Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-03-26
IN HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

more in favor of buyers, owing to IN
creased supplies from northern sections
and a slow trade. New York and west
ern markets seem to have no more sup
plies than they can readily dispose OF,
and for this reason they report steady
prices. This prevents any material de-
cline here.
The range for extra creamery is from
20 to 20 cents. Most sales are at 70 to
251z cents, and while some fancy lots can
not be bought under 26 cents-and are
taken at that-the great majority or re-
ceivers cannot get over 2512 cents for the
finest lots they have for sale. This COW
ers northern and western. One receiver,
who is credited with handling fine YER
mont and New Hampshire creamery,
says he had to carry some over from last
week and would sell the best he had in
100 or 2O0-tub lots at % cents. Others
are moving off their receipts at % to 2512
cents in assorted size tubs, with boxes at
20 to 261a cents.
These rates are at least " a cent lower
than last week, so far as actual selling
prices are concerned.
Firsts and under grades rule at % to
"a cents, and renovated or sterilized
butter at 20 to % cents. Most of the
dairy butter arriving sells slowly at 20
to % cents.
Jobbers were meeting the wants of GUS
toners at u to % cents for tubs and 29
cents for boxes, and had a fair trade the
past few days. They are ready to ease
off a little when the wholesale price
settles down, but on the basis of present
cost they are as low as they can go
without loss.
The cheese market maintains steady
tone with a moderate demand from the
trade. Stocks are being steadily re-
duced, and holders are looking for some
advance, but buyers seem to get all the
supplies at the old rates and quotations
cannot be advanced. Sales of fine Sep
TENDER twins rule mostly at Is cents,
with small lots at Il to II cent more.
Other good to choice makes range from
II to 12A cents.
The supply of eggs is barely enough
for the demand and choice fresh western
sell at II to 171a cents, with some fine
Indiana marks at Is cents. Eastern
fresh at is to 20 cents. Increased re-
ceipts are looked for in a few days.
There is no cold storag e stock to draw
upon.
The flour position is firmer, on the i'm
provement in wheat, and the fact of q
better demand, both at home and for ex-
port.
Cornmeal is we'll held at slight adj
vance of early in the week. 1t is be-
ieved that the small stocks of corn are
pretty thoroughly in the hands of pro-
fessional traders.
Oats are a little frmer, with trade
rather better.
Hay is firm, with choice hay scarce and
very firm. Rye straw is steady. Mill
feed is rather easy.
The pork market is very firm, with
hogs costing about the highest prices in
the history of the trade. Boston packers
have advanced the price of fresh ribs
u cent, and lard Is cent.
Beef is reported to be selling rather
better, with stronger prices to be asked.
Quotations are little changed.
Lambs and muttons have been easy of
late, with prices a little lower than a
week ago. Springers, $S011; fall lambs,
7!k@9c; Brighton and eastern, S@1Oc;
yearlings, 6@Sc; muttons, 6@Sc; fancy
and Brighton, 61A@S1ac; veals, S@10c:
fancy Brighton, 10@11c.
Poultry is in full supply, with the
market rather easy. Frozen turkeys are
tent now. Alive chickens and fowls
are firmer. Frozen turkeys, 10@12c;
fresh. 11@14c; northern chickens, 11@
lac; fowls, 10@121Ac; western chickens,
1O@14c; fowls, 10@111ac; capons, 13@15c;
green ducks, 10@12c; green geese, 9@10c:
live fowls 11012c; chickens, HOBO.
Beans are frmer, with the country
very firm, and higher prices expected for
this market. Still quotations are nom
inally unchanged
Apples are only fairly steady with
prices at rather wide range. BaldWins,
S3@3.5O; fancy, 1864; greetings. $50
$50; kings, 1904; Ben Davis, 1894; No.
. and mixed varieties, $2.50@3; jobbing
and fancy lots, 5Oc@S1.5O per barrel
more.
Florida strawberries have been coming
along very freely for the season, in re-
frigerator lots, at 30@35c; per box. The
quantity is good deal improved and the
color is better, but still they lack flavor
of warm weather. At retail the best
sell at so cents.
Potatoes have continued quiet, under
a pretty full supply. Sweet potatoes
are scarce, and the market is firmer.
Aroostook Green mountains, 65@67c;
hebrons, 6O@63c; Dakota reds, 55@57c;
northern and Vermont Green mountains,
6O662c; New York 5S@60c; whites, $50
Sc; Jersey sweets. $2.75@3.
Onions are yet rather easy, with the
general price at SIPS per barrel though
fancy native bring more. New Hamp-
shire crates are quoted at soc; Cubans
are firm at s2@2. % per crate.
Lettuce is firm at 75c@$1 per dozen.
Radishes are also firmer at 40@50c per
dozen punches.
Cabbages are firm at $262. so per bar
rel, with new at $3.50 per barrel. Savoy
are quoted at 50 per barrel.
Cucumbers are still lower at $500 per
100 for native dollhouse, with seconds at
half price. Tomatoes are still at wide