Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-10-30
In HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

Rsston, Oct. 25.-The butter situation
has rot changed much since last week.
The demand continues light, and re-
ceipts are more than enough to meet the
wants of the trade. Strictly fancy lots.
of which there is a very small supply,
are kept sold up at full prices, but the
bulk of the fresh receipts move off
slowly, and where a clearance is desired
a concession has to be made to effect
sales. Storage stock is still being used
instead of fresh, but even this grade has
not been in active request.
The export demand has almost wholly
dropped off. The first shipments Of
Australian new-grass butter have been
received at London, two or three weeks
earlier than was expected. Steady sup
plies from Australia are promised for
several weeks 10 come, and American
butter at any rea sOnable price may be
shut out for the remainder of the year.
Very few receivers give "a cents as
selling price. This is obtained for a few
fancy makes from regular customers,
but the ruling price for most of the
choice fresh northern butter IS 231a cents.
This includes Vermont and New Hamp-
shire and northern New York creamery
in assorted size tubs. For large tubs
it is difficult to get over % cents, and if
the butter does not grade extra it has to
go down to % cents. Boxes and prints
move off rather slowly at 241a cents,
though some lots are held at 25 cents.
Fresh dairy lots sell moderately at 81
to p cents. with fancy selections at %
cents.
June creamery is quiet and steady at
2S1a to % cents for best grades in large
and assorted packages, but if the quail
ty is the least off the price goes down to
q cents. Buyers have not been rushing
after this butter for several days past,
and % cents is a full selling price for best
northern, though some holders are not
Offering at that rate. Jobbers report
a r-oderate trade at % to 26 cents for tubs
and 261A to q cents for boxes.
The cheese market has maintained a
steady tone, with moderate trade, but
buyers continue to resist the full prices
asked. Most sales have been at 1917
to 12% cents, and, while holders of Sep
TENDER twins refuse to sell under 13
cents only small lots have been taken at
over 12A cents. A few fancy brands so
higher. The general situation is con-
sidered strong, and there is a confident
feeling that full prices will rule during
the remainder of the season.
The egg market has ruled quiet and
steady with sales of good fresh western
at 10 to 20 cents, and selected lots OF |
choice at 201a to II cents. Eastern fresh
at % to % cents, and fancy new laid at
% cents. Sales of storage stock at 16 to |
IL cents.
The excitement in the bean market has !
subsidized and the full advance is barely |
maintained. Sales of choice marrow |
pea and medium at $3.50 to $1.S5, and |
yellow eyes at 81 to 21O per bushel.
The flour market is weak and inactive. |
Buyers have been standing aloof for |
several days, though urging the flour |
forward that they bought some time ago.
But the great scarcity of cars is causing |
a good deal of vexatious delay in the
getting of this -four forward. In some
cases buyers are inclined to pay pre-
miums for -four that can be shipped i'm
mediately, they having already waited |
long time for flour bought early. Quo
tations are practically unchanged NOM
inally.
The position Of cornmeal is unchanged, |
with prices steady. Oatmeal is in quiet |
request at unchanged prices. Generally. |
the cereals are steady.
The corn situation is pretty nrm in
this country, although reports indicate
a slightly easier market in Europe. Pri-
vate cables say holders of corn 1t Liver
pool are reselling. and that the weakness
is on anticipated large receipts.
Oats are a little firmer at Chicago, and
this market is pretty firm.
The market on hay is steady, with a
fair movement Straw continues firm.
Millfeed is very steady to firmer or some
grades: Hay, $12@17; fancy and job
bling, $17.5001S; rye straw. $12@14.
The pork and lard market are ffrmer,
with fresh ribs stronger and lean ends
advanced. Smoked shoulders are also
higher.
Boston packers have increased their
kill of hogs somewhat. A good demand
for export in Boston-packed pork pro-
visions is noted. The total value Of
these exports for the week was about
$165,OOO
A dull trade in beef has continued,
though late in the week there was a
rather better Improvement. The best
beef Is still scarce, and brings full
quotations. while there is a great album
dance of light and inferior beef, much
of which has to be sold at low prices
The arrivals are very heavy. causing a
weak market. Dealers say that the best
steers will bring 10 cents per pound, but
they do not say how low they are
obliged to sell the poorer grades.
Mutton and lamb has continued in
oversupply, and the market is easy.
VeaIs are about steady. Lambs, so
SIC; Brighton and eastern, 71AQS1ac;
yearlings, 4Gl612c; muttons, 4@61ac;
veaIs. 5@9c: fancy Brightons 9Q912c.
There has been an oversupply of poul-
try at hand for several days. Prices are
easy. Northern chickens, fresh, 11@
lie: fresh fowls, 12Q13c: fresh turkeys,
i661Sc; western iced chickens, S91Oc;
fowls, SQ10c; iced turkeys, 12Q13c:
green ducks, 12G15c; green geese, 14@
15c: live fowls. SQ9c; chickens, S@9c.