Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-07-31
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.


continues unsettled and prices are ir-
regular. An easier tendency is reported
at other places, and sellers here are dis
posed to meet buyers views on the bull
of the receipts. Strictly fine is not plen-
tiful, and oil this kind full prices can be
obtained, but this forms SO small por-
ton of the supply that il is distributed
around at a premium.
Some of the finest butter arriving is
still sent direct to the freeZers, because
it cannot be sold at a profit at present
and this helps to make the very fine
quality scarce. But aside from this fea-
ture. there is a large quantity of cream
cry arriving every week that is called
extra, but which is just enough off in
flavor to make it slow of sale except at
some concessions. And here is where
the irregularity comes in. Receivers
who control the fancy lots are firm in
their views, while those who have the
other kind are forced to give way in or
der to make sales.
Sellers differ considerably in their
views. A few claim that they can get
1SZ to - cents for the right kind of
Vermont creamery in assorted size tubs,
but this is above the general market.
Most of the receivers call 1872 cents top
selling rate for wholesale lots of extra
northern creamery. This covers Yer
mont, New Hampshire and northern
New York lots in tubs. Boxes are in fair
demand at 10 to 1912 cents and prints at
1914 to 20 cents.
The advancing tendency of the coun-
try markets has caused a stronger tone
here in cheese, and sellers are asking
to 9k cents for finest northern twins.
But buyers are slow to respond, and NJ
sales of consequence are reported at over
9 cents. On the basis of cost in the coun-
try the best lots cost 9A cents laid down
here, and if they cannot be sold at that
Or more, they will be put into storage.
The egg market has been in an unsat-
isfactory condition for several days past,
owing to the poor condition of most of
the arrivals, and sales for the bulk of the
western stock are slow at IA to 14k
cents. Choice fresh western are taken
at Is cents and certain fancy marks
range higher. Choice eastern sell at 16
to II cents and fancy new laid go UP to
20 cents for small lots.
Beans are only fairly sustained, with
the market rather quiet. Carload lots,
pea, $1.40; medium, $1.40; yellow eyes,
$3.50; red kidneys, S1.S5; California small
white, $1.90Q1.95; Lima, &c per Id; job
bling, 10c more.
The flour market has continued dull.
Some of the leading milling concerns
have sold considerable flour on decline
of SC to 1Oc, but generally the market has
continued dull.
CornmeaI has been further reduced
in prices, while oatmeal and the cereals
show little change, though the markets
are very quiet.
The market on corn to arrive is easy.
rQnrPSQnt1ner
a big corn crop as rapidly growing.
Still some uneven conditions Of the
growth seem likely to initiate against
a very large yield. In the west the
market seems to be very easy, while the
position is we'll sustained here, for the |
reason that the supply at hand is small.
Oats are rs4her steady in the market
here, but to arrive they are easy. A
good crop is rapidly maturing and being
gathered, under favorable Weather con-
ditions, and offerings of new oats to ar
rive have hurt the market on old.
The situation on hay is little changed
with a full supply at hand, though there
is a feeling that the supply for the whole
season is really small. Rye straw is
only steady, and new straw very near
at hand. MiIlfeed is fairly sustained:
Hay, $S@17; fancy and jobbing, $40
1880; rye straw, $1050@11.50.
The pork market is very firm, at the
in prices that have taken place
during the weSk. Boston packers have !
Increased their killing of hogs some
what, though it takes more courage to
make a full kill on the present high
prices of hogs. The total kill for the
week has been about 33, 400; preceding |
week, $4,000; same week a year ago, |
% 800. There has been a very large I
of Boston-packed provisions
into export-one of the largest weeks. |
The total for the week reached the value |
of about s255,500; preceding week, $685. |
900; same week year ago. $685. 00
The beef situation is very firm. Ship |
pers have considerably decreased the |
amount of beef sent here. the total re-
ceipts for the week having been 141 |
cars for Boston and 125 cars for export |
a total of 266 cars; preceding week, $50 |
cars for Boston and 168 cars for ex-
port a total of 31S cars; same week a
year ago, 1873 cars for Boston and 81 cars
for export, a total of 224 cars. Quota
tons are very firm.
The mutton market is steady with the |
best lambs fairly firm. Veals have been
rather easy: Spring, 10@12kc; Brigh-
ton and fancy, 111k@13c; yearlings, 6@9c;
1000; fancy, S@9kc; veals,
6@9c; fancy Brightons, s@9kc.
There is a fair demand for poultry,
with the exception that live was in over
in the week. and some went
over unsold: Northern chickens, 800 |
23c: broiIers, 2O@25c; western iced chick
ems, 15@17c; fowls, 101z @12c; fresh ducks,
I5@16c; live fowls, 10@11c; chickens,
I2@14c.
Apples have been coming in more
freely, and the range of prices is wider,
though fancy lots are still bringing good
prices. Fancy Nyack pippins have been
sold as high as $3.50 per Dbl, while some
Of ordinary and poor lots have been sold
rs low as $2@2.50. Jersey crts of red |