Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-15
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

and the demand now seems to be equal
to the supply, though most dealers re-
port a slow trade. Advices from the
west and other places indicate that bot
tom prices have been touched, and that
a turn upwards is near at hand. In Idc''
several receivers are already asking
IL cent advance on fine goods, the sup
DIV of which is not increasing as last as
was expected.
There is some disappointment among
dealers at the turn that the market mas
taken. 1t was hoped that prices WOULD
90 down at least cent more before grass
was struck, so that there would be
chance of securing some OF the June
surplus at a rate that might leave a
margin for some profit. But spirit OF
speculation is in the air, ana Iroh Lie
stories already in circulation II IS IN
ferred that there are some buyers In the
west ready to invest in June butter at a
very full rate.
The best western is steady at IL cents.
For some lots of the receipts no more
than 1615 cents can be obtained, because
the quality is not up to the mark. Sew
eral lots carried over from last week,
for which it was hard to get 1872 cents,
were disposed of readily it that rate.
here, and the market is in a healthy con-
dition. so far as stock is concerned. But
there is still considerable complaint in
regard to general distribution, and deal
ers are not getting the margins Of profits
they would like.
There is no material change to note in
the cheese market. Demand has been
light, with small sales of old at II to 121s
cents. New is arriving more freely, and
selling slowly at to 10 cents, with some
fine makes at 1912 cents. The country
markets are now in full running order.
There has been fairly steady market
for several days. Sales of best marks of
western are mostly at 1874 cents, with
good marks at 1872 cents. Some packed
for cold storage sell at IA cents. South
ern, IL to 1872 cents; eastern, 1872 to IA
cents.
Beans are firmer, with fair demand.
Better prices are being obtained on the
best selections: Carload lots, pea, $1.371a
@1.40; medium, s1.40; yellow eyes, $1,000
1.55; red kidneys, $1.75@1.S5; California
small white, $1.9O@1.95; Lima, sc per Id;
jobbing, 10c more.
The flour market has ruled vary dull
of late, with grocerymen and jobbers
buying but little. There is still noted
moderate amount of pressure for the
delivery of flour sold some time ago, but
new business is decidedly dull. Mill
shipment prices are decidedly changed
at SO. 90@425 on spring patents; winter
wheat patents, $3.70@4.25. Trade COM
mittee prices are: Spring wheat, clears
S3@35O; patents, $4@4.75; winter wheat,
clears, S3.35@4; straights, $3.50@415;
patents, $3.75@440.
The cornmeal position is quiet and
rather easy, with oatmeal and the
cereals quiet and unchanged.
Corn is quiet and generally easy. To
arrive, the market is at wide range.
Oats continue quiet, with the market
in the buyers favor.
The hay market continues to be well
sustained on the best grades. Straw
is rather quiet, though fairly sustained
for the reason that the supply is not ex-
cessive. MilIfeed is dull, with offerings
full Prices are only fairly sustained.
Hay, $9@16.50; fancy jobbing lots, $16@
IS; rye straw, S9.50@10.
The pork market is irregular, with
barrel pork easier, while hams are firm
er. Lard is not much changed, though
slightly easier. Barrel pork, $12.50; light
backs, $11.50; lean ends, $14.50; fresh
ribs, Sc; corned and fresh shoulder, 634c;
lard. SIC; in pals, 63s @7Ac; hams, $40
1Oc; skinned B hams, 9Ac; bacon, $40
&c. sausa ges, rose; Frankfurt sausages,
71s@Sc; pressed ham, lie; raw leaf lard,
&c; pure leaf lard, TIC; in pals, 8@8Ac;
pork tongues, Sc; loose salt pork, &c;
briskets &c; sausage meat, &c; bolognas,
71kc; city dressed hogs, &c; country, sc.
Boston packers have decreased the
kill of hogs somewhat, the total for the
week having been about IS, 100; preced-
ing, $4,000; same week a year ago, 81,
900. Into export there was fairly good
movement of pork provisions. Boston
packers have exported for the week
about S20S, 900 worth; preceding week,
$225, 900; same week year ago, $685. 900.
The beef market has shown more firm
ness of late, with trade rather better,
although the arrivals have lately been
larger.
This market is declared to be rather
better sustained, with the shippers de-
manding better returns. Very choice
steers, sac; good steers, SIC; light and
COWS, 71A@Sc; extra heavy kinds, lie;
good kinds, 101ac; light kinds, $4,000;
heavy fores. SIC; good, &c; light, SIC;
backs, 7@Sc; rattles, 4h@Ac; chucks,
6@7c; short ribs, 10@12c; rounds, S@S1ac;
rumps, 11Q13c; rumps and loins, 11@
141kc; loins 11@16c.
Muttons and lambs have been rather
quiet of late, with the market only fairly
sustained. Veals are plenty, and the
market is easy. Springers, $2@7; fall
lambs, 915@101zc; Brighton fancy, 100
lie; muttons, 71s@S14c; Brighton and
fancy muttons, 9@10c.
In the poultry market the principal
feature is now iced fowls, which are a
little firmer at 101s@12c, with fair de-
mand. Live fowls sell at 912@1012c.
The apple market is firm, but prices
are too high for lively trade. At the
same time, the supply is so small and
in few hands that there is no difficulty
in holding prices up. Very few apples
are coming forward the receipts for the
week having been but 1900 bbls; last year