or they will pay |
h. oh
tations here are very firm.
The demand for lambs and muttors is
quiet and steady, with the supply suf-
f1cient for all rRnuirenentS Ia ara