Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-02-20
IN HUB MARKETS.
Butter and Eggs Are In Very
- Short Supply.

and Beef Quiet-Muttons and Lambs
Steady-Fair Movement In Poultry
Vegetable and Truck Market Crampeh.
Boston, Feb. 15.-The extremely cold
weather of the past few days and the
severe snowstorm of Monday have upset
all calculations in regard to supplies of
butter, and prices have taken a strong
upward turn. Advances of to 8 cents
are reported at various points and buy
ers here have to pay at least cents more
than last week. How long this condition
of affairs will last 1T is hard to- tell, as the
make must have been considerably cur
tailed in all the dairy districts.
Trade was very light, and hardly
enough business was done to establish
values. but the market was short of fresh
stock and there will probably be enough
demand during the remainder of the
week to enable receivers to obtain very
N full prices. Buyers, however, will nat
urally be cautious on a market like the
present, and will operate only to supply
their most pressing wants. 1t is alto
gether an abnormal situation, and
sudden charge may be expected any day.
The general asking prices for finest
fresh creamery were % to "a cents, in
Guiding western and northern, but there
were not many sales at over % cents.
The usual supplies from Vermont and
New Hampshire had failed to arrive, and
receivers did not have the goods to offer.
For most of the western in hand % cents
was full rate, and a few sales were
made on that basis. Still, as a rule,
values were to a large extent nominal,
with the tendency in favor of sellers.
The storm does not seem to have had
any effect on the cheese market. The
supply continues to be ample for the de-
mand, and buyers have been taking lots
as wanted at IL to liz cents. This covers
the best fall in large and small Sizes
Sales, fair to good, at to 10 cents. Hold
ers continue strong and confident in their
views and are not disposed to force bust
ness at the least concessions, notwith-
standing that trade is not fully up to eX-
pectation.
Eggs have been more directly affected
by the cold and stormy weather than
any other article of produce. Receipts
last week were light, and all were cleaned
up, except the lots held under orders from
shippers. On Monday very few were re-
ceived, and yesterday the market was
almost bare of offerings. Sales of fresh
western on Monday were made at 25 to
81 cents, and yesterday there were sales
at % to 80 cents, the market closing firm
all shipping points indicated very small
supplies, and the scarcity may continue
during the remainder of the week It is
many years since the conditions were
anything like the present. Held eggs
were sold yesterday at 25 cents, but the
stock on Saturday was reduced to about
$50 cases, and it has very little bearing
on the general market.
Beans are firmer. The New York
market is f1rmer, and buyers have been
looking this market over for lots to
ship in that direction. 1t is also noted
that beans are being shipped from Mich
igan west, which is a very unusual
feature.
Under the fluctuations in wheat, as
well as the extremely winterish wealth
er, the demand for flour has been very
slack of late. Buyers have been tax
ing their actual wants, which wants
have doubtless been somewhat reduced
by the fact of a dull grocery trade.
The report of a consolidation of the
great Touring interests of the north
west, under a capitalization Of $780,,
co., 900, is absurd, and it comes from
positive sources that so far as the three
great Minneapolis milling concerns are
concerned, there is no truth in the re-
port.
Mill shipment prices on flour are little
changed at from $4.1O to $3.50. Trade
committee prices: Spring wheat, clears,
$3.1003.75; patents, $4.10@4.75; winter
wheat, clears, $3.40@3.90; straights, $3.65
"a; patents, S4@4.40.
The meal and cereals market are quiet
with little change.
Corn is steady. The market was
weak, but of late the position has been
stronger, possibly entirely in sympathy
with wheat.
Oats have shown more firmness
within a couple of days, after declining
somewhat.
The hay market is quiet, with prices
rather easy, except ON best, owing to a
full supply of rather inferior quality
Straw is steady. Millfeed is firmer.
Hay, $SQ14; fancy jobbing lots, $15@16;
rye straw, s9@16; oat straw, $6@8.
The pork market is decidedly firmer
on fresh, owing to the fact of hogs being
delayed by the cold weather. Fresh ribs
are advanced to S1ac, and spare ribs to
4@5c. Lard is firm. Barrel pork and
hams are steady. Boston packers have
killed fewer hogs for the week, doubt
less owing to the delay in receipts froll
cold weather. The total kill for the wee
was about 35, 900; preceding week, SO, OO0
same week a year ago, $4,000 The ex-
port trade in Boston-packed pork pro-
visions continues good, the total value
for the week having been about $233, 900;
preceding week, S2o7, 900; same week a
year ago, S255, 900.
Pork packing in the west has been a
good deal reduced, the total kill for
the week, a cording to the Cincinnati
Price Cure t, having been 100000; pre-
ceding week 535, 600; same week a year
ago, 1880 The total killing since Nov.
has been $685., 900; same time a year
ago, 1000, 900; increase, 1885, 900. Now it