Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-01
In HUB MARKETS.
Quotations on the Leading
Products In Demand.

owing to the desire of dealers to keep
their stocks and obligations as small as
possible until after the turn of the year,
but a firmer tone has been developed,
under the influence of the light supplies
and the very small proportion of the
quality. This may result in a slight adj
vance before the week is out, if receipts
do not increase, though the prevailing
opinion is against any higher values ct
present.
Reports from all the dairy sections in
dictate very little increase in the output
Of butter. In some instances a larger
make is indicated, but in others there is
still falling off, and taken altogether
the production is now about the smallest
of the season. The advance of 1 cent in
Chicago is an indication that supplies
are small and that orders from without
are increasing, and the small offerings
at Elgin show that all the butter there
finds ready buyers.
There is hardly enough butter selling
in wholesale way to base prices upon.
Fresh creamery that would grade extra
is not offered under 81 cents, and fancy
lots are held at 2714 to % cents, but most
of the sales are based on q cents. A
quality, as usual at this season, and of
course take lower value, say from 25 to
261A cents. 1t is we'll for country ship
pers to keep this point in mind, and not
TO expect top price for a second-class
article.
June creamery has not been moving to
any great extent, but prices are steady
at "a to 25 cents for choice and % to %
cents n LOT
fine have been sold at 2515 cents, but this
price is exceptional, though if fine fresh
creamery should be advanced holders of
June goods would be likely to expect a
corresponding rise.
There continues to be q light trade in
cheese, with no change in prices Hold
ers are firm at II cents for best Septem-
Der twins, with some fancy lots at
higher range. Other fall makes are
steady at II to 1919 cents. There is no
disposition to force sales, as a better
demand is expected after the turn Of
the year.
There is no improvement to note in
the egg market. Trade is slow, and the
best fresh western quotable at % to "a
cents. Fair to good range from IS to
p cents. large portion of the offer
ings are stale fall eggs. Fresh eastern
are quiet at % to 80 cents. outside for
fancy. Ordinary eastern not much bet
ter than western. Storage eggs slow of
sale, with a wide range. The best
April packing rule at Is cents, but most
sales are at IL to IA cents. Carloads
coming in from out-of-town warehouses
are not wanted at any reasonable price
The flour market is very quiet, with
little quotable change. Somehow the
feeling is firmer: Mill shipment, spring
wheat patents, S3.S5@4.2O; trade commit
tee, spring wheat clears, 81. 9O@3.25; pat
ents. S3.90@4.40; winter wheat clears,
S3-35@3.75; straights, $4,000; patents,
3SO@425.
Cornmeal and oatmeal are unchanged:
Barrel cornmeal, S1.85@19O; bag meal,
S4QS6c; granulated, $225@275; bolted,
S2.25Q2.5O; rolled oatmeal, $4,000;
ground and cut, S4@4SO; rye flour, So. 25@
3-75; graham flour, $2-75@4; rye, 65@7Oc
per bu.
Corn is quiet, without change in quo
tations: Old No. ayelIow, to arrive, 400
4S14c; No. 3 yellow, 42@421sc; new No.
yellow. 41A@42c; new yellow, cool and
sweet, 414sc; track No. 2 yellow, 436431ac:
No. yellow, 421k@4Sc; new steamer yell
low, 41A@42c.
OeANS SAC S1CddJ anu unchanged. Track
fancy, S4@341zc; No. clipped, 32A @33c;
No. clipped, 3215c. To arrive, SO to SO
Id, 21AQ32aic; So to 40 lb, 32a4 @33c; 40 to
AZ Id. 33@331ac; fancy, 34@34hc.
No changes are noted in either hav
straw or mill feed: Hay, s12@17; fancy
and jobbing, S17017.50; rye straw. s14@
Is; sack spring bran, $17.5O@17. rs; winter
S1S-25Q1S.5O; middlings, S17.5O@19.5O:
mixed feed, S1S.50@19.50; red dog, SIS. rs:
cottonseed meal, $24; Inseed meal. s27 so.
Pork and lard are unchanged: Heavy
backs, $3.50; medium, $780, lean ends.
$3.50; fresh ribs, S1ac; corned and fresh
shoulders, TIC; smoked shoulders, Sc:
lard, csc; in pals, 7as@75sc; hams. 100
1OAc; skinned B hams, 1OAc: bacon.
SG1Oc
There was better trade in beef, with
the market better sustained: Extra
prime, 10q1012c; choice sides, 9@e1hc.
good. S@S12c; light, 7@71sc; extra binds.
11Qn1ac; good, 1O@1O12c; light, S@S1bc;
heavy fores, TIC; good, &c; light. 80Shc.
The mutton market is firmer. with
lambs bringing better prices. Veals are
also in short supply and firmer: Lambs.
5Q7c; Brightons and eastern. 6@71Ac:
yearlings, 4A@6c; muttons, 41h@6c:
fancy and Brightons, 6@7c; yearlings.
6q1Oc; fancy Brightons, 9@1Okc.
Poultry is steady, under colder wealth
er, though prices started in on a lower
basis: Northern turkeys, 14@16c; west
ern, 11q1S1zc; northern chickens, 13016c:
fowls, 11@12c; western chickens, $40
12c; fowls, 9@12c; green ducks, 1O@12c;
green geese, 10@12c; live fowls, 9@1Oc;
chickens. 91z@101zc.
Beans are rather slow of SALE Car
load lots. pea and medium, $2.o5@2.1O:
small pea, s2-2O@2.25; yellow eyes. 50. 20
@2.S5; red kidneys, s2.45@25O; California.
small white, S2.3O@2.35; Lima. Sc per
pound; jobbing, 10c more
AnnleS were n11iet thn,,cr1,