The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-15

ana SLOT
age Is Short - Great FIuctuation In
Prices of Hay, Potatoes and Dairy
Products Past Year.
MONTPELIER, Aug. l5.-Informa
ton has been received from w. T.
Teaehout, county agricultural agent OF
Bennington county, that definite plans
are being made for the. starting of CO.
operative creamery at Manchester. Be
ginning the week of August % assist
ance will be given as requested by Mr..
Teachout in the way of advising and
carrying out the details relative to or
ganization and creamery operation
Marketing Maple Products.
The marketing committee which was
appointed to investigate and study
plans for the organization of the maple
sugar producers for the purpose of de-
veloping a sane and orderly system of
marketing their products are still at
work. This committee met in Burling-
ton on August to discuss a practical
plan of organization, and it was de-
cided to call statewide meeting of all
producers for the purpose of submitting
tentative plan of organization and
financing. Tins meeting will be held in
early september IN Burlington. The
exact date will be announced later.
Commodity Prices.
A comparison of prices on the major
dairy products and hay and potatoes
on June | and August / with last year
shows quite a variation. On June
butter dropped to % cents and cheese
to IA cents compared with June l last
year when butter was urm at 55 cents
nd oh - I } I,,,
first of August shows a general and
firm increase i'll prices. Butter ON Aug
ust l was 10 cents compared with SO
cents on August l. 1920 Cheese was
selling at p and - cents on August l
against 20 and y cents in 1920.
The markets on hay and potatoes
show practically the same fluctuations.
On June l Timothy No. l was selling at
% and 81 dollars per ton as compared
with 43 and 40 dollars per ton in 1929
On August the price difference was
not so marked No. l Timothy was
quoted at 81 and b dollars against 40
and II dollars on August l, 1870.
Potatoes show quite a marked varia
tion in prices. On June new potatoes
were quoted at $3.50 and $3.50 per bar
rel compared with ST. ana $3.50 per
barrel last year. On August l the mar
gins were not quite so wide The price
of $3.50 and $3.50 is compared with 50
and $50 year ago.
These price fluctuations are due pr
marty to the abnormal season. The
very early spring fastened early growth,
which was followed by long and hot dry
weather Dairy products production
was from two to three weeks in adj
vance of a normal year, but was later
affected bv the dry weather which cur
tailed production and which caused a
shortage of manufactured products
This condition caused the increase in
unit Il Of hn l,,++
and cheese have advanced rapidly in
value in two months time.
The price fluctuations on hay and po-
tatoes are not as marked as those on
dairy products.
The United States department of ag-
riculture's monthly report for August
shows that the condition of white po-
tatOes indicates a 65.S per cent of a nor
NAL crop, and hay So per cent of a nor
NAL crop.
Butter Storage Holdings
The report of the bureau of markets
on the holdings of butter in the four
markets on August l shows quite a
shortage compared with the holdings
Tor last year, and more of shortage
compared with 1919 holdings. The re-
port shows the holdings are ten million
under last year, and nearly twenty mill
lion under those of 1919
Dairy Market Prices.
The butter market ruled firm during
July. High scoring butter moved rap
idly, and there was a strong demand for
the undergTades With practically no
foreign butter arriving with production
below normal and with storage stocks
showing quite a shortage. it is quite
apparent that butter prices will remain
high during the remainder of the year
One factor which might affect the price
would be too high a retail price which
would tend to curtail consumption and
a return to the butter substitutes But
ter one year ago was % cents compared
with the present price of IS cents.
Milk and Cream.
Cooler weather and rains have les |
sened the demand for milk and cream
however, there Is a small demand for
sweet and sour cream
Cheese.
Dealers are calling for Hoop cheese
They are offering four cents per pound |